tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84197401701660921412024-03-18T21:17:31.014-07:00Sarkisian Family SnippetsNoun 1. snippet - a small piece of anything.
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piece - a separate part of a wholeAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-14588164287984027532011-12-12T14:45:00.000-08:002011-12-12T14:45:12.056-08:00Homeschooling Encouragement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">I get regular emails from Sonlight, our home-school curriculum provider, and this one encouraged me today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was overwhelmed with the immense portions on my plate , and the fact that we are 'behind' on the curriculum. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But this email reminded me to celebrate the REASON why we are homeschooling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right now Ollie and Malia are twirling around singing the Christmas play music and she is teaching him to say new words. This is beautiful. This is our home-school. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My foundational homeschooling verse is Phil. 2:15</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> "so that {Malia, Zachary & Oliver} may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which {they}shine like stars in the universe as {they} hold out the word of life..." </span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The ultimate goal we have for each of our children, is not that they absorb mass amounts of information and achieve higher degrees, but that they understand why God created them, how he has ordered the universe, the earth, the people in it, and specifically our family. I want them to "love one another deeply" and witness our faith in Christ lived out in our day to day responsibilites.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4G5AyiRjg9rDKEB8xLQGBEKFAaxBIJO__kE-XsK50I2barVJlBOh0bxLk3LD1dAyNE9ltlbAZWke-SQjP7V1bVM00qtfN3xjFcAhQM1Z5K4gXGMI8-ycpTvf8SZsZMk1QjucDsN_6lnP/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4G5AyiRjg9rDKEB8xLQGBEKFAaxBIJO__kE-XsK50I2barVJlBOh0bxLk3LD1dAyNE9ltlbAZWke-SQjP7V1bVM00qtfN3xjFcAhQM1Z5K4gXGMI8-ycpTvf8SZsZMk1QjucDsN_6lnP/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">We may get behind on the information gathering, but God will never be behind in shaping their hearts for His glory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the email....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Adrienne</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Carolyn from North Carolina wrote.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> "This is what it's all about!" she began. "And it is NOT the Hokey Pokey!!"</span><span style="font-size: large;"> It is a chilly day so the kids do not want to go out and play. So what are the doing? Playing hide & seek!You ask, "What is so fantastic about that?" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "Ah! There are four children playing: our 15-year-old son, 11-year-old son, 4-year-old daughter, and 1-year-old daughter! They all take turns helping the littlest. THIS is why we homeschool. "</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I read that and said, "Amen!" And I want to encourage you to hold that attitude for yourself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I say that because I'm reminded of a conversation I once had with a friend of mine "way back when." Cheryl was mortified, she said, when "someone asked my children what the capital of France was, and they didn't know!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I told her: "Kids can look that up anytime. In the total scheme of things, it is not that important for our kids to know what the capital of France is! How much better that they learn how to get along with one another. . . ." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Sonlight staff gather for prayer every morning. And I pray at least once a week during those meetings that God will build strong relationships among our customers' families. I pray the same for our family. . . . And I see God answering those prayers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> That is what I see happening in Carolyn's family. And what I have seen in ours, too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I was just thinking about that the other day. How else can I explain that our oldest son, an Old-Testament-prophet kind of guy--hard-driven, straight-arrow--somehow gets along with his youngest brother, one of the most laid-back, happy-go-lucky people I know? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> May the members of your family rejoice in each other's presence . . . partially BECAUSE of the investment you are making now in your children's lives. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Sincerely, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Sarita Holzmann, President </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tBbacpB3FNwgsOICt3drzpTJM5o0HH3cpcwmJ18RpqOywyVoXewwoHmeSZM9d-PmVKs5e8mzVIQTtK6K0DcCG_e7hZz63yz60ZUc3C6a2zL85vvBWczdCXHtqX_w0LxGQNBow148XXii/s1600/DSC_0050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tBbacpB3FNwgsOICt3drzpTJM5o0HH3cpcwmJ18RpqOywyVoXewwoHmeSZM9d-PmVKs5e8mzVIQTtK6K0DcCG_e7hZz63yz60ZUc3C6a2zL85vvBWczdCXHtqX_w0LxGQNBow148XXii/s400/DSC_0050.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Autumn has just begun, but we experienced the thrill of Wintery days up in Big Bear this past weekend. Marty's family met us at the cabin for 2 days of sledding and snowman-making fun. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07_zSyWCLAaGVgph2KPGpSXUJagzn67fngxp4Djvy9Hq9RpeuOtDuKbjdRhXp3vfIH3f1ICJyXZk_01FyjqEeN6iV2DjDA83czMnYituVki5Xs6ECKGaqHUwg-Og-PwUB0RqiIPszD7Q8/s1600/DSC_0078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07_zSyWCLAaGVgph2KPGpSXUJagzn67fngxp4Djvy9Hq9RpeuOtDuKbjdRhXp3vfIH3f1ICJyXZk_01FyjqEeN6iV2DjDA83czMnYituVki5Xs6ECKGaqHUwg-Og-PwUB0RqiIPszD7Q8/s640/DSC_0078.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx-5vE30QTkKcHSlrtBD6RQPdyIzM1CoLK7Q6zJ3hiAn-2nXzXahIIqH9Ak-mym_y70Lpsqne3oTHdtGbNAw3bpueFLr3MYk7vmpr4yNLV-rJPi0XLbGdPPRijceg-zhkuHP_d1uVUVpY/s1600/DSC_0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx-5vE30QTkKcHSlrtBD6RQPdyIzM1CoLK7Q6zJ3hiAn-2nXzXahIIqH9Ak-mym_y70Lpsqne3oTHdtGbNAw3bpueFLr3MYk7vmpr4yNLV-rJPi0XLbGdPPRijceg-zhkuHP_d1uVUVpY/s640/DSC_0106.JPG" width="640" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqhuT1aP3hNAA9orHjeReZsEvENjAyQTZJbYxGbsK8KieQMccVeVFyN1WeJdt8MPLqlLc3NJbDC0yMrK6ZnYNFWcR3OLG1A1-B8bLLZShHWQVSNGM5bI6bMUAS8KcYAIKutK6bPUhWcW0/s1600/DSC_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqhuT1aP3hNAA9orHjeReZsEvENjAyQTZJbYxGbsK8KieQMccVeVFyN1WeJdt8MPLqlLc3NJbDC0yMrK6ZnYNFWcR3OLG1A1-B8bLLZShHWQVSNGM5bI6bMUAS8KcYAIKutK6bPUhWcW0/s640/DSC_0089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixaeNrLXLcFyqZChOcsMfEBl-6chHf6YLxyKbzb0vnO1cI__NecHXGxNuIXXveukC4Nfv5hniRr0HfOpZeAcRqGvK7m1Ytms4PmAM4WYIvFXgFClsIOCisNQFo-pj8mf7lEi9DqIQgjBX/s1600/DSC_0109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixaeNrLXLcFyqZChOcsMfEBl-6chHf6YLxyKbzb0vnO1cI__NecHXGxNuIXXveukC4Nfv5hniRr0HfOpZeAcRqGvK7m1Ytms4PmAM4WYIvFXgFClsIOCisNQFo-pj8mf7lEi9DqIQgjBX/s640/DSC_0109.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzahOOsYbpmdshe7Pvybhyoq6h90TUd162jXAsHd5mGmAhwPslzIAdgtS8s2DxnZLwF1fL08rlcZNIZVNtHu_Q0O4NQIbZ-rK60EtkERjN-9RsDqehCmz8j0CeKWIfp3_-Q9RCBkK-e1x/s1600/DSC_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzahOOsYbpmdshe7Pvybhyoq6h90TUd162jXAsHd5mGmAhwPslzIAdgtS8s2DxnZLwF1fL08rlcZNIZVNtHu_Q0O4NQIbZ-rK60EtkERjN-9RsDqehCmz8j0CeKWIfp3_-Q9RCBkK-e1x/s400/DSC_0093.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEAmuRBTguRA7PpnLxAzWIr3Gcb8aH-PhsQmokBbkhemsfrugHdx5AlgnN5j0v7qdKOEzqWHpBnViYZd-_3R_nPsJ5LDuJbawaBeCYEI5_2Fq_DEDDbLKI_O5JJjtFPZtRrYcMQp4-d9X/s1600/DSC_0060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEAmuRBTguRA7PpnLxAzWIr3Gcb8aH-PhsQmokBbkhemsfrugHdx5AlgnN5j0v7qdKOEzqWHpBnViYZd-_3R_nPsJ5LDuJbawaBeCYEI5_2Fq_DEDDbLKI_O5JJjtFPZtRrYcMQp4-d9X/s400/DSC_0060.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jayden even got a THIRD b-day celebration with Grandma and Grandpa!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-20966027862934979942011-09-02T06:05:00.000-07:002011-09-02T06:05:58.886-07:00First Day of School<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In July, my parents drove up to celebrate Oliver's entry into the <strike>Terrible</strike> Terrific Twos. And with them came gifts and the enthusiasm to create an impromptu party. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mima and her sous chef, Jayden, baked delicious cupcakes. Oliver ate about 5. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshOMNV_bONUfCoVnVpSh_LYA24O4W6J_ACuCo-xDYVLRTf_IisUDa6z2BiG36Qfxxj2vAMC2ASpCj01gJf85Ho8BPBIas91u8EbyrojKR2wpfI97SuRWMoxHyT85sWunOLlCfASRUcjrh/s1600/DSC_0314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshOMNV_bONUfCoVnVpSh_LYA24O4W6J_ACuCo-xDYVLRTf_IisUDa6z2BiG36Qfxxj2vAMC2ASpCj01gJf85Ho8BPBIas91u8EbyrojKR2wpfI97SuRWMoxHyT85sWunOLlCfASRUcjrh/s400/DSC_0314.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">And Oliver became the proud owner of his very own tricycle! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiWiNBWpGHcWxWAeAsG6mUfTOS8-OSWLAawSrpy41dANNABpzNzbDRRMK9xg_XkhGAbSTLxPG98tMoEV-meoHTEYaNqu59ih8jR8e67ITZ_22rHbU7w4NcUwoyDvpebxxee3dk2Kg8X-h/s1600/DSC_0322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiWiNBWpGHcWxWAeAsG6mUfTOS8-OSWLAawSrpy41dANNABpzNzbDRRMK9xg_XkhGAbSTLxPG98tMoEV-meoHTEYaNqu59ih8jR8e67ITZ_22rHbU7w4NcUwoyDvpebxxee3dk2Kg8X-h/s400/DSC_0322.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwRfNY0PWS1jDXlcyFHJ5qEQPgzRoDomAZtUc2_fZ9-2mDdCyOfjZsS8GhgPPWUEBI4iHQNgCZBo3RWzBmW3tkxDPGWBOAhvPJ9Aeo1efxNIevrFQbkznSO9tLDLpbCP0HAPj7QrksmDC/s1600/DSC_0328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwRfNY0PWS1jDXlcyFHJ5qEQPgzRoDomAZtUc2_fZ9-2mDdCyOfjZsS8GhgPPWUEBI4iHQNgCZBo3RWzBmW3tkxDPGWBOAhvPJ9Aeo1efxNIevrFQbkznSO9tLDLpbCP0HAPj7QrksmDC/s400/DSC_0328.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have enjoyed watching him speed around the yard with his brother and sister. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ1lBbQvprX48tlCaJiTTBjJZvv-eb2TeL5LM6944Mp_nJtU5Vc6-Rs961vh2OdJW00glmKzjyZJM9M_d9dsvntrqlZy718i3t1FWvevFpvvKPHvZtcII9QsVensValbPlvj1ergGq7RK/s1600/DSC_0329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ1lBbQvprX48tlCaJiTTBjJZvv-eb2TeL5LM6944Mp_nJtU5Vc6-Rs961vh2OdJW00glmKzjyZJM9M_d9dsvntrqlZy718i3t1FWvevFpvvKPHvZtcII9QsVensValbPlvj1ergGq7RK/s400/DSC_0329.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwaAN9MO8F703rzg39qczUGPSkfiMOmcePNN1c4_BI-cZt2pG5Jgn-9TP8TVOfDftRm_VaiyNODkuMdVrtU7czIfIi0FHP8_Mmas-CABGSuRisTR4SsHbMx7XEOiKiFqzaR2ACVT6YCUj/s1600/DSC_0326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwaAN9MO8F703rzg39qczUGPSkfiMOmcePNN1c4_BI-cZt2pG5Jgn-9TP8TVOfDftRm_VaiyNODkuMdVrtU7czIfIi0FHP8_Mmas-CABGSuRisTR4SsHbMx7XEOiKiFqzaR2ACVT6YCUj/s400/DSC_0326.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I have greater enjoyment seeing his exhausted little body sound asleep in his crib!</div></div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-47021783150174680372011-08-19T15:11:00.000-07:002011-08-19T15:12:15.493-07:00Hand-made Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaynZXlbIuVhQLxb4SQVLp53Qjv5aJ_ka6auy0b-lK_4VXzV7qnyAxn0ujWacsXRbYBoWug1SyUr9sJATnn3sls539cDzXhErMJuQzc6O74kUcqmh_gN2tos9_xKe_GJoemAKKCtpflwzC/s1600/DSC_0315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaynZXlbIuVhQLxb4SQVLp53Qjv5aJ_ka6auy0b-lK_4VXzV7qnyAxn0ujWacsXRbYBoWug1SyUr9sJATnn3sls539cDzXhErMJuQzc6O74kUcqmh_gN2tos9_xKe_GJoemAKKCtpflwzC/s400/DSC_0315.jpg" width="265" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"> Oliver turned 2 years old this past July, and although we didn't throw a raging party in his honer he did receive some wonderful gifts.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTBU9L4Td9lNQRUnafpHyAQoXQQVuyiUXiSb99rMC5Mb5MRsQ8MXvz3s0zLkgLjYXg6ztut7ZJLbz-P941L1q8EbbGSdH_PyUEMFyxCicE_ACR9weEDhq43YsrnCxA3lS87zq8NW9Zubt/s1600/DSC_0298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTBU9L4Td9lNQRUnafpHyAQoXQQVuyiUXiSb99rMC5Mb5MRsQ8MXvz3s0zLkgLjYXg6ztut7ZJLbz-P941L1q8EbbGSdH_PyUEMFyxCicE_ACR9weEDhq43YsrnCxA3lS87zq8NW9Zubt/s640/DSC_0298.jpg" width="424" /></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love these type of gifts, handmade labors of time and love, because as the years go on they will escape the give-away bin and be kept with other childhood treasurers. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Long after my kids have out-grown the wonder of playing with them, each home-made gift will serve to remind my kids that their Grandmother loved them dearly and invested her love with every stitch.</span></div></div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-32260182697699781682011-08-10T06:36:00.000-07:002011-08-10T07:00:59.244-07:00A Summer Highlight Video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCKq8oqmmL8lj5PH_pa2F3zvkz3krre21Rd2oQ-6hoBuL2KgYZ0cXEFmEtZ0lBcPpgot8a3dvwqHyWBVxVMYhKQ6gi4Kd9npSsscVX7JS_TS_bG8QP1N4mKEu7vf-vJsAcTWRP5kDQez9/s1600/IMG_0267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCKq8oqmmL8lj5PH_pa2F3zvkz3krre21Rd2oQ-6hoBuL2KgYZ0cXEFmEtZ0lBcPpgot8a3dvwqHyWBVxVMYhKQ6gi4Kd9npSsscVX7JS_TS_bG8QP1N4mKEu7vf-vJsAcTWRP5kDQez9/s400/IMG_0267.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Last summer we made our inaugural trip to Forest Home for Family camp. We had such a blessed time, that before we left the mountain we signed up for 2011. But as the time passed our calendars filled with other exciting opportunities -- India Mission Trip just being one of them!-- and Marty felt that he couldn't take any additional time off from work. I was in an emotional dilemma because I believed God was saying "yes" to going, but what would Family Camp be without the <i>Head </i>of our family? How could I manage all the activities without Dad, and would the experience be as enriching for our marriage without us both in it together? God always has a plan! And it is always so much better than our own!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, <br />
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. <br />
“For <i>as</i> the heavens are higher than the earth, <br />
So are My ways higher than your ways <br />
And My thoughts than your thoughts. "</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Isaiah 55:8-9 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As it turned out two of my best girlfriends were able to go with us, and their husbands stayed behind as well! So 3 mama's and 8 kids became a family for a week and God moved in our lives and we will be forever changed. (And Marty was able to use the alone time for serious reflection and time in God's Word, setting family goals and preparing for the challenges ahead.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take a moment and enjoy<a href="http://youtu.be/qvPY6WKhURo"> a glimpse</a> of our 6 day adventure. Plans are already in the works for 2012 -- you just may want to join us!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-88801632135503163922011-06-21T04:56:00.000-07:002011-06-22T22:00:06.579-07:00Recycling Fun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">This September I will be leading <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=613478008">Tamara Kirby</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1104344514">Meagan Jones</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1477191286">Heather Peloquin</a>, on<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">an</span> overseas expedition</span> to meet my Great Aunt Esther, encourage the 9 Pastors of the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=206341205421573513668.0004a5c3c1085cc092e90&msa=0">Literacy Mission Center</a>, and present the Gospel by pouring out love on every person we meet regardless of religion, economics or caste.</div><div style="text-align: center;">To help reduce the financial burden of this trip and specifically to raise funds for the Medical Mission that we will supply, set-up and work at, we have created a recycling program called <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Trash 2 Treasure</span>.</span><br />
Our friends and neighbors have been setting aside their CRV goodies which we take to <a href="http://www.sarecycling.com/default.aspx">SA Recycling Center</a> for fist-fulls of cash. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUp9Hqys4MzOMR8D7UtSEhIz24EAlH3OgocuToWdfV9EuTmK8QCc-esU-tlCoX9qpbHcmWjPfhuOS0wnMA24KrEopre1s5-EVe7D889BuRRMkJCcaQkeXtU1MFpPzTjgz3GRcTXyYMEdt/s1600/DSC_0822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUp9Hqys4MzOMR8D7UtSEhIz24EAlH3OgocuToWdfV9EuTmK8QCc-esU-tlCoX9qpbHcmWjPfhuOS0wnMA24KrEopre1s5-EVe7D889BuRRMkJCcaQkeXtU1MFpPzTjgz3GRcTXyYMEdt/s640/DSC_0822.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>It has been a fun process for Malia, Zach and Ollie --- knocking on neighbors' doors, sorting cans and bottles, praying for God to open up His recycling store-houses to supply for our needs :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Twice now we have had so many bags of 'treasure' that Tamara has borrowed her brother's truck to help me transport the cargo to recycle it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week she brought along her nephew Kaeden to keep Ollie company. The 2 of them had the best time stomping around together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ebGxPpwRdfKIr8jYJ0uHqwzUrhp-wn9SWjvmHT9o0P8hGAJBrE3J_zAxkagtZHao4Op5CktcKvqLizvkfD0PDl5CpaCwHci6htUi5eoeBobK3ybcnQyVey-fg0DVpy7q62BLoQZ1mlgZ/s1600/DSC_0814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ebGxPpwRdfKIr8jYJ0uHqwzUrhp-wn9SWjvmHT9o0P8hGAJBrE3J_zAxkagtZHao4Op5CktcKvqLizvkfD0PDl5CpaCwHci6htUi5eoeBobK3ybcnQyVey-fg0DVpy7q62BLoQZ1mlgZ/s400/DSC_0814.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-37779707308021935982011-06-14T05:54:00.000-07:002011-06-14T05:54:19.708-07:00Firsts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">First day of VBS....Pandamania!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhej76JLDncOuNAZAiYbvPOR4k3sZXU8ipUbCeBli5XnCxojZZBPhHeN1c5ZX8Gx02YOIUWu29k0zBHw3Mb89ouYQYDHk1Au_aZJlzqy6nxbSzAFOE9wJFdnON6g3XEFFzTKUF3T2Curc87/s1600/DSC_0756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhej76JLDncOuNAZAiYbvPOR4k3sZXU8ipUbCeBli5XnCxojZZBPhHeN1c5ZX8Gx02YOIUWu29k0zBHw3Mb89ouYQYDHk1Au_aZJlzqy6nxbSzAFOE9wJFdnON6g3XEFFzTKUF3T2Curc87/s400/DSC_0756.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Jayden's crew is filled with <i>almost all</i> of her besties: Isabella, Zoey and Paul (whom she is going to marry apparently).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBWvLYVytl4HptU3ZMxBIO44rfLeDe7E_brAVaFmZaLoqe4JoZy678GOeiTgCXb-Q4amo7HKLOb-s8xhR8w202RH9xcb2N_enElcjUORBnnECklmp-nIxjXdD1ms8bnZibmp9fbAdYYDI/s1600/DSC_0762.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBWvLYVytl4HptU3ZMxBIO44rfLeDe7E_brAVaFmZaLoqe4JoZy678GOeiTgCXb-Q4amo7HKLOb-s8xhR8w202RH9xcb2N_enElcjUORBnnECklmp-nIxjXdD1ms8bnZibmp9fbAdYYDI/s400/DSC_0762.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-82207352630758898892011-06-12T05:44:00.000-07:002011-06-12T05:44:28.582-07:00Brave Bunny<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYOAZHYnZSOFzMd8CVFr2FhbyX-n40AeYYJ1aLeM8E41P1uNAMzO3nxImHp280500nJDApCIYgFQzH_3VqkqVj5_YIetaxGvgDZyO-_sQrLvew3w6VIc4Rdjo8UGFOXZjh9UuJjGaa3RN/s1600/DSC_0135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYOAZHYnZSOFzMd8CVFr2FhbyX-n40AeYYJ1aLeM8E41P1uNAMzO3nxImHp280500nJDApCIYgFQzH_3VqkqVj5_YIetaxGvgDZyO-_sQrLvew3w6VIc4Rdjo8UGFOXZjh9UuJjGaa3RN/s640/DSC_0135.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There have been as many as 6 bunnies feasting on our grass in the early evening. And they have become quite comfortable with Oliver; allowing him to sneak up on them, wildly chase them, and shout at them with gusto. This particular day I thought he may even get close enough for a tackle.</span></div></div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-81893759622932358642011-06-11T05:35:00.000-07:002011-06-12T05:45:23.102-07:00Summer Home School<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Pp46d0CaqrcHBUxZxBx1hKe4yE86GWeLNZmJ9vYx9xUPGujt28FGBxdISIZaXUh6RyOQJMqp_h0dEoGNvnQLZIPy5rgBihZcF2PUcs7ON1NN6pmxJ10n4eRhiqMytA8sHB2ar9naTk6w/s1600/DSC_0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Pp46d0CaqrcHBUxZxBx1hKe4yE86GWeLNZmJ9vYx9xUPGujt28FGBxdISIZaXUh6RyOQJMqp_h0dEoGNvnQLZIPy5rgBihZcF2PUcs7ON1NN6pmxJ10n4eRhiqMytA8sHB2ar9naTk6w/s400/DSC_0124.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The afternoon air had the magical quality of freshness, freedom, and fun. And we reveled in it, bursting into a spontaneous session of backyard schooling.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Zachary worked on letter recognition while Jayden practiced writing lowercase letters. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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In the month of May I have been to San Diego, Murrietta Hot Springs, and San Francisco. And this weekend the kids and I are settled at home, but Marty is in in Big Bear training for his Mt. Whitney climb.<br />
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I've been hosting 2 Bible Studies in our home every week, and will continue with my Thursday girls through the summer.<br />
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In the month of June we are looking forward to VBS, Forest Home family camp, and a trip to San Diego to meet our new nephew <a href="http://degphasefive.blogspot.com/2011/05/nicks-week-at-home.html">Nicholas deGrassie</a>.<br />
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In July Marty and I will celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary!, we will have a couple of fundraisers for our India Mission trip, and I will head to a Legacy planning retreat with 5 other women (Legacy is a new ministry for Moms that we are launching at our church this Fall).<br />
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August has not yet settled in my mind, but in September I will lead a small team of women to India to work with the Literacy Mission Center to set up a Tailoring Ministry and host a Medical Mission. And as soon as I return it will be time to jump in to my new full time job ----HOMESCHOOL! Zach will finish out preschool at Bethany Christian while I 'experiment' school at home for Jayden's Kindergarten year. I am super excited.<br />
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I hear kids screaming upstairs so I must bid farewell. Hopefully I can post pictures soon.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Oliver has developed an adorable affection for Kate Dewey. She and her sister Allison come over every Monday to play while their Mom, Shelby, Angie and I have a Bible Study. Ollie gets Kate to carry him around and make snacks and he literally runs to greet her when they arrive.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So often people step foot inside a church building and immediately feel condemned. Even I have taken a seat in a worship service and wrestled the sensation that I am the only messed-up fool in the crowd. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Everyone else is smiling, well-dressed, articulate, educated. The appearance of normality, and the quick "how are you"/ "I'm great" banter isolates me within the knowledge of my sinful reality. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I step foot inside our church building and immediately feel the awesomeness of a Holy God and my utter dependence of His power to do the meekest task in a good way. I have for years felt like the only "sinner" I know. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is not true, of course! And this passage in Mark reminds me that being a 'sinner' doesn't mean I cannot be near Jesus. Being a 'sinner' is actually the RSVP that puts my name on the guest list to dine with Him.</div><br />
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</div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-65681856826516389412011-03-26T06:41:00.000-07:002011-06-21T21:42:39.911-07:00Hand-me-Downs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">I'd never have dressed my daughter in a pair of manly, blue boots. But she was my first child and received many frivolous benefits as such; including fury pink boots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk-dxLoOJ0ONFfxgFLHxmsbuC1y9q1_R-lTyEwEK9jM1_CV6pwPicGD1G7OXpCbRc9rHX4flN7uZ86SLHILS4sS7nVL412ietzEBuhPnuZoE8qusAI9G_C3xlRw0IFPcfv_iwgkYvm7LY/s1600/DSC_0288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk-dxLoOJ0ONFfxgFLHxmsbuC1y9q1_R-lTyEwEK9jM1_CV6pwPicGD1G7OXpCbRc9rHX4flN7uZ86SLHILS4sS7nVL412ietzEBuhPnuZoE8qusAI9G_C3xlRw0IFPcfv_iwgkYvm7LY/s400/DSC_0288.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Oliver is my third and I've become very practical over the last 5 years, so buying new boots for his growing feet seemed foolish when we had a perfectly good pair in the garage. And yesterday he was thrilled to stomp around the snow in them, confident and proud.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOJpVHPZlWy9dui8uwpJcPALN_QpGXIZX3mNh3qS32sjhvRZvxFAgVnUiFxUTasAVPmEVHPXhPuXULYcx44wjg9IAzKWZYmGNli3Z03W_clEyjkisWKhySvR24KT74ZkkvwFrB5S9OEI3/s1600/DSC_0282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOJpVHPZlWy9dui8uwpJcPALN_QpGXIZX3mNh3qS32sjhvRZvxFAgVnUiFxUTasAVPmEVHPXhPuXULYcx44wjg9IAzKWZYmGNli3Z03W_clEyjkisWKhySvR24KT74ZkkvwFrB5S9OEI3/s400/DSC_0282.JPG" width="265" /></a></div></div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-11402946243168723382011-03-19T09:37:00.000-07:002011-03-19T09:39:48.631-07:00Saturday Morning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">I did not set my 4:30 alarm last night, purposely, so that I could enjoy a bit more REM. But this meant that my morning devotion aka 'Quiet Time' was a group activity. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fun for all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeMu38S8HI2W9qe_r6paP8yoT1zCEalh-9rzTRpP7ecBSURz9uv9W4wWzbWVsdViZuWG6WgYTC1Hd3Bhl48DP_Bs_RVpBUCytM8CBV10jmjm0QqVX71QrqzwtQW3eBfgMWZfRDvVL_1Gd/s1600/DSC_0266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeMu38S8HI2W9qe_r6paP8yoT1zCEalh-9rzTRpP7ecBSURz9uv9W4wWzbWVsdViZuWG6WgYTC1Hd3Bhl48DP_Bs_RVpBUCytM8CBV10jmjm0QqVX71QrqzwtQW3eBfgMWZfRDvVL_1Gd/s400/DSC_0266.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My prayer time was interspersed with beautiful interruptions to show off artistic and academic masterpieces. This is Zachary's page which began as an exercise in writing letters and turned into a ''map of Big Bear" complete with "a window", "a porch", and "a nest with a egg inside it". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWjJG8xE-bc2dDs3KRnH2pA_h25XA-ocOT-xZulA9z69cmqMZ9r8zrMyHqakQygQazAg-taw9aGS8CVWQ2cuS8sgis4m8n24_sOctIDHk9SlY9jKW3bl9c6bzGa1rVNQ51wMHVP7w1Sx0/s1600/DSC_0268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWjJG8xE-bc2dDs3KRnH2pA_h25XA-ocOT-xZulA9z69cmqMZ9r8zrMyHqakQygQazAg-taw9aGS8CVWQ2cuS8sgis4m8n24_sOctIDHk9SlY9jKW3bl9c6bzGa1rVNQ51wMHVP7w1Sx0/s400/DSC_0268.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A great reminder of why I crawl out of bed in the cold dark hours before dawn: QUIET.</div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;">Matthew 10:13-16 (Message)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">"The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus was irate and let them know it: "Don't push these children away. Don't ever get between them and me. <b>These children are at the very center of life in the kingdom</b>. Mark this: Unless you accept God's kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you'll never get in." <b>Then, gathering the children up in his arms, he laid his hands of blessing on them</b>" </div></div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-86913068361490111592011-03-12T05:49:00.000-08:002011-03-22T06:12:03.972-07:00Dinner with Friends<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG80ezFdC7CL_bUAY7kKBSJcmfHKn2_vPgc0hj1VWf3b7kbkP_ui1xA5Bf_EWChSySoz0KQZ3isJ7P56mQrd1zJ2HHsOmtFKNFd-jBN-g6Lv7o8i14HfoCFiXBf_KJQmY1hn3gbctX4-R/s1600/DSC_0061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG80ezFdC7CL_bUAY7kKBSJcmfHKn2_vPgc0hj1VWf3b7kbkP_ui1xA5Bf_EWChSySoz0KQZ3isJ7P56mQrd1zJ2HHsOmtFKNFd-jBN-g6Lv7o8i14HfoCFiXBf_KJQmY1hn3gbctX4-R/s400/DSC_0061.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: center;">On Wednesday evenings Marty meets with a group of men at our church. This means I am flying solo with the kids at home and subsequently I've developed a super relaxed attitude towards their evening meal....I'm talking bowl-of-cereal relaxed. When his weekly commitment began I had grand visions of opening our home to friends, cooking them a warm meal, and sharing a heaping dose of laughter while the kids skip and giggle through the house. But time has done what it does best and the days have flown by without a single nighttime skip or giggle. That is until last week when the <a href="http://dailysnippet.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-years-eve.html">Ikenouyes</a> entered our humble abode and joined us for plates of spaghetti and hours of fun.</div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmLi9YSkB_5XrVCgXDS6zCTuvmvMWjrUOUUsEP3gYcVnhkwbMuMEs2Bsk4fhGr1sf0HTfaW-eO_grv0nSjr6miLeLwIqLDvFEOIjDX-M1NSU5o6gkXqd4i3T-ytaVbViLsze1cePceWuK/s1600/DSC_0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmLi9YSkB_5XrVCgXDS6zCTuvmvMWjrUOUUsEP3gYcVnhkwbMuMEs2Bsk4fhGr1sf0HTfaW-eO_grv0nSjr6miLeLwIqLDvFEOIjDX-M1NSU5o6gkXqd4i3T-ytaVbViLsze1cePceWuK/s400/DSC_0038.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKMNqH7YHJNumG7bJBLoeOb_5O8rP2LfqvqEPu1pss5vBvnas4kFcnTdGK-3PWIBcr2R_WeR-Pryc7ohWlaltOtTVwHunihaZvO1p8q7ef1WQFXGzJqRpG7ILpznaU3VjyXcQFw5Q0TLP/s1600/DSC_0043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKMNqH7YHJNumG7bJBLoeOb_5O8rP2LfqvqEPu1pss5vBvnas4kFcnTdGK-3PWIBcr2R_WeR-Pryc7ohWlaltOtTVwHunihaZvO1p8q7ef1WQFXGzJqRpG7ILpznaU3VjyXcQFw5Q0TLP/s400/DSC_0043.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">prep time: 0 minutes</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> servings: endless</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the front yard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Bear Ski School.<br />
We were the proudest parents<br />
on the mountain!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our 2nd <a href="http://dailysnippet.blogspot.com/2010/10/down-time-in-dubai.html">ski adventure</a> together...it's coming back to me just like riding a bike. Marty is a phenomenally awesome skier, but he's not too cool to ride the lifts with me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out on the town.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-35572073727681335482011-02-14T04:00:00.000-08:002011-06-21T21:44:24.344-07:00Happy Valentine's Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">LOVE</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">suffers long and is kind;</div><div style="text-align: center;">LOVE</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">does not envy;</div><div style="text-align: center;">LOVE</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">does not parade itself</span>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">is not puffed up<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">does not behave rudely</span>, <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">does not seek its own, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">is not provoked</span>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">thinks no evil;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E_h8zFdWz_w0cgX29hB9zQ5MF_sCcHXIKhimqMpq28Ng_Jah7c7OOHYTJOk2gtrYLHZMfoRNI3Zqd2Vz1pB1dkbqW93G5n3zbRJwSBDoWAejenpvyEw9A7BWIy_aCZ_LrHg7JKknKtHQ/s1600/01-qs-valentine-craft-centerpiece-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E_h8zFdWz_w0cgX29hB9zQ5MF_sCcHXIKhimqMpq28Ng_Jah7c7OOHYTJOk2gtrYLHZMfoRNI3Zqd2Vz1pB1dkbqW93G5n3zbRJwSBDoWAejenpvyEw9A7BWIy_aCZ_LrHg7JKknKtHQ/s400/01-qs-valentine-craft-centerpiece-xl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">does not rejoice in iniquity, <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">but </span><i style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">rejoices in the truth</i>; </div><div style="text-align: center;">bears all things, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">believes all things</span>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">hopes all things, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">endures all things</span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Love never fails.</b></span></div></div>Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377616363227535940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419740170166092141.post-48452872522829880462011-02-07T21:44:00.000-08:002011-02-07T21:44:47.051-08:00Water works.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpogaBywzbkvOk8ZCKFX7XcJikDEk0IM10mksvXANSJ6J28xADbgamVhAE0N7NeK3nsBVEhKKM_ERB6OVMTYEzuVqSFpRE7igaaYe-nZv6nuTcaEr2-hUcQo6YRY7K8YpjvYogN93whFut/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpogaBywzbkvOk8ZCKFX7XcJikDEk0IM10mksvXANSJ6J28xADbgamVhAE0N7NeK3nsBVEhKKM_ERB6OVMTYEzuVqSFpRE7igaaYe-nZv6nuTcaEr2-hUcQo6YRY7K8YpjvYogN93whFut/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> As January came to a close, dark thunderhead clouds dispensed buckets of water on our town. For a couple of days we remained bundled and dry inside, but as soon as the storm relented we made our way outside and discovered these beautiful jewels adorning the tree in the front yard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOlR-vuOVs_2iNU99vbikh0LA3mObJDTLvCXqy_kcdQWhc2u5_l_Po9Rrf6luLM4-vlh5AR3vVsBmhM9XC7VM8Fl5ZXIelGtIvMGloK9-3V8BXvD6IqJv5-k6yaWbYLLW06CqpOn2x7qa/s1600/DSC_0015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOlR-vuOVs_2iNU99vbikh0LA3mObJDTLvCXqy_kcdQWhc2u5_l_Po9Rrf6luLM4-vlh5AR3vVsBmhM9XC7VM8Fl5ZXIelGtIvMGloK9-3V8BXvD6IqJv5-k6yaWbYLLW06CqpOn2x7qa/s400/DSC_0015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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