saddened by the death of George Tiller

"God's grace would have been enough for him too."

-Bethanne

oh Kara

"Hill to some.
Mountain to many."

-Kara Stineman

let me know that You hear me

I'm a plane in the sunset...with nowhere to land.



-Switchfoot, let that be enough

yep...it's summer

"You guys need an indoor underground pool"

-Kari

pride

"There may be no prouder person in all the world, than the man who is humbly bowing before the god he has created in his own image."

-John Piper

mya bean

Last night as Mya's little hand drew a colorful picture with my crayons, her little ears wanted to listen to my iPod. I picked it up and began to shuffle through the music, trying to find something to stop on...

Me: "How 'bout Bebo Norman, how's that?"

Mya (in a very grown-up voice): "How 'bout.....Hannah Montana?!"

Sometimes...

Smiles are deep.

"And now you're here just like the sun after the rain."

Skipbo

"You know what? This game is the perfect combination of lack of skill and total boredom."

-Dad

todays refreshment

Kids
Worship
Pizza
Nap
Family
Hard Laughs
Swimming
Root Beer

Tonight: The first time mom has ever called me "fudge."

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Find rest, o my soul, in God alone...

Psalm 62:5

About driving at night- "to me if it weren't for my eyes, i could do it." -dad

"Self-consciousness constitutes the opposite of God-consciousness."

this morning...

I was going to get up at 8:00, but then i had to take care of an elephant at the nursing home because my CNA teacher was watching...

4

The number 4 has a special place in my mind.
It's round
It's symmetrical (2+2=4)
It's balanced

Therefore, Jeremy has earned the #4 speed dial in my cell phone because of his constancy, self-control, and routine behavior. He knows his place on my key pad, and we discuss it frequently. (Okay, we've talked about it once or twice). Anyway, here is a conversation we had just before his noon lunch break today.

Jeremy: HONEY! I'm COMIN HOME!
Jeremy: (in 3 minutes)
Michelle: :)
Michelle: heh
Michelle: oh jeremy
Jeremy: wellll
Jeremy: I can't get off my schedule
Michelle: yeah THAT would be terrible!
Jeremy: that's why I'm number 4 right?
Michelle: lol!
Michelle: true

Teen Banquet

Kari: Are you excited?
Me: Yeah!
Kari: I CAN TELL!!

We'll get there fast, and then we'll take it slow...

"CYIA is kindof like my Kokomo"

-Kelsey Carr

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I've found all that i want, all that i long for in You.


-Switchfoot, Spirit

Weird

We used to play violin together at the family reunions. You were like my age. Now you're getting married?

It's been so long...

since i've sang the hippo song.

the language that we speak

"For His joy is in our laughter, and His comfort in our grief."


Caedmon's Call, Fellowship so Deep

Don't text and walk... You might just get sprayed by a sprinkler.

Every time someone talks about a person who has forgotten their keys, someone says, "well they won't get far!"

making my day alittle brighter...

Today at play practice we decided to run through the whole play just because everyone loves doing it (Well at least that's why i wanted to do it). I knew i had to leave at 1:30 to get to work, but i stayed for as much as i could. At 1:30 we were almost to the part where everyone marches in a circle and Michaela leads us in a Marine Corps style chant. I hated to leave then because it is one of my favorite parts, but i knew i should go. I snuck out while Moses (leigha) was giving us the "Bad news, and the good news." Not very many people saw me go. As i was walking out this happened...

Michaela: "In an arc commandments rest!"

(everyone marching in a circle on and off the stage)

Everyone: "Just a fancy word for chest!"

Michaela: "God's directions disobeyed!"

Everyone: "Milk and Honey is delayed!"

Michaela: "THERE GOES MICHELLE RIGHT OUT THE DOOR!!"

:D

lovin

Julia: enjoy work, and love those people to death ;)
Michelle: lol
Julia: err....maybe not
Michelle: maybe not
Michelle: but i'll love them to life
Julia: wow. that's good
Michelle: lol :)

don't be shy

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity,
but a spirit of power,
of love
and of self-discipline.

2 Timothy 1:7

sad day

The Little House at our old church was demolished...

Remember the little kitchen, the perfect playground, and the playroom upstairs that none of the big people could stand up in? Flat.

go ahead and laugh

"...hope born anew is always funny before it is real."


-Max Lucado, The Applause of Heaven

Me: Are there some cats that don't shed? Dad: Dead ones.

"It's not like she was wearing a funny hat."

Just took a 2 1/2 hour nap. THAT was amazing.

Would you rather die trying, or live saying it seemed too hard so you didn't try?

"I know you're thirsty, the water is free. But i should warm you, it costs everything."

Remember when we used to sit on your parents bed, watch TV, and squeeze our pop cans until the caffeine dripped out and our hands got sticky?

...test me and know my anxious thoughts...