A little over a year ago, I stumbled upon a blog from another friend's blog. Little did I know at the time what a blessing that discovery would be! I have scored deal after deal with the help of the writer of this blog. And this coolest part...I did not have to do the work of finding the deals, as she does it for you. I do not personally know this woman, but after reading her last blog, I am convinced she is also a sister in Christ! She has many readers (many as in hundreds, if not thousands). What an awesome testimony!
A broken tea cup, a humble manger, and the best deal I've ever gotten
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Sidewalk Evangelism
You heard of door to door, perhaps Evangelism Explosion. Maybe you've used the Romans Road? Well, let me introduce to you a new method Jakers came up with a couple weeks ago. I call it Sidewalk Evangelism.
He starts off with telling his readers of his physical appearance.
Next, he stakes his claim on his BFF.
And then he gets to the really important stuff! Dan and I thought this was so cool and I would have loved to hear peoples' thoughts as they walked by. We know God's word does not return void. What a clever idea, son!Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Wedding Pictures - Part 1
Here are some pictures taken during wedding weekend! Most of these are just fun, 'getting-ready' shots. Sarah Beth just gave me the cd of all her wedding pictures, so once we make a copy of them on Picassa, I will post the professional pictures. They are nice and I am glad to have them since I did not get very many pictures that day.
Getting the sanctuary pretty on Thursday.
Libby and I on Friday morning, taking a break from getting the gym lookin' good for the first wedding reception to be held in it.
4 of the 6 bridesmaids waiting to get their nails beautified!
Lydia was thrilled to be part of this girly-girly event!
Lid took this picture of Sarah Beth getting her pedi. I know she would want me to include one of her shots.
Friday evening, waiting for the rehearsal to begin. Jonathon looks so excited! Maybe he is planning in his head a way to get out of wear the dreaded "shiny shoes."
Claire gets to practice!
Ready for some supper!
Lydia getting her hair done Saturday morning.
Doesn't she look so grown up?
Doesn't she look, oh, so adorable?
Daddy with his girls
Getting the sanctuary pretty on Thursday.
Libby and I on Friday morning, taking a break from getting the gym lookin' good for the first wedding reception to be held in it.
4 of the 6 bridesmaids waiting to get their nails beautified!
Lydia was thrilled to be part of this girly-girly event!
Lid took this picture of Sarah Beth getting her pedi. I know she would want me to include one of her shots.
Friday evening, waiting for the rehearsal to begin. Jonathon looks so excited! Maybe he is planning in his head a way to get out of wear the dreaded "shiny shoes."
Claire gets to practice!
Ready for some supper!Lydia getting her hair done Saturday morning.Doesn't she look so grown up?
Doesn't she look, oh, so adorable?
Daddy with his girlsTuesday, December 8, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Shower The People You Love With Love
So, I know these are very late, but here are the pictures from my sister, Sarah Beth's, wedding showers. The first shower was given to her by her lady friends from work. The hostess did an incredible job! Everything was so pretty and it was such a memorable evening with lots of laughter! 
Those are little "glass" slippers on the tree. What a cute idea, and you'll see later how my mom used them again for shower #2!
Fancy chair for the bride to be!
Needed a close up of those flowers...they were gorgeous!
A delicious spread!
Happy soon to be mother-in-laws!
Sisters...well, you know, Libby is just like a sister.
Matthew came by near the end of the shower and we got the infamous pose!
Thumbs up, once again!
And the final picture from this shower I wanted to share...the bear picture. I was strangely drawn to this image, as were others, I found out later. I called it the dancing bear picture and it made me smile every time I looked at it. Strange, I know.
This was taken the day of shower #2. This one was held at WHBC and I got to be involved in the planning of this one. It was a fun day (and a productive one for Sarah Beth as she got many nice things for her and Matthew's new home)!
The cupcake cake my mom bought. Very clever idea.
Lydia is becoming quite the young lady. She has always had a love for girly things (we called them pretty-pretties when she was a toddler). So, she was very happy to be able to join all the women folk in honor of her aunt's special day!
She was also pretty stoked about all the yummy food!
Another fancy chair...
And there are the shoes...my mom make a "walk through Sarah Beth's life," noting all the very important milestones. It ended with the stuffed bride and groom bears and a bow full of Bliss chocolates.
Yay...lots and lots of presents!
Time for a game or two.
In this picture, I am narrating the story written by myself, my mom, and Mrs. Couture. Every time the word love, Matthew, or Sarah Beth was spoken, the gift got moved in a different direction (right, left, back, (or to the front row if it was in the last row). When the word wedding was spoken, that person got to open the gift. These were layered gift bags, so that person only unwrapped one layer and the story continued. When the story ended with one last "wedding" word, that person was the lucky winner! That was a fun memory and I'd say we wrote a pretty good story, especially considering the fact that it was near 11pm and we were all dog-tired when it was written.
"Hmm, maybe Aunt Sarah Beth will make me some yummy muffins with that pan when I spend the night at her house sometime. Yes, I think that must be the reason she needed that pan!"
Those are little "glass" slippers on the tree. What a cute idea, and you'll see later how my mom used them again for shower #2!
Fancy chair for the bride to be!
Needed a close up of those flowers...they were gorgeous!
A delicious spread!
Happy soon to be mother-in-laws!
Sisters...well, you know, Libby is just like a sister.
Matthew came by near the end of the shower and we got the infamous pose!Thumbs up, once again!
And the final picture from this shower I wanted to share...the bear picture. I was strangely drawn to this image, as were others, I found out later. I called it the dancing bear picture and it made me smile every time I looked at it. Strange, I know.
This was taken the day of shower #2. This one was held at WHBC and I got to be involved in the planning of this one. It was a fun day (and a productive one for Sarah Beth as she got many nice things for her and Matthew's new home)!
The cupcake cake my mom bought. Very clever idea.
Lydia is becoming quite the young lady. She has always had a love for girly things (we called them pretty-pretties when she was a toddler). So, she was very happy to be able to join all the women folk in honor of her aunt's special day!
She was also pretty stoked about all the yummy food!
Another fancy chair... 
And there are the shoes...my mom make a "walk through Sarah Beth's life," noting all the very important milestones. It ended with the stuffed bride and groom bears and a bow full of Bliss chocolates.
Yay...lots and lots of presents!
Time for a game or two.
In this picture, I am narrating the story written by myself, my mom, and Mrs. Couture. Every time the word love, Matthew, or Sarah Beth was spoken, the gift got moved in a different direction (right, left, back, (or to the front row if it was in the last row). When the word wedding was spoken, that person got to open the gift. These were layered gift bags, so that person only unwrapped one layer and the story continued. When the story ended with one last "wedding" word, that person was the lucky winner! That was a fun memory and I'd say we wrote a pretty good story, especially considering the fact that it was near 11pm and we were all dog-tired when it was written.
"Hmm, maybe Aunt Sarah Beth will make me some yummy muffins with that pan when I spend the night at her house sometime. Yes, I think that must be the reason she needed that pan!"The blusing bride!
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