Remembering…

This weekend was a good one.  It was a pretty ‘normal’ one.  I love normal days.  That sounds stupid, I realize but when life is full of so many abnormal ones, I relish the normals ones. 
Sunday went good.  We announced that we were changing up the 5th/6th grade VBS and including a trip to the [...]

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Near Success… Tres Leches Cheesecake

Okay, I almost conquered the Cheesecake Factory Tres Leches Cheesecake.  It’s quite the same, but it’s dog-gone good.  Here’s the recipe if anyone wants it.  It is by no means low-fat, low-calorie, or low-carb.  Eat it on a free day :O)
***WARNING:  This recipe will dirty up almost every stinkin’ dish, mixing bowl, utensil, spatula, and [...]

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Success!!!

Well, today I succedded, okay I can’t even succeed at spelling, but oh well… there is spell check but I’ll be real :O)  I can’t spell to save my live.  Anyways, I had success today in a couple things, not everything, but a couple: 
#1 – I have ordered or at least written up 98% of [...]

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All In A Day…

Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord
and who admonish you.  Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. 
Live in peace with each other.  We urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the timid,
help the weak, be [...]

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Waiting… and Coffee.

I know a weird title but it will make sense, okay, maybe I’ll say it makes sense to me because I was going to sum up the last few days and they includes thoughts and waiting… and coffee.  (Surprise, I know.)
Anyways, at this moment (this exact moment) our life is in waiting, waiting for what, [...]

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Found It… (the Beginning of Our Story)

“Being in love is a good thing, but it is not the best thing.
There are many things below it, but there are also things above it.
You cannot make it the basis of a whole life.
It is a noble feeling, but it is still a feeling.
Now no feeling can be relied on to last in [...]

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Whose Will Is It?

I was doing a search for a CS Lewis passage that Stephen had shared with me years ago…  we were dating, it was fall and I think the year was 1997… Anyways, I’ll keep searching because it’s a really good poem/passage but while searching I found this quote that I now love:
There are two kinds [...]

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PureNRG Pictures

This is a picture from our night with PureNRG, Brandon Hargest, is their road manager (He’s from Jump5 and fyi… Him and his sister, Britany have a new band called Guest.)  Anyways, the kids from PureNRG are awesome and if you have a chance to have them at your church, you should!  They’re super real [...]

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Easter Pictures, belated…

I’ve been meaning to post several Easter pictures so finally after much time here they are..
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The Whole Family in our Easter Duds…

Great-Grandpa & Sophia enjoying an Easter afternoon nap!

Grammy and the pirates!

Grampa, the kids & Bruce, the dog, in comfy clothes after a great meal!

Rabbit-head Madeline :O)

Charlie the Chocolate-Man

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Very Random Thoughts…

I wanted to write a couple minutes in between cat naps from Sophia… she had shots yesterday and has been slightly messed up ever since…  I can’t say I blame her but sleep has been sporadic. 
Right now life continues to be filled with the tiny treasures of every day living filled with three kids…  Watching [...]

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