tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305435772024-03-13T02:46:24.572-05:00Canadian BirdThis is the tale of a Canadian Bird who flew south for work, but can't wait to get back home...Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-32883138525677457422012-06-07T22:13:00.000-05:002012-06-07T22:13:44.823-05:00Hello...?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYI8lrQvoyLVzKMBzSts7cGndJ22SRncqmNWQnXazH_wpyEk0_Iku7JClQ40pzu_oyblyqr_PSrOtPo8EtQS-cViWOfuQPk0Afm-Y5gnoqj3PvHsMpI0sUynjRPXHJF4nlv6NSQ/s1600/anybody-out-there-richard-dinsdale-remix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="241" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYI8lrQvoyLVzKMBzSts7cGndJ22SRncqmNWQnXazH_wpyEk0_Iku7JClQ40pzu_oyblyqr_PSrOtPo8EtQS-cViWOfuQPk0Afm-Y5gnoqj3PvHsMpI0sUynjRPXHJF4nlv6NSQ/s320/anybody-out-there-richard-dinsdale-remix.jpg" /></a><br />
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It's been a ridiculously long time since I've written anything here. I don't blame you if you've all abandoned me. Heck, I abandoned me for a time. I've been wanting to blog for ever-so-long, but haven't had much good stuff to blog about... only bad. So, I've decided to start a new blog. I'm NOT abandoning this one... just starting one with a new focus. A focus on gratitude! Hopefully, that will get me back to feeling I have something worth saying... which will help me get back to blogging in general!<br />
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You can check out my new blog... it's called <a href="http://robin-isms.blogspot.com/">Robinisms</a>! :)<br />
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This also means I'm hoping to catch up with each of <b>you</b>. I hope to find you all doing amazing!<br />
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Blessings,<br />Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-16282376627956655772010-07-22T21:35:00.002-05:002010-07-22T21:35:38.311-05:00Watch This!MTV's If You Really Knew Me...<br />
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And to my brother, Brandon, & my brother-in-law, Drew...<br />
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Happy Father's Day to all the Fathers out there!!!Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-66497047632783995142010-04-02T11:37:00.004-05:002010-04-04T02:13:09.220-05:00The Ultimate Giveaway!!!My church, <a href="http://www.bayareafellowship.com/">Bay Area Fellowship</a>, is doing a big push for souls this Easter in an unconventional way! This is how we do it at BAF... :)<br />
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Fox & Friends video: <a href="http://video.foxnews.com/v/4134875/churchs-easter-cash-prizes?playlist_id=87249">Church's Easter Cash Prizes</a><br />
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CNN video: <br />
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Also, <a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/texas-church-to-give-away-millions-in-prizes/6dttm3o?from=sharepermalink-blogger">Check out this great MSN Video: Texas church to give away millions in prizes</a>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-36823289609086404722010-02-28T02:08:00.002-06:002010-02-28T02:08:43.845-06:00Proud to be Canadian!<i>So we're not perfect…<br />
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We never claimed to be perfect.<br />
That means we’ve learned to be humble;<br />
We say excuse me and I'm sorry… as well as please and thanks.<br />
Even when its not our fault, we apologize.<br />
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Sure one arm of the torch didn't rise,<br />
But when the earthquake struck Haiti, <br />
Canadians raised their hands to say… ”we’ll help.”<br />
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And yah, there is a fence around the torch;<br />
But you can walk right up and shake hands with our prime minister and most famous Canadians.<br />
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We put Gretzky in the back of a pick up, in the rain, not surrounded by police… and he was okay.<br />
And by the way… The Great One is Canadian… and HE wasn’t complaining!<br />
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We do have security at the games, of course, but most people don't even have a gun they have to leave at home.<br />
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The medals ARE under lock and key, but our doors and our hearts are open to the world.<br />
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It has been pointed out that some buses broke down last week… but let’s not overlook the fact that our banking system didn't.<br />
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We didn't get the "green ice maker" right this time… but we will, eventually;<br />
Just like we did when we invented the Zamboni.<br />
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<b>Citius, Altius, Fortius</b><br />
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If you don't reach higher, how do you get faster and stronger?<br />
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Was the first quad jump perfect?<br />
Should we not have given snowboarding to the world "in case" it didn’t take off?<br />
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So big deal… one out of four torch arms didn't rise. Good thing we had 3 more! It’s called contingency planning!<br />
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But remember… the Canadarm works every time… in outerspace.<br />
And insulin turned out to be okay.<br />
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We couldn't change the weather, but maybe we can help stop to global warming.<br />
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We don't have the tax base of the US or the power of the Chinese but, per capita, we ponied up for some pretty kick-ass venues in the worst global recession ever!<br />
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Sure, some folks couldn't afford tickets, but our health care is universal.<br />
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We have shown the world that we can raise our voices in celebration and song but moments later stand in silence to respect a tragic event… together… spontaneously… and unrehearsed.<br />
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What's more, we don't need permission from anyone to have a slam poet, fiddlers with piercings, and a lesbian singer tell our story to the world while our multilingual, female, Haitian-born, black head-of-state shares a box with her first nations equals.<br />
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We’ve shown the world that it doesn’t always rain in Vancouver, that you can strive for excellence but not get hung up on perfection… And we’ve learned what it feels like to be picked on by some no-name newspaper guy… and we don’t have to take it lying down!<br />
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So the point is not the snow, or the hydraulics, or a couple guys being 5 minutes late to a ceremony.<br />
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We know we’re lucky that these are the biggest problems we had to deal with in the last couple weeks.<br />
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So take your cheap shots… Guardian newspaper and cynics of the world.<br />
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We're bigger and better than that.<br />
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What's more, we're finally starting to believe it… I believe!<br />
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Do you believe? </i><br />
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Shared via email & facebook, traveling like wildfire. Author unknown.<br />
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Oh, & <b>I BELIEVE!!!</b>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-83412298017819381882010-02-20T20:18:00.000-06:002010-02-20T20:18:54.911-06:00Go CANADA Go!!!What a week!!!<br />
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Last Friday was a monumental one for many. Even me. <br />
I've been PSYCHED. I've been awaiting this for almost a decade...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLaBy_5SMtzrGZOphQ4C4tD72K1TCVN7Wp32Y0KZqHhZMoJ-d3Bu0kXBskAVkJW2BUDiyFt054PGz9M9B7zpv3B2kd4co3Ntsp484Nzj44LkBzILLmltH3il8MVBNNTqMiCyMVw/s1600-h/Vancouver+2010+%281%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLaBy_5SMtzrGZOphQ4C4tD72K1TCVN7Wp32Y0KZqHhZMoJ-d3Bu0kXBskAVkJW2BUDiyFt054PGz9M9B7zpv3B2kd4co3Ntsp484Nzj44LkBzILLmltH3il8MVBNNTqMiCyMVw/s320/Vancouver+2010+%281%29.jpg" /></a></div>I'm PSYCHED because the Winter Olympics kicked off last Friday! British Columbia, Canada (& for a handful of years, Vancouver) were home to me for a good part of my life. It's been exhilarating & bittersweet watching the coverage, seeing the sights, sounds, & electricity surrounding Vancouver. I SO wish I could be there. I'm living vicariously through my brother & friends, some who live there & some who are visiting for the festivities.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvA46c8EuW3hcberGLqsxHDXt4ayB-iX42U7u1itXk0KQBGD5pzrMHVZ_rTD2Oum52rnj1qcjxq1TBDomUBnSgqkt8FynbaZr35iWnSGaBJzFpHymFjt3ayriTh4eNzpoxXOMlw/s1600-h/ctv-olympics.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvA46c8EuW3hcberGLqsxHDXt4ayB-iX42U7u1itXk0KQBGD5pzrMHVZ_rTD2Oum52rnj1qcjxq1TBDomUBnSgqkt8FynbaZr35iWnSGaBJzFpHymFjt3ayriTh4eNzpoxXOMlw/s320/ctv-olympics.gif" /></a></div>We, in the US, are shut out of Canadian broadcasting stations, but I was hoping that would lift for the Games. Sadly, it hasn't. So, I've been relying on NBC & affiliate coverage of my homeland's hosting of my favourite Olympics. It's not that NBC doesn't have good coverage, truly, but it's all surrounding the US perspective, of course. I'm missing the Canadian athlete profiles & coverage. I'm rooting for my homeland & the US somewhat interchangeably. I want the US to do well, & love the athletes. (SOOO glad Evan Lysacek kicked arrogant Plushenko's bum in men's skating.)<br />
But when Canada wins a medal, especially a <i>gold</i>, well... my neighbours can probably hear the hooting & hollering and my facebook & twitter accounts light up like a Vegas show! <br />
And there isn't a sport in the <b>Winter O</b>s I don't LOVE watching. Seriously.<br />
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I'll give it to NBC, & specifically Tom Brokaw, though. The short piece of journalism that aired just prior to the start of the Opening Ceremonies was poignant & reverent to introduce Canada to a US audience, & the sportscasters have been very gracious about the coverage of Canadian culture & history. As a dislocated Canuck, I'm very appreciative & overjoyed that other nations are getting to witness the beauty & diversity of the land that I love!<br />
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Here's that clip by Tom Brokaw: <br />
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See them start their journey in the Pairs Short program tonight.<br /><br />Sneak preview here:<br /><div style='background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;'><object id='A64060' quality='high' data='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=ToyTYMuKiariQIjN&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' height='319' width='425'><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><param name='movie' value='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=ToyTYMuKiariQIjN&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab'></param><param name='scaleMode' value='showAll'></param><param name='quality' value='high'></param><param name='allowNetworking' value='all'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='external_make_id=ToyTYMuKiariQIjN&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param></object><div style='text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;'>Personalize funny videos and birthday <a href='http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards'>eCards</a> at JibJab!</div></div><br /><br />Isn't my partner handsome? A little pale, yes, but I barely feel the cold with all that spinning. Teehee...Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-71289703009402903102010-02-13T23:29:00.001-06:002010-02-13T23:30:24.863-06:00Could You Walk In A Nurse's Shoes?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhinMSVm3hk7O2bfB9os-9xvFb5LX3kAO7wiygebxEepq51IZrC8mLTS-ycWMIvm5-y540VwDQGE-muTjcSXY1XArGb_Coxj7989wPB23lYAFUgRjC1E1IAOm4sd46-8m1KbL7A/s1600-h/nurse's+shoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhinMSVm3hk7O2bfB9os-9xvFb5LX3kAO7wiygebxEepq51IZrC8mLTS-ycWMIvm5-y540VwDQGE-muTjcSXY1XArGb_Coxj7989wPB23lYAFUgRjC1E1IAOm4sd46-8m1KbL7A/s400/nurse's+shoes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437966699352848274" /></a>I came across this article some time back & was meaning to post it.<br /><br />Nothing seemed like a better time than now, when a TX nurse is fighting for her right to vocalize as an advocate for patients whose physician was working unsafely, after already having been slapped with a warning & fine by the medical board. Thankfully, she's been acquitted of charges, but there's still a debate over whether she had the right to report this physician, which floors me, considering that isn't only her right, but her DUTY as a patient advocate. See some articles about the lawsuit by <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/WN/texas-nurse-whistleblower-anne-mitchell-acquitted-harassing-doctor/story?id=9781119&page=1">ABC World News</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/02/texas_nurse_acquitted_for_anti.html">NPR</a>, & <a href="http://blog.bioethics.net/2010/02/whistleblowers-everywhere-breathe-a-sigh-of-relief/">The American Journal of Bioethics</a>.<br /><br />Finally, here is the writing I found a year or more ago. <br />As a nurse myself, I encourage you to <i>PLEASE</i> read it & keep it in mind. <br />And ask yourself: <b>could YOU walk in a nurse's shoes?</b><br /><br /><br />Sunday, April 13, 2008 <br />Regina Brett <br />Plain Dealer Columnist <br /><br />Patients aren't always satisfied with how well nurses communicate, a recent Medicare survey revealed. Well, nurses had no trouble communicating with me after I defended them Sunday. Nurses from recovery rooms, coronary care, pediatrics, geriatrics, ER and trauma units e-mailed from across the country. Here's what they had to say: <br /><br /><blockquote><i>Come walk in our shoes for a 12-hour shift. Come see the joy, the tragedy, the comedy, the 100 ways we are pulled and pushed, then rate my "pleasant greeting," "answers call light in timely fashion," "states name of patient." <br /><br />Use the bathroom now, because you might not get the chance again until your shift ends. Wear comfortable shoes. Don't worry if they're clean. They'll end up with blood and vomit on them. <br /><br />We are the patient's advocate, the doctor's eyes and ears and everyone's scapegoat. We can page your doctor, but we can't make the doctors magically appear. We check your stitches, wipe your blood, drain your pus and empty your bedpan. <br /><br />Nursing is a tough job, but we're tougher. We've been yelled at by administrators, supervisors and doctors. We've been kicked, slapped, punched, spat on and sexually harassed by patients in various states of delirium, mental illness, arrogance and intoxication. We've even had chairs and food trays thrown at us. We work mandatory overtime, weekends and holidays. We eat Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with co-workers. We deal with families who ignore visiting hours, bring food to patients on restricted diets and insist on staying the night even though it's not a private room. We deal with the son who orders us around to show a parent he's neglected for years that he cares. We cannot be at your side every waking minute. We have 10 other patients. We cannot answer five call lights at once. We can't stop doing CPR on a patient because you ran out of tissues. We are not maids, beauticians or cocktail waitresses. We are professionals with college degrees. We hate that we can't spend more bedside time with you. Swearing at us will not make us move faster. Taking better care of your health would help. Quit smoking. Lose weight. Start exercising. Stop drinking. <br /><br />How do we survive? We ignore the nasty comments, the demanding relatives, the crazy staffing grids. We count to 10 before speaking. We pray every morning for strength and wisdom, patience and empathy. We drive home tired and frustrated, telling ourselves over and over, "I'm not the nurse I want to be, but I'm the best nurse the hospital staffing allows me to be." We fall asleep praying for the ones who won't survive the night. There is no finish line, ever. <br /><br />Nursing is demanding and fulfilling, and we can't imagine doing anything else. Nothing beats washing blood and glass off a car crash survivor, stabilizing a broken neck, saving a diabetic's leg, keeping a cancer patient in remission. The day we send a patient home we relish the unbelievable resilience of the human body and spirit. We did not become nurses for the hours, the salary or the glamour of it all. We became nurses to make a difference. We don't ask for much. One sincere thank you makes all the thankless hours worth it.</i></blockquote><br /><br />Catch Regina Brett every Friday at 9 a.m. on WCPN FM/90.3. <br />To reach Regina Brett: rbrett@plaind.com, 216-999-6328 <br />Previous columns online: http://cleveland.com/brett<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUVPJBfcSKQnaUgC-IoIxjRLQ7Qv2TDtA8qyf_maEFybrPCTClV66DarkiWMi71B8l9s5r-FK08kH0uCN2gK8eqtS3xykImWXYwZgTrW57P_W3yY9mL_geqNATg6qkY2G5m5Qcw/s1600-h/Regina+Brett.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 155px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUVPJBfcSKQnaUgC-IoIxjRLQ7Qv2TDtA8qyf_maEFybrPCTClV66DarkiWMi71B8l9s5r-FK08kH0uCN2gK8eqtS3xykImWXYwZgTrW57P_W3yY9mL_geqNATg6qkY2G5m5Qcw/s200/Regina+Brett.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437966203175274242" /></a>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-54702638660987591822010-02-07T00:18:00.001-06:002010-02-07T00:19:32.486-06:00RegretWe all have some. We're not supposed to dwell in them, however.<br />Such a dichotomy. Live in the now, but what did we do to bring us to "the now." What can we do better. That's supposed to be self-actualization, right?<br />I can think of a whole bevy of things.<br /><br />Twice, in H.S., I got a little full of myself & broke up with my boyfriend thinking I could do better. Twice I regretted it afterward. But H.S. is full of such blunders, right? We're learning who we are & who we're to become.<br /><br />So, here I am, on the verge of 40. Yes, 40!!! And still with the blunders. And so many regrets. I'm learning to let go & let God. Knowing there's a master plan behind it all both has me feeling comforted & bewildered. And that's where free will comes in.<br /><br />Ahhh... my blasted free will. I CHOSE where I am today.<br />How comforting. If only I'd let go & let God SOOO much sooner... ??? Or found me a magical, time-traveling psychotherapist.<br /><br />That's where "Being Erica" comes in. I discovered this little show on SOAPnet. Don't know how because I have never watched SOAPnet. I have enough fantasy & daydreams living on in my own head, thank you very much.<br /><br />But "Being Erica" is all about having the ability to go back & undo past regrets. The character can't change "destiny," but does come to some interesting realizations about how things would (or wouldn't) have changed in spite of them.<br />In the end, it's all about being okay with our own decisions.<br /><br />What is your biggest regret... & how would you have rewritten things?Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-10317853425483029572010-01-21T20:24:00.002-06:002010-01-21T20:37:15.924-06:00Jewelry Giveaway!Beki at <a href="http://pamperingbeki.blogspot.com/2010/01/sharing-love-giveaway.html">The Rusted Chain</a> is having a jewelry giveaway. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE her stuff!<br /><br />She is so talented, & is also selling her wares to raise money for Haiti. <br /><br />Go check out her site & lend your support!<br />Did I mention I LOVE her stuff!?<br />Oh, & my birthday's in April (hint)...Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-7515074044356958122009-08-09T21:42:00.016-05:002009-08-10T00:17:26.860-05:00JANES Retreat Weekend '09The <a href="http://bafjanes.blogspot.com">JANES</a> Core Team were hosted for an amazing (though too short) weekend of relaxation & planning out at the Butlers' Lakehouse on Lake CC. What a place! Sue Butler & her family are the most generous & gracious hosts. I didn't want it to end... Thanks Butler family!!! <br /><br />The gorgeous Lakehouse property: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jlnmGa0igj_p01J32_QwNsnhMV8kyxrTiLEjj2qsyA1YSK1udd8xlGfm5cw0MwvXeIo9CoxwFUR6sl_e63XFTjvtRm9pF5ukUDWeDFF6PuEqSXSB5kIsBvZtxFOQHhji-_e9/s1600-h/IMG_0401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jlnmGa0igj_p01J32_QwNsnhMV8kyxrTiLEjj2qsyA1YSK1udd8xlGfm5cw0MwvXeIo9CoxwFUR6sl_e63XFTjvtRm9pF5ukUDWeDFF6PuEqSXSB5kIsBvZtxFOQHhji-_e9/s320/IMG_0401.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368167642059134370" /></a><br /><br />The large gazebo with outdoor kitchen, where we enjoyed a delicious dinner: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsN93t0ECmqqAS70uxy8JQX0K72fQ4V62aPWxr7yU_TJlcQrHj_xzgpqBY0pVTALWrgjCP8WQ0cjxG2wC7Yb9aYMUZjB3HEEfk1ck5LZGCnRt58pcv_LKcv04PB0Q1_mWFlbaa/s1600-h/IMG_0402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsN93t0ECmqqAS70uxy8JQX0K72fQ4V62aPWxr7yU_TJlcQrHj_xzgpqBY0pVTALWrgjCP8WQ0cjxG2wC7Yb9aYMUZjB3HEEfk1ck5LZGCnRt58pcv_LKcv04PB0Q1_mWFlbaa/s320/IMG_0402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368167648140405170" /></a><br /><br />The main guesthouse where we enjoyed a delicious & healthy breakfast & lunch: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECREyKyeyLuA8Y5WFWlFRvxMjYxftejmUEGzYzH72sBgU-0-5arGfgoWWqOJy25Wo8WLjkBN7PziawJ95bcJjZlmVSV5UzCqCYsLotXQ3-A3D0YPIA7OZvWpdz4uHTTzFhNK9/s1600-h/IMG_0403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECREyKyeyLuA8Y5WFWlFRvxMjYxftejmUEGzYzH72sBgU-0-5arGfgoWWqOJy25Wo8WLjkBN7PziawJ95bcJjZlmVSV5UzCqCYsLotXQ3-A3D0YPIA7OZvWpdz4uHTTzFhNK9/s320/IMG_0403.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368167653160705474" /></a><br /><br />Getting down to business: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8MY0NQ2uiySqhTRdmaxtOISthfaUx1yHwCLtQDLepmfmaptgc2Lu1JeRPeDbygTGfOlqiXCWxefVg0KA3POGkP2851AsgqbSB_m0L6vw5KvFs5rCjaFaA4UqfLhEU-tKsl4Z/s1600-h/IMG_0382.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8MY0NQ2uiySqhTRdmaxtOISthfaUx1yHwCLtQDLepmfmaptgc2Lu1JeRPeDbygTGfOlqiXCWxefVg0KA3POGkP2851AsgqbSB_m0L6vw5KvFs5rCjaFaA4UqfLhEU-tKsl4Z/s320/IMG_0382.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368167661210925858" /></a><br /><br />We accomplished a LOT: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI-QK2gLoMqBPC3K2kg4tBEuO0KmdinhmFuy_R-m8FjqV4vgpRWzi01kudTE3uFufMgnNoX_IKx7p-Nz8PGVo7tmJi_mCP0sTuEgJKdbJL2d6n-w1VtI2FzG-RyCfGVRF6Ltn/s1600-h/IMG_0385.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCI-QK2gLoMqBPC3K2kg4tBEuO0KmdinhmFuy_R-m8FjqV4vgpRWzi01kudTE3uFufMgnNoX_IKx7p-Nz8PGVo7tmJi_mCP0sTuEgJKdbJL2d6n-w1VtI2FzG-RyCfGVRF6Ltn/s320/IMG_0385.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368167670572411474" /></a><br /><br />The radiant Daphne, <a href="http://bafjanes.blogspot.com/">JANES Ministry Leader</a> ... see Jane lead! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC-ISq0G44bytKBK0qG8UNLzX9uyC-etw-m78CuPvBJlF2xoaFkRMw1TJOS7jXf694udn-r2l2D77Jusng_WjwhgmJ9KwLB01VCvpKTJ9gj1MXwq8cf4VbRS2faFM8eJzQrpB/s1600-h/IMG_0394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC-ISq0G44bytKBK0qG8UNLzX9uyC-etw-m78CuPvBJlF2xoaFkRMw1TJOS7jXf694udn-r2l2D77Jusng_WjwhgmJ9KwLB01VCvpKTJ9gj1MXwq8cf4VbRS2faFM8eJzQrpB/s320/IMG_0394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368170887688955778" /></a><br /><br />The passionate Marta, <a href="http://cteambafjanes.blogspot.com/">Coordinator of Community Outreach</a> ... see Jane reach! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPpEIqoT2Mn0GsOePoQ2XYaIDhKkWbdemHTMdZp_9hdz95SWJ0ayyOfb7Yh8OhY1LYhavqBQlFJVdKRm6BpCF456qbblTZOtRmDGhQdLwUB3fgS7f-Idh7ZC0lLm2BZ2lyy5I/s1600-h/IMG_0387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPpEIqoT2Mn0GsOePoQ2XYaIDhKkWbdemHTMdZp_9hdz95SWJ0ayyOfb7Yh8OhY1LYhavqBQlFJVdKRm6BpCF456qbblTZOtRmDGhQdLwUB3fgS7f-Idh7ZC0lLm2BZ2lyy5I/s320/IMG_0387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368170885706387730" /></a><br /><br />The talented Alene, <a href="http://dteambafjanes.blogspot.com/">Discipleship Coordinator</a> ... see Jane grow! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKXPIwJpos7s6D-aVCyYfu_ky3NTqmDSUvYzLTYMi_v7Xn6-1_j5RJE8YSk1Rg64laz_AoMACKwCbKP2CxCg9RU7pW_Ollo7we9nTaswxtvE3e8LyZVfqRQXorKUiUyCQaUlT/s1600-h/IMG_0388.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKXPIwJpos7s6D-aVCyYfu_ky3NTqmDSUvYzLTYMi_v7Xn6-1_j5RJE8YSk1Rg64laz_AoMACKwCbKP2CxCg9RU7pW_Ollo7we9nTaswxtvE3e8LyZVfqRQXorKUiUyCQaUlT/s320/IMG_0388.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368170882216705938" /></a><br /><br />The energetic April, <a href="http://bteambafjanes.blogspot.com/">Women's Small Groups Coordinator</a> ... see Jane connect! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMQ0n8xyxMo2BSskxZROe98cwZ-0FAf2h-pKA8zTw7HO01MRvKeJsbALTOt1zKrAhbc73C5a0UgXWttsGvNlG_P6BJsLbtT14zjFB5Xy0rX7flvG-rtUtbHbcXd7356kWt6go/s1600-h/IMG_0391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMQ0n8xyxMo2BSskxZROe98cwZ-0FAf2h-pKA8zTw7HO01MRvKeJsbALTOt1zKrAhbc73C5a0UgXWttsGvNlG_P6BJsLbtT14zjFB5Xy0rX7flvG-rtUtbHbcXd7356kWt6go/s320/IMG_0391.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368170867625576754" /></a><br /><br />The inspiring Alisa, developer & chief editor of the <a href="http://granolabardevotional.blogspot.com/">Granola Bar Devotional</a>, & JANES core team member ... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqz6PuOrOyQdD_UIy0u-MWADWFMCMOI_vyb7hIHQjXilr_0IRsvx-0zs2El5ju1Qn3pnOEoMgNe7XaUoxaPckJN5i6w5srF78zajvQXrlprM7rO1pJMzw84CCGfOPW4_wi-xb/s1600-h/IMG_0393.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqz6PuOrOyQdD_UIy0u-MWADWFMCMOI_vyb7hIHQjXilr_0IRsvx-0zs2El5ju1Qn3pnOEoMgNe7XaUoxaPckJN5i6w5srF78zajvQXrlprM7rO1pJMzw84CCGfOPW4_wi-xb/s320/IMG_0393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368170873599544242" /></a><br /><br />And me... <a href="http://eteambafjanes.blogspot.com/">Events Team Coordinator</a> ... see Jane shine! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVuFedaQDpfilOzFjFzDsZqZlVzQLqgvmzFqIdxLpoLTZRWKdDFHT_ZB8thZr_LOlAB08xIOnUis71wFrRMCyhtlAU99bZbAAwHF65-Hyk8flHhK-9XiG8cAdE28zc5zmtuKg/s1600-h/DSC05621.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVuFedaQDpfilOzFjFzDsZqZlVzQLqgvmzFqIdxLpoLTZRWKdDFHT_ZB8thZr_LOlAB08xIOnUis71wFrRMCyhtlAU99bZbAAwHF65-Hyk8flHhK-9XiG8cAdE28zc5zmtuKg/s320/DSC05621.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368190926073712354" /></a><br /><br />No... not our <a href="http://ateambafjanes.blogspot.com/">Administration Coordinator</a> (we're still looking for one of those to replace our sweet Mandy who is off on a new venture)! This is Kiki! Alisa's daughter joined us for our girls' weekend... naturally! She was a total joy!!! :) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WEc2-Kg_byfczFCAF3TRlfUIFccQwRg9KKE7op_QyM3RTA-tOD3g7Cs9y4vDTKoBy0YikkFV8fhgRlJP4JF30UjKmfXeUcXHASbhQa4Qjt_ZtOCuB1aukPkYp0D0S0X7QCgR/s1600-h/IMG_0392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WEc2-Kg_byfczFCAF3TRlfUIFccQwRg9KKE7op_QyM3RTA-tOD3g7Cs9y4vDTKoBy0YikkFV8fhgRlJP4JF30UjKmfXeUcXHASbhQa4Qjt_ZtOCuB1aukPkYp0D0S0X7QCgR/s320/IMG_0392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368173515849804290" /></a><br /><br />Our fabulous hostess, Sue... I adore this woman! Thank you, Sue... I LOVE your spirit of generosity & look forward to visiting with you again soon! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8APe6uHsfbQVeAR0_mGLVx-7EQYcTc-Al8bYrCprqXl6AvTRQEIG-DhPN86WyteZuCdwZDWUNUIR16QLSYnJKPnNv4_reSm3RhnKAcDHcXYX9t-Pa_zCPfGbZVo_myhV9_53/s1600-h/IMG_0397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8APe6uHsfbQVeAR0_mGLVx-7EQYcTc-Al8bYrCprqXl6AvTRQEIG-DhPN86WyteZuCdwZDWUNUIR16QLSYnJKPnNv4_reSm3RhnKAcDHcXYX9t-Pa_zCPfGbZVo_myhV9_53/s320/IMG_0397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368173520310961170" /></a><br /><br />Preparing for the short trip home (& discussing what a fun time we had)! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBsEKFyTUSRbhDXaPOdcQtLOVjJxGj9xVwxxOAh7JIQsm_zPQBwEHHgBtchSRsJuiu_2AEclsdzEa3-Sx2j3DC4ayZ3yK1rMejvC8QMVnV8JZYBN_fBp-pklq8dXR0D9EoVMB/s1600-h/IMG_0405.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBsEKFyTUSRbhDXaPOdcQtLOVjJxGj9xVwxxOAh7JIQsm_zPQBwEHHgBtchSRsJuiu_2AEclsdzEa3-Sx2j3DC4ayZ3yK1rMejvC8QMVnV8JZYBN_fBp-pklq8dXR0D9EoVMB/s320/IMG_0405.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368173526345308178" /></a><br /><br />I love these women & feel SO privileged to serve with them in this ministry!!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8dWAo5Jn94lyPFY1vL-IAcFXqHfylwWlbRwmpajX2XF6o7fUPoLhyphenhyphenKhPj5d-x05OnQjiOScPzAfsh9gOKqnr9xmi8mr4PMTMOGNRrFJf9HfpwhZSJv0kkKZiOawZwUU-uYAu/s1600-h/IMG_0406.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8dWAo5Jn94lyPFY1vL-IAcFXqHfylwWlbRwmpajX2XF6o7fUPoLhyphenhyphenKhPj5d-x05OnQjiOScPzAfsh9gOKqnr9xmi8mr4PMTMOGNRrFJf9HfpwhZSJv0kkKZiOawZwUU-uYAu/s320/IMG_0406.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368173536629718194" /></a><br /><br />Let's do it again soon, gals! xoCanadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-89736403023527712562009-08-09T20:50:00.003-05:002009-08-09T21:17:35.975-05:00Meet Alisa Hope... my friend!My dear friend, Alisa was chosen by <a href="http://www.internetcafedevotions.com/2009/08/stinkin-i-in-pride.html">Internet Café Devotions</a> as a Guest Barista this week!<br /><center><a href="http://faithimagined.com/" target="_blank"><br/><br /><img src="http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd329/crissyren/button-1.gif"/></a></center><br /><br />Alisa is an amazing writer & friend... my kindred spirit. Please check out her writing blog by clicking on the "Faith Imagined" HEART link above!<br /><br />Congrats, Alisa... my beautiful friend! Love you. xo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvx3nEnhGYKmfGwJYlEyXG9pFisVIyu4OxMRLYt9yZ1awm3-wAFM7V8Xzz-khntJIaxr91LbzVulhDwTekK2TXZiVld53UO7-qA12P5lW6IsuKzMfFVuWFANVvWfBUeCCOYTHM/s1600-h/IMG_7153_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvx3nEnhGYKmfGwJYlEyXG9pFisVIyu4OxMRLYt9yZ1awm3-wAFM7V8Xzz-khntJIaxr91LbzVulhDwTekK2TXZiVld53UO7-qA12P5lW6IsuKzMfFVuWFANVvWfBUeCCOYTHM/s320/IMG_7153_3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368152938590659458" /></a>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-66248965298800501472009-06-06T01:23:00.007-05:002009-06-06T17:59:56.096-05:00The Terrifying Texas Brown Tarantula!The Texas Brown Tarantula (looks mostly black) is on the move right now... whether because it's mating season or due to all of the rain we've had lately, I've been finding these unwanted visitors ready to greet me as I got home 3 different times this past couple of weeks!<br /><br />Here they are... let me know YOUR thoughts!!!<br /><br /><br />Tarantula #1 in the past 2 weeks. There was another a few weeks previous too!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0284.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0284.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />See how close this one was to going INTO my house (garage)?!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0282.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0282.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Tarantula #2 - I almost stepped on this one going out into my garage! (This pic is post-RAID, obviously.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0351.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0351.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />See how close he was to going inside my HOUSE!!!??? Eeek!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0352.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0352.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Tarantula #3 - This guy greeted me at the door as I got home the other night. :(<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0358.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0358.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />See how close he was to my front door!? (My door is directly to the left of the light.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0361.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0361.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />So, "man-in-a-can" (aka RAID) was my immediate friend, until the bug guys I use could come out & spray. And, although I'm praying there will be no further sightings, if anyone (in the CC area) is looking for a Tarantula as a pet, I'll keep you in mind for the future, but it's too late for these guys!!!Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-40579511866659255902009-05-10T22:29:00.002-05:002009-05-10T23:35:35.258-05:00Bonne Jour Des Mères!"The sweetest sounds to mortals given <br />are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven." <br /> ~ William Goldsmith Brown<br /><br />My Mommy & I in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia... just a few years back! <br />Love you, Mom!<br /><a href="http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/?action=view¤t=MomI-PeggysCovecopy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/MomI-PeggysCovecopy.jpg" border="0" alt="Mom &amp; me - Peggy's Cove"></a><br /><br />My Miranda Roo... my puppy Momma-bear! <br />She's now 8-years-young & the best puppy Momma there ever was! <br /><a href="http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/?action=view¤t=IMG_0275.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/IMG_0275.jpg" border="0" alt="Miranda Roo"></a><br /><br />Honourable mention to my sister, Jilly, & my GodMom, Aunt Carol too!<br />Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there...Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-401055996897404112009-05-03T21:43:00.000-05:002009-05-11T01:26:13.965-05:00SPEAK '09I haven't blogged in SO long! WOW... time flies. Life has been so busy. That's my only excuse. :)
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<br />Most recently, the busyness of life has taken me to Grapevine, TX (Fort Worth) & <a href="http://grapevine.fellowshipchurch.com/index.php">Fellowship Church</a>, led by Ed & Lisa Young. Our <a href="http://bafjanes.blogspot.com/">JANES</a> (women's ministry at BAF) were invited to their <a href="http://grapevine.fellowshipchurch.com/flavour">Flavour Women's Conference</a>, called SPEAK. What a great trip!
<br />Thanks to <a href="http://www.bayareafellowship.com">my amazing church</a> for such a great opportunity, to Fellowship Church for being such amazing hosts, & to my girls: DeeDee, Daphne, Jessica, Mandy, & Marta for great memories!
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<br />"Couture with a Cause" Fashion Show & "Sweets & Shopping" Social:
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<br />Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-7596270661079557502008-12-14T21:52:00.003-06:002008-12-14T22:27:56.779-06:00You like-a da soap, eh!?One of my dogs, Brontë, has developed a strange fascination for soap!<br />I was getting ready in the bathroom one day, when she started sniffing & sniffing & sniffing.<br />She put her paws up on the side of the tub & was stretching her neck like E.T. trying to reach something. I realized it was the soap dish on the far side of the tub.<br />When I brought it closer to her, just to see what she'd do, she started to LICK IT! Ugh!<br />Since then, whenever she comes into the bathroom & smells the soap, she tries to get at it. She won't go so far as to get into the tub, though.<br />In the other bathroom, she sniffs & sniffs at the cabinet where I keep them... even scratches at it. It's quite funny.<br />Here's a photo of her:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUNJUIXpzgbn47e0vwlpjHaTMq94Ss8SIQW7mUWqyLqTCT6meqN9S-1_M-Asd37GfDdnS4IZAnD6b4kGP9tBgNDXyRdUCJcog0WDgXCJMFHWx7PPsyvUpeDjTZhY8V9N-Mhsv/s1600-h/Bront%C3%AB+loves+soap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUNJUIXpzgbn47e0vwlpjHaTMq94Ss8SIQW7mUWqyLqTCT6meqN9S-1_M-Asd37GfDdnS4IZAnD6b4kGP9tBgNDXyRdUCJcog0WDgXCJMFHWx7PPsyvUpeDjTZhY8V9N-Mhsv/s400/Bront%C3%AB+loves+soap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279868627240738994" border="0" /></a>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-56201460476047973012008-12-02T04:22:00.002-06:002008-12-02T04:35:59.785-06:00Bravery...My best friend, Edye's son, John was deployed to Iraq today. He spends the next month in Ft. Hood, then ships overseas directly after Christmas. John is an amazing young man. His mother & family are SO proud... as am I, his other mother (right John? wink-wink).<br /><br />Please pray for the safety of <span style="font-weight: bold;">PFC John White</span>. Thank you.<br /><br />The video below is a brief story about the 211th Regional Support Group (John's group) ... <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >following the ridiculously intrusive local commercial</span>:<br /><br /><object id="WNVideoCanvasDEFAULTdivWNVideoCanvas" height="340" width="400"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="wmode" value="windowless"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.kristv.com/global/video/flash/widgets/WNVideoCanvas.swf"> <embed src="http://www.kristv.com/global/video/flash/widgets/WNVideoCanvas.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="windowless" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="isShowIcon=true&affiliate=KRIS&affiliateNumber=192&backgroundAlphas=100,100,100,100&backgroundColors=212121,676767,676767,212121&backgroundRatios=0,25,130,255&backgroundRotation=270&borderAlpha=100&borderColor=212121&borderWidth=1&clipId=3188339&playerType=POPUP_EMBEDDEDobject&closecaptionPaneLabelText=&closePaneLabelText=&commercialHeadlinePrefix=Commercial&controlsBackgroundAlphas=100,100&controlsBackgroundColors=212121,676767&controlsBackgroundRatios=0,255&controlsBackgroundRotation=270&controlsBorderColor=212121&controlsBottomPadding=8&controlsButtonLeftBorderColor=616161&controlsButtonRightBorderColor=232323&controlsHeight=40&controlsOffFaceColor=9c9c9c&controlsOverFaceColor=ffffff&controlsSidePadding=8&defaultStyle=dark&disableTransport=false&domId=WNVideoCanvasDEFAULTdivWNVideoCanvas&emailErrorBorderColor=ae1a01&emailErrorMessageFaceColor=ae1a01&emailFormFieldAlphas=80&emailFormFieldColors=212121&emailFormFieldRatios=0&emailFormFieldRotation=90&emailInputFaceColor=9c9c9c&emailMessageLabelText=&emailPaneLabelText=&emailSentConfirmationMessage=&errorMessage=&fullScreenControlType=none&hasBevel=true&hasBorder=false&hasBottomBorder=true&hasFullScreen=true&hasLeftBorder=true&hasRightBorder=true&hasTopBorder=true&helpPage=/Global/story.asp?S=4925699&hostDomain=www.kristv.com&idKey=DEFAULT&imgPath=http://KRIS.images.worldnow.com/images/static/video/flash/&invalidRecipientFieldMessage=&invalidSenderFieldMessage=&isAutoStart=true&isMute=&landingPage=&loadingMessage=&offFaceColor=afaeae&overFaceColor=ffffff&overlayBackgroundAlphas=92&overlayBackgroundColors=676767&overlayBackgroundRatios=0&overlayBackgroundRotation=90&overlayOffFaceColor=9c9c9c&overlayOverFaceColor=ffffff&pauseButtonText=&playAtActualSize=0&playButtonText=&playerHeight=340&playerWidth=400&recipientEmailLabelText=&sendEmailButtonText=&senderEmailLabelText=&senderNameLabelText=&shareListItemHighlightBorderColor=767676&shareListItemOffFaceColor=afaeae&shareListItemShadowBorderColor=3c3c3c&shareListListItemOverFaceColor=afaeae&sidePadding=3&smoothingMode=auto&staticImgPath=http://KRIS.images.worldnow.com&summaryGraphicMessage=&summaryGraphicScaleStyle=stretchToFit&summaryPaneLabelText=&tabBackgroundAlphas=100,100&tabBackgroundColors=888888,383838&tabBackgroundOverAlphas=100,100&tabBackgroundOverColors=595959,212121&tabBackgroundOverRatios=0,100&tabBackgroundRatios=75,255&tabBackgroundRotation=90&tabBackgroundSelectedAlphas=100&tabBackgroundSelectedBorderAlpha=100&tabBackgroundSelectedBorderColor=595959&tabBackgroundSelectedBorderWidth=1&tabBackgroundSelectedColors=595959&tabBackgroundSelectedHasBevel=true&tabBackgroundSelectedHasBorder=false&tabBackgroundSelectedHasDropShadow=true&tabBackgroundSelectedRatios=0&tabBorderAlpha=100&tabBorderColor=212121&tabBorderWidth=1&tabFontSize=10&tabHasBevel=true&tabHasBorder=false&tabHasDropShadow=true&tabHeight=26&tabLeftBorderColor=a7a6a6&tabOffFaceColor=dcdbdb&tabOverBorderAlpha=100&tabOverBorderWidth=1&tabOverFaceColor=ffffff&tabOverHasBevel=true&tabOverHasBorder=false&tabRightBorderColor=404040&tabShadowColor=333333&topPadding=3&videoSliderBackgroundColor=828282&videoSliderKnobBackgroundAlphas=100,100&videoSliderKnobBackgroundColors=828282,828282&videoSliderKnobBackgroundRatios=0,255&videoSliderKnobBackgroundRotation=90&videoSliderKnobBorderColor=5a5a5a&videoSliderKnobOffFaceColor=444444&videoSliderKnobOverFaceColor=212121&videoSliderKnobShadowColor=5a5a5a&videoSliderLoadIndicatorColor=b2b2b2&videoSliderProgressIndicatorColor=212121&volumeSliderOffColor=5a5a5a&volumeSliderOverColor=828282&" height="340" width="400"></embed></object>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-40603547501126988722008-11-30T03:52:00.002-06:002008-11-30T04:04:47.608-06:00Nina...This woman's music destroys me... stripped down & bare, emotions raw, exposed... I cry.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tAv1FDpdnmE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tAv1FDpdnmE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2M-zRMqCX7w&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2M-zRMqCX7w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Both performances taken from "Live at Ronnie Scott's" (1986 - DVD) feature Nina Simone delivering an intense emotional performance at the legendary Ronnie Scott's in Soho, London on November 17, 1985.<br /><br />Incomparable! RIP Nina Simone.Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-71391437599460745512008-11-11T04:13:00.000-06:002008-11-11T04:14:46.425-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IX9K0Slvy3lSveXzt3Dr6ccjoqJ8Rihrd7mbrO0bw2McJCuJBepyIMmX6hlazLfDgZetbiPb3tJ_qwJR64f_9H0z9JnmV7NcDmLCrQKcS4OFvWs5vrEQ0N7yxiGNqG3aEACU/s1600-h/Lest+we+forget.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IX9K0Slvy3lSveXzt3Dr6ccjoqJ8Rihrd7mbrO0bw2McJCuJBepyIMmX6hlazLfDgZetbiPb3tJ_qwJR64f_9H0z9JnmV7NcDmLCrQKcS4OFvWs5vrEQ0N7yxiGNqG3aEACU/s400/Lest+we+forget.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267341260552357042" /></a><br /> In Flanders fields the poppies blow<br /> Between the crosses, row on row,<br /> That mark our place; and in the sky<br /> The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br /> Scarce heard amid the guns below.<br /><br /> We are the dead. Short days ago<br /> We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br /> Loved, and were loved, and now we lie<br /> In Flanders fields.<br /><br /> Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br /> To you from failing hands we throw<br /> The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br /> If ye break faith with us who die<br /> We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br /> In Flanders fields.<br /><br /> — Lt.-Col. John McCrae<br /> Canadian MilitaryCanadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-5181931754650452852008-08-26T01:16:00.005-05:002008-08-26T01:37:49.681-05:00I've got the blues...Blue<span style="font-style:italic;">berries</span>, that is! <br /><br />I was THRILLED when I saw this in my local supermarket this week:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jbQf2sOUcK-t5zzv8GANBStGGa57ekCrxYIvcFV6fvJCtBNuxD1lPnFnLeQ5RAp5EaFHeMIdhOBnLgn3CA_fl7VLmOoEhQGUaue0aWnla75AC0KpA1dVq_KoF9EoiPktaHg5/s1600-h/Blueberries.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jbQf2sOUcK-t5zzv8GANBStGGa57ekCrxYIvcFV6fvJCtBNuxD1lPnFnLeQ5RAp5EaFHeMIdhOBnLgn3CA_fl7VLmOoEhQGUaue0aWnla75AC0KpA1dVq_KoF9EoiPktaHg5/s400/Blueberries.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238710488976283794" /></a><br />See that label? These berries come from my home... the Okanagan Valley in Beautiful B.C. (British Columbia)!<br />What a treat. A little bit of home. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGSb3zp7UsbxyaS6FnSAiBqNe-mbIVSbOJltcWn_zYZEDRMN2IoaV6TAB_IhtgYm0yHgBSPprKe1mekQmIYnUCRft8W5vaKKuSHIEtqf3kJfZEyRc5iLuOwHB84OVLKMBPzut/s1600-h/Kal+Lake,+BC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGSb3zp7UsbxyaS6FnSAiBqNe-mbIVSbOJltcWn_zYZEDRMN2IoaV6TAB_IhtgYm0yHgBSPprKe1mekQmIYnUCRft8W5vaKKuSHIEtqf3kJfZEyRc5iLuOwHB84OVLKMBPzut/s400/Kal+Lake,+BC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238710779640732354" /></a><br /><br />A real treat for me is my 2 favourite fruits - blueberries & raspberries - mixed in a small bowl with some fresh cream poured overtop. <br />Quite simply, HEAVEN! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDGTPDPSM-crgvgw0L9CvFLtG2T_toIUbmo8-LEezVrP26TdjIbUmZxqrDailj11VbTb_zcb8d2jVIfLT3ajOqs4L7rOD8VrAm26ji_V-cSfMCDp2vGgc5yptpLnNoH54VA48/s1600-h/Blue+%26+Raspberries.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDGTPDPSM-crgvgw0L9CvFLtG2T_toIUbmo8-LEezVrP26TdjIbUmZxqrDailj11VbTb_zcb8d2jVIfLT3ajOqs4L7rOD8VrAm26ji_V-cSfMCDp2vGgc5yptpLnNoH54VA48/s400/Blue+%26+Raspberries.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238710247735454850" /></a><br />Yummy!Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-48511215060697897772008-08-24T21:15:00.004-05:002008-08-25T11:11:15.897-05:00BAF Beach Baptisms!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEnAi9kmfQrn7t0QHJ-Mq0CxWSMDCxhrngJGNChCvn00HxSTMyx2RVNATtmQ67ub-i-nvnE5XtkLOC0u1Bo_je1nAc2SDr1N6234R-YD97jKFYrUXNO_FCNYyTlXyGpbG6bW8/s1600-h/IMG_2227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEnAi9kmfQrn7t0QHJ-Mq0CxWSMDCxhrngJGNChCvn00HxSTMyx2RVNATtmQ67ub-i-nvnE5XtkLOC0u1Bo_je1nAc2SDr1N6234R-YD97jKFYrUXNO_FCNYyTlXyGpbG6bW8/s400/IMG_2227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238273637067380194" /></a><br />The day started out a stormy one! Who could have known that it would turn out so nice?<br /><br />On my way to church, torrential downpours along with a National Weather Service alert had me second-guessing if I should turn around & seek the shelter of my cozy little home. But I pressed on. <br /><br />At church, people were crowded under the eaves of our beautiful building, all waiting to make a mad dash for the car. I used my BAF greeter's shirt to shelter me, after which it was soaked to the core & truthfully did not offer much shelter during my sprint from the car to the church. Warm coffee & a crowded atrium greeted me as I entered, my jeans & T-shirt soaked through.<br />When a woman asked me if the beach baptisms were still on, I gave a dubious reply... but Bill Sr. corrected me & said we were still on. At the end of service, Bil & Paul confirmed this by stating that the island hadn't gotten ANY rain & we were still on!<br /><br />So, out to the beach we went! It turned out to be a lovely afternoon & we had a surprisingly great turnout!<br /><br />Just as we are made new in Christ when we are baptized, the Lord cleared away the old (storm clouds) & made way for His will to be done... & made CC just a few people closer to being the hardest place to go to hell from (to quote Bil)! <br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="600" height="400" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fobdigobin%2Falbumid%2F5238269798847037681%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss%26authkey%3Dm3oH_XLMt5s" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-24923464285866279992008-08-23T22:09:00.006-05:002008-08-24T00:09:41.177-05:00PhotoHunt: Wrinkled<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fobdigobin%2Falbumid%2F5237927166688310689%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss%26authkey%3D2Zd4ePQPTlM" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />While I know you loathe copycats, <a href="http://tnchick.com/">tnchick</a>, I had to share my babies after you shared yours (Zoey)! :)<br />How about wrinkled x 4 !!!??? They're awesome doggies & I can't imagine not having them. A handful, yes... Worth it? Everyday!<br /><br />This <a href="http://tnchick.com/archives/1176">PhotoHunt theme</a> is the perfect title for my blog today... Life has been a series of wrinkles lately!<br />The latest? The home air conditioner went out today! Not cool <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(no pun intended)</span> with the humidity we get here. I was resting off a migraine, thinking it was only me that was feeling warm... perhaps fighting a fever. Then I noticed others in the house were as lethargic as me. Hmmm...<br /><br />I got up to check the thermostat. 84 degrees! Something is definitely wrong. I could hear the fan still plugging away. I listened out back & could hear the A/C unit fan still whirring too. At the urging of some male wisdom, I checked the lines & the one that is supposed to be cool... wasn't! Oh great. A service call on the weekend isn't gonna be cheap...<br /><br />I called the dudes in... you know! The dudes! The ones that fix this kinda thing, since all my male wisdom was lacking any direct experience. The guy that came out showed up quickly, diagnosed the problem in a jiffy (the capacitor!) & had the part on his truck. Woohoo! It was fixed & back on in no time. Back in the house, I was NOT the only one excited by this!<br /><br />I have to say, when the guy said it was the capacitor while walking to his truck, I shouted a big "PRAISE GOD!" I was elated, as I knew the cost that could have been quoted might have been more than 10 times what was spent this day. I guess I was not truly a believer though... not yet. Once I came back in & sat down to check my emails... while the A/C unit was plugging away to get the house back down to a reasonable temperature... I read a blog post by my friend, <a href="http://sohlgal.blogspot.com/">Janel</a>. Something in me broke... <a href="http://sohlgal.blogspot.com/2008/08/woosah-2.html">WOOSAH!</a> And in a torrent of tears, RELIEF! I could FEEL that cool air blowing in with the Spirit of the Lord, saying "Cast all your anxiety on me, because I care for you.” (Peter 5:7) Without even realizing the tension I was carrying, it was released in 2 minutes of cleansing tears.<br /><br />I did a search on what the Bible says about worry & anxiety. Here's what I came across:<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">1. </span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Worrying Accomplishes Absolutely Nothing.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />I don't know about you, but I don't have any time to waste these days. And worrying is a waste of very precious time. Worrying won't help you solve a problem or bring about a solution, so why waste your time and energy on it?<br /><br />Matthew 6:27-29<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> (NLT)<br /><br />2. </span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Worrying is Not Good for You.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />Worrying is destructive to us in many ways. It becomes a mental burden that can even cause us to grow physically sick.<br /><br />Proverbs 12:25<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> (NLT)<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is where Janel's blog hit home...</span><br /><br />3. </span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Worrying is the Opposite of Trusting God.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />The energy that we spend worrying can be put to much better use in prayer. Here's a little formula to remember: Worry replaced by Prayer equals Trust.<br /><br />Matthew 6:30<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(NLT)<br /><br />Philippians 4:6-7<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(NLT)<br /><br />4. </span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Worrying Puts Your Focus in the Wrong Direction.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />When we keep our eyes focused on God, we remember his love for us and we realize we truly have nothing to worry about. God has a wonderful plan for our lives, and part of that plan includes taking care of us. Even in the difficult times, when it seems like God doesn't care, we can put our trust in the Lord and focus on his kingdom. God will take care of our every need.<br /><br />Matthew 6:25<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life-whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn't life more than food, and your body more than clothing? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(NLT)<br /><br />Matthew 6:31-33<br /></span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(NLT)<br /><br />(above article can be found at: </span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://christianity.about.com/od/whatdoesthebiblesay/qt/reasonnot2worry.htm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">)</span><br /><br />And finally, this one's FOR my Dad, but also FROM my Dad. It's one of his favourite Bible passages. I read it, as I often do, but in different translations tonight & the one that called to me, especially in light of my "wrinkled" state of late, was from The Message:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.</span> Romans 8:26-28<br /><br />I'm listening, Lord... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Are you listening, Dad??? :)</span>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-34473293257677647712008-07-04T02:49:00.008-05:002008-07-27T17:23:44.260-05:00JudahFest!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3_XBkuTlvxU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3_XBkuTlvxU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Judah Hoehne is an extraordinary man with an extraordinary vision ... a mission truly sent by God. You see, Judah has Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, which is a disease that is fatal and has no cure. The prognosis for someone with Duchenne's M.D. is a life to the age of 18. Judah is now 23! He gives all of the credit for his "long" life so far to his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He also says that without the Lord none of this could be possible. Judah justs wants to show the love of the Lord on a grand scale before his time on earth is done. <br /><br />With that, Judah had a vision to bring a concert to Corpus Christi, Texas to reach the world for Christ. He shared his vision with others and was told to pray. He prayed, but did not know how to start something of this magnitude. This of course has changed! During a revival at <a href="http://www.bayareafellowship.com">Bay Area Fellowship</a>, the Lord began to press his heart to pursue this idea once again. During the altar call, <a href="http://bilcornelius.typepad.com/">Pastor Bil Cornelius</a> asked for those who wanted to freely give their lives to Christ & who wanted to do His will for their lives to come up to the front. Judah did not go up right away, but the feeling to go up front kept persisting. So he did what any respectable wheelchair bound person would do, he got his dad to wheel him up to the front. <br /><br />While Judah is still on this earth he wants to share his love for God on a grand scale. The term "JudahFest" is derived from from the Hebrew word "Judah" which means praise! All praise and glory goes to our awesome God! <br /><br />JudahFest is a free concert to be held in Corpus Christi, TX on September 6th, 2008 at 6pm at Cole Park Amphitheater by the ocean.<br /><br />The featured artists are: Dove award nominee <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.group1crew.com/">Group 1 Crew</a></span>, and <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.wavorly.com/main.html">Wavorly</a></span> bringing their radio hit <span style="font-style:italic;">"Praise and Adore."</span> Also, with special guests: <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/realwhitewash">White Wash and Ash</a></span>.<br /><br />The vision is to not only have a great concert, but to tell those who don't know Him about Christ, and to get them plugged into healthy local churches. This is the first of many outreaches to follow. We plan to put on many, many, more to include other musical artists and speakers. <br /><br />JudahFest is a free concert, but the cost to put it on is not. Projected expenses are between $8,000 - $12,000. We are over halfway there already ... people are opening their hearts to help us share the Good News of Jesus Christ with all of Corpus Christi! With that said, we would love for you to prayerfully consider bringing Judah's dream to reality. If you would like to donate, please make any donations to:<br />JudahFest <br />P.O. Box 271058 <br />Corpus Christi, TX 78427<br /><br />Judah wants JudahFest to live out His legacy before the world, & as Pastor Bil says: "do our part in making Corpus Christi, Texas the hardest place to go to hell from!"<br /><br />For more info, please visit the JudahFest sites:<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/judahfest">http://www.myspace.com/JudahFest</a><br /><a href="http://www.judahfest.com">http://www.judahfest.com</a> (under construction)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EZyrK_Cld5gIh6hqysXdYzfR0nIlU8xDZratAePhyphenhyphenkh750sc9WXh2wmxX6JurBI0Dfh6yC8A3-8r6tTg_Y8un5SstEfkHCPio-oxCk-CDdmPymrd5yjvtzisugkOj_ISqaIL/s1600-h/concert+flyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EZyrK_Cld5gIh6hqysXdYzfR0nIlU8xDZratAePhyphenhyphenkh750sc9WXh2wmxX6JurBI0Dfh6yC8A3-8r6tTg_Y8un5SstEfkHCPio-oxCk-CDdmPymrd5yjvtzisugkOj_ISqaIL/s400/concert+flyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219076734586090466" /></a>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-25692771676357324612008-07-01T22:55:00.000-05:002008-07-02T05:05:05.293-05:00Happy 141st Birthday, CANADA!!!<center><a href=http://www.glitterlive.com><img src=http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/ovivip/canadaday/7.gif title="More Glitter Graphics at GlitterLive.com" border=0></a><br><center><a href='http://www.glitterlive.com'><font size="2"></font></a></center></center>Well, who knew I'd be down here for another Canada Day? Not me! :)<br />I miss Canada, but never more than on Canada Day! My beautiful country really shines on this day. <br /><br />One of my favourite things are the multitudes of tulips in Ottawa.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmsawNKr1Kj1a-4or8vwuwyVAaZVFFfzJ2pKpu-tNzM9qQnzRbIanaCpgqho8Qe0Fjp9N-kU5lLWdnTbrcZeURcgB8w6DQcQ4R61PkmXzlvNy-PkdfPgItTFoYw2ACdeU5yaU/s1600-h/OttNethParliament-Hill.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmsawNKr1Kj1a-4or8vwuwyVAaZVFFfzJ2pKpu-tNzM9qQnzRbIanaCpgqho8Qe0Fjp9N-kU5lLWdnTbrcZeURcgB8w6DQcQ4R61PkmXzlvNy-PkdfPgItTFoYw2ACdeU5yaU/s400/OttNethParliament-Hill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218344073862414754" /></a><br /><br />Next year I vow to spend this amazing day at Parliament Hill in Ottawa (the nation's capital), watching the flag raise,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigLrnV6VGFe3QmN92pL1Zt5a4xSCmbjtllL6Xo8vw9XTsdCWPt0YsfXhDsz8FOHQgVs5HAidSYOHKNYWaUDJRDMNJIYx7LTzdLRWfg3ekiU5rq4cpvs2L0P_YEeouyGWiWPu8/s1600-h/i1207176420119922017.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigLrnV6VGFe3QmN92pL1Zt5a4xSCmbjtllL6Xo8vw9XTsdCWPt0YsfXhDsz8FOHQgVs5HAidSYOHKNYWaUDJRDMNJIYx7LTzdLRWfg3ekiU5rq4cpvs2L0P_YEeouyGWiWPu8/s320/i1207176420119922017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218344375243049154" /></a><br /><br />the SnowBirds fly, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nCLGqkDAN1N3NwZW5YBjtPYxc856x5aAJVNbLkR35RR55ZVci8-gR31GliFZssXiOIGk_Wgt0FcXrOaqzxLvvd1JrSEIrDx6g3ILiJNYonTrNXpFqkZafW4prxA_sPyc9PNF/s1600-h/_DSC0652.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nCLGqkDAN1N3NwZW5YBjtPYxc856x5aAJVNbLkR35RR55ZVci8-gR31GliFZssXiOIGk_Wgt0FcXrOaqzxLvvd1JrSEIrDx6g3ILiJNYonTrNXpFqkZafW4prxA_sPyc9PNF/s400/_DSC0652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218352540970825762" /></a><br />& the fireworks over the Parliament Buildings when night falls!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjaF8d2J9lZtLAYpp7rf_qZzvwBw7Gy1kfZ2ysd9ht1t96Jy8YkqGUk4LIbY8vTsxKjudEsfLXr0Psq2HzA2p6fvrnWdzZyKkjPPdCOF2d8_k8BiplemmuLp8lv5mdEbQzbHP/s1600-h/_DSC0150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjaF8d2J9lZtLAYpp7rf_qZzvwBw7Gy1kfZ2ysd9ht1t96Jy8YkqGUk4LIbY8vTsxKjudEsfLXr0Psq2HzA2p6fvrnWdzZyKkjPPdCOF2d8_k8BiplemmuLp8lv5mdEbQzbHP/s400/_DSC0150.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218352244341247986" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This Canada Day, although still in the US, the most memorable thing for me will be the doorbell ringing & a courier delivering a most important & anticipated envelope... & a symbol of my very Canadian citizenship... my passport!<br />I'd have to say, that was the ultimate in timing, wouldn't you???<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZwQmdSLtLvsbRqOyeWT7lYpYv4n5yVkkDe_F9_0KC3_Oiipqj8rjCy3XO0G0DBujUnAG18_3QoJTLGSxD_RVWgitlNIwdBzwCRQ1vVxR2tCvwALqK_JoPHf3SygiSrfbF-it/s1600-h/Photo+173.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZwQmdSLtLvsbRqOyeWT7lYpYv4n5yVkkDe_F9_0KC3_Oiipqj8rjCy3XO0G0DBujUnAG18_3QoJTLGSxD_RVWgitlNIwdBzwCRQ1vVxR2tCvwALqK_JoPHf3SygiSrfbF-it/s400/Photo+173.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218345391630609618" /></a><br />So, to all my fellow Canadians, I wish you a HAPPY CANADA DAY! And to all the rest of you, please enjoy these videos of Canadian pride!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zWDXE9Pbjic&hl=en"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zWDXE9Pbjic&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The Canadian anthem in English:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xEWeOY6r8qE&hl=en"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xEWeOY6r8qE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The Canadian anthem in French:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZSdfnuDR6bg&hl=en"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZSdfnuDR6bg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The flight of the SnowBirds!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-d4z4-Y7fDg&hl=en"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-d4z4-Y7fDg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3riGyMHUG9bGGJUfe3J1SJY9qEUNAfYVabtYQPHUesATXoixL5ECCweayQXrOngVvdPlXNfxK2S7MB_ViEVRMQLU-FmB-FGw1_RN16J1c65PSvnu4nuTdEnQ9XEiHOmdNU-G/s1600-h/canlink2.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3riGyMHUG9bGGJUfe3J1SJY9qEUNAfYVabtYQPHUesATXoixL5ECCweayQXrOngVvdPlXNfxK2S7MB_ViEVRMQLU-FmB-FGw1_RN16J1c65PSvnu4nuTdEnQ9XEiHOmdNU-G/s400/canlink2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218348445368861586" /></a>Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30543577.post-8109393553255628602008-06-22T23:55:00.003-05:002008-06-23T00:18:00.502-05:00PhotoHunt: Water<a href="http://tnchick.com/pshunt/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/obdigobin/photohunters2mo1.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOfWeW6gKbDNjdf15elJcjqN5S1MZPODD2E92j9y3QEUVQR6ig1SguCXACcdCvWtZn8415pTIgLXPlvbzHTyedKfdn6vY65rzylRC06Uzh0a2xc_hUxHbAaP9I7Yoa2p3nGa0/s1600-h/Lex.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOfWeW6gKbDNjdf15elJcjqN5S1MZPODD2E92j9y3QEUVQR6ig1SguCXACcdCvWtZn8415pTIgLXPlvbzHTyedKfdn6vY65rzylRC06Uzh0a2xc_hUxHbAaP9I7Yoa2p3nGa0/s400/Lex.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214939666732909314" /></a><br />Christmas 2007 in Corpus Christi, TX<br /><br />Yes, this was Christmas (well, perhaps the day after) on North Beach in CC. <br />The Lady Lex looks lovely on the left. You can also see my Mom & brother walking the beach. I'm sure the water was cold, but it was just another gorgeous winter day in Corpus Christi.<br /><br />This is my first post since January... & thanks to my friend <a href="http://twistinghisarm.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Crissy</a> who spurred me to get back on. I hope to continue a tad more regularly again! :)Canadian Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566863417633336631noreply@blogger.com5