Proverbs 1 - 4
Weekly Challenge
Find and quote a scripture from these four chapters that really mean something in your life. Share it with the group.
Proverbs 4:1-5:
1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. 2 I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. 3 When I was […]
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Saturday’s Forecast: Flood Watch In Effect Through Saturday Morning. Periods Of Showers And Occasional Cool. Occasional Showers And Isolated Thunderstorms. Highs Around 61. North Winds 5 To 15 Mph.
Its drizzled off and on all day. Not really rain, and definately not thunderstors, which I am thankful for. David is up […]
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Friday’s Weather: Periods Of Thunderstorms. Some Thunderstorms May Produce Heavy Rainfall. Highs Around 64. Southeast Winds 10 To 15 Mph Increasing To Around 20 Mph In The Afternoon.
I could have told you what the weather report was for the this weekend without having to look at a TV forecast, or […]
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He Loves Me. He Loves Me Not.
Lazy Daisy has declared this to be Tasty Tuesday . On Tasty Tuesday we are to give ourselves permission to focus on something non- food related to savor or relish. To concentrate on, mull over, treasure, sip, or linger longer over a tasty morsel, be it Brain food, […]
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Tuesday’s Weather: Very Cool. Breezy. Cloudy With A 20 Percent Chance Of Showers. Near Steady Temperature In The Upper 40s. North Winds 15 To 25 Mph With Gusts To Around 35 Mph.
We’ve gone from hot to cold. It stormed off and on most of the day, but it was […]
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Did I ever tell you about The first time Ethan ever drove?
Since he just turned 15, you would think I wouldn’t have to go very far back in the memory bank to pull this one out, right?
Wrong.
He was 3.
It was a hot summer day. I […]
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Sunday Evening’s Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch 240 In Effect Until 1 AM CDT Monday
David’s brother’s wife called earlier this evening — they were trying to get ahold of David to let them know they were taking their mom (David and his brother) to the hospital. From what she described, it sounded […]
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Sunday’s Weather: Hot. Partly Cloudy With A 20 Percent Chance Of Thunderstorms. Highs Around 88. Southeast Winds 5 To 10 Mph.
It turned out to not be a busy day, but only because it was a matter of choice. David didn’t go out to the office — we will try to work […]
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Saturday’s Weather
Very Warm. Partly Cloudy In The Evening Then Becoming Mostly Cloudy. A 40 Percent Chance Of Thunderstorms. Lows Around 59.
These are the days you just want to capture in a bottle and savor — hoping to recapture over and over. Its one of those perfect spring days. […]
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OK. Its time to pull myself up by my emotional bootstraps, and get back to it. I can’t give an legitimate excuse to why I having been blogging, or visiting, or emailing. Other than … a “its my party and I’ll cry if I want to” attitude. I was faced with […]
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My first attempt at Digital Scrapbooking. I think I’ve got it — at least the basics. I have PSP, but except for resizing and adding text and borders, it pretty much has scared me off of trying to scrapbook.
But. I had a thought this afternoon — I use another program, […]
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Our emphasis today is typically onthe empty tomb, not the cross - and rightly so. The unoccupied tomb is a permanent reminder that Jesus’ work on the cross has effectively canceled the penalty for our sins. As Paul declared, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in […]
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Malachi got lots of neat toys … Legos, puzzles, a Thomas the Tank Engine train track, money, a Hot Wheels car hauler and several packs of Hot Wheels. Love my camera! Was able to get some video pictures as well as the still ones.
Party on, Little Man!
Video Clips:
Saturday, April […]
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Look who is turned 4 today: Its my grandson Malachi
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Lazy Daisy has declared this to be Tasty Tuesday . On Tasty Tuesday we are to give ourselves permission to focus on something non- food related to savor or relish. To concentrate on, mull over, treasure, sip, or linger longer over a tasty morsel, be it Brain food, or Soul food .
So, here is […]
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Did I ever tell you about When I lost $1,500
When David and I were first married, we worked at his family’s owned business. We manufactured stuffed animals and puppets. Well, I guess at that time, it was just puppets –and we expanded with the stuffed animals later. Anyway, to sell the […]
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Someone from the group emailed the picture to us. An arrow is pointing to Ethan.
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The Good News is that Ethan and his fellow Barbershop-ers made it through their performance with flying colors, despite several problems.
I was sooo proud of Ethan. He fit right in. He sang like he had been with them for years. Open mouth, animated face, and I think I even heard […]
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Tonight is THE big night. Dusting off the tuxes. And singing their hearts out. Ethan belongs to a group of men who sing Barbershop music. This is their big evening. The theme of the show tonight is “No Business Like Show Business”. There are some copyright issues to […]
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13 Health Benefits of Drinking Water
1. Helps regulate appetite
2. Increases metabolism
3. Boosts energy levels (Lack of water id #1 trigger of daytime fatigue)
4. Lessens water retention
5. Helps reduce blood pressure
6. Helps reduce high cholesterol
7. Eases joint pain
8. Decreases risk of some cancers
9. Alleviates some headaches
10. […]
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I started reading this weekend one of the books I purchased last week — Too Much Stuff - Decluttering the Heart and Home. She had my attention from the get-go. What she described, described me to a T. A sense of relief washed over me. I sometimes feel like I live […]
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Due April 5th
Read Genesis 29:14b-30:24
Genesis 35:16-18
It was customary for the oldest daughter to marry first. Laban knew that Jacob would not be willing to marry Leah because of his great love for Rachel.
So, after much partying all night, where Jacob probably got a little tipsy, Laban sent Leah into Jacob’s tent, and he did not […]
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Lazy Daisy has declared this to be Tasty Tuesday . She would like to focus on something non- food related to savor or relish. Something to mull over, treasure, sip, or linger longer.She is always open for suggestions so feel free to share your tasty tidbits too!
Being from Kansas, sunflowers are all over. […]
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I am glad to come to the end of today. Its hasn’t been a bad day, just a long one. It was Late Start at school for Ethan, so he didn’t need to be there until 9:30. Which meant I couldn’t go out to David’s office to work until after that. […]
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