Hey Everyone, I was searching my e-mails for something and came across this old e-mail from mom while I was on my DTS. I thought it too precious not to share with you all. I love you guys :)
"Hi Sweetheart, Hope this finds you feeling well and trusting Jesus. His grace is so amazing. His eyes so piercing. His love for us so purposeful. His cleansing not burning, but purifying like a cool stream. His changes subtle and not overwhelming. He guides in gentleness but His gentleness is not soft and comfortable like His embrace. His gentleness exudes His rich understanding of who we really are. His deep soul calling to our deep soul. Sometimes when I can see the truth so clearly, I want to reach out and pull it into my heart and make it part of me. It doesn't work that way, I run down the road and He allows me to see all that He has ahead. Then I jump and leap at the sweetness of it all but it flies past my hand like a beautiful butterfly. He calls to me, with that big brother laughing voice. Come back here Silly, I turn to see the Truth. There He is down on one knee with arms open wide. I've allowed you to see the truths ahead, not to capture them, but to see they are unattainable. Those are only pictures of the truth. I am the Truth. Glimpses are good. They are fun and exciting. If you want to hold them you need only to hold my hand when we walk. Certainly run ahead, take in the glimpses. Dance in the journey. To attain it all, turn around, take my hand and dance with me. Not before me but with me.
As much as I tried to work the truth into my life this week I still failed not once but twice.(and that's just the ones I'm aware of) How many years to I have to repeat the lesson of Him not me. How long before I get it? It's not wake up and do, its wake up and yield. Hey you're on gotta go..."
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Team Mixed Nuts in the Relay for Life!
Our family is doing the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. We're excited about being able to contribute to the fight against cancer so we're part of a 24 hour relay on May 17-18 to help raise money for the ACS.
The Team Mixed Nuts page tells more about it. If you'd like to contribute, check out our personal profiles there or get in touch with us. (Donations are tax-deductible.)
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Family pictures
Hey everybody-
Well my plan for taking family pictures of everyone over the holidays didn't quite work out. I did get one of Anthony's family & one of Paul's family, but I wasn't able to take any others with all of our hectic schedules. I would still LOVE to get family shots of everyone else in 5x7s to put up on my wall. It doesn't need to be anything dressy, just have someone take a nice picture of your whole family together. I'd be happy to take the picture if your family is up here. Hope to see your smiling faces soon!!! =)
Well my plan for taking family pictures of everyone over the holidays didn't quite work out. I did get one of Anthony's family & one of Paul's family, but I wasn't able to take any others with all of our hectic schedules. I would still LOVE to get family shots of everyone else in 5x7s to put up on my wall. It doesn't need to be anything dressy, just have someone take a nice picture of your whole family together. I'd be happy to take the picture if your family is up here. Hope to see your smiling faces soon!!! =)
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
A Celebration for Karlyn
Karlyn's family will be hosting a celebration of her life at Sierra Vista church in Oakhurst, California, on Saturday, December 1, 2007. Karlyn was the mother of 11, grandmother to 14, and "Mom" to so, so many others.
I think everyone who met her was blessed by the moment -- who could see her and not see a reflection of God's heart of love for people? Please feel free to join us as we look back on the life of a woman who was truly in love with Christ and touched the lives of so many people.
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Blessings
A Fantastic Resurrection Sunday Family!
We welcome the cutest little bunny ever, Haley Elane, to our crazy family. (I mean that in the best way) Hey, I know, instead of looking at the new year as a starting over time, lets start a new tradition and have it be on Easter Sunday. It's spring and time for new beginnings for everyone. As you are all fruit of the Loons, I decided it was appropriate for me to pronounce a blessing over you all. No, I'm not allowing Jose to do it cause he'll just say "May all your babies be born naked!" He thinks he's so smart because they always are! Anyway, I'm doing the blessing so here goes...
Marc: May you always appreciate your beautiful wife, may you only have one more move in your lifetime and may Andrew play for USC. Paul: May all your children remain your best friends ever. May you forever throw the guilt bat away and have loads of free time to do whatever floats your boat, providing it includes all of us. Oh yeah, and 100.00 bucks extra on each paycheck. Tony: may all the great things and love you've shown for your boys come back to you when they're grown. May Michelle be blessed with beautiful things to surround her for all the loyalty and patience she has displayed. May you boys play for USC. Angie: May you fall into some ideas that will start a business that you can pass onto your kids and may it provide you with an income beyond your dreams. May you have the opportunity to go any place you want and visit whoever you want on your very own vacation. May all your kids play for USC. Amy: May you and Shaug live in a huge tri-level house that has lots of acres and a pool for all the kids to swim in and skateboard when its empty. May you have an awesome dog and a llama and may all your nephews and nieces play for USC. For Tonia: May you have just one more major move in your life, your own business so that you can use your talents as a business woman, more money and less hours for David, may the girls play soccer for USC. Anthony: May you understand always whats in your wife's heart and she what's in yours. May you own your own store and just hire people to run it. May you make one more major move in your life, may you boys play for USC and Haley be a Cheerleader there. Korina: May you marry a very very handsome prince with a kingdom and a lot of money to buy you your own forest with a castle in it. For Rick: May you be that handsome prince for a very worthy woman. May you continue to grow into a man of integrity & quick wit. Oh, & if you have kids, may they all attend USC. Katie: May you be a free spirit who is brave loyal and a model for little kids and also marry a very very handsome prince with a mansion in Orange County and then you will make one more major move. Angelina: may you never want to leave but do it anyway so that you too can marry a very very handsome prince that you meet on American Idol, cause he's a record producer, so you'll be famous enough to buy us a limo so we can go watch all our grandchildren at USC games.
Bless you all my children and Happy Easter!!!!!! Love your Mama, the Loon
We welcome the cutest little bunny ever, Haley Elane, to our crazy family. (I mean that in the best way) Hey, I know, instead of looking at the new year as a starting over time, lets start a new tradition and have it be on Easter Sunday. It's spring and time for new beginnings for everyone. As you are all fruit of the Loons, I decided it was appropriate for me to pronounce a blessing over you all. No, I'm not allowing Jose to do it cause he'll just say "May all your babies be born naked!" He thinks he's so smart because they always are! Anyway, I'm doing the blessing so here goes...
Marc: May you always appreciate your beautiful wife, may you only have one more move in your lifetime and may Andrew play for USC. Paul: May all your children remain your best friends ever. May you forever throw the guilt bat away and have loads of free time to do whatever floats your boat, providing it includes all of us. Oh yeah, and 100.00 bucks extra on each paycheck. Tony: may all the great things and love you've shown for your boys come back to you when they're grown. May Michelle be blessed with beautiful things to surround her for all the loyalty and patience she has displayed. May you boys play for USC. Angie: May you fall into some ideas that will start a business that you can pass onto your kids and may it provide you with an income beyond your dreams. May you have the opportunity to go any place you want and visit whoever you want on your very own vacation. May all your kids play for USC. Amy: May you and Shaug live in a huge tri-level house that has lots of acres and a pool for all the kids to swim in and skateboard when its empty. May you have an awesome dog and a llama and may all your nephews and nieces play for USC. For Tonia: May you have just one more major move in your life, your own business so that you can use your talents as a business woman, more money and less hours for David, may the girls play soccer for USC. Anthony: May you understand always whats in your wife's heart and she what's in yours. May you own your own store and just hire people to run it. May you make one more major move in your life, may you boys play for USC and Haley be a Cheerleader there. Korina: May you marry a very very handsome prince with a kingdom and a lot of money to buy you your own forest with a castle in it. For Rick: May you be that handsome prince for a very worthy woman. May you continue to grow into a man of integrity & quick wit. Oh, & if you have kids, may they all attend USC. Katie: May you be a free spirit who is brave loyal and a model for little kids and also marry a very very handsome prince with a mansion in Orange County and then you will make one more major move. Angelina: may you never want to leave but do it anyway so that you too can marry a very very handsome prince that you meet on American Idol, cause he's a record producer, so you'll be famous enough to buy us a limo so we can go watch all our grandchildren at USC games.
Bless you all my children and Happy Easter!!!!!! Love your Mama, the Loon
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