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Got the newest pictures of the kids up for your perusal. See Flickr strip to the left. Click on any picture & you can get to our photostream (in blue to the right on that page) to see all. As you can see, Nate got glasses, Callie got a hair cut, & Anders lost a front tooth – first one! There are two pages, including cousin’s birthday party at the carousel & corn husking party pix, so take your time. : ]
Finally got the summer pictures downloaded. Anyone interested in what we’ve been up to this summer, see Flickr photos to the left. Be sure to double click the strip so you can get to the seven pages of pictures available! (Click “photostream” in blue to make it easier after you double click.)
Have you listened to Seeds Family Worship yet? Click here for more about it. To hear some samples, scroll down a bit to get to the audio box here. We have been LOVING these CDs this summer. All the way to/from & in between MN & OH, we worship/learned scripture/jammed to these awesome songs. It is so fun to be able to have God speak to you through a song popping into your mind during the day (& actually know the address too – a long time challenge for me personally)! And we are all learning the verses together. God uses music to get to my heart, I don’t know about you. Let me say again how I love the appeal these songs have to kids & parents alike.
If you are wanting to buy some Seeds CDs for your family, let me suggest two things: 1) Make sure you order the one with the stick people on the cover. That way you get two copies – one for you & one to give away, or in our case, one for home & one for Keith to take to his classroom. 2) It’s cheaper at CBD, but the Seeds company gave me a coupon to get 20% off (making it the same deal) & said I could pass it on to anyone else who would want to use it, too. They are fast!! We ordered & received ours in two days flat. Here’s the code to get 20% off at Seeds: LWAYNE09 It expires February 10th, 2010.
Happy listening/learning!!
38 new pictures have been downloaded for your enjoyment at Flickr or just see to the left there. These have all been taken in May & June of 2009. Included are pictures of our recent trip to the zoo (AWESOME zoo, by the way), crazy antics the young ‘uns have been up to, Nate’s “Transmofgifier” (time machine he made completely out of recyclable materials), Callie’s winning crazy hair entry, a memorial day picture, Flat Stanley excursion, and Mother’s Day at school with Callie & Grandma W. So I’m two weeks behind on my goal of getting them on line at the end of the month. You could say I’m two weeks early at getting June’s on. It’s all in how you look at it. Look for the next installment of pictures mid July hopefully.
Again, be sure & flip through ALL the pictures. You wouldn’t want to miss this kind of stuff on photo page three…
“Can the cousins come out to play?” – Anders calling Aunt Valerie. See the cell phone? Didn’t know Vader was on the other end of the line, did you?
I guess San Diego County has apologized for telling a pastor & his wife they couldn’t hold a home Bible study without a permit costing big bucks. Read the article here. Since I wrote about it here, thought I should pass along the latest info on it.
If you have not heard of the Harris twins, go to their blog now & find out more about them. Maybe you’ve heard of their older brother Josh who wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye? Or their parents, Gregg & Sono? (Hmm, come to think of it, both of these books sound an awful lot like what my parents taught me growing up. It is SO refreshing to see these principles in print for my kids!!) Anyway, I haven’t read a more exciting book for a long, long time. Every page I found myself nodding, “YEP! That is right! That is so true!” I would tell you more about it, but really & truly; it’s best to just read the book for yourself. I think if I started putting quotes on here, I’d not end. It’s that good.
I am so thankful this book has come out just as my oldest child is hitting the preteen years. For a while now, I have bemoaned the fact that there aren’t big IBLP conferences around like my parents took me to every year as a teen. How I want my kids to have that grounding during those important years! BUT, now I rejoice to see the new resources that are coming out even in the midst of the cultural rot all around us. As the darkness gets darker, the Light shines brighter! Other new resources: The Truth Project, Jumped Ship, The Little Red Book of Wisdom, all of which have come out just since Dad’s passing.
If you have graduates in your church or family, consider passing this gem on to them as a graduation gift. Really, this is supposedly written for teens, but is so applicable for anyone & everyone! It will challenge you at any age, I guarantee. In fact, this book has inspired me to write out a fresh “Best Loved Books” list. This one instantly zooms to the top.
Check this out!!! Keith sent this link to me this afternoon. Pray with us & watch this story closely, will you? We must all be vigilant or we will lose our freedoms quicker than imaginable. It takes one’s breath away!
Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.”
Random thoughts this Memorial Day:
- North Korea tested nuclear weapons last night; a notch or two beyond the usual “saber rattling” they normally do.
– Dr. Lee (from church) came home to his family of eight from his Iraq tour yesterday. :] Celebration!!
– Kenneth, a dear kneeling prayer warrior in our church, wept as he prayed over this country – the one his brother gave his life for so many years ago in WWII.
– Grandma Jean always took flowers & planted on family graves on this day. I’m really missing her today.
– Keith’s been showing the kids the storybook made by his uncle about Great Uncle Milton all weekend.
– My daughter pulled out some “old” photos to ask me about them. Doesn’t she remember? No, she doesn’t.
– There’s so much I want our children to have locked in their little hearts before they leave our nest. I don’t want them to forget…
the sacrifices made so they can be in this time & place with the blessings they have.
the incredible family they come from.
the love from our family & our God that keeps us strong through any storm that will come.
all the stories of storms & victories God’s brought us through in my, our family, & this country’s past.
All that & their Bible stories, too! There’s so much to tell them. So little time! No wonder God said “remember” so much…
“This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it…” – Exodus 12:14
“But don’t be afraid of them! Just remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh…” – Deut. 7:18
“Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years…” – Deut. *:2
“Remember what Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you…” – Joshua 1:13
“Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant…” – Malachi 4:4
“Don’t you remember the 5,000 I fed with five loaves, and the baskets of leftovers you picked up?” – Matthew 16:9
“Listen to me and remember what I say…” – Luke 9:44
“Remember what happened to Lot’s wife!” – Luke 17:32
“Do this to remember me.” – Luke 22:19
“Remember my chains.” – Colossians 4:18
Lord, may I be faithful in remembering. May I give my children a solid foundation of these stories so they will remember long after I’m gone so that they, in turn, may they teach their children to remember.
Tricia had her baby girl last week. Please continue in prayer for both of them. I guess the baby has a club foot; not sure how bad or what they’ll be doing about it. Tricia still doesn’t know the Lord.
This whole thing reminds me again of how blessed Keith is & was to be adopted. If you haven’t seen the “Everything To Me” video by Mark Shultz, it’s a good one. Just found the story behind the song:
“Easy pea-zie, lemon squeezie.” -what Callie claims Math is.
“I ain’t gonna study no, no more! Ain’t gonna study no-no more…” – Anders’ rendition of the latest song Callie brought home from school for us. We’ve had Down By the Riverside on the brain all week! Oh, and he is now a worthy opponent in Battleship and Uno. Even though Callie always opts for Life, her all time favorite game.
Nate claims someone mysteriously stole his band book. YIKES!! Now how can that poor boy practice?! One wonders. He is scheduled to play at the ice cream social Saturday in spite of the devastating loss.
Jack is on the move; an official crawler. His specialties: the line up of shoes by the door, the bottom shelf of all bookcases, & the magazine basket. He’s also been know to try to juggle cans found on the bottom shelf in the pantry.
We’re working on getting family pictures taken for a belated Mother’s Day gift. We are in need of a sunny day, time to go to the park with our nice clothes assembled, and a third party to snap the shot to all converge at the same time. This may take us well into summer to accomplish. Better late than never, huh?
Our home is officially on the market. Had several people through it this week. I thought I’d really hate that part, but so far, it’s forcing me to keep the house presentable at a moment’s notice & I really like that. Wish me luck in that area when school’s out!!!
Just discovered two things: 1) There’s a British isle called Mann – never knew that. The people there are Manx and I guess it’s a great place to make movies. Who knew? 2) Come to find out, Moondog, the quirky nickname Keith gave Nate years ago, was actually a real blind composer/inventor who lived homeless on the streets of NYC & apparently wore homemade clothing to resemble Thor, the Viking god. Fascinating. Oh, the wealth of information you collect when surfing while your sons sleep in.
This is Ander’s favorite rendition of our latest song. He says she looks like Grandma. My only question is which one. You be the judge…
