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Regrets: I’ve Had a Few

( Health and Memories and Stuff I actually think )

Stephanie mentioned that her mother-in-law’s birthday was yesterday.   Nosy person that I am, I asked, “Oh, how old is she now?”   And though I won’t print it here, but suffice it to say she just gently passed a number that contains both a zero and a five, I was like, “What?   Wow-she [...]

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Bird Cake

( Birthdays/Anniversaries and Garden/Food and Grandkids and Mi familia and Photos of the Fam and Stuff I actually think )

 
No, no.   Not a cake for the birds.   But a bird cake for Gemma’s first birthday, which was bird-themed.   Steph chose an invitation and we used it as inspiration.   It was 2 tiers, the  bottom being lemon-poppyseed filled with the traditional and oh-so-delicious lemon curd (sort of my trademark flavor), [...]

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Hunk Watchers of Iowa Salute the Navy

( Stuff I actually think )

In honor of the fact that we just  observed Memorial Day and want to acknowledge our Armed Forces, and because I recently  reconnected with  two of my great friends, Sherri (Cramer) O’Neal and Lorri (Teufel) Barnes  from Harding Junior High days (Cedar Rapids, IA, 30+ years ago), and because some one sent me one of [...]

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Gemma turns 1!

( Birthdays/Anniversaries and Grandkids and Mi familia and My most unforgettable people and Photos of the Fam and Stuff I actually think )

Gem-gem-jareee!   How is it possible that you were born a year ago today?   We waited anxiously for you back then…and waited…and waited…and when finally you arrived, well after your “due date,” we saw you were worth it!
Right  away you drew us in with your tiny, delicate features and little halo of fine, wispy [...]

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One of Those Nights

( Birthdays/Anniversaries and Grandkids and Mi familia and My most unforgettable people and Photos of the Fam and Stuff I actually think and TV, Movies, Books, and Entertainment )

O-MY-GOODNESS!   I got the most wonderful Mother’s Day present from my kids  Monday night.
OK-yes, Mother’s Day is over, but almost everyone was out of town the weekend of Mother’s Day (see why here)  and life is so busy and hectic as my family grows and travels and does what they do.   So, last [...]

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Stephie Kelley-it’s your birthday!

( Birthdays/Anniversaries and Mi familia and My most unforgettable people and Photos of the Fam and Stuff I actually think )

 
See Steph's birthday post from last year here.
Happy Birthday, sweet Stephanie, amazing mommy, faithful wife and thoughtful daughter.  Happy Birthday, gentle spirit, sometimes hidden, but always breaking through in brilliant rainbow-colored prisms of light.  Happy happy days to you, my second-born who came to us so fragile, but stands on her own two feet now [...]

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Chapters Six and Seven: I am My Beloved’s and He is Mine

( God's Word and Sacred Romance and Stuff I actually think and TV, Movies, Books, and Entertainment )

Observations of The Sacred Romance - Drawing Closer to the Heart of God (by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge) among a few friends.  You don't even have to be reading the book to enjoy these comments!  We just hope you are being blessed and you'll let us know what you are thinking, too… 
Let me introduce you to Heather:  [...]

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An Announcement

( Grandkids and Mi familia and Photos of the Fam and Stuff I actually think )

Last night Rocky says, "Jovan and I have an announcement to make," and then he passes out Averi's baby announcements (designed by Aunt Stormie).  So-yes, Averi has been around for 3+ months, but they've been a little busy!

NOTE: You can see a poster-sized, beautifully framed black and white of Rocky and Jovan looking at their [...]

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The Prayer

( God's Word and Stuff I actually think and Worship )

 
I need an encounter with You, O God.
Real and unfiltered.
An uncensored, no-holds-barred Experience.
A Meeting between You and me,
Face to face,
During which something happens to me,
And I know it.
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I need an encounter with YOU.
I need an encounter with You, O God.
A solid and uncushioned collision
With the rock wall of Your will,
A crossroads at which I can [...]

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Chapter Five: Indescribable, Uncontainable

( God's Word and Sacred Romance and Stuff I actually think and TV, Movies, Books, and Entertainment )

Observations of The Sacred Romance - Drawing Closer to the Heart of God (by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge) among a few friends.  We hope you'll let us know, whether you've read the book or not, how you are getting closer to God's heart and what you're thinking, too…
Chapter Five: The Wildness of God
    
I'd [...]

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