And I leave you with this

And then this

Our sermon for today in church

Was all about- It's not about your

Agenda, but about what God

Has for you, and is trying to do

For you: and the scripture was

2 Kings 6:14-23

(Notice he fed and gave the enemy

Water and let them go, even though

He knew there was a risk they

Would return to fight against them again.)

So interesting

This was my devotion

For this morning,

Which made me say "Cool!"

And since your translation for

Luke 10 says a few things

Are needed and really only one,

I was thinking maybe the few things

Are "compassion, mercy,right action,

And humility (4th line commentary)

And the one only thing is God's mercy

Which saves us through "the miraculous

Work God is doing in the hearts of people

(6th line commentary)

Nobody undestands me...

Debbie said that she needed a desk.

If you had ever seen her house, you might better understand why I say that she needs everything she brings in to be bright, and lively, and happy.

She painted her dining room yellow- a true sunshine yellow (I even brought over paint chips)- and it just looked dull beige (I think Mom and Dad's bedroom has the same syndrome).

So I painted a cheap roll top desk as follows:

I asked Alaina , Michael , and Genevieve for feedback, and got the EXACT same answer;

It is VERY green.

Suggestions?

New Years 2014

The happy couple

The wonder twins

Genna keeping away from the nonsense

midnight snacks

A question

I bought a bag with random little

Football helmets at a thrift store

A while back-

I didn't know what to do with them

Especially since not all 32 teams were there

(Eight are missing).

Anyway, Joseph was rummaging through the bag

The day before yesterday, to see what teams it had,

And I noticed that there were equal amounts of

NFC and AFC teams represented (12 a piece).

So I put on my thinking hat today, and took out

Our old checkers board, and was quite pleased

With how they look as checkers-NFC vs. AFC.

I know that you couldn't stack them for kings,

So I cut out little foam football shapes to place

In the grills to signify kings.

Now the question- would Doug and Mark play

Checkers with such a set?

Pictures from the other side....

Genevieve's sewing project that I was helping her with for her Secret Santa.

Jack Henry and Lucy came over to decorate chocolate houses (faux gingerbread houses)

You must put at least as many candies on the house as you eat (it is a rule)

 

Christmas punch ( soda and fruit punch with sherbet on top)

Reindeer cookies

Rice Krispie treats for Mark's class

The house for our next door neighbor--The Wades obviously

Dog made out of modeling chocolate and black icing- Doug said it looked like a turd.

                                                Embarrassing family pictures