HAPPY #21 TRAVIS!

This is Travis at about 21 days old!! He was the perfect size for his teddy bear (later named Mr. Bearly) to hold him! WELL.... 21 years later, lots has changed!!! (Hair, vocal chords, size, clothing styles .... just to name a few!) Travis has been 'a little' bit taller then Pete for a few years now..... AMAZING! How fast times goes by when you are having fun! This picture was taken down in Ocean City, NJ on the boardwalk this past summer!

This is Travis at Soulfest '08 playing & singing with friends around the campfires LATE into the nights! (Needless to say, a friend took this picture!) :) Travis, you are a true blessing of God to us!! Happy Birthday Travis!! We love you bunches!!

~~ Happy Veteran's Day ~~

Freedom is never more than one generation away from
extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the
bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and
handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will
spend our sunset years telling our children and our
children's children what it was once
like in the United States where
men were free.

Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States

I thank God for our men & women who have and who currently are

offering themselves so the rest of us can live in a free country!
I thank God for this land of freedom where we can

worship God together as a family!

We need to pray for our national & local leadership that

they will have integrity & wisdom in leading our country!

FOR TODAY,
Monday, November 10, 2008

Outside My Window...
the clothesline stands empty, the trees and gardens are bare and the
swing is still. Morning is just dawning.

I am thinking...
How did the mother's of years ago get everything done, keep up
with correspondences, make delicious meals and
maintain a happy home, without going crazy!

From the kitchen...

the blueberry muffins are cooling and waiting.

I am wearing...

jeans and a soft blue, zip up hoodie over my top with wool slipper socks

I am creating...

Our Thanksgiving menu and beginning to work

on Christmas projects!

I am reading...

"The Dry Divide" by Ralph Moody and trying to read

"Raising Dragons" by Bryan Davis (at Travis's request)

I am hearing...

The rooster announce the new day, the tea kettle softly

reminding me that my tea is only minutes away, and the soft breathing

of my kids as they begin to wake up.

Around the house..

the kids are beginning to wake up, the cats are still curled up

in balls of fluff, the dog is sleeping with his paws covering his face,

the furnace just started again.

One of my favorite things...
the quiet of the morning and

the aroma of fresh baked goods.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:

Travis's birthday dinner

Sit down to write a letter or two

Make a few appointment phone calls

Gather craft items for a class next week

Clean, clean and clean some more!

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Happy Lord's Day!

Here's a song that will get your Sunday morning off to a great start!! (Actually, it will start EVERY day off great!)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rf-UhwfSZI

MIGHTY TO SAVE...... this awesome song is a wonderful reminder that GOD is big enough to move the mountains, He is big enough to save.... and He IS big enough to handle my stuff and yours too, if we'll let Him! :)

Have a blessed day!