tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14461872937919171892024-03-21T06:17:21.942-04:00MiMi's MemoriesMiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-58093873580814676182011-08-21T17:58:00.000-04:002011-08-21T17:58:36.400-04:00Let's Pick Up Where We Left Off..Where has the time gone? I cannot believe that the last time I posted was on May 18th!! And to think, I had such high expectations on that date, that I was jumping back into the blogging that I love so much. <br />
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Well..here we are some 3 months later....so let's just pick up where we left off. When I last posted, I was just beginning my new "position" at my part-time job in the restaurant where I had previously been working as a Hostess. To say that I was a little fearful and apprehensive about the prospect of waiting tables for the first time in my life, would have been an understatement! I think that most people have waited tables at some time in their lives, but I never had. I began working part-time in a dental office when I was 15 years old and never had the opportunity to wait tables. So...at age 54 (Yikes!)...I waited on my first guests in a fine dining restaurant! And, I am here to tell you that I absolutely LOVE it!<br />
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I have known for some time that my "love language" is "Acts of Service", so this is "right up my alley". There are so many things to remember and I am still learning how to think ahead and know what my guests are going to need before they even need it, but I truly love taking care of them. I love seeing people have a wonderful dining experience, and I really take pride in offering them the best time service I possibly can. I am currently averaging about 23% in tips, so I am thankful to God for providing me with this opportunity and helping me to learn all that I have to learn. I can do ALL things through Christ!<br />
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On another happy note, we have a new addition to our family. For some time now, I have wanted a little "lap dog"...in a house filled with 2 big dogs and a 13 pound Ragdoll cat!<br />
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"Izzie" is a Bolognese puppy and currently weighs about 7 1/2 lbs. The vet expects that she will probably weigh about 10 lbs. when full grown, so she is the perfect addition to our pet family. When I found her through a friend on FaceBook, I knew absolutely nothing about this breed, but only that she was a "lap dog" as I had wanted for sometime AND she was adorable! I drove 4 hrs. (round trip) on the Friday before Memorial Day in a terrible storm, and as soon as I saw her, I knew she was mine!<br />
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Bolognese are of the Bichon type and have a single coat which flows in loose ringlets; sort of woolly, rather than silky. They are not to be trimmed or clipped. They are very intelligent and have a very keen sense of hearing. (The girl can hear a pin drop in the house next door, but thankfully, she is NOT a "yapper"!<br />
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Another reason for wanting a new puppy was that my Boxer, Champ, is now almost 11 years old and is starting to "slow down" a little. The vet said that it would be good for Champ to have another dog around - that it would help to keep him young.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>I think she was exactly right, but I'll let you decide for yourself....</i></span><br />
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MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-69064582260864348922011-05-18T10:09:00.000-04:002011-05-18T10:09:33.252-04:00A New Venture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBv028Mq8W4aopMF3E2csVa6oI6-o4X0gIii-rbqk3s4DvH4FEM-1vQzrWr8hslx7tdt8Qz3KTooA8w3urCaMMXJnnS4mck6gKQlsEqtw0fIW31e8PLF0hRJjeyscgL19ForC2ypheFjf/s1600/restaurant-fine-dining-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBv028Mq8W4aopMF3E2csVa6oI6-o4X0gIii-rbqk3s4DvH4FEM-1vQzrWr8hslx7tdt8Qz3KTooA8w3urCaMMXJnnS4mck6gKQlsEqtw0fIW31e8PLF0hRJjeyscgL19ForC2ypheFjf/s320/restaurant-fine-dining-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day lately...but, then again, if there were any MORE, I'm not sure WHAT I would do! I was really in hopes that life would "slow down" <i>just</i> a little after my daughter's wedding at the first of April, but so far, I have not seen too much change in the pace.<br />
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I am continuing to work as a hostess (several evenings a week) at the local restaurant that I worked at prior to Grace's wedding, but I am now taking on a new venture...SERVING! A month or so ago, the General Manager of the restaurant asked me if I would be interested in learning to be a server. He said that I should be able to make more money for the same number of hours worked and he thought that I would be good at it. My first response was, "Sure!", but then as I began to think about learning something all new, I started having second thoughts. And, after the first night of training (on a SATURDAY night), I was having <b>serious</b> reservations...and I'm NOT talking about the dinner kind!!<br />
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For those of you who haven't discovered this yet, memorizing and retaining information starts to become a little more difficult after "a certain age"...and I have definitely passed that said age! I had no idea of all the "details" that go into running a Fine Dining restaurant...right down to how many inches away the from the table chair sits! And who knew that each chair at every table has a "<b>position number</b>"?!?!<br />
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This week, I will be taking my "Menu Test" where I will be expected to write down EVERY ingredient in each of the Appetizers and Salads on our menu. I have made 3 x 5 index cards (much like I use to memorize my Bible verses) and have been trying to learn all the ingredients, but I must say that I am still struggling with some of the dishes. I haven't even begun to study the ingredients in all of the Entrees yet, which I will be tested on next...not to mention the extensive wine list!<br />
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It is a very fast-paced job and, at this point, I am wondering if I should just stick with being up front at the Hostess stand where I can just "Smile and Wave, Boys...Smile and Wave". I know I can handle that!MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-67480679694549519722011-05-02T21:18:00.000-04:002011-05-02T21:18:27.591-04:00A Busy Past Couple of Months...Well...once again I am returning from a rather lengthy time of being MIA. I can hardly believe that the last time I posted on my blog was when I was beginning my Beth Moore "Breaking Free" Bible study! That alone tells me that it has been AT LEAST 12 weeks since I blogged...because my class ended last week! Yikes! Where does the time go??<br />
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Speaking of "Breaking Free", it was an amazing Bible study and I have to admit that I am kinda sad for it to be over. I met some wonderful godly ladies and learned so much about the captivity and bondage that the enemy can sometimes keep us, as women, in. How exciting it was last week to hear testimony after testimony of what the Lord has done in the lives of so many as a result of this study! I plan to start back through the study at my own pace and just take my time...because there is just too much awesome information to absorb in 12 short weeks and I don't want to miss anything the Lord has for me!<br />
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In the midst of this in-depth Bible study, (what was I thinking!) my youngest daughter, Grace, got married! It was such a joyful time for our family as God sent a wonderful man into our family that He had chosen specifically for Grace and Emma!<br />
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It was an absolutely perfect day...the wedding was outside on the Green in our neighborhood and the weather was beautiful! It was very simple, but everything about the day was just as I had envisioned. We were blessed to share this special day with about 100 of our closest friends and family members, which made it even more special!<br />
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</div>These are just a few of my favorite memories of the day...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my friends made the cake and it was amazing! It was almond pound cake and each tier had three layers. Each tier had a layer of Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting and also a layer of Cream Cheese frosting and the cake was iced with a Butter Cream Icing! I can't even begin to tell you how delicious it was...OR, how gorgeous it was!</div><br />
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We had the Reception at the restaurant where I have been working as a Hostess a couple of nights a week for about a year now and it was just the perfect little Saturday afternoon venue. We had a DJ and there was lots of dancin'!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Welcome to this big ole' crazy family, Josh! We couldn't be more tickled to have you be part of it! We thank the Lord for bringing you into Grace and Emma's lives...as well as into ALL of our lives and we already love you to pieces!</i></b></div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">God has now blessed me with TWO amazing son-in-laws! I thank the Lord for the godly men that He has provided for both of my girls! </div></div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-78395662204488003812011-02-08T21:30:00.000-05:002011-02-08T21:30:30.464-05:00It's TIME....to BREAK FREE!!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">Over the years I have done a number of Beth Moore Bible studies. The last one I was a part of was on the book of Esther and it was an awesome study. Every one that I have been a part of has been great...so you can imagine my excitement a few weeks ago when I learned that my church would soon be offering one of her studies that she has recently updated. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">On that Sunday morning, I saw this "promo" for her "Breaking Free' study and as I watched I KNEW that I wanted to be a part of this study, but more importantly, I felt in my heart that God wanted me to be a part of it.</div></div><br />
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I dropped my registration for the class in the "connection box" at the back of the church on my way out that morning and have been counting down the days until it starts.<br />
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Last night as I was reading, I ran across this passage in Malachi and I felt like this was the ONE that I was supposed to choose for my SSMT Verse # 3.<br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the Lord listened and heard. </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A scroll of remembrance was written in His presence </span></i></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">How awesome is this! When I am boasting in the Lord with a friend over a cup of coffee, writing a post on my blog, sending an email, or speaking with a girlfriend on the phone - the Lord stops what He is doing and pays attention to what I am saying! He listens <b>and</b> He hears and His heavenly "secretary" is recording the "minutes" from my conversations in a "scroll of remembrance".<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I want that heavenly "secretary" to have "writer's cramp" from having to write so quickly to record all of my conversations that honor the Lord! </b></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Message puts it this way -- the names of the God-fearers were written down, all the names of those who honored God's name. <br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I don't know about you, my sweet friends, but oh, how I want my name to be written among the God-fearers and those who bring honor to His name!</b></span></i><br />
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When I live my life in reverence and awe of who He is, He stops what He is doing and listens in to my conversations! <i>Isn't that amazing!</i><br />
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When my life honors God, He keeps a historical record of my conversations in a scroll of remembrance that is being recorded <b><i>in His presence</i></b>!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Oh, Lord...how I pray that my life would bring honor to Your name </i></b><b><i>and that there would be PLENTY of stuff to write in your scroll about me!</i></b></div></div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-67919162632788196452011-01-24T05:09:00.004-05:002011-01-24T05:09:00.262-05:00Happy Birthday, Joshua!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAvk8lvUg8UCUZoMNm_9SvCxQ3IvubPq6KWQ6deyXuoIRaFj6FBb7cnSNxcNuJMJvOoWZ5mowEiMpFL0XjA0YPV8XfDBj3o-MbIMUdXsO-a9BQnUDE_E6IodkpEQ6YhTkzz6mzuwsrg_0/s1600/IMG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAvk8lvUg8UCUZoMNm_9SvCxQ3IvubPq6KWQ6deyXuoIRaFj6FBb7cnSNxcNuJMJvOoWZ5mowEiMpFL0XjA0YPV8XfDBj3o-MbIMUdXsO-a9BQnUDE_E6IodkpEQ6YhTkzz6mzuwsrg_0/s320/IMG.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Twenty eight years ago today, I received the precious gift of a son,</div><br />
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Since the very beginning of your life, you have always been a "night owl"... making your debut into this world at 4:36 a.m.! You've remained on that same "time schedule" to this day! LOL<br />
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You checked in to the world at 7 lbs. 3 oz. ... a mere<i> 51 minutes</i> after we arrived at the hospital! Most everyone that saw you thought that you resembled your dad when he was a baby.<br />
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My favorite President of all time, Ronald Reagan, was President of the United States. Leg warmers, scrunch socks and designer jeans were popular fads and "It's Raining Men" was one of the most requested songs. Feathered hair and side ponytails were popular.<br />
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</div>We have surely been through a lot together since that morning 28 years ago....<br />
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You have taught me so much about life. Your zeal for life is contagious and your love for the Lord and for others is refreshing. You have "never met a stranger" and everyone who meets you thinks that you are such an interesting guy. You are well-read and knowledgeable about so many topics.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>That God would fill you with all the fullness of His will; with all spiritual wisdom and understanding. </b></i></div><b><i><br />
</i></b><i><b>That He would teach you to walk in a manner worthy of the Christ which you profess.</b></i><br />
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</i></b><i><b>That He would create within your heart a desire to please Him in everything.</b></i><br />
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</i></b><i><b>That He would so work in your life that you would bear fruit in every good work.</b></i><br />
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</i></b><i><b>That He would so create a desire in your heart for the things of God that you would continually be increasing in your knowledge and understanding of His ways.</b></i><br />
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</i></b><i><b>That God would strengthen you with all power and might according to His glorious supernatural power, so that steadfastly and with patience that you would be able to endure all kinds of trials.</b></i><br />
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<b><i>And that the Lord would let you so live a life of thanksgiving for His work of grace --that you are part of His inheritance -- translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.</i></b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is so exciting for me, as your mother, to see God answering many of the prayers that I have prayed over your life. <b>God IS faithful!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-35609513647153863202011-01-22T08:53:00.000-05:002011-01-22T08:53:06.523-05:00End of a LONG, LONG Week......This week has been an EXTREMELY long one!<br />
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My office is usually open 4 days each week, but because we were closed for 2 days due to snow a couple of weeks ago, we were open 5 days this week to try to accommodate all the patients that had to be rescheduled. It is amazing how much more demanding working one additional day can be! AND...we are scheduled to work 5 days NEXT week, too! I think my boss is already rethinking his decision to add these two additional days! We are ALL "pooped"!<br />
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In addition to my "regular" job, I also work several nights a week as a hostess in a local restaurant. I started working here about a year ago, knowing that there would probably be an upcoming wedding in our family in the near future. Sure enough, on May 4th of 2010, I came home from working that evening to this romantic sight on my patio:<br />
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My daughter's fiance', Josh, had built a fire in the outdoor fireplace and he had spelled out <b><i>"Will You Marry Me"</i></b> on my patio - in tea lights! <i>How sweet and romantic is that!</i><br />
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Now, their special day is FAST approaching! On April 2, 2011, my daughter, Grace, and Josh, plan to be married and our family could not be more excited!<br />
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As for my second job...what started out as a means to earn extra money that would be designated for their upcoming wedding, has actually turned into something I really enjoy! I call it my "No-Brainer" job....meaning that after my more stressful "day job", my working in this fine dining restaurant is really enjoyable. I love people and since my love language is clearly <i>Acts of Service</i>, it is "right up my alley". <br />
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Since I have been working in this local area for the past 11 years, I know many of the guests that frequent our restaurant. I sometimes say it is like a "Cheers" setting because we have so many "regulars" that come in every week...some of which have their "set" table that they sit at each time they come in. Some even come several times a week! Our atmosphere is a very "family" atmosphere which has definitely led to the great success that our restaurant has experienced over the past 7 years.<br />
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Last night was the first night of <a href="http://www.charlotterestaurantweek.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Queens Feast</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span> - a semi-annual event here in the Queen City. It is an opportunity for the people of Charlotte to "<i>dine like royalty</i>" for thirty dollars a person over a 10-day period. Many of the upscale restaurants in our metropolitan area participate, giving guests an opportunity to choose an appetizer, entree and dessert -- all for the $30 fare. It also brings a great boost to our local economy in the process--with the July 2009 event serving over 80,000 dinners for an estimated local impact of $3.76 million.<br />
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The first night of Restaurant Week was a great success...with our restaurant being on an at least an hour wait most of the night. Unfortunately, we also had to turn away many disappointed guests who waited to the last minute to make their reservations. ) :<br />
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Now that this LONG work week has finally come to a close...I am so excited to have today off!<br />
I have lots of projects that NEED to be done around the house...i.e. mail to sort, bills to pay, 2010 tax "stuff" to be filed away...you know, "fun stuff" like that!<br />
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<b><i>Now... whether or NOT I will DO anything of those things....remains to be seen!</i></b><br />
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</i></span>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-25202925783353867722011-01-19T21:10:00.001-05:002011-01-19T21:14:21.241-05:00WORDLESS WEDNESDAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjV_BC38GzAfhHUmxjTUtUZmBtHSzm_MjrCKZBVLPLiCkzYOjSJjYUo0Mobw6DGAkmtB89e0nfD_BYTKyuFuVyDF72Jeu_skgC4kZHgOn-zYOpRA7t9tK0oxQ3Ix26PYoxABHTQvulSVtx/s1600/DSC_4588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjV_BC38GzAfhHUmxjTUtUZmBtHSzm_MjrCKZBVLPLiCkzYOjSJjYUo0Mobw6DGAkmtB89e0nfD_BYTKyuFuVyDF72Jeu_skgC4kZHgOn-zYOpRA7t9tK0oxQ3Ix26PYoxABHTQvulSVtx/s640/DSC_4588.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-560530499876923792011-01-16T18:59:00.000-05:002011-01-16T18:59:52.329-05:00Interruptions...or Divine Appointments?This past Thursday morning, as I was having my Quiet Time with the Lord before leaving for work, the Holy Spirit impressed upon me during my prayer time to pray that I would be an encouragement to someone that day that needed encouraging. The last thing that I wrote in my journal that morning was asking God to bring <i>someone</i> across my path that day that I could be an encouragement to.<br />
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Shortly after arriving at work, I placed a call to a business colleague and God CLEARLY answered that prayer. He had me call a person I had not spoken with in at least 3 months and this person, on this very day, was dealing with extreme loss, grief and pain and just needed a "shoulder to cry on" and a listening ear. <i>God had scheduled a "Divine Appointment" for me!</i><br />
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I had an opportunity to share the love of Jesus and the comfort of the Holy Spirit to this person experiencing so much hurt and pain in her life right now. I was filled with compassion and my heart broke as she shared with me the circumstances that she was currently facing in her life. <br />
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<i>Have you ever had a coincidence that was so special that you felt like God was in it?</i> <br />
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<i>I believe many times those "coincidences" are divine appointments - "meetings" which are God led or inspired.</i><br />
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God is Sovereign. He is all-knowing and all-powerful. He knew that on this very day that this person would need a call from me...to listen to her, cry with her and most importantly, covenant to pray for her. He knew that I ALSO needed this appointment! The more that I shared with her about my faith...the more MY faith increased!<br />
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<i>I couldn't help but wonder about how many appointments that God may have orchestrated for me in the past that I was "too busy" to see. </i><br />
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<i>Those divine appointments that I may have viewed as "interruptions" to my already busy schedule. </i><br />
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<i>Those situations that came across my path that I ignored because I didn't have time to "get involved".</i><br />
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As I thought about this encounter throughout the rest of the day, the Holy Spirit convicted me of the times that I have not allowed my daily life to be led by the Spirit. I was challenged to slow down long enough to see, REALLY SEE, the people He has placed in my path; people that need to experience the love and compassion of Christ. To take a second look at the "interruptions" in my schedule and see possible divine appointments orchestrated by my Heavenly Father.<br />
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I was reminded of the lyrics to a popular Christian song by Brandon Heath:<br />
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<i>Give me your eyes for just one second</i><br />
<i>Give me Your eyes so I can see</i><br />
<i>Everything that I keep missing</i><br />
<i>Give me Your love for humanity.</i><br />
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<i>Give me Your arms for the broken hearted</i><br />
<i>The ones who are far beyond my reach</i><br />
<i>Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten</i><br />
<i>Give me Your eyes so I can see.</i><br />
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I pray that, as I go about my daily life, that I would be sensitive to the divine appointments that God, in His Sovereignty, has arranged for me. I know that if I am willing to be led by the Holy Spirit, GREAT things are possible!<br />
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<i>Make me willing, Lord....</i><br />
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<i>Give me YOUR eyes....</i><br />
<i> YOUR heart....</i><br />
<i> YOUR arms....</i><i> </i><br />
<i> Give me YOUR love, Lord! </i>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-48437747684049938132011-01-15T05:05:00.010-05:002011-01-15T05:05:00.233-05:00Siesta Scripture Memory Team - Verse #2<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5y-B2FKw8GjY9bYspZ8oDTVqR5ByU2Z2LEUTyR_Zo6SyesrqE9ZJyl6mi_qDIl4jHS5R2TN-tvp_Np5tBkyInz_HJEckIdPyO1lRFVVtkS9PybLFEdY6f-2rPbPDtNAWgKLtKo9Z1S8K/s1600/siesta-spiral-300x224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5y-B2FKw8GjY9bYspZ8oDTVqR5ByU2Z2LEUTyR_Zo6SyesrqE9ZJyl6mi_qDIl4jHS5R2TN-tvp_Np5tBkyInz_HJEckIdPyO1lRFVVtkS9PybLFEdY6f-2rPbPDtNAWgKLtKo9Z1S8K/s1600/siesta-spiral-300x224.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2009, I joined the Siesta Scripture Memory Team (SSMT) for a one year plan of scripture memorization with Beth Moore. God used His Word to speak to my heart in amazing ways that year!</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been looking forward to the beginning of 2011 so that I could make another commitment to memorize 24 passages of God's Word over the next 12 months. I found in the year 2009 that the accountability of memorizing scripture with other ladies was such an encouragement.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So.....On January 1rst, I decided to join the </span><a href="http://blog.lproof.org/2011/01/2011-siesta-scripture-memory-team-verse-1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Siesta Scripture Memory Team</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> again this year. I've got my spiral bound index cards and and I am already on my second entry for 2011. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The verse that I have chosen for my memory verse for January 15th is:</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></div><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I listened to </span></span><a href="http://blog.lproof.org/2011/01/a-siesta-hello-and-a-happy-smt-update.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">this interview</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> yesterday on the LPM Blog and I could hardly believe that in just 1 short month (from Dec. 13 - Jan. 13) LPM has mailed out 8009 Spirals for their 2011 Scripture Memory plan! Isn't that incredible to think that over 8000 people have committed to memorize at least 2 verses of scripture per month over the next 12 months! LPM also has developed an "App" for those of you that are IPhone or IPad users! How awesome is that! So check it out </span></span><a href="http://I listened to this interview about the SSMT spiral notebooks today and I could hardly believe that in just 1 short month (from Dec. 13 - Jan. 13) LPM has mailed out 8009 Spirals for their 2011 Scripture Memory plan! Isn't that incredible to think that over 8000 people have committed to memorize at least 2 verses or passage of scripture per month over the next 12 months!"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">here</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> if you're interested.</span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; 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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; 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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And...don't feel like you can't participate because you don't have your cute little Siesta Scripture Memory Spiral. I don't have one of those, either...I am still just using my plain index cards I got from Walgreens. If I end up ordering a "Siesta Spiral", I will just transfer them over to the new "cute" one later.</span></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; 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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; 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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: left;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So...come on, Siestas....won't you join in with me and over 8000 others and commit to hide God's Word in your heart this year? He promises that His Word will NEVER return void, but will accomplish what He sends it forth to do!</span></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></div></div></div></div></div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-9904938871007812952011-01-12T06:15:00.002-05:002011-01-12T06:15:22.106-05:00Happy Birthday, Walt!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Today is my sweet husband's birthday!</span></i></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I can hardly believe that this is his 34th birthday that we have celebrated together!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCGWudVqQHE9QM0Gc5QKJHrKx2Or7LyzswzudkbUUeE4Z7wOS7_ot32gBrpfD9fIHAjzyytnt0CroMSaucShFosiTweKuVeHyltY24pT8inRxFokQp4Dmq3jz1Qg0qgj7d3Luf6wXAIgW/s1600/DSC_3966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCGWudVqQHE9QM0Gc5QKJHrKx2Or7LyzswzudkbUUeE4Z7wOS7_ot32gBrpfD9fIHAjzyytnt0CroMSaucShFosiTweKuVeHyltY24pT8inRxFokQp4Dmq3jz1Qg0qgj7d3Luf6wXAIgW/s320/DSC_3966.JPG" width="264" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Walt, I hope that your special day is as special as YOU are to me! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">May God grant you the deepest desires of your heart this year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtP8csglWc7-5Riuxx_N2qx8Ea6l8nqyHcGzui_x0VpDFyfchMkiML_qFOIHUU-V4OMgsjpGZi8ZCI993cc0QPEMx_god1JzhM-ifD8UVYEf0TU2MRQ6q-0wYTmXcXqr9cD0n9VmfrNQ-F/s1600/DSC_3954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtP8csglWc7-5Riuxx_N2qx8Ea6l8nqyHcGzui_x0VpDFyfchMkiML_qFOIHUU-V4OMgsjpGZi8ZCI993cc0QPEMx_god1JzhM-ifD8UVYEf0TU2MRQ6q-0wYTmXcXqr9cD0n9VmfrNQ-F/s320/DSC_3954.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I love you very much and look forward to celebrating the <b><u>next</u></b> 34 birthdays with you!</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Praying God's richest blessings on you today and throughout this year! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">May this be your BEST year YET!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><i>HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEY!</i></b></span></div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-39999581796832348552011-01-11T09:02:00.000-05:002011-01-11T09:02:24.969-05:00Snow Day Thoughts...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>so is My word that goes out from My mouth:</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>It will not return to Me empty,</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>but will accomplish what I desire</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.</i></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"></div></i></span></div></i></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Isaiah 55: 10-11</div><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Thank you, Lord, that <i>You</i> are the one who tells the snow when to fall...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>You appoint when it should come, and to what degree and how long it shall remain. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Job 37:6</b></div></div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-30368652577125000172011-01-10T07:20:00.003-05:002011-01-10T07:20:48.539-05:0052 Weeks, 52 Letters - A 2011 Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/letters/polarislovez3/letters.jpg?o=31" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/polarislovez3/letters.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I have always had a love for handwritten notes, cards, and letters, but with the fast pace of our current society and the advent of email, cell phones, text messages, Skype and Google Talk, I feel like handwritten letters are a dying art. I just recently was talking with a friend about this and began feeling impressed in my heart that I wanted to do better in 2011 about writing more handwritten notes, cards and letters. There is just something very special about letters that are actually handwritten and mailed ... and not delivered to the desktop of a computer!<br />
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I think that someone taking the time to write you a handwritten note means so much. It shows that they put a lot of thought into the perfect card or note, they had to plan ahead to have postage stamps on hand and they carefully thought out exactly what they wanted to say... <i>from their heart to yours</i>!<br />
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Who doesn't enjoy getting mail from a precious friend or loved one? I don't know about you, but when I go to the mailbox and find a handwritten envelope in the midst of the plethora of bills, I immediately grab that card out and rip it open - FIRST!<br />
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I am also one of those people who save EVERY card, note or letter that I receive from my loved ones and friends. I have a card box on my dresser that is OVERFLOWING with precious memories that I have received just over the last couple of years! I have at least TWO other such boxes in the floor of my closet right now!<br />
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I also have another VERY special box that contains every "love letter" that my husband and I exchanged when we were dating - while he was away at college in NC and I lived and worked in GA. As you can see....I am a little sentimental when it comes to handwritten cards, notes and letters.<br />
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The details from the blog that <a href="http://anita-womanwifemom.blogspot.com/">Anita</a> linked to in her post were,<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>“One piece of “real” mail sent out each week. It can be a letter, a postcard, a care package, a thank you note, handmade art, etc. I’m searching for all of the cards and stationary I have collected over the years and gathering them into one place with pens, envelopes (regular & padded), lots of stamps (.28 & .44), a glue stick, unlined index cards (great for making postcards), and a few USPS Small Flat Rate boxes. Oh, and I’m updating my address book.”</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
</i></span></div>So...Thank you for giving me the extra "nudge" I needed, <a href="http://anita-womanwifemom.blogspot.com/">Anita</a>. I think this is going to be such a rewarding goal for 2011!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Now.....how about you, my friends? </b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Would you like to be the recipient of a nice surprise letter in 2011? Share your mailing address with me, if I don't already have it, and who knows what might happen!</i></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Or, maybe this sounds like something you would like to commit to <u>with</u> me this year? </b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br />
</b></i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>I would love to have you join me in bringing some much-needed love and encouragement to others this year ...</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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My blog designer, <a href="http://walkwithmebyfaith.blogspot.com/">Faith</a>, is just so busy... designing other blogs, working full-time outside the home and working with the youth of our church...I hated to ask her to change it. I was originally hoping that all she would have to do was to update my photos, but since my old blog design was on an old computer of hers that she did not have access to anymore, she had to completely redesign it. <br />
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She asked me several times what kind of design, colors, etc. that I wanted and I told her that I totally trusted whatever she picked out for me because she is SO talented in this area --- she has such an eye for design! She said that it needed to be wider anyway and after seeing her new design I TOTALLY agree! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!<br />
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Thank you so much, <a href="http://walkwithmebyfaith.blogspot.com/">Faith</a>, for not only giving <a href="http://mimismakingmeals.blogspot.com/">MiMi's Making Meals</a> a complete makeover, but also for the recent redesign of MiMi's Making Memories! You've helped to motivate me to jump back into blogging...that I have missed SO much!<br />
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If you have a minute....hop over to <a href="http://mimismakingmeals.blogspot.com/">MiMi's Making Meals</a> and let me know what you think!MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-32031904459077078102011-01-08T14:00:00.004-05:002011-01-08T14:02:11.731-05:00"Girls DAY Out!Several days ago I sent both of my daughters a text and asked them if they would like to join me Friday after work for a quick lunch and then on to the nail salon for a manicure and pedicure. I had been blessed with 2 Gift Certificates to the same salon and I decided to share them with my 2 sweet girls!<br />
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We all got off from work around 1:00 p.m., so we decided to meet up at M@es for some Naked Burritos and Taco Salads before our 1:45 p.m. appointments. After lunch, we walked a few doors down to the nail salon where I had previously made our appointments.<br />
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Since Grace was scheduled for a manicure AND a pedicure, she was the first one to be taken back for her appointment.<br />
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<a href="http://walkwithmebyfaith.blogspot.com/">Faith</a> was still busy trying to make her final decision on the perfect nail color before it was her turn to be seen. She only wanted a manicure since she had just gotten a pedicure last week and the nail tech had CUT her toe and it still had not healed! OUCH!!<br />
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<a href="http://walkwithmebyfaith.blogspot.com/">Faith</a> got a hand and arm massage prior to her nails getting polished. I must say that I LOVE this part of a manicure service, but for some strange reason...I have an allergic response to something they use and it causes my skin on my hands to peel off and be very painful for a few days following my massage, so I decided to just stick with the pedicure only this time.<br />
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By this time Grace had moved on to the drying cycle....<br />
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I had SO much fun spending time with my two sweet girls...we laughed so much and it was just fun to get a little pampering to start the weekend off right!<br />
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After the "Mani and Pedi" appointment, Grace and I headed to our next appointment....<br />
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There are so many details yet to be decided....I'm starting to "panic" just a little as it's been a LONG time since I planned a wedding, but I know that very soon everything will start falling into place.<br />
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After we were done there, we headed to Jos. A. Banks to look at suits for the men in the wedding and finally home after a LONG, but fun day!<br />
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I spent the rest of the evening in my "jammies" with my hubby and this handsome fella"! ( :<br />
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If you know anything about Boxers, you know that they are prone to all kinds of "bumps" and growths. This was my sweet boy's 3rd or 4th surgery to have a tumor removed and the second one on the same leg.<br />
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When we picked him up from the vet this afternoon he was still very disoriented from the anesthetic and he was wearing an Elizabethan collar to keep him from licking the wound and possibly pulling out the sutures. Bless his heart...he looked like he had a lampshade on his head! ) :<br />
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In addition to having surgery on his hind left leg, he had his teeth cleaned and he also had to have <b>2 teeth extracted</b> that were abscessed! He keeps licking his front left leg where his IV was inserted so it must be a little sore, too. It's so hard to watch my buddy feel like this...he looks so pitiful.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love you, "Champer Doodle"!</div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-14622798670553721062011-01-02T07:21:00.000-05:002011-01-02T07:21:30.639-05:00Bringin' in the New Year...Southern Style, YAWL !As you may have figured out by now, ANY special occasion revolves around food here in the South. New Year's Day is NO exception!<br />
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Yesterday morning, I had the sweetest treat from my husband! I came out of the shower and, as he does MOST mornings, he delivered my fresh cup of coffee to me to drink while I dried my hair. That in itself would have been enough, but after I finished getting ready, he told me breakfast was ready and I came into the kitchen to this DELICIOUS goodness....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He had brought the new year in the night before preparing this traditional Breakfast Casserole with sausage, eggs, bread and cheese that we typically have every CHRISTmas morning, and boy was it yummy! He was so proud of his culinary skills....the first thing he said to me was, "Take a picture!"... I said, "Really?" and he said, "Why not?...You take a picture of everything else!" HA!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>So, be on the lookout...in addition to having </i></b><a href="http://mimismakingmeals.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><b><i>MiMi's</i></b><b><i> Making Meals</i></b></span></a><b><i>, we may soon be having Poppa's Making Meals, too! </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After we finished with our breakfast I began preparing our traditional New Year's Day meal. For those of you who don't know....us Southerners have a tradition of eating black-eyed peas, cornbread, "greens" (collards, kale, turnips, spinach, etc.) and some type of pork on New Year's Day. This variety of foods are said to bring good luck and increase the odds that the new year will be a great one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The black-eyed peas are thought to look like coins so people consume them with financial rewards in mind. The hog, and therefore the meat from the hog, is thought to symbolize wealth and prosperity. The "greens" are also considered to bring good luck because their leaves look like folded paper currency. It's widely believed that the more "greens" one consumes, the larger one's fortune for the next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">My family joined us at lunch to partake of all this Southern goodness.... Marinated and Baked Pork Chops, Turnip Greens, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><a href="http://mimismakingmeals.blogspot.com/2008/10/southern-buttermilk-cornbread.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Southern Buttermilk Cornbread</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">, Black-eyed Peas with chopped onions and Chow-Chow. Chow Chow is a relish that is a staple on many Southern dining tables and is typically served with pinto beans and cornbread, or anything else you want to put it on. It's a mixture of sweet and spicy that really "perks up" the taste of about anything you add it to. It is something my soon-to-be son-in-law has discovered that he absolutely LOVES!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">We also came to the realization in this new year, that not only does little Miss E no longer need a booster seat to reach the table, but she no longer needs a small little plate! Girlfriend has really started eating so well! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">So....from now on she gets a BIG dinner plate just like the rest of us Southerners! </span></span>Oh..and a big ole' glass of Sweet Iced Tea....YAWL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Wishing you much health wealth and prosperity in 2011 -</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year from my family to yours!</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-30003842036003264152011-01-01T22:11:00.000-05:002011-01-01T22:11:24.015-05:00Siesta Scripture Memory Team - Verse #1<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZnGuxo1K2_Y/TR_oFzOCLFI/AAAAAAAAC18/di2q01k1ETc/s1600/siesta-spiral-300x224.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZnGuxo1K2_Y/TR_oFzOCLFI/AAAAAAAAC18/di2q01k1ETc/s1600/siesta-spiral-300x224.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I can hardly believe that another new year is already here, but I am very excited about what God has in store for me and my family in the coming year.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i>I really believe that God is going to do some amazing things in the year 2011!</i></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">In 2009, I joined the Siesta Scripture Memory Team (SSMT) for a one year plan of scripture memorization with Beth Moore. God used His Word to speak to my heart in amazing ways that year! I have known for some time that I needed to be memorizing scripture again and for awhile now have been looking forward to the beginning of a new year. I found in the year 2009 that the accountability of memorizing scripture with other ladies was such an encouragement.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So.....I decided to join the <a href="http://blog.lproof.org/2011/01/2011-siesta-scripture-memory-team-verse-1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Siesta Scripture Memory Team</span></a> again this year. I've got my spiral bound index cards and and I am ready to make my first entry for 2011 with these verses:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><i></i></b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i></i></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i></i></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i></i></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i></i></b></div><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><i></i></b></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i></i></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i></i></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i></i></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><i></i></b></div><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div></div></div></div></i></b><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 28px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded, </span></span></b></em></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; 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padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></b></em></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 28px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Hebrews 10:35-36 NIV</span></span></b></em></span><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; 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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i></i></b></i></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><b><i><div style="color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I would encourage any of you that might not have been planning to participate in this to hop over and check out Beth's blog and learn more about the <a href="http://blog.lproof.org/2011/01/2011-siesta-scripture-memory-team-verse-1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SSMT</span></a>. </span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></b></i></b></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish that I was able to spend the day celebrating with her on her special day, but, fortunately, I was able to visit with her a couple of weeks ago when she came up for a visit. We had a great time playing games together, laughing and just enjoying each other's company. I even got her on Facebook where she can keep up with all of our family on a daily basis!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Mother, thank you for all the sacrifices that you made for me growing up and the unconditional love that you always showed to me. I am so grateful for the values that you instilled in me, even as a young child.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I love you very much and pray God's richest blessings on you in 2011! May He grant you the desires of your heart!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CmE5mL3sKrxGeKBu_gZuTF9A5WXoe1euA6vUoJSRG4EtSHBIaT0stlyJHbEn9_W6SpQGE6BTSmzflhbaLY-SJx56SH8XopvQyzDooR4U1WtIBpvbG3regOWb3luooxpSSvRCddlgjg92/s1600/DSC01656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CmE5mL3sKrxGeKBu_gZuTF9A5WXoe1euA6vUoJSRG4EtSHBIaT0stlyJHbEn9_W6SpQGE6BTSmzflhbaLY-SJx56SH8XopvQyzDooR4U1WtIBpvbG3regOWb3luooxpSSvRCddlgjg92/s320/DSC01656.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">December 2010 with her Great-Granddaughter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br />
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I LOVE the idea of having a "fresh slate" every January 1rst. For the previous year's goals that I failed to reach, I have a brand new opportunity to start over and do better in the new year. For the goals that I WAS able to attain in the previous year, it is a time to reevaluate and "set the bar a little higher" in the new year.<br />
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I can hardly believe how fast the year 2010 has gone by. It has been a difficult year, but it has also been one in which I have learned so much and seen God's hand on my life in so many ways. I would not trade the difficulties of the year for all the life lessons that I have learned through the process.<br />
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As I was riding home on Tuesday, I was listening to the radio and thinking about the new year that is right around the corner and some of the things that I hope to accomplish next year. A lyric to a Casting Crown song that I have heard many times suddenly jumped out at me and I have not been able to get it off my mind. The lyric was,<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>"I want to sign Your name to the end of this day, knowing that my heart was true..."</b>. </div><br />
<i>I couldn't help but wonder how many days in 2010 that I would actually have been able to sign His name to? </i><br />
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<i>How many days did the words I said and the things I did bring a smile to Him? </i><br />
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<i>How many days was I His hands and feet to reach a dying world?</i><br />
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Oh, how I want to be able to sign His name to the end of each day, knowing that my heart was true. If I could do that, then 2011 would surely be a year with no regrets and would definitely be my BEST year yet! If I could do that, I would be one step closer to that day when I will hear those words that I so long to hear from Him, "Well done, Thou good and faithful servant".<br />
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<b>So for the year 2011, Lord....</b><br />
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<i>May the words I say and the things I do bring a smile to You, God. </i><br />
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<i>May my life be a living sacrifice so that I will be Your hands and feet to a dying world that is very much in need of You. </i><br />
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<i>Give me Your eyes to see the things that I keep missing.</i><br />
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<i>Remove all the distractions that are constantly competing for my attention and keep me focused only on You.</i><br />
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<i>Quieten all the "voices" that are "screaming" at me to listen to them and give me only ears to hear Your still small voice. </i><br />
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<i>Give me Your love for humanity. </i><br />
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And this time next year as 2011 comes to a close...<br />
<b><i> I pray that I would be able to sign Your name to it, </i></b><br />
<b><i> knowing that my heart was true.</i></b>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-78348261136007036252010-12-04T21:55:00.010-05:002010-12-09T23:20:27.632-05:00I NEED YOUR HELP!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; line-height: 24px;"><b>**Edited to add: Thank you so much to all of you for taking the time to vote for my daughter. She did win the contest, but things turned out to be a lot more complicated that we ever anticipated. I appreciate your help nonetheless!**</b></span></div><br />
My family is very excited about my youngest daughter, Grace's upcoming April wedding. Her and her sister, <a href="http://www.walkwithmebyfaith.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Faith</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">,have been busy planning and coming up with ideas for the wedding. God has already worked in many ways to make their day be a special one on a very limited budget.<br />
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<a href="http://www.walkwithmebyfaith.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Faith</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> recently learned of a giveaway from an amazing wedding photographer who was having a contest for a FREE wedding package! She told Grace that she should enter.<br />
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Grace submitted hers and Josh's story and was selected as one of the top three! Now, here is where I need YOUR help. The winner will be selected by a vote so I'm asking all of you to PLEASE go </span><span style="font-size: 180%;"><a href="http://lindseyturnerphotography.com/blog/?p=1090" style="color: #cc66cc; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span">here and vote</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">for </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">couple #1 - Grace and Josh.<br />
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</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It would be such a blessing if this was another way that the Lord provided for them!<br />
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The voting is open until Monday at 9pm, so PLEASE, go and vote and spread the word - blog it, tweet it, facebook it, etc.! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!</span></b><br />
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</b><b>After reading their story, just scroll to the bottom of the page and vote for COUPLE # 1 - Grace and Josh.</b><b><br />
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</b></div><div><b>You can only vote once PER COMPUTER so if you have access to multiple computers PLEASE cast your vote from each of them! </b><b><br />
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</b></div><div>Again, thank you so much and I have already been making plans to update my blog and start posting again. Looking forward to catching back up with all of you!</div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-78698208742442880242010-02-13T08:50:00.014-05:002010-02-13T09:01:57.001-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> For God so lo</span><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>V</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ed the world,<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span>That He G</span><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>A</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ve<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span> His on</span><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>L</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">y<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span>Begott</span><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>E</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">n</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span>So</span><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>N</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>T</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">hat whosoever<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span>Believeth</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>I</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">n Him</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span>Should</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>N</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ot perish,<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </span></span>But have</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>E</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">verlasting life."</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /> John 3:16</span></span></p>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-72301110551393880742009-12-13T17:16:00.018-05:002009-12-13T18:18:04.539-05:00NIGHT AT THE LIBRARYFor quite some time now I have wanted to visit the Billy Graham Library. When I heard that they were having a special "Christmas At The Billy Graham Library", I knew that I wanted to go while the grounds were all decorated for Christmas. So...last night, Walt, Grace, Emma and I piled into the car and headed south for the Christmas experience at the library.<div><br /></div><div>We picked one of the most crowded nights of the year so far, so after parking, we caught a shuttle that carried us to the library. Emma was very excited about the shuttle ride!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbuSJrt8OLN4DgFF4KOItIH7KC711E9wQwQZjZ6KGptg6CzQW-zEpJPFsXxxOq3rmPxzFxmJ2DsmwuVIonEFuYrpv79MiQrcy3uX_lbSeAg59V43u2q466bj0lV2m8DzOx83JU-Uq9cOY/s1600-h/DSC_0830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbuSJrt8OLN4DgFF4KOItIH7KC711E9wQwQZjZ6KGptg6CzQW-zEpJPFsXxxOq3rmPxzFxmJ2DsmwuVIonEFuYrpv79MiQrcy3uX_lbSeAg59V43u2q466bj0lV2m8DzOx83JU-Uq9cOY/s400/DSC_0830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414855010141716690" /></a>As we came off of the shuttle we saw Billy Graham's Birthplace all lit up for the holidays. This is the actual home place where he lived just a few miles from its current location, from about age 9 until he left for college. The home has been restored using about 80% original materials. Billy's father built the house in the 1920's for about $9000.00! </div><div><br /></div><div>It was so neat for me to walk through and see so many similarities to the fixtures and furnishings of my grandparents house. I even saw a set of porcelain figurines that were identical to some that my grandmother had.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4Ur3AJgLI9xgou2dDagUUe1j8I15Hn1DzMErDwVhWVT8J5I2WPuVcCFNVHXY1TyUabt8D2ts3C0s3j_2y7CyjLEF70W-89PRnj7bDGLkxVZ7smjTav0y0M4D2Qxo1108OXsgArrp7bra/s1600-h/IMG_0699.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4Ur3AJgLI9xgou2dDagUUe1j8I15Hn1DzMErDwVhWVT8J5I2WPuVcCFNVHXY1TyUabt8D2ts3C0s3j_2y7CyjLEF70W-89PRnj7bDGLkxVZ7smjTav0y0M4D2Qxo1108OXsgArrp7bra/s400/IMG_0699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414855007303096578" /></a>During Billy's childhood, the Graham family owned a dairy and so the building is barn-shaped with a huge cross-shaped opening. It is absolutely breathtaking in the darkness with the Christmas lights.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadAo1mlJwMwMERjj1mPeOMNmE4yX342NbmYDTYxcqB4soIYtfb3lUsi3OfYdhwgFViRTbQF5J-EsLJtqwM_0wuFgNViyDN7TCUM9Xquuw_QCX3Ho-tuNDXBMNpqLA7BhbJkZNOI7fp5gQ/s1600-h/IMG_0707.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadAo1mlJwMwMERjj1mPeOMNmE4yX342NbmYDTYxcqB4soIYtfb3lUsi3OfYdhwgFViRTbQF5J-EsLJtqwM_0wuFgNViyDN7TCUM9Xquuw_QCX3Ho-tuNDXBMNpqLA7BhbJkZNOI7fp5gQ/s400/IMG_0707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414854996364921490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUiGoDS1BfejSk9zuJI5jXy77Qf3XVaUHopBlVrbpOFR2HsCvH_c26y6rGmLNXsSS6_jJaq6ls1V9dABl5MW_tvj9BcDeb-akXWGrWWX0VVHap9x0xIP-7LXLMijXebfCEpqzXyo-CydL/s1600-h/IMG_0697.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUiGoDS1BfejSk9zuJI5jXy77Qf3XVaUHopBlVrbpOFR2HsCvH_c26y6rGmLNXsSS6_jJaq6ls1V9dABl5MW_tvj9BcDeb-akXWGrWWX0VVHap9x0xIP-7LXLMijXebfCEpqzXyo-CydL/s400/IMG_0697.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414854992829058226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPju-2jXHNcy0_wJDSVfrEXTo3xTYTHj6kkI1aAg9LZaVIS5ZrMMFdOp-27nO_96f2-x1dhEg-5g-vj6Xfj3aFksYMAzV_vqbJctGWK4o0aS98OKi1DDvJPsiv0xZe4ZDmWxZ3AEQ49oEv/s1600-h/DSC_0832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPju-2jXHNcy0_wJDSVfrEXTo3xTYTHj6kkI1aAg9LZaVIS5ZrMMFdOp-27nO_96f2-x1dhEg-5g-vj6Xfj3aFksYMAzV_vqbJctGWK4o0aS98OKi1DDvJPsiv0xZe4ZDmWxZ3AEQ49oEv/s400/DSC_0832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414854983176596146" /></a><br /></div><div>There was a live nativity.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNH1_W4liOsxRO3QpZuFkOcOTxPD7WJ8D6tU1hW8VjpRS7l0VMnjmTBTVzbhCpv0wnU2vs07-07FN11knlsTWyoU_vt0Q1izYAwLnkSQsk8AECrX4XFvV1tLKIVx6CmQN5lNMMKK-X44pL/s1600-h/DSC_0839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNH1_W4liOsxRO3QpZuFkOcOTxPD7WJ8D6tU1hW8VjpRS7l0VMnjmTBTVzbhCpv0wnU2vs07-07FN11knlsTWyoU_vt0Q1izYAwLnkSQsk8AECrX4XFvV1tLKIVx6CmQN5lNMMKK-X44pL/s400/DSC_0839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414853249753093746" /></a><br /></div><div>And inside was a beautiful, huge Christmas tree with lots of handmade wooden crosses and rustic ornaments. We took advantage of someone offering to take a group photo in front of the tree.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEVnrRFroZiwwUjfnpZGF-Whwz22Qa-3Mikbt320TrNrfEdo1LHT3X4qdQ7d8f0fDwoo5OsKUHgrFgN8VAYSwripKYAHmsyEiikCYXZLonpw8kiRq8_SHni45BTOqY8T_9t0Wq1ZSNHnB/s1600-h/DSC_0851.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEVnrRFroZiwwUjfnpZGF-Whwz22Qa-3Mikbt320TrNrfEdo1LHT3X4qdQ7d8f0fDwoo5OsKUHgrFgN8VAYSwripKYAHmsyEiikCYXZLonpw8kiRq8_SHni45BTOqY8T_9t0Wq1ZSNHnB/s400/DSC_0851.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414853244347119202" /></a>Inside, they have the Graham Brothers Dairy Bar, where you can purchase salads, ice cream, and sandwiches; as well as, coffee and hot apple cider.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9u1UGUy_Hp5z2tAuHtIJSXLpgRyP44lfLwfzd3JRf3sbC7hQisa-ECO9z_2qbCujNGIDOaKkE4E10v29mX0JlVaZ-a0Fa6GEUuxKM8F-0ulLmJZHcxelavVQmL9NpYsHdznRZXuAO_5X/s1600-h/DSC_0856.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9u1UGUy_Hp5z2tAuHtIJSXLpgRyP44lfLwfzd3JRf3sbC7hQisa-ECO9z_2qbCujNGIDOaKkE4E10v29mX0JlVaZ-a0Fa6GEUuxKM8F-0ulLmJZHcxelavVQmL9NpYsHdznRZXuAO_5X/s400/DSC_0856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414853240109327314" /></a>Here are Grace and Emma waiting on Poppa to bring us some coffee and cider.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQGxAItz0l8MgYpU7QMDPAWeB9B_Kbk7Lahn-erSWAFGkkrdkVamRJ9-rDIH5T05fTef46-yDSK7IbFZU-qttEd9Gft7sl5upCCQNhRp0wXWpOTgMrgKL224XRG7sP6BG3IArM1Zclz8M/s1600-h/DSC_0857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQGxAItz0l8MgYpU7QMDPAWeB9B_Kbk7Lahn-erSWAFGkkrdkVamRJ9-rDIH5T05fTef46-yDSK7IbFZU-qttEd9Gft7sl5upCCQNhRp0wXWpOTgMrgKL224XRG7sP6BG3IArM1Zclz8M/s400/DSC_0857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414853238073334786" /></a>Emma and me waiting in the Dairy Bar for our treats!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge73PszzjzCuY2Tm9aK1qW5w9xvqFE0f_LK88YP8HJ6jbM64QbFLhExhqDudKQd-6y1I9SyVc1OJ39oXWW7noMZSw6k5K3OmzzYH9XzoQf8g87fD0xy0whXcjbUs-gcTaltb_oesJO9LYB/s1600-h/DSC_0862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge73PszzjzCuY2Tm9aK1qW5w9xvqFE0f_LK88YP8HJ6jbM64QbFLhExhqDudKQd-6y1I9SyVc1OJ39oXWW7noMZSw6k5K3OmzzYH9XzoQf8g87fD0xy0whXcjbUs-gcTaltb_oesJO9LYB/s400/DSC_0862.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414853229315704642" /></a>And after we were done eating, we turned our "eating" booth into a little "Photo Booth" and took some pictures of everyone. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM2OxAOUekOqS6CdYegfxTSEF026Zd2SZfO4xZAy0TMWdswuPG7dxY6KSA8UapBP8GWA93OXa2QLYEf1tL9gb6luCxDiJNcj6PQaupNNHEFhU7AlUBdX9Jg8HzKYFYdZVbh9LZs9wfy6v/s1600-h/DSC_0876.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM2OxAOUekOqS6CdYegfxTSEF026Zd2SZfO4xZAy0TMWdswuPG7dxY6KSA8UapBP8GWA93OXa2QLYEf1tL9gb6luCxDiJNcj6PQaupNNHEFhU7AlUBdX9Jg8HzKYFYdZVbh9LZs9wfy6v/s400/DSC_0876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414852608823333810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxGmoesspL6XdOG-SwrWjOEYnjEj5P6NysTOrUQezkVPTZQO0YS1Vyb1Pyw45f1-pfMSPV6_x13eJ4SeQO53Zg0XO8MFGnem-HSoXKpX5Mv5_3mX55rDYXPw4sUARVboOxibol3cgjLV7/s1600-h/DSC_0878.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxGmoesspL6XdOG-SwrWjOEYnjEj5P6NysTOrUQezkVPTZQO0YS1Vyb1Pyw45f1-pfMSPV6_x13eJ4SeQO53Zg0XO8MFGnem-HSoXKpX5Mv5_3mX55rDYXPw4sUARVboOxibol3cgjLV7/s400/DSC_0878.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414852605566933570" /></a>I couldn't resist a picture of Miss Emma in front of the gorgeous poinsettias. They were almost as tall as she was!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXVYR0Keg3n6kObpY8W4xLDt1QG-QC_URZZpK9w7D9iyJqSYL1B5fFcbJ0iQbT6kCpf_dKmj7USFL7oKHmhxK0sMhkPMWsENisf7yP1xYTRaXJVbsctkO7P6JLgx3Wc96NOyW9J1ivVM8/s1600-h/DSC_0882.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXVYR0Keg3n6kObpY8W4xLDt1QG-QC_URZZpK9w7D9iyJqSYL1B5fFcbJ0iQbT6kCpf_dKmj7USFL7oKHmhxK0sMhkPMWsENisf7yP1xYTRaXJVbsctkO7P6JLgx3Wc96NOyW9J1ivVM8/s400/DSC_0882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414852601539681538" /></a>And before heading out, we decided to stop for one more photo op in front of that gorgeous Christmas tree.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYtFS3H6t8TVKbeaE7tAVGFQiYlpN2f9GdSWFZm1m0wjqSB-PkiGFn8P1AWHGO6sOUS9M_kvDQnDfg4xcK-l3_Gj0S08rAWqVuB0YEfqcS1-K_D35Dl62tNCj0WrPSpPPHsrVWV8PHn6E/s1600-h/DSC_0902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYtFS3H6t8TVKbeaE7tAVGFQiYlpN2f9GdSWFZm1m0wjqSB-PkiGFn8P1AWHGO6sOUS9M_kvDQnDfg4xcK-l3_Gj0S08rAWqVuB0YEfqcS1-K_D35Dl62tNCj0WrPSpPPHsrVWV8PHn6E/s400/DSC_0902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414852599205908066" /></a>There was so much to see and do, but we decided that we would need to go back for a visit without a certain little "munchkin" with us. The tour itself takes about an hour and a half and we were afraid that might have been just a little too much to ask of a 4 year old!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNt-P8Z80a6zyk_IC3AbrOZ-YFD8SVElKBmTqYYx0s1as9FFUaPa04RvOPVhNJ-v8yhyphenhyphenFt3XF-HiCcxLpcXa6sCYoVoybXPhdNRZWHKlox11zb2F1NSNrf5iyC-opPkySb9yuRxc36HDi/s1600-h/DSC_0915.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNt-P8Z80a6zyk_IC3AbrOZ-YFD8SVElKBmTqYYx0s1as9FFUaPa04RvOPVhNJ-v8yhyphenhyphenFt3XF-HiCcxLpcXa6sCYoVoybXPhdNRZWHKlox11zb2F1NSNrf5iyC-opPkySb9yuRxc36HDi/s400/DSC_0915.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414852589375739426" /></a>The grounds must be beautiful in the daylight, but they were absolutely <i>MAGICAL </i>all decked out for Christmas!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446187293791917189.post-8531176273716411432009-09-21T21:57:00.001-04:002009-09-21T22:00:14.293-04:00Outback of Brazil - Pelo Sinal (Part 2)When our team went to go look at the living conditions of the family that I mentioned in my previous post, we sent all the children of Pelo Sinal to the town square. We told them we would meet them under the big tree in the center of town shortly.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpsVZCp6QwSVVCBzDiCX_L-uGZyQb2mnPh5-omezLsCtF_l8T0KBVt2yNG6Kf3gfTry1YDW4WUBQzlWOohECanlGrKsAddRvfJHOThJR9-11kh8VcKTA3uSaiz1aJpEt6jDeNNwbKemwv/s1600-h/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpsVZCp6QwSVVCBzDiCX_L-uGZyQb2mnPh5-omezLsCtF_l8T0KBVt2yNG6Kf3gfTry1YDW4WUBQzlWOohECanlGrKsAddRvfJHOThJR9-11kh8VcKTA3uSaiz1aJpEt6jDeNNwbKemwv/s400/DSC_0063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384067876346800354" /></a>All the children gathered there as we sang songs and taught them hand gestures to some of our favorite songs. Here we were teaching them lyrics and hand motions to "O, Happy Day".<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ctiQkoCGRZaRvYPr982PjDs8b0S2DHTtzBiMAz99tqjS4iw2S93X1_sTjqQgGvo3-wu5MyJMVtQnlUCAxvMYAm8T6lwQr3sM_Hr4Fv3e0Mqzl4UF0u0fbW1IZRJuHHrIUBjUPB7yZX4b/s1600-h/IMG_0272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ctiQkoCGRZaRvYPr982PjDs8b0S2DHTtzBiMAz99tqjS4iw2S93X1_sTjqQgGvo3-wu5MyJMVtQnlUCAxvMYAm8T6lwQr3sM_Hr4Fv3e0Mqzl4UF0u0fbW1IZRJuHHrIUBjUPB7yZX4b/s400/IMG_0272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384077484248160482" /></a>O, happy day, happy day</div><div>You washed my sin away</div><div>O, happy day, happy day </div><div>and I'll never be the same</div><div>Forever I am changed.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dWb6piW_oX6RDeUG3uqk_A0rFAmn8yb1VKc02gaqdbkLVkPFQELfU4AHWSDpvFf4LxX5fAZOxM6pTVgc9MQPd1_Mmkvm7SivfGj1YvlSbObw0mWYI-s7KtmVf-xm5pZddv7LnkLsEk9q/s1600-h/IMG_0273.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dWb6piW_oX6RDeUG3uqk_A0rFAmn8yb1VKc02gaqdbkLVkPFQELfU4AHWSDpvFf4LxX5fAZOxM6pTVgc9MQPd1_Mmkvm7SivfGj1YvlSbObw0mWYI-s7KtmVf-xm5pZddv7LnkLsEk9q/s400/IMG_0273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384077482160225234" /></a>We wanted to make one home visit before time to meet back with our entire group for lunch, so my team grabbed two precious sisters, Victoria and Raphaela, and asked them if we could go to their home for a visit. My team leader, Daniel, already knew them from a previous trip.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGo5bxUNOyvGQibdUQV5VV75zXmS3iAc-VRaNOXJ7YnTZHxzCGmf8NBh8Bj9ncF8ir9DQIaqnGMskUJEkrMAMB0dme4pRYJx3eDI1qRKgkGWlq7AKUg5kjdG-BcLThN8GVs4iD7yFlSv4f/s1600-h/DSC_0089.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGo5bxUNOyvGQibdUQV5VV75zXmS3iAc-VRaNOXJ7YnTZHxzCGmf8NBh8Bj9ncF8ir9DQIaqnGMskUJEkrMAMB0dme4pRYJx3eDI1qRKgkGWlq7AKUg5kjdG-BcLThN8GVs4iD7yFlSv4f/s400/DSC_0089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384067841767932530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">(L to R) Shelby, Katarina, Daniel, Raphaela, Victoria and me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We headed through the village and up the hill to their home.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdaisOcpOorj0SL_7nyuVNwgzEnzyGiZKfBHaJ3wQ6dmqsr3eFvWn06Hmpa2ZrAx_ZlY0FW_j9SXgKUJYEvb9dnCcqpVjKdpp-_ZTRNLQcgRIcklaUQhr8VlA2-aN2UdOKJHi-GbUke_K/s1600-h/DSC_0090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdaisOcpOorj0SL_7nyuVNwgzEnzyGiZKfBHaJ3wQ6dmqsr3eFvWn06Hmpa2ZrAx_ZlY0FW_j9SXgKUJYEvb9dnCcqpVjKdpp-_ZTRNLQcgRIcklaUQhr8VlA2-aN2UdOKJHi-GbUke_K/s400/DSC_0090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384080092104459762" /></a>We had an amazing visit with this sweet family. Unfortunately, their brother, Oscar, was not there when we visited in their home, but the girls' parents and their paternal grandfather were there. They were so gracious to us and so appreciative to us for coming to visit them. Their mother was disappointed that we could not stay and eat lunch with them and made us promise that when we come back that our entire group would eat lunch at their house!</div><div><br /></div><div>Victoria went to her room and got a notebook with her schoolwork in it and read some of her answers regarding what she believed about the Bible and why, and I was absolutely amazed with her spiritual maturity! She said she had been reading her Bible that had been given to her on a previous trip.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhA9Bzwcju7rMWhZ-GWn_QinxkRROomcGXgJ0acRtVfOaFAsCTMNEMlVH7r8vyxcgUNnPPa3QsqaA_SxVnahVkdnR4aIqb2NMrZZv8MZDY75afZZmrEFZkSxPdfQ9Uj0rWmda14bXWSnO/s1600-h/DSC_0096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhA9Bzwcju7rMWhZ-GWn_QinxkRROomcGXgJ0acRtVfOaFAsCTMNEMlVH7r8vyxcgUNnPPa3QsqaA_SxVnahVkdnR4aIqb2NMrZZv8MZDY75afZZmrEFZkSxPdfQ9Uj0rWmda14bXWSnO/s400/DSC_0096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384067862680708690" /></a>My heart just melted as little Raphaela snuggled up to me on the sofa. She just latched onto me from the minute we sat down in their home and I couldn't get enough! So precious!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sRPQKuEpOyIrWm2dKWrthpPKAVFRfoA1PkM4gY293eQGe87nm6UZirI3IZXWMQ8G24XdJkuRhr9iKuZygLGzSUWIGDR8BF0guNBfHk4Qt2rIEF3EinVoeObYIDtDcvkm9KteBpqX9hOf/s1600-h/DSC_0094.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sRPQKuEpOyIrWm2dKWrthpPKAVFRfoA1PkM4gY293eQGe87nm6UZirI3IZXWMQ8G24XdJkuRhr9iKuZygLGzSUWIGDR8BF0guNBfHk4Qt2rIEF3EinVoeObYIDtDcvkm9KteBpqX9hOf/s400/DSC_0094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384067848995407794" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGo5bxUNOyvGQibdUQV5VV75zXmS3iAc-VRaNOXJ7YnTZHxzCGmf8NBh8Bj9ncF8ir9DQIaqnGMskUJEkrMAMB0dme4pRYJx3eDI1qRKgkGWlq7AKUg5kjdG-BcLThN8GVs4iD7yFlSv4f/s1600-h/DSC_0089.JPG"></a></div><div>This is a picture of this precious family (minus brother Oscar) with our team. (Unfortunately, our translator, Katarina, was taking the picture so was not able to be included in this photo.)</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFkPrKOlHkdB7GqABOiUfB7nGzCB9KD9tl7Ke8Y70ebzsTnPodPMaf4h8E7a57QPZB_hRJ65V6K6QCmyQ7LdKJDJFADTFe8sqdWFTiIocXvyrIXZje4qVZbz0u9yKW56k7E_P4dQyipfM/s1600-h/DSC_0100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFkPrKOlHkdB7GqABOiUfB7nGzCB9KD9tl7Ke8Y70ebzsTnPodPMaf4h8E7a57QPZB_hRJ65V6K6QCmyQ7LdKJDJFADTFe8sqdWFTiIocXvyrIXZje4qVZbz0u9yKW56k7E_P4dQyipfM/s400/DSC_0100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384067868814051426" /></a>They made us feel so welcome that it was really difficult to leave. I had to snap one more photo of this precious family- taken outside the door of their home. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixejXngH1BnpvePojc0OBFVgT029jNDSsftzjyrOoFDsSOV0mZg6KjrmoDU2VYUJ1nzqErvAOBxFDatLdxpPWB-_tIHKWGB75RXvdrsIxMU6UOq51ZkgknKkeTC8xny-8vv0CeEMtFdOE/s1600-h/DSC_0103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixejXngH1BnpvePojc0OBFVgT029jNDSsftzjyrOoFDsSOV0mZg6KjrmoDU2VYUJ1nzqErvAOBxFDatLdxpPWB-_tIHKWGB75RXvdrsIxMU6UOq51ZkgknKkeTC8xny-8vv0CeEMtFdOE/s400/DSC_0103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384085385308371074" /></a></div>We headed back through the village to Nalva's house (the Mayor of Pelo Sinal) for a delicious lunch prepared by Pastor Carlos' wife, Dinalda.<div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKQ02AUcsQpkiIkjj9xwzzrPYVWQ8QUMxCRBzGTowsnfDFd5ZIlzGn2_HQ-YsjrXBkFgb6Mubw09WoPAAkRhJ2xW5wPR56suh1QbKXalRfLe4WG_1yuKom3srdeVDL8iELzWRk5Q5RF2n/s1600-h/IMG_0278.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKQ02AUcsQpkiIkjj9xwzzrPYVWQ8QUMxCRBzGTowsnfDFd5ZIlzGn2_HQ-YsjrXBkFgb6Mubw09WoPAAkRhJ2xW5wPR56suh1QbKXalRfLe4WG_1yuKom3srdeVDL8iELzWRk5Q5RF2n/s400/IMG_0278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384086419250275698" /></a>As soon as lunch was over, it was time to head back to the town square. The "Face Painters" took their places......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ti1QdT1i86AdCU4Oc03DFpTnEd-tguYefk54QHibHMFlaQRgmYnVmr64GaeU_5jjZlBAlQe3LWvv7IQI04xtvFhfZhCqOMn6dOBwYBr4fJnuL_TuWFsCkFJ9Dqn_ZptUbw2_M46eTOz/s1600-h/IMG_0309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ti1QdT1i86AdCU4Oc03DFpTnEd-tguYefk54QHibHMFlaQRgmYnVmr64GaeU_5jjZlBAlQe3LWvv7IQI04xtvFhfZhCqOMn6dOBwYBr4fJnuL_TuWFsCkFJ9Dqn_ZptUbw2_M46eTOz/s400/IMG_0309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384088651367446418" /></a>The lines started to form ......</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrdv7AADCjMawJYzuWRA9kzx2ed7eJU9wVdWJI1g9Vf2lv1cVSvZCuJBg2Lrav_TFsMErMrHO4zjxClT0rdle3AEK4HQlsWDr-FvlxL4sEM3YM3hfwRJ0E88EeRSI-8BtbDdhV_9g23RN/s1600-h/DSC_0116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrdv7AADCjMawJYzuWRA9kzx2ed7eJU9wVdWJI1g9Vf2lv1cVSvZCuJBg2Lrav_TFsMErMrHO4zjxClT0rdle3AEK4HQlsWDr-FvlxL4sEM3YM3hfwRJ0E88EeRSI-8BtbDdhV_9g23RN/s400/DSC_0116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384087500333829730" /></a>And beautiful faces were painted!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiiSYmEQdFOhknFQeAOkONk9rnpwWAjBleSTSZh-f8yYUK0YbQAVgqs-EOQKt-Q01U74TpkP_kJ_-jfPRCorCYfzsppKpiT8KCAS614A4e55M2XZTDowGb4DRdzR4Mi5Clh1V2F7_67Yz/s1600-h/IMG_0312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiiSYmEQdFOhknFQeAOkONk9rnpwWAjBleSTSZh-f8yYUK0YbQAVgqs-EOQKt-Q01U74TpkP_kJ_-jfPRCorCYfzsppKpiT8KCAS614A4e55M2XZTDowGb4DRdzR4Mi5Clh1V2F7_67Yz/s400/IMG_0312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384089697548549074" /></a>My daughter, <a href="http://www.walkwithmebyfaith.blogspot.com/">Faith</a>, even threw in her hair braiding services!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HEpw2jiHoZpItUQrIlID99MgVjKg0rjrmA_-7CBSKJ8z-dzbO68KZ0Im98lRA2XLBupT-EcVZ8sz-YP-gUBaq2lDjrAupCfZKP1QVzgN_f7YMkYexfKC0SnV4TOkS5fm0i4JGJht9xF5/s1600-h/IMG_0322.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HEpw2jiHoZpItUQrIlID99MgVjKg0rjrmA_-7CBSKJ8z-dzbO68KZ0Im98lRA2XLBupT-EcVZ8sz-YP-gUBaq2lDjrAupCfZKP1QVzgN_f7YMkYexfKC0SnV4TOkS5fm0i4JGJht9xF5/s1600-h/IMG_0322.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HEpw2jiHoZpItUQrIlID99MgVjKg0rjrmA_-7CBSKJ8z-dzbO68KZ0Im98lRA2XLBupT-EcVZ8sz-YP-gUBaq2lDjrAupCfZKP1QVzgN_f7YMkYexfKC0SnV4TOkS5fm0i4JGJht9xF5/s400/IMG_0322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384089686095823154" /></a></div><div>Afterwards we even got to observe a dance class that the little girls in the village got to be a part of. So sweet!</div><div><br /></div><div>To be continued.....</div><div><div><br /></div></div>MiMihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743953892055402597noreply@blogger.com9