Updates

After a very trying week battling a kidney infection and an abscess cyst, our weekend ended on a good note. We had food delivered to our home everyday this week, including Saturday, by people that love us and love serving the Saviour. I have had this problem twice before and both times ended up hospitalized on a morphine pump. Thanks to the generosity of the people I was (for the first time) able to obey doctors orders and stay on complete bed rest. Thus avoiding a hospital stay. God is good and His mercy is everlasting. Saturday the junior high and high schoolers went to putt putt fun house and boy did they have fun. It is so refreshing to see my children involved and interacting with Godly young people. We presented ourselves for church membership this morning and were accepted graciously. My husband, Jaime, and I were accepted by letter and Nicholas will be baptized. (Nicholas made a profession of faith as a young child and was baptized only to realize later that he was not really saved. He accepted Christ in Dec.'04 but never submitted to scriptural baptism due to all the problems where we were.) Praise be to God that a new chapter of our life is open before us and the past can be left there...in the past.

Monday's thought

Legalism destroys our loving relationship with God.

Thursday

Busy day planned today. After school I need to head to Angleton and turn in some paperwork and visit with a friend.

Later this afternoon I have an appointment to see my nephrologist. My blood pressures are doing better (due to the removal of stresses). I am however having ongoing kidney issues that just can not be resolved:(

Tonight is ladies games night at church and I would love to go and see what that is all about.

Been doing some things around the house and that is keeping us busy.

Full Weekend

We had a really busy (but very fun) weekend.
We met up with friends Saturday morning and headed to Houston's Museum District Day.
When we were finished with that we headed to Sugarland to a lovely park there and had a cook out.
Sunday night after services was the youth's pool party. This was a real treat for us and we all had a great time.
I am very thankful for people who are willing to open their homes to our youth.

^ Museum of Health^

^4-D theater & The Museum of Natural Science^

^Lovely park in Sugarland^

^Youth pool party^

Finished with dad's appointment and he is officially 5 years tumor free!!

Space

As you are all aware, there are seven people living in our home. Thus, space is a precious thing.
Nicholas has his own computer but not really space for it. This is where and how he usually works.
Notice the very nice mouse pad.

Today my Christian is 13! We now have 3 teenagers at home and are forever mindful of God's goodness!!

Happy and Ya Know It

Maybe Isaiah will be the next one to play the piano...ya never know:)

HMMMMM

Beginnings

The beginnings of new friendships and memories:)

School

School preperation

BOYS

My oldest and youngest.

Friday Night Lights

We went to the Brazosport football game this past Friday night.
I have not had sooo much fun in a great while.
The game was 'called' due to lightening and rain, but we didn't mind.
We got soaked through and through and went back to the
Cornelio's home for pizza and chicken kickers.

^ Bleacher evacuation due to lightening.^
No rain ........................................YET!!!

^Mess Mess enjoying the game.^

^OK, we have rain now!^

^FOOD^

Utter Goofiness

Post #300

Become increasingly aware of all the magnificent things in your life. Feel gratitude toward all the people who have given so much through their work and inventions so that you can have a much easier life.

Did you take a shower this morning?
Did you use electricity?
How did you get to work? By car, train, bus, or did you walk in your shoes?
Did you pick up coffee or listen to the radio or make a call on your cell phone or take an elevator?

You use so many inventions every day of your life. Are you taking them for granted or are you being grateful for them?

We are so blessed-really we are.

Positions and Faces

Isaiah is a very happy boy. He is just like Christian
and can fall asleep just about anywhere:)

ummmm

If you have a two year old in your house and can
not find your newspaper....check the washing machine.
You just never know!!!!

Books

Two of the books I purchased @ the HomeSchool Store.
Both are excellent reads.

Thoughts

Whatever feelings you have within you are attracting your tomorrow.

Worry attracts more worry.

Anxiety attracts more anxiety.

Unhappiness attracts more unhappiness.

Dissatisfaction attracts more dissatisfaction.

AND..........

Joy attracts more joy.

Happiness attracts more happiness.

Peace attracts more peace.

Gratitude attracts more gratitude.

Kindness attracts more kindness.

Love attracts more love.

Your job is an inside one.

To change your world, all you have to do is change the way you feel inside.

How easy is that?

MRE

Remember these?? Sure hope there
is no need for them this year:)