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Remember how Lon/Janice/Pat and I found treasure in the sand?
If you have nothing to do, try searching for more important treasure.
It's great fun and so much more exciting. Go ahead... try it and see what you find!

For Audrey and her Mother

Audrey and Her Mother

This beautiful little flower,
rests in my arms today.
A wonderful gift from heaven.
In my heart will always stay.

As I hold her tenderly,
her future fills my mind.
How can I help this little one,
avoid the pains that have been mine?

I will show her every day,
by the way I live my life.
I will be your closest friend,
through your toils and pain and strife.

Years from now, when life is gone.
I will still be Audrey's mother.
This union is Eternal.
As her mom, there is no other.

Take a closer look

Nice bottom turn, Grandpa!

Then there were three?

Am I living a dream? There is excitement in the air again. Lon and I thought we'd get a two year break before this would happen again; but no.

Kacey has the cutest love story to be told. Her children will want her to retell this story over and over. It will be the timeless story of friendship then love.

"Happy Birthday Amy"

I'm not stretching the truth when I say; I adore this daughter in law of ours. She is so important to our family. She is the best wife and mother and daughter and friend. We love to watch her in action because she is so fun, loving, kind and patient. Yesterday we tried to celebrate her birthday and nothing went as planned. I bought the cutest balloons and candles but could I find them?? NO, (still can't!) So this is the boring dry cake she got. Then both Lon and I had to leave early but luckily Kellie and Brett and Sarah and Bryant and family and Kacey and JJ and grandma Hess were all here to make it worth while. (I heard Sarah and Bryant broke out in song) Sorry I missed that!

The best part is that Kristi and I were able to make up for my mistakes by taking care of this little girl that we love so much while Kyle and Amy spent a day together. "Happy Birthday Amy" I hope you believe me when I say; we do love you!!
Sorry I had to steal everyones photos. My camera broke.

~ Food for thought~

Brownies With a Difference

Many parents are hard put to explain to their youth why some music, movies, books, and magazines are not acceptable material for them to bring into the home, for their youth to see, or hear.

One parent came up with an original idea that was hard to refute. He listened to all the reasons his children gave for wanting to see a particular PG-13 movie. It had their favorite actors. Everyone else was seeing it. Even church members said it was great. It was only rated PG-13 because of the suggestion of sex. They never really showed it. The language was pretty good. They only used the Lord's name in vain three times in the whole movie. The video effects were fabulous and the plot was action packed. Yes, there was the scene where a building and a bunch of people got blown up, but the violence was just the normal stuff. It wasn't very bad.

Even with all these explanations for the rating, the father wouldn't give in. He didn't even give them a satisfying explanation for saying "No". He just said, "No".

It was a little bit later that evening, that this same father asked his teens if they would like some brownies he had prepared. He explained that he had taken the families favorite recipe and added something new. They asked what it was. He calmly replied that he had added dog poop. He stated that it was only a little bit. All the ingredients were gourmet quality. He had taken great care to bake it at the precise temperature for the exact time. He was sure the brownies would be superb. Even with all the explanations of the perfect attributes of the brownies, the teens would not take one.

The father acted surprised. There was only one little element that would have caused them to act so stubbornly. He assured them that they would hardly notice it if at all. They all held firm and would not try the brownies.

He then explained that the movie they wanted to see was just like the brownies. Satan tries to enter our minds and our homes by deceiving us into believing that just a little bit of evil won't matter. With the brownies, just a little bit makes all the difference between a great brownie and a totally unacceptable product.

He explained that even though the movie people would have us believe the movies which are coming out are acceptable for adults and youth's to see they are not. Test your movie and see. Would you be comfortable taking Christ with you to see the movie? Now when this father's youth want to do something or see something they should not, the father merely asks them if they would like some of his special dog poop brownies and they never ask about that item again

What about you?

As a teenager I day-dreamed about who my husband would be, what would he look like, and what kind of person he would be?

I remember wondering about how many children I would have and would I EVER really be a grandma?

Here I am at age 50. (Still in shock) I have a very handsome, outstanding, supportive, loving, surfer husband. Four creative, fantastic, giving, caring, children with two more added through marriage and guess what? I MADE IT TO GRANDMA!! Is'nt she beautiful?

"My dream came true"