Stephen finally agreed to let me fork somebody’s yard for Valentine’s Day. I’ve been wanting to do this for years! We thought Pastor Ryan and Jen could use some Valentine elves to decorate their yard, so I made lots of paper hearts to attach to the fork handles. Target had some cute little gifts in… Read More Giving a Heart Attack
Hhhmm…what to get my valentine for sweethearts’ day? This year I thought I’d surprise him with a Colts jersey. I didn’t make up my mind to get it until Wednesday night, so I ordered it online early Thursday morning before I left for work. Without paying extra for speedy shipping, Up North Jersey got my… Read More Blue Valentines
I had the opportunity to teach Children’s Church for the month of January. I decided to teach the story of Joseph in 5 segments to stretch it out over the month. What fun to teach kids who are so teachable. We learned lots of new songs like Rolled Away, I’ve Got Joy Down in my… Read More Lessons from Children’s Church
Last week I received the Sunday crossword puzzle in the mail with a note from Stephen’s mom. She knows how I love crossword puzzles! Each Sunday afternoon, back in Indiana, Stephen and I would go to his family’s for lunch. Usually while the boys played video games or bathed the puppies for a prospective owner… Read More It’s the Simple Things
Work is a wonderful thing. Working all day not only enables us to accomplish some of our financial goals, but it also makes the time we are at home more satisfying. As a kid, I always wanted Christmas break to last a little bit longer, but after experiencing a recent 4 months of “Christmas break,”… Read More Pay Day!
The peas burned last night and put a nice thick coat of black carbon on the bottom inside of the pan. Here’s a little kitchen tip I used last night to get the pan clean. I squirted ketchup all over the blackened part of the pan and let it sit overnight. The acid from the… Read More Spic ‘n’ Span
As you can probably tell from the lack of blog posts recently, Stephen and I had our first week of work last week. We were so excited to start, but what a week we had! Crossroad held evangelistic services Sunday through Wednesday with Evangelist Morris Gleiser. We were privileged to keep Evang. Morris and his… Read More Beginning Our Employed Life
The other night we went on a little McDonald’s Date. She ordered a mocha, and He ordered a McFlurry. We snagged a corner booth and pulled out the laptop to crank out some goals for the New Year. We haven’t always been good about writing down goals, but recently we’ve been having to do a… Read More Thoughts for a New Year
Crossroad Baptist Church installed its first deacons and church officers today. Last month the first annual administration meeting was held, where the church voted in two deacons–Duane and Stephen. Today we held a Deacon Ordination ceremony. Pastor read the Biblical qualifications for deacons and their wives (1 Timothy 3:8-13), and then he prayed over the… Read More Deacon=Servant
My mom told me once that the week after Christmas was for visiting friends and seeing what they got for Christmas. Then those friends would visit you, munch leftover Christmas goodies, and see all your presents which were displayed under the tree. I spread out our presents under our little tree, but none of my… Read More A Merry Little Christmas