Who's this?

My parents were awesome.....

I found this very cool website the other day, and as the pictures i submitted have not been posted yet. I will post mine here. Check it out http://www.myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com/

Could you just....

So last night after dinner I ask the boys if they want a snack. Aragorn happily shouts YES!! And promptly requests cookies. I tell him we have some in the cupboard. His reply?

"Could you just bake us some? "

Wait…..what?

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Horse and buggy.....

Throughout my day I think of a lot of things. They range from extremely important to "really? why is that even in my head?" A lot of times, I can answer these things easily and move on. What are we having for dinner tonight? Who's birthday is coming up next? What should we do this weekend? But there are some things I cannot answer at all. And that bugs me. Most of the time they are things I have no control over. The devestation in Haiti, the current issues with our country. One of those most recent things is the recent diagnosis of my sister. I have done some research (as reliable as the internet can be) and I am disturbed by the lack of support metastic breast cancer receives. I realize it is not a top killer of women (Heart Disease holds that honor, followed by Breast Cancer, Osteoporosis and Depression) but it is still a HUGE issue. Cancer is one of those things that if you personally have not been affected by it (meaning if YOU have not had it) odds are, someone close to you has.

My sister and I have never been close, this is no secret. I do not know her favorite color, or her favorite food. I do not know what school she went to, or what she wanted to be when she grew up. I don't know what she likes to do in her spare time, or if she even has spare time. But I do know this, the ties that hold sisters together, although sometimes strained, are unbreakable. There has never been a day that has gone by that I have not thought about my sister. Even before her diagnosis, I always wished we could be closer. There is always time I tell myself. No matter what is happening, I try to let her know I am thinking of her and love her. It is too difficult for me to call her right now, I fear the sound of her voice may send me into uncontrollable crying. But I try to stop time when she signs online. I want for nothing else at that moment then to talk to her and get to know her. To let her know that I am here if she needs me. My immediate reaction to her diagnosis was unfairness, I barley know her, how can this be happening?. But then I realize, that it's life, and it's the way it is. I have to remind myself that most of the time no one chooses the path they take, more often than not the path has been decided. I like to think, the mode of transportation is what you choose. Do you Wisk through life like a bat out of hell in your new Corvette GT convertible never really seeing what you have? Just wanting to make it to the end. Or do you take the ride using the horse and buggy route, enjoying the scenery as it passes?

I am rethinking my mode. And I have decided. I want the buggy, and a REALLY old horse. Life is too short to go to fast. I hope you rethink yours too.

The kid's got skills......

Another picture taken by Aragorn....on my camera phone........

Go Rouge.....

You have to get under what God has put over you so that you can get over what he has put under you.

Had a wonderful service today, Pastor Ryan spoke about Courageous living. He spoke of Caleb and Joshua and how it's amazing how 2 people can see the exact same situation, and react to it differently. This is part two of his series MAN UP. As always, Gena rocked the room, getting into her more rock side for the final song, LOVED it!!

Don't forget You can visit the edge church at

http://www.edgecommunity.net/

Or visit Pastor Heller's blog

http://www.ryanheller.org/