My last post indicated that I was in a bit “over my head” especially with our big annual dinner auction fundraiser at Jim Elliot Christian High School. Since that post on April 15th…I literally worked ’round the clock on this spectacular event. And it was fabulous! You can read about it and see photo’s here [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Blessings’
January 11, 2009
My foggy day
Sometimes the weather just fits the day.
Living in the valley, we get a few too many winter mornings like these where we are “socked in” with pea soup fog. On a rare day, I do enjoy the white blanket that covers the entire area but the majority of the winter I look for ways to find the sun by heading [...]
January 5, 2009
The Irony of Life
It’s the first Monday of January and from what I can surmise from the facebook statuses I have been looking over – many mothers are rejoicing that their children are back in school today after a two week break for the Christmas holiday. The comments are filled with smiley faces and interjections like – yay! yippee! [...]
January 2, 2009
A Party Waiting to Happen!
There are so many wonderful things about having a large family and I was reminded of one of my favorites on New Years Eve –
A large family is a party waiting to happen!
You don’t need to have a party plan, invitations or even a season, special occassion or a holiday. It’s like those instant soups – just add water! Or [...]
January 1, 2009
A Blessed New Year
My prayer for the year 2009 is that we would all be blessed beyond measure!
The dictionary definition of the word blessed: divinely or supremely favored; fortunate; blissfully happy or contented.
Who wouldn’t want a year full of God’s favor, fortune and to be blissfully happy and vastly contented? Sounds divine, doesn’t it?
But how do we receive [...]
October 27, 2008
Sweet Sixteen
Happy 16th Birthday my dear Amy Girl!
You’re all ribbons and curls,
Oh, what a girl!
Eyes that twinkle and shine,
You’re sixteen,
You’re beautiful and you’re mine.
How quickly those 16 birthdays come and go –
1st birthday – pretty & pink baby girl
2nd Birthday at the Pumpkin Patch
3rd Birthday – you began your love of horses!
4th Birthday – at Chuck [...]
October 22, 2008
Always “Daddy’s Girl”
Early on a Sunday morning, October 22, 1995, my life was forever changed. Dan and I were in bed when the ringing of the phone jolted us out of our deep slumber just before dawn. I could hear my mothers quivering voice on the answering machine pleading with us to pick up the phone. As I jumped out [...]
October 21, 2008
How to survive an economic crisis
Finally something in the news that I have expertise in.
I am an expert on the subject of economic crisis….no really, I am! I mean after all I have lived most of my adult life (except for a few short “glory years” of phenomenal success with my home based business) in a state of economic crisis. [...]
October 13, 2008
The pay off
It was one of those moments when being a Mom to many girls really pays off.
I arrived home after my weekend scrapbooking retreat and my sweet daughters not only had the house clean and sparkling with candles lit — but they had a tray set up in the family room to pamper Mom after a week [...]
October 13, 2008
Just another Monday morning
Just another Monday morning…..
….coffee brewing, exercises looming, chores to be completed, phones ringing, bags to be unpacked from the weekend scrapbooking event, a very full weekly calendar staring at me, hundreds of emails to answer, the girls whizzing about the house getting breakfast, doing school work, fussing with each other and wanting me to referee and of course [...]
September 22, 2008
Teens – Terrible or Terrific?
We had a “milestone” birthday in our home this past week as my fourth daughter, Rebekah turned thirteen.
It is official! We now have four teenage girls in our family…at the same time.
When Rebekah was born her three older sisters were 18 months(Kristen), 3 years(Amy) and 6 years old (Michelle).
I remember many times during their childhood well meaning friends, acquaintances and [...]
September 16, 2008
Planning, Preparation & Provision
First let me say … yes I am still having problems with feedburner sending out empty posts or a boatload of archives. UGH! It looks like if it happens one more time I will be temporarily discontinuing the email subscriptions until I can get this worked out. If you read this blog only through subscription, be sure to check back at [...]
August 26, 2008
Oh the places they’ll go!
I’ve never been one to live vicariously through my kids. In fact, I have often felt pity on parents who were so over involved in their children’s athletic endeavours, academic achievements, musical or dramatic talents and even their “love lives” - it was as if they were trying to either re-create their own childhood or live a [...]
August 18, 2008
Baby Micah – God’s Masterpiece
I am smitten!
The first time I laid eyes on this sweet baby boy, I was filled with love and joy. Then tonight I got to hold him for just a few precious minutes and he stole my heart! This dear baby was born five weeks early to my lifelong friends - Robert & Nina Ward. He has [...]
July 16, 2008
I love living in Stockton!
I recently took a walk around our downtown waterfront and was immensely enjoying the redevelopment that has been a recent addition to our city. As I was sharing this with my dear friend, Angie Guzman who works at the new downtown Sheraton Hotel, we both agreed that we loved living in Stockton and that it [...]
