We had a wonderful Thanksgiving that actually started on Wednesday evening when we went out to celebrate our 21st anniversary. It was good. I just adore spending time with Brian. He is not only my husband and best friend, but I actually like him!!
Thanksgiving brought all the children plus their spouse/girlfriends plus Grandma plus Kylene plus Joey. It was good to have all the children together - and they all were getting along!! Perhaps not seeing each other as much does that.....
Brian and I were up early for shopping on Friday - 4:50am we were standing in front of a store.... just in case one of our nosy children is trying to figure out what we bought - we are keeping all locations secret!! We ended up at four different stores in a matter of four hours!! The last one was ToysRUs, shopping was so much easier when they were small. Cool thing - we are pretty much done, now we can enjoy the holidays and celebrate Jesus' birth.
Friday evening we randomly hooked up with my Mom to walk through Glendale Glitters - it was beautiful and fun. The only challenge - Brian and my Mom ganged up on me to get mini-donuts. There are times I wonder if Brian goes to these things just to eat the food!!
Back to work - will be a long week but we are both blessed to have solid jobs. God is good.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Holidays
So hard to believe the holidays are upon us. This is going to be a different year. Thanksgiving will be at our home and ALL three children will be here with their spouse/girlfriend. It will be good.
Christmas, on the other hand, is going to be amazingly fun. Thus far, we have four different family holiday times planned. Add to that parties we are invited to, celebrations are the office and some of the special stuff we want to do just the two of us......
Through all of this the most important thing we will keep in mind - this is the celebration of Jesus' birth. Logically we know it was sometime in the spring but since this is when it is celebrated - we will rejoice that the Creator of the Universe loves us so much that He chose to be born in human form, die on a cross and then rise from the dead.
God is so good.
Christmas, on the other hand, is going to be amazingly fun. Thus far, we have four different family holiday times planned. Add to that parties we are invited to, celebrations are the office and some of the special stuff we want to do just the two of us......
Through all of this the most important thing we will keep in mind - this is the celebration of Jesus' birth. Logically we know it was sometime in the spring but since this is when it is celebrated - we will rejoice that the Creator of the Universe loves us so much that He chose to be born in human form, die on a cross and then rise from the dead.
God is so good.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Wonderful Weekend
We had a wonderful weekend - topped off by David coming home!!
While we staying in Laughlin (free!) we tried to see the Mitchell Caverns but their generator was broken so we didn't get to see them though we hiked out there and peeked through the bars. We will go back.
We do think we may have found our perfect home - just needs a few touch ups.....
God is so good to us. Can't wait to see where He will lead us next.
While we staying in Laughlin (free!) we tried to see the Mitchell Caverns but their generator was broken so we didn't get to see them though we hiked out there and peeked through the bars. We will go back. We drove over the new bridge over the Colorado River by the Hoover Dam - you couldn't see much but we can say we did it.
We also went to Chloride. These murals are about two miles out of town. We met some other folks - which is always great for pictures!! We wandered through the cemetary too. Such amazing history.
We do think we may have found our perfect home - just needs a few touch ups.....
God is so good to us. Can't wait to see where He will lead us next.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Changes
God has been so good to us. Over the past few months, I/Brian has been looking into changing careers back to insurance. Back in August I had been talking with another officer at work and as the small world would have it, his wife was the Catastrophe Manager for a local insurance company that I did work for during the hurricanes. This company has always been good to me and I enjoyed the interaction of the adjusters at this company.
During my conversation the officer called his wife and asked if she remembered the name to which she replied "yes" he worked as a contract adjuster, sure wish he was doing claims now. Well I forwarded my resume and indicated that should anything develop that fits my qualifications or knowledge, I would investigate the possibility. Well Monday evening I received an email indicating she had forwarded my resume to the recruiter for an interview with a current opening. Today I interviewed and although the questions were tough, I felt all in the entire interview went quite well.
The hours would be better and the salary is slightly higher than what I am currently making. Just last week I passed up a job that would have involved a pay cut and felt that it was pushing where God wanted me to be. So after continued prayer I got the special call for a better position. Now we just wait and pray God's will on the situation.
Vicki and I are going to visit Mitchell Caverns and spend time together for our 21st anniversary. God has blessed me with an awesome woman of God and one who has stood by me through the poor decisions I have made over time. I pray God will continue to bless us with LOTS more years and we can enjoy each others company even more as the days pass. I love you Vicki thanks for always being there.
During my conversation the officer called his wife and asked if she remembered the name to which she replied "yes" he worked as a contract adjuster, sure wish he was doing claims now. Well I forwarded my resume and indicated that should anything develop that fits my qualifications or knowledge, I would investigate the possibility. Well Monday evening I received an email indicating she had forwarded my resume to the recruiter for an interview with a current opening. Today I interviewed and although the questions were tough, I felt all in the entire interview went quite well.
The hours would be better and the salary is slightly higher than what I am currently making. Just last week I passed up a job that would have involved a pay cut and felt that it was pushing where God wanted me to be. So after continued prayer I got the special call for a better position. Now we just wait and pray God's will on the situation.
Vicki and I are going to visit Mitchell Caverns and spend time together for our 21st anniversary. God has blessed me with an awesome woman of God and one who has stood by me through the poor decisions I have made over time. I pray God will continue to bless us with LOTS more years and we can enjoy each others company even more as the days pass. I love you Vicki thanks for always being there.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Running
This afternoon I (Vicki) had an interesting conversation with one of our children. One who continues to run away from God rather than into His arms.
As I listened, it was interesting to see all the excuses he came up with for his life (of sin). The funny thing - I wasn't asking questions nor was I saying much. One thing I have learned is to be still and listen. The longer the conversation went - the more agitated he became. So, I prayed silently. As he wound down - I reminded him of how amazing he is (Psalm 139) and how much his Dad and I love him.
Walking in the door I saw our child who is running straight into the arms of God. He is so excited about how God is going to use him. He is so pumped to serve.
Perhaps that is one of the choices we make in life - do we run away from God or do we run straight into His arms of love?
As I listened, it was interesting to see all the excuses he came up with for his life (of sin). The funny thing - I wasn't asking questions nor was I saying much. One thing I have learned is to be still and listen. The longer the conversation went - the more agitated he became. So, I prayed silently. As he wound down - I reminded him of how amazing he is (Psalm 139) and how much his Dad and I love him.
Walking in the door I saw our child who is running straight into the arms of God. He is so excited about how God is going to use him. He is so pumped to serve.
Perhaps that is one of the choices we make in life - do we run away from God or do we run straight into His arms of love?
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Haiti
David is headed to Haiti. 90% of me is so excited for him. 10% is scared to death. It would have been better if they had not been an outbreak of chlorea. But, Dad to the rescue, we now have a filtration system that is pretty nifty.
Yesterday he called his Colorado Grandpa and Grandma to tell them thank you for the support check they sent - after he got off the phone he was literally dancing around the house. It makes us joyful to see our child excited to jump out of his comfort zone. (Note: this is making Dad and Mom jump out of their comfort zone also!).
As we have been praying over the last few weeks it has been good to see David grow in his relationship with the Lord. Part of me is not sure Haiti is ready for him!!! We pray also for the children he will interact with, that they will capture the joy of the Lord.
Abba - we put David (and the rest of the folks) into your hands - Be glorified in and through them.
God is so good.
Yesterday he called his Colorado Grandpa and Grandma to tell them thank you for the support check they sent - after he got off the phone he was literally dancing around the house. It makes us joyful to see our child excited to jump out of his comfort zone. (Note: this is making Dad and Mom jump out of their comfort zone also!).
As we have been praying over the last few weeks it has been good to see David grow in his relationship with the Lord. Part of me is not sure Haiti is ready for him!!! We pray also for the children he will interact with, that they will capture the joy of the Lord.
Abba - we put David (and the rest of the folks) into your hands - Be glorified in and through them.
God is so good.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Friendships
It is interesting how we end up friends with folks. How God brings us together to walk through life - sometimes for long times, other for short times.
I think friendships help us understand God better. We are able to hurt when our friends are hurting, we can rejoice in their victories. Walking through life with friends sometimes forces us to take our eyes off of ourselves and put them on others.
One of our friends is hurting so deeply - and the only thing we can do is pray. I just love it that God understands my anger at the person who is being STUPID and hurt my friend. So many miss out because they (erroneously) believe God can't take their anger. I have yelled at God many times and He took it just fine. In fact, as I am yelling, He takes me in His arms, He holds me close and says, I love you.
God is so good.
I think friendships help us understand God better. We are able to hurt when our friends are hurting, we can rejoice in their victories. Walking through life with friends sometimes forces us to take our eyes off of ourselves and put them on others.
One of our friends is hurting so deeply - and the only thing we can do is pray. I just love it that God understands my anger at the person who is being STUPID and hurt my friend. So many miss out because they (erroneously) believe God can't take their anger. I have yelled at God many times and He took it just fine. In fact, as I am yelling, He takes me in His arms, He holds me close and says, I love you.
God is so good.
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