Ummm, if anyone looks at this just IGNORE!! lol. Snowball has a booboo and I'm posting it on the cat site, but I needed to upload the photos somewhere to get the image location for the forums. Make sense, anyways. adorable, boo booed snowball.

Summer Lovin'

had me a blast. Summer loving........happened so fast........

Anyways, I am digging hats. Oscar and I are going to Nevada, ok, let's face it, Las Vegas, next weekend for our yearly vacation and I think it would be fun to sport a summer hat. I don't know if its going to happen. But, here are some fanciful hat photos.

The Good Samaritan

I don't know if I have written about this before. At least not on this blog. But, it has been haunting me since it occurred.

I feel so convicted. And there is nothing that is going to make it feel any better.

I was driving to work a few weeks ago, maybe more, and I saw this old man. He was homeless, shirtless, very muscular, but skinny at the same time. He was limping and pulling all his possessions in a large Grocery cart. It was a very hot day. He was on the move, but there was nothing very close by. I didn't have any money, cash or credit cards and I didn't know what to do. I could have tried to scrape together some change to buy something for him and drive it back, but I was running late for work and I didn't know how much it would cost. Also my supervisor was coming that day and maybe a shadow too (not sure), but I was worried about getting fired. (This was during the time period, I thought I was on the verge of getting fired all the time).

You know, I wonder where the Samaritan was going. There is a good chance he was going to work, a wedding, a funeral when he saw that man lying in the road. There is a good chance there would be negative consequences for taking the time to help that man.

Luke 10:33-35
"But a certain Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him, and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you.'"

In reality, how often do we do this? There is a lot of opportunity. I was confronted with it and I failed.

Matthew 25:40
"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

My clients Grandma told me the other day that her mother used to make delicious sandwiches for all the beggars who would come to the door. When she asked her mother why, she would say, "It might be Jesus."



I used to always think, "that is somebody's son." I think of my kids with Autism and know the parents would do anything in the world to stop them from getting to that point. But, one day, they will die and they can't take care of their kids anymore. Will someone maybe, one day, write a sign for them and put them by the road?

I e-mailed a man who reached out to the homeless once, asking what would be helpful to give them. He recommended clean socks and a gift card for food. Maybe this weekend we will go to Subway and buy some gift cards and Target and buy some socks and make some pre-packed bags to keep in the car.

This weighs so heavily on my heart. I wish I could go back and do something for that poor man. I can only go forwards though, so ahead we stride. Weeks later and finally we will do something.

Bills, Bills, Bills

Did I mention that I strongly dislike paying bills.

Today, I am transferring money OUT of my savings to pay bills and it just feels wrong. sigh.

However, I need to realize that paying bills is RIGHT and paying for vacations, adventures and a makeover is much closer to the wrong side.

So, out goes the money to the kind institutions who lent me money to accomplish amazing things such as, well Graduating college, having a beautiful wedding, etc.


Did I also mention that we don't really use credit anymore for big things. And that we haven't for a while. And that we used to, a LOT. And that we sold most of our furniture, filled out surveys online and donated plasma in order to get off our dependence on credit. And that God has blessed us by giving us enough money to donate to wonderful charities, organizations and churches.

And that we adopted a child through Compassion International. And that I can't wait to find out his/her name, age, location, etc.

And that, now that I am realizing that its really not my money, but God's money and I am happy to be a good steward. And now I am happy to pay my bills.

Soooooooooo, off I go!

And can I also say, that I have truly enjoyed using "and" in this post.


And I am happy because Cheski said she liked photos of E.T. on Facebook. And now I want to tell her how adorable and shy he is. Love you girl. And I need an update from that girl ::hint, hint:: and I know you are the only one who reads this most likely, so I am sending a huge shout out and BIG HUG and lots of love!!!

A Memorable August

How the days fly by. It is August 2009 and not a single post have I made.

God has been good to me, however, and this August of 2009 has been a memorable one. Here are some pictures from our memories of Danny's week with us, our 2 year anniversary and our visit to the museum yesterday.