Be Strong and Courageous

Courtney At Women Living Well has a challenge for us as wives to bless our husbands, Not that we shouldn't be a blessing all the time but she is trying to think a bit deeper over the course of the summer. Here's the Topic Schedule for those who want to link up each week: June 7 - announce to your readers you are participating by posting the button on your site and leaving your link below. Optional: Embed the HTML from this video in your blog post! June 14 – Post Pictures from your dating days (or tell us all about it!). Think about one thing you used to do or have as a couple that you have lost in the shuffle of life. How can you regain it? June 21 - Remember Your Vows - post pictures of your wedding day. We will review the sacredness of this day. June 28 - Ask your husband every morning how you can pray for him that day. Bonus: Fast and pray for him one day this week. July 5 - Admire Your Husband. Write this post and then show it to him! He will smile!...

Lifehouse - Everything Lyrics : "Find Me Here Speak To Me I want to feel you I need to hear you You are the light That's leading me To the place where I find peace again. You are the strength, that keeps me walking. You are the hope, that keeps me trusting. You are the light to my soul. You are my purpose...you're everything. How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you? Would you tell me how could it be any better than this? You calm the storms, and you give me rest. You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall. You steal my heart, and you take my breath away. Would you take me in? Take me deeper now? How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you? Would you tell me how could it be any better than this? And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you? Would you tell me how could it be any better than this? Cause you're all I want, You're all I need You're everything,everything You're all I want your all I need You're e...

Here I am dying to say I am desperate for Your touch I fall upon this desert ground And I am empty at Your feet Will You break me now Will You take me in Your grace Take me deeper in love Take me deeper with You Where the streams of Your mercy run Feel Your waves over me Feel Your power over me In the roar of Your waterfall Wash away the hidden stains Of my falleness I pray I’ll tell the world Of all You’ve done Of Your saving power in me Saturate me now Ever leave me in Your grace

I started this morning opening the windows and making a pot of coffee, doing the dishes and generally cleaing up around the house. While doing so I came to the realization that it is nearly July!!! So I dug out a few photos from my hard drive and just wanted to reflect on what winter looked like here. It snowed but nearly not as much as I would have liked, and the kids got to play in it most days. Christmas came with blessing to buy a little extra this year and with a lot less sorrow than last year.   Chaun and her kiddos were still here and yes on occassion I miss them all. Who wouldn't miss this smile and giggling faces. And who could not miss the adorable chicken aka Jillane Willow Isadora!!

Skoy Cloths   are a reusable cleaning cloth. Check them out, may just have to order a set or two!

Well here is on of the 4 busses we took with us, holding 200+ students plus 20+ volunteers and teachers. It was a blast. I was in the first seat and Andrew and his buddies were in the back. First stop Safeco feild home of the Mariners Baseball  team. This is sculpture of 1000 bats that light up,  pretty spectacular actually.  From the phrase, you are batting a 1000! The kids only got to sit in the visitors dug out beacase there was a player there practicing that morning. So the home team side was closed. This is the view from the press box.  The gentlman mowing the grass is the head grounds keeper and he has been recognized world wide for the beatiful grass he maintains. the even heat it year round with underground pipes - insane! This is the Mriners medallion, it is beautiful. Here the kids are sitting in the club house, where the season tickets are $20,000+ for the home games. It was amazing to me that people have that kind of money for such things. Th...

Starting on Thursday actually, Emma had her end of the year concert. She played very well, and is looking forward to next year as well. I loved this outfit of Emma's it was for her jazz routine, "Too Cool" and I must say she pulled off the attitude to go with it. I love this song, Butterfly fly Away, they all did a beautiful job. I love to watch ballet even the tiniest of dancers is so cute. The final bow at the end of recital - another year over. Ft. Simcoe Civile War Reenactment Weekend The fort is open most year round and has many buildings to tour. (Currntly some  are being gutted due to water damage.) We did get to tour the Officers Quarters, they were lovely. At one point during the afternoon, two maiden's report foul play by a gentle man of town to the officers on duty for the town. They took him into the field and shot him, talk about immediate punishment. There were a few classmates of Andrew's who were participating in the event and we even ...