This meme comes compliments of Lara over at From My Texas Window. Here are the rules:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.
Thanks for playing along. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
A Brilliant Foo'
It is true. I did it. You may not believe I did it, but regardless, it happened. I signed up to co-lead our church's VBS.
Perhaps we should all pause now for a moment of reflection on the foo' who commits to things that they know they will probably regret...
Ok, I am back.
Actually, now that I am done being drama queen over this, it is actually going quite nicely. And I owe it all to the fact that I have been so brilliant as to choose a great partner. My co-leader just happens to be little Miss Organizer Extraordinaire.
And she owns a sleek and snappy little ski boat.
So what does that have to do with the price of apricots, you might ask?
Today we had a VBS meeting. She basically outlined to me what she had accomplished thus far and I nodded at all the appropriate times. She handed me a folder to look over (really a token job I am sure) and we were done in 20 minutes. My kind of meeting!! It only got better!! We then loaded all our kids up and spent the rest of the afternoon ( with a high of 79 degrees, thank you very much) on the lake skiing and swimming and boarding and tubing. Oh, and eating chocolate chip cookies too. A very important detail.
So I am thinking maybe I am one brilliant foo'!
Perhaps we should all pause now for a moment of reflection on the foo' who commits to things that they know they will probably regret...
Ok, I am back.
Actually, now that I am done being drama queen over this, it is actually going quite nicely. And I owe it all to the fact that I have been so brilliant as to choose a great partner. My co-leader just happens to be little Miss Organizer Extraordinaire.
And she owns a sleek and snappy little ski boat.
So what does that have to do with the price of apricots, you might ask?
Today we had a VBS meeting. She basically outlined to me what she had accomplished thus far and I nodded at all the appropriate times. She handed me a folder to look over (really a token job I am sure) and we were done in 20 minutes. My kind of meeting!! It only got better!! We then loaded all our kids up and spent the rest of the afternoon ( with a high of 79 degrees, thank you very much) on the lake skiing and swimming and boarding and tubing. Oh, and eating chocolate chip cookies too. A very important detail.
So I am thinking maybe I am one brilliant foo'!
Monday, July 21, 2008
The Gift of Summer-Time!!
Given the time I would...
lazily read novels on the beach in hot sunlight;
join my kids in the pool for fun and frolic;
work new flowers into warmed, rich soil;
laugh and tease my husband in soft moonlight.
I do love the gift of summer-time!!
lazily read novels on the beach in hot sunlight;
join my kids in the pool for fun and frolic;
work new flowers into warmed, rich soil;
laugh and tease my husband in soft moonlight.
I do love the gift of summer-time!!
Friday, July 18, 2008
How Hidey Got Her Mohawk
Once upon a time there was a cat with lots of hair! Long and flowing, it kept her cozy and warm all the hard winter long.
But, alas, as she hunted and gathered rodents for her pets (that would be us), her long locks also gathered nasty burrs, growing matted and ugly as the days went by.
With tears in their eyes (literally, as she still does have all her claws), her pets were driven to the point of shaving the once beautiful and now matted coat of hair.
But on the bright side, the hair growing along her elegant spine was still knot free.
And that is how Hidey the cat got her mohawk!
I would post a picture but as soon as we were done she was out of there like the proverbial bat!
But, alas, as she hunted and gathered rodents for her pets (that would be us), her long locks also gathered nasty burrs, growing matted and ugly as the days went by.
With tears in their eyes (literally, as she still does have all her claws), her pets were driven to the point of shaving the once beautiful and now matted coat of hair.
But on the bright side, the hair growing along her elegant spine was still knot free.
And that is how Hidey the cat got her mohawk!
I would post a picture but as soon as we were done she was out of there like the proverbial bat!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Welcome Home!!
Seperately, the words "welcome" and "home" are full of meaning and evoke all sorts of emotions and memories. But put those two words together and they really pack a lot of punch! All of a sudden, it is very personal.
When Big D and I come home from missions trips, one of our favorite moments is when we land on American soil and hear the customs officer say "welcome home". We love going on these trips and investing our small part in The Great Commission. But we know where God has us full time and we frankly enjoy the good old U.S.A. with its drinkable water and a Dr. Pepper in most vending machines.
Each time we make our way back to Oklahoma for a visit to the family, we may not hear the actual words of "welcome home", but it is always communicated in any number of ways. Whether its the bear hugs as we enter the house or the smell of a favorite dinner being cooked, we are being welcomed home. Honestly, by the end of our visit, we are usually ready to go back to our own home and our normal lives. But for that brief span of time, we revel in being with those who love us so deeply.
After all, "Home is where the heart is".
It is where we fit because God has put us there. It is where we are loved. We know we belong.
We got in late this last Tuesday night from a long month of travel, ministry and personal vacation all combined. We were exhausted!!
As we entered our house we were confronted with an amazing surprise. Our table was beautifully set with flowers in a vase. On the counter was an assortment of breads and cake. The refrigerator I had left empty was stocked with two days worth of incredible home cooked food.
Welcome Home!!
When Big D and I come home from missions trips, one of our favorite moments is when we land on American soil and hear the customs officer say "welcome home". We love going on these trips and investing our small part in The Great Commission. But we know where God has us full time and we frankly enjoy the good old U.S.A. with its drinkable water and a Dr. Pepper in most vending machines.
Each time we make our way back to Oklahoma for a visit to the family, we may not hear the actual words of "welcome home", but it is always communicated in any number of ways. Whether its the bear hugs as we enter the house or the smell of a favorite dinner being cooked, we are being welcomed home. Honestly, by the end of our visit, we are usually ready to go back to our own home and our normal lives. But for that brief span of time, we revel in being with those who love us so deeply.
After all, "Home is where the heart is".
It is where we fit because God has put us there. It is where we are loved. We know we belong.
We got in late this last Tuesday night from a long month of travel, ministry and personal vacation all combined. We were exhausted!!
As we entered our house we were confronted with an amazing surprise. Our table was beautifully set with flowers in a vase. On the counter was an assortment of breads and cake. The refrigerator I had left empty was stocked with two days worth of incredible home cooked food.
Welcome Home!!
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