Contrary to popular belief, rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.

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OK, maybe nobody thought I really died, but since I hadn't posted since what, October, I guess you might have wondered. This is even a record for ME in not posting. I must say I was prompted tonight from a Christmas letter I got from my friend Rhonda - you know you who you are!!!! - who wrote in her Christmas card " 'Don't faint, it's a post' I'm tired of reading that! Ha ha!"

So, she guilted me into posting! Hey, its Christmas - what a better time!

So first of all, let me wish all my blogging friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I may or may not be back to blogging regularly, but I'll try to at least post here every now and then.

I can't write a brief synopsis of everything that has happened in my life in the past few months, but there have been highs and lows. Everything is good though...life is good. Just can't believe it is already Christmas. For those of you reading that get my annual Christmas novella I send out, sorry, but this year, I haven't yet written one. Not sure if I will. Heck, I didn't even send out any Christmas cards. I am going to try to do a "New Years letter" but even that is in doubt....just wasn't prepared for it all this year. In fact, although I do have my Christmas shopping done and I did get the tree up (which is about ALL I did), that is just about it. I don't have one gift wrapped. I have to work tomorrow, but I'm off the rest of the week so I hope to get everything wrapped tomorrow and Wednesday. Heck, I better cause Thursday is CHRISTMAS!!!


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Brandon is doing totally awesome. Doing fantastic in school and loving guitar lessons. Still playing basketball. Had another knee injury that put him out for a few weeks, but he is all better now. He keeps all of us entertained. He is such a ham. His biggest request for Christmas is a cell phone. Heaven help me.

The pictures I've posted here are of our recent trip to the scenic Talimena Drive which we did October 31 weekend. Got lots of great pics...these are just a couple of them.


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All is well with me also. Since I haven't been blogging, I have been on Facebook some. You can usually find me on there quite often. If you are on there and aren't already on my friends list, add me. Email me and I'll give you my name on there. As I said in my last post, I've been reconnecting with a lot of old high school friends. (and I use the term "old" loosely - we aren't old are we???)

In fact, they are having a mini-reunion this coming Saturday that I plan to go to. I'm really excited about that and seeing some people I haven't seen in a long while.


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One of the main things I wanted to share with you in this post is a song that I came across a couple of weeks ago. It has totally spoken to me and touched my heart. The song is "Heal the Wound" by Point of Grace. This video actually shows the words to the song so I encourage you to watch the 4 minute video. I found the words to be extremelly meaningful.

These words just spoke to my heart in light of some things I've experienced lately.....the end of relationships, a broken heart, and seeking God's direction for my life. Although I don't presume to know where any of you are in your daily life or what struggles you may face, I do know that God can heal whatever wounds you have. He can build something out of nothing. He is the answer you are seeking and the medicine for whatever ails you.

And this song spoke to me because I think it is my heart's cry these days. Although by the world's standards, I'm probably a "good person", I know my heart and God knows my heart. Through this song, I was reminded that it is my wish that God reminds me how far he has brought me and that he never leaves me or forsakes me. "He heals the wound but leaves the scar." May he show me and remind me daily how merciful he truly is. I don't deserve the grace he so freely gives and he gives it not only to me, but all who ask.

If you have a few minutes, please just listen to the song and the words. I think you'll be blessed.



Wishing you and each of your families a beautiful and blessed Christmas and holiday season. May we each remember what the reason for the season truly is!

This is Funny!!!

Ok ya'll, Brandon showed me these videos the other night and I got the biggest laugh out of watching these. They are both very short, so take a minute if you want a laugh. I had never heard of these before...have any of you?







Did this make you laugh? I could watch these over and over again. I'm rolling!!!

It just occurred to me that I never finished posting my vacation pictures from this summer. I'll try to do that soon. I have a few more to show you. Plus, I'm entering three of my pictures from this summer in our annual Arts competition. I'm kind of excited about it....I just got them blow up into 8 x 10's and I picked out frames and had them finished at Hobby Lobby last night. I have to turn them in on THursday so I'll try to take a picture of them before then.

A Wildlife Refuge Video Montage

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I think this will be easier to use than the one I posted before. And by the way, this montage features some additional, better pictures than were in the original one I posted. I visited the Wildlife Refuge 4 times this week (July 21 week) - morning, sunrise, and two different sunsets. So, I got a variety of pics. I still have some better shots I want to get as the animals tend to run when they see a human and I want to get some much closer up shots. I'll have to practice and plan it out.

I really like the sunset photos in this one. It was sooo beautiful out there that evening.

And Brandon made it home fine last night - about 9:45 p.m. They had a great time at their camp. They did a lot of mission work, volunteering at food banks and a ranch place where kids ride for therapy. Brandon told me they worked very HARD in the hot sun, digging for hours on end. Hmmm...sounds like the book "Holes" - ha ha. Anyway, he said it was great, but a lot of work. The last day they got to enjoy going to White Water Bay in Oklahoma City. So, he came home tired and sunburned.

We slept in this morning. That felt good. Of course sleeping in only meant I slept until 7;15 or so, but it felt good to just lie there and stare at the wall without having to rush somewhere or to get ready. We're just hanging out today, trying to get his school supply list in order. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Oh yea, and I have had a couple of dates from the internet dating thing. It is going well. At least, I got a little activity out of it. It is too early to tell for sure, but it looks like it might be promising :)

Pictures from the first of our trip!!

Surprise! I actually remembered I could upload photos at slide.com as well as my drop shots so there is more than one way to skin a cat! This is just a small sampling of what is to come, but I figured this should hold you over until I get home and get some more posted.

These are from the firt two days of our vacation - June 15 and 16. We drove to my sister's house the first day, stayed overnight there and then hit the road the next day driving about 12 hours.

I hope you enjoy the short slide show of a few of my favorite images. Be sure to read the text at the bottom of each picture. I think you can click on the picture to stop the slide show if if goes too fast.

We'll be home soon and then more photos to come. Everyone have a great weekend.

A video montage

I could write a bazillion posts about what has been going on in my life since I last blogged, but I'll start with a video montage. This is about a 15 minute look at our conference. We just got back from San Antonio and had a great time at our annual conference. We work really hard, but we had a lot of fun too.

Most of the pictures in this montage were taken by yours truly. A few were taken by the professional photographer we hired....but most of this video is us having fun, at work and play.

Sit back, kick your feet up and enjoy 15 minutes of fun and good music.

I'll try to post again soon!

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