Sunday, October 09, 2005
Day of rest
I love Sundays. But I am especially loving today... this particular Sunday. I have only one son home with me (no fighting), my husband is working, it is cold and rainy, I don't have to GO anywhere until evening service, and my other son is upstairs playing with his best friend. So why am I blogging instead of taking a nap? Good question. I could really use a nap. I'm thinking about hitting the pillow for about an hour or so. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Guess I'll blog later. Bye.
Friday, October 07, 2005
The good and the not so good
Ok, no pictures in this post! They are too much work, and I am just too tired! I thought that once the whirlwind weekend was over, I'd be able to relax! HA HA HA HA HA! Still tons occurring in life... some good, some not so good, but all in the hands of Jesus Christ.
First the exciting news! Monday evening as I was herding the boys toward the bedroom for bed, Adam turned the radio on before climing up to the top bunk. I grabbed the devotion book we read from every night, and began flipping the pages, looking for the correct page. Suddenly, I hear Adam sniffling up on the top bunk. I look up, and his hands are raised up in worship, with big tears rolling down his cheeks. Evidently, the song on the radio hit his heart like a torpedo! I continued looking for my page, when suddenly, he began to cry out to God, "Lord, I'm ready! I want the gift of the Holy Ghost! I want it NOW! Here, in my room! I don't have to be at church or general conference! You are here now, and I am ready!" I nearly had a heart attack! He has NEVER prayed out loud except for grace at meals! And he was praying deep prayer, FOR AN HOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He got stammering lips a couple times, and I was SURE he was going to start speaking in tongues! But he always reverted back to English. It was awesome to see! I know he will receive the Holy Ghost soon! Thank you, Jesus!
In other, more stressful news, my place of employment is in turmoil. I am a substitute teacher at 3 local schools in two school districts. The one I work at MOST OFTEN is currently planning a teacher strike beginning on Monday morning. This is bad for me. They will be closing all the schools in the district until they can reach a reasonable agreement. Although I will be way short on income now, I support the teachers as they battle the ridiculous attempts of the school board to essentially eliminate their health care coverage. I know that if I had to pay 20% of my health care premium, and then pay the first $3,000 in medical bills before they paid a dime, I'd be AHEAD if I just didn't have health insurance. THAT is ridiculous. The atmosphere at the school I work in is very very tense. I also feel bad for the kids. They will be making up all these strike days in the summer. NOT FAIR to them either. The school board needs to get their act together. For EVERYONE'S sake!
What else can I share? At 12:36 am, probably not much! I'm getting way too tired. Time to log off and GO TO BED. Blessings to you all!
First the exciting news! Monday evening as I was herding the boys toward the bedroom for bed, Adam turned the radio on before climing up to the top bunk. I grabbed the devotion book we read from every night, and began flipping the pages, looking for the correct page. Suddenly, I hear Adam sniffling up on the top bunk. I look up, and his hands are raised up in worship, with big tears rolling down his cheeks. Evidently, the song on the radio hit his heart like a torpedo! I continued looking for my page, when suddenly, he began to cry out to God, "Lord, I'm ready! I want the gift of the Holy Ghost! I want it NOW! Here, in my room! I don't have to be at church or general conference! You are here now, and I am ready!" I nearly had a heart attack! He has NEVER prayed out loud except for grace at meals! And he was praying deep prayer, FOR AN HOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He got stammering lips a couple times, and I was SURE he was going to start speaking in tongues! But he always reverted back to English. It was awesome to see! I know he will receive the Holy Ghost soon! Thank you, Jesus!
In other, more stressful news, my place of employment is in turmoil. I am a substitute teacher at 3 local schools in two school districts. The one I work at MOST OFTEN is currently planning a teacher strike beginning on Monday morning. This is bad for me. They will be closing all the schools in the district until they can reach a reasonable agreement. Although I will be way short on income now, I support the teachers as they battle the ridiculous attempts of the school board to essentially eliminate their health care coverage. I know that if I had to pay 20% of my health care premium, and then pay the first $3,000 in medical bills before they paid a dime, I'd be AHEAD if I just didn't have health insurance. THAT is ridiculous. The atmosphere at the school I work in is very very tense. I also feel bad for the kids. They will be making up all these strike days in the summer. NOT FAIR to them either. The school board needs to get their act together. For EVERYONE'S sake!
What else can I share? At 12:36 am, probably not much! I'm getting way too tired. Time to log off and GO TO BED. Blessings to you all!
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Pictures from the birthday bash
As promised... some pictures from the second half of our busy weekend... my mom's surprise birthday party.
Surprise! Note the red face... neighbor in background (Karen) was instrumental in getting her to the scene of the crime!
Make a wish....
Opening presents
Birthday girl "Elaine" and husband Ray
The "culprits" responsible for blowing mom away with surprise...
My sister Charlene and husband Scott
My brother Tim and girlfriend Kazmin
Me and my husband Jason (with neice Sarah)
And finally, the picture I couldn't wait to post... the "other" set of cousins... from my side of the family...
Oh what a time we had! My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle, and sister and her family all made the trip from Maine to pull this off... thanks to EVERYONE who made it possible!
Surprise! Note the red face... neighbor in background (Karen) was instrumental in getting her to the scene of the crime!
Make a wish....
Opening presents
Birthday girl "Elaine" and husband Ray
The "culprits" responsible for blowing mom away with surprise...
My sister Charlene and husband Scott
My brother Tim and girlfriend Kazmin
Me and my husband Jason (with neice Sarah)
And finally, the picture I couldn't wait to post... the "other" set of cousins... from my side of the family...
Oh what a time we had! My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle, and sister and her family all made the trip from Maine to pull this off... thanks to EVERYONE who made it possible!
Monday, October 03, 2005
Pictures from cousin gathering #1
Hello! Here are some pictures from the first gathering of the cousins... on Jason's side of the family! What a fun day!
The "west coast cousins", Katie and Emily (a.k.a. Emma) ... are they gorgeous or what?
The "west coast parents" of Katie and Emma... Matt and Terry!
The 8 cousins in a wagon... say cheese!
The 8 cousins with their great gramma Rheuby
The "west coast cousins", Katie and Emily (a.k.a. Emma) ... are they gorgeous or what?
The "west coast parents" of Katie and Emma... Matt and Terry!
The 8 cousins in a wagon... say cheese!
The 8 cousins with their great gramma Rheuby
exhausted but happy
Wow... what a whirlwind weekend this has been! I am totally exhausted! But MAN WAS IT FUN!!! We began the fun with the first Red Sox vs. Yankees game on Fri. evening as I made apple crisp for the boys, and beef barley soup for the next day. I also watched the Foreign Missions service at General Conference live (at the same time as I listened to the game on the radio). Bro. Scott Graham preached his guts out, and looked as if the anointing may cause him to just explode! WOW! BTW, Red Sox WON!
Sat. morning we had two soccer games, then it was off to Maidstone, VT for a gathering with the Conants/Frechettes/Siebers/Citros/Johnsons/Carters/Mitchells, neighbors, and anyone else I may have missed! We had so much fun! We picked apples, pumpkins, and various other vegetables from Shawn and Judi's garden, pressed MANY gallons of apple cider (yum), walked to the river, did a little sling shot target practice, and watched 8 cousins ages 2-13 play together joyfully and peacefully! Oh yeah, we ate a lot of food, too! That goes with the territory at these family get-togethers! WAY good! Then on the way home, we stopped in St. Johnsbury to check on Ella, Jason's grandmother, who had surgery on Tuesday. She looks great! We got home around 11:30 pm. BTW, Red Sox lost. :(
Sunday, it was off to Enosburg to surprise my mom with a family party for her 60th birhtday (which isn't actually until October 12th). She was totally blown away! It was really fun! We went to mom and Ray's camp after the party and spent the afternoon visiting with family. Then off to church for the evening, which I should say, was very powerful! Once home, I got the boys to bed, and watched an archived service of General Conference I had missed over the busy weekend, and was blessed again! Services this year have been tremendously powerful! BTW, Red Sox KICKED BUTT and earned the wild card playoff spot for the ALCS!!!!!! YEE HAAAA!!!!! GO RED SOX!!! Red Sox rule, Yankees drool!
Anyway, now it is LONG past time for me to be passed out in bed... gotta get up early! Bless you all! Will post again soon! Will add pictures next time!
Sat. morning we had two soccer games, then it was off to Maidstone, VT for a gathering with the Conants/Frechettes/Siebers/Citros/Johnsons/Carters/Mitchells, neighbors, and anyone else I may have missed! We had so much fun! We picked apples, pumpkins, and various other vegetables from Shawn and Judi's garden, pressed MANY gallons of apple cider (yum), walked to the river, did a little sling shot target practice, and watched 8 cousins ages 2-13 play together joyfully and peacefully! Oh yeah, we ate a lot of food, too! That goes with the territory at these family get-togethers! WAY good! Then on the way home, we stopped in St. Johnsbury to check on Ella, Jason's grandmother, who had surgery on Tuesday. She looks great! We got home around 11:30 pm. BTW, Red Sox lost. :(
Sunday, it was off to Enosburg to surprise my mom with a family party for her 60th birhtday (which isn't actually until October 12th). She was totally blown away! It was really fun! We went to mom and Ray's camp after the party and spent the afternoon visiting with family. Then off to church for the evening, which I should say, was very powerful! Once home, I got the boys to bed, and watched an archived service of General Conference I had missed over the busy weekend, and was blessed again! Services this year have been tremendously powerful! BTW, Red Sox KICKED BUTT and earned the wild card playoff spot for the ALCS!!!!!! YEE HAAAA!!!!! GO RED SOX!!! Red Sox rule, Yankees drool!
Anyway, now it is LONG past time for me to be passed out in bed... gotta get up early! Bless you all! Will post again soon! Will add pictures next time!
Saturday, October 01, 2005
RED SOX RULE!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!! Red Sox WIN!!!!! We are tied for first with the Yankees, with 2 games left! The electricity is incredible! The anticipation may kill me! JEFF!!!! I know you are listening down in Texas! RED SOX RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YANKEES DROOL!!!!!
General Conference
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!!!!!!!!! My super wonderful mother in law gave me a wonderful birthday gift! Our church's general conference is in Richmond, VA this year. Those of us who could not attend are basically attending online, viewing the services online live, or watching them later in the archives.
WOW. The preaching is so incredibly powerful and anointed, we are just having church right in our living rooms! Worshipping right along with everyone else, as if really there! The Foreign Missions service I just finished watching live was powerful and deep in a way I cannot even explain with words. God is so amazing....
Thank you Julie! The gift of internet access to General Conference will have life changing effects on me for years to come! I love you!!!!
PS... the previous post about the crazy frog video was removed by me because of the host website, Jamster. They have some VERY inappropriate video material on their website, and I don't want anyone linking to it because of MY link! That would be bad. Sorry!
WOW. The preaching is so incredibly powerful and anointed, we are just having church right in our living rooms! Worshipping right along with everyone else, as if really there! The Foreign Missions service I just finished watching live was powerful and deep in a way I cannot even explain with words. God is so amazing....
Thank you Julie! The gift of internet access to General Conference will have life changing effects on me for years to come! I love you!!!!
PS... the previous post about the crazy frog video was removed by me because of the host website, Jamster. They have some VERY inappropriate video material on their website, and I don't want anyone linking to it because of MY link! That would be bad. Sorry!
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