Happy Valentines Day!

Growing up, especially in my teenage and early college years, Valentines Day was a time to either enjoy the attentions of a specific young man or to pine away or even pout that there was no special valentine on the horizon. Of course I always enjoyed the specially picked cards and yummy heart shaped boxes of [...]

Our annual Christmas Open House

 
One of the highlights of our entire Christmas season is our annual Lambdin Family Holiday Open House!
We have been hosting this event since 1991 – for seventeen years! As a child my Mom & Dad began having annual Holiday Open Houses in 197, when I was nine years old.  It was something we all looked forward to [...]

Family & Friends Friday – Happy Birthday Dan!

Happy Birthday to the love of my life, best friend & partner in everything!
(aka: dear darling hubby – ddh or “Dan the Man”)

Dearest Dan,
I pray that your special day is blessed beyond measure!  

May the Lord your God pour out to you His abundant love, grace, faithfulness, joy and peace.
May your students both near & far affirm your [...]

Family & Friends Friday – the patch

We are in the midst of a weekend of family traditions, birthday celebrations (Amy girl turns 15 today – Happy Birthday sweetheart! And our dear lifelong friend, “Sallee” has a birthday tomorrow), athletic events & a fellowship get together!  And it is all good!  Yesterday was another Lambdin annual family tradition (to read why family traditions are not [...]

Family & Friends Friday – date night

It’s date night!
As I got up this morning and looked at the calendar – there it was – in bright bold red letters. Yes, tonight is dear darling hubby and my monthly date night and I can’t wait! In case you haven’t noticed, there have been less posts in the past few weeks. Not because I [...]

Family & Friends Friday – “taste & see that the Lord is good!”

It began two years ago after I was asked to speak at a women’s retreat for a local church.  After a wonderful weekend, the retreat ended with a time of communion.  One of the retreat leaders, Sharon Souza read an essay written by a professor at Biola University about communion bread. (Essay found at the end of this post) It was [...]

Family & Friends Friday – Fun Fall Picnic

At the beginning of this week I looked at all that had to be accomplished and I brought the girls around the table after breakfast for a little meeting. First I asked them… “What would be a great treat for you?”  After they stared blankly at me for a moment, I elaborated, “What is something [...]

Family & Friends Friday – Apple Hill

Fall officially begins for us when we take our annual family outing to Apple Hill!
We have been doing this excursion for nine years now & it has become a much anticipated event for everyone. (Although once the kids hit high school they usually miss out on this field trip due to tests, sports etc…)  It is such a great thing to [...]

Family & Friends Friday – Rite of Passage

This week marked the beginning of a year long ritual for our second daughter Amy, called a Christian Rite of Passage.   This is one of our most significant family traditions.  Let me share with you some details about this awesome experience.
What is a Christian Rite of Passage?
It comes from Jewish roots – the Bat Mitzvah – [...]

Family & Friends Friday – Happy 18th Birthday Michelle

18 years ago today, I gave birth to my first sweet baby girl - Michelle. She changed my life forever! She is currently 6,000 miles away from home in Australia with YWAM. (Youth with a Mission) She is one incredible young lady who is going to make a difference in the world! I am blessed to be [...]

Family & Friends Friday – Weekend Get-away

We just spent a wonderful few days with some dear friends in Pioneer, California to celebrate my 45th birthday!  It was a fabulous get-away full of fun, food & fellowship -
Fun!  
We did a few new things for our household of girls – riding motorcycles and shooting guns!  The girls had a blast and took right to it!  [...]