It's a Wonderful Life!

    It's been a wonderful weekend. Well mostly it was. Nick came in to see Kelly, but she had to work every day. It really broke my heart for them both. That was the sad part. Kelly did get to spend all of Monday morning with him before he had to leave. Long distant relationships are tough, but they make for strong relationships if they survive. I pray for them each day, that God will use their time apart from each other to make them stronger and to draw them closer to His heart.
   Ronald and Nick spent some time together on Saturday. They made some bar-b-que rub and a basting sauce for grilling and smoking.
   Ronald got up on Sunday morning and put on a brisket and not to brag but it turned out delicious.
   On Sunday, Nick taught about Being an Ambassador: True Knowledge at our church. He did such a great job and I was so proud of him. His Mom (Colleen) and Aunt Katie and brother(Chris) also came in from GA. to see and hear him teach. It was so great to meet them.

Cutest couple!

    First impressions - beautiful people after my own heart. Christians and crafters! Both his Mom and his Aunt crochet! I love it. Aunt Katie made a beautiful prayer rag for my kitchen, and Colleen brought a bag of dark chocolate pomegranates for us. I have become so addicted to these things. I am hoping that they will be able to come back again soon and stay a little while so that we can get to know each other better and share some patterns and recipes. Nick brags often about his Mom's cooking, so I know it has to be good.
     Sharing a few pictures that Aunt Katie took at church Sunday. Nick had to shave his beard off before going back to work on Tuesday. : ( That was sad. But we are praying that his orders will be in soon and he will be out of the Army. Then the beard will be back. We all think the beard looks great. Well... Kelly loves it!

 I hope that everyone has a very blessed week. Love you all!

Until next time. Blessings to All ~S~

 

Oh, the Thinks you can Think!

    Think, think, think. Study, study, study. My head has been swimming lately with so many new things. Wonderful things! Weighty thoughts, and fun things!
    Just a few of the things that have been flowing through my mind. And some other odd things.

• Still reading/digesting a wonderful book - Tactics -A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions. 
• The Apologetics Study Bible, I went to 2nd and Charles last week with my kids and found it on the shelf for $21! It was in very good shape with only a few marks on the pages. Couldn't pass it by. Excited each day when I get up and read my Bible.
• Curriculum shopping for some new books for Aimee. Most of our subjects are covered, but there are a few extra that I'd like to get. Building Thinking Skills -figural  and Building Thinking Skills - verbal 
• I have plans for the summer and it's already getting away from me! I need like a three or four week stay-cation with Aimee to get the things done that I wanted to accomplish.
• Working out is still going good. I'm managing to stay away from the scales and not be obsessed with weight. But, I know that I'm loosing the inches because my clothes are loose now. YaY!
• Kelly and Nick are still seeing each other. That's a wonderful thing! Love having that young man around. He makes Kelly smile and laugh. I love seeing the joy that he brings to her.
• Nick still makes the conversation interesting around our home!
• There isn't enough time in my life to read all of the books that I want to read. Some of the authors that I want to read, re-read or at least research: C.S. Lewis, Greg Koukl, Ravi Zacharias, William Lane Craig, J.P. Moreland, Lee Strobel, Josh McDowell... 
• The more I read, the more curious I become. Staying focused on one thing has been hard lately.
• Much prayer as always for friends and family.

Looking forward to next weekend. Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there. I pray that each of you are drawn to the heart of our Heavenly Father.
  Blessings to All, ~S~