We have made some real strides in the house and with school and am anxious to continue! We have busy schedules starting now with two count them TWO different classes for the kids.
Pottery paiting on Mondays for the three (I keep Kate and am looking forward to this beginning of the week three hours to plan, schedule and spend with little bit.)
Clay building on Thursdays for Rachel.
Sloan has tennis 4x a week now and then of course all our at home studies and chores.
Plus we all want to go to the Y at LEAST 3 (preferably 4) times per week.
So...wish us luck with that. Lol
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
A GOOD reason we skipped church...
Well off we went...knowing we weren't going to stay...we had planned on practically a date morning at CHURCH when it hit me. I wonder if Fireproof is playing here?
It was and so after a brief stop off at church, off we went to the morning viewing.
There is nothing I can say about this movie but RUN, don't walk to see it. Soooo good. I think we will teach a couples class (our second) using something along these lines. We are SO blessed to have a blessed marriage and want others to too!
Here's what we left on their blog:
My husband and I just got home from watching “Fireproof” and all we can say is WOW. We kept thinking…HOW many lives and marriages could be potentially saved if this movie gets the national acclaim it deserves? Producing faith based movies has been near impossible to do until now…with companies like the ones associated with this movie and many other ministries dedicated to changing the old Hollywood standard, big strides are being made. EVERYONE go see this movie. Tell your friends. Email it to your entire list of contacts. Thank you to all involved in making this movie. Thank you to our Lord Jesus Christ who in His timing, is making His presence known through the medium of film making. Fireproof your marriage and your life by taking a moment to surrender to the one who created you!
CONGRATULATIONS!! The film is victorious in its mission!
We are releasing an endorsement in our family magazine!
-Jeff and Steph Clunn, Lake Family Magazine
Musings on 40...
60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)
As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few
reasons why:
A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask,
'What are you thinking?' She doesn't care what you think. If a woman over 40
doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She
does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting. Women
over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the
opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve
it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with
it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what
it's like to be unappreciated. Women get psychic as they age. You never have
to confess your sins to a woman over 40. Once you get past a wrinkle or two,
a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are
forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you
are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with
her! Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed,
hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a
fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize...
Compliments of Amy Wallace
As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few
reasons why:
A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask,
'What are you thinking?' She doesn't care what you think. If a woman over 40
doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She
does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting. Women
over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the
opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve
it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with
it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what
it's like to be unappreciated. Women get psychic as they age. You never have
to confess your sins to a woman over 40. Once you get past a wrinkle or two,
a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are
forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you
are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with
her! Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed,
hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a
fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize...
Compliments of Amy Wallace
40 Faves goes home!
I think Lisa got the better end of this basket!! :) Congrats again and thanks for making my 40th birthday complete by being my family of brothers and sisters in Christ! Love to all of my blogging buds!
A Checklist For Parents: Protection
Did I protect my child, physically, mentally, and spiritually, or did I carelessly expose him to wrong, temptation, or danger?
None of us actually PURPOSELY try to expose our children to wrong, temptation or danger. But we do. And we do it carelessly.
I've always disliked the saying "When you know better, you should do better."
What a load. We DO know better already. As Christians, there is not much room for not knowing that we should not do what we do.
Whether it's letting them watch that show or giving in to their wishes because it is easier. Setting a wrong example in the myriad of ways that we do, it is easy to lead our children astray and never even think a thing of it.
With a word, a look, our body language but mostly...
our actions.
It makes for some tortuous thoughts of trying to be all that we should.
But we will fail. It's built in. And that's not the problem.
The question is whether we still do it when we KNOW we shouldn't?
Do we still expose them to temptations of worldly thoughts and actions?
Do we let them go to soon or to too much, risking their virtue and putting them in danger in any number of ways?
Risking temptation? Leaving them unprotected?
Do we allow them to be disrespectful to us or to others and full of themselves risking their future spousal relationships?
Do we turn our head away letting them do what we know they should not?
Do we sin ourselves, carelessly, RIGHT in front of them???? KNOWING all the while what we are doing?
I'm tired of the excuses that I keep hearing from others.
And I am tired of the excuses that I keep telling myself.
We DO KNOW better. I know better.
So let's call not DOING BETTER (in other words, what is RIGHT) what is is...sin.
I need to do better!
We all make our own beds so their should really be no surprises later.
For those who have ears, let them hear.
"In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge." Proverbs 14:26
"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in hte depths of the sea." Mathew 18:6
None of us actually PURPOSELY try to expose our children to wrong, temptation or danger. But we do. And we do it carelessly.
I've always disliked the saying "When you know better, you should do better."
What a load. We DO know better already. As Christians, there is not much room for not knowing that we should not do what we do.
Whether it's letting them watch that show or giving in to their wishes because it is easier. Setting a wrong example in the myriad of ways that we do, it is easy to lead our children astray and never even think a thing of it.
With a word, a look, our body language but mostly...
our actions.
It makes for some tortuous thoughts of trying to be all that we should.
But we will fail. It's built in. And that's not the problem.
The question is whether we still do it when we KNOW we shouldn't?
Do we still expose them to temptations of worldly thoughts and actions?
Do we let them go to soon or to too much, risking their virtue and putting them in danger in any number of ways?
Risking temptation? Leaving them unprotected?
Do we allow them to be disrespectful to us or to others and full of themselves risking their future spousal relationships?
Do we turn our head away letting them do what we know they should not?
Do we sin ourselves, carelessly, RIGHT in front of them???? KNOWING all the while what we are doing?
I'm tired of the excuses that I keep hearing from others.
And I am tired of the excuses that I keep telling myself.
We DO KNOW better. I know better.
So let's call not DOING BETTER (in other words, what is RIGHT) what is is...sin.
I need to do better!
We all make our own beds so their should really be no surprises later.
For those who have ears, let them hear.
"In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge." Proverbs 14:26
"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in hte depths of the sea." Mathew 18:6
New Space in the Kitchen
We made good use of the extra space. This table used to be in the back of the kitchen as you remember and ONE BIG JUNK STOP.
HOPEFULLY it will remain a TABLE here, where the old fridge used to be. We'll see...
HOPEFULLY it will remain a TABLE here, where the old fridge used to be. We'll see...
Saturday, September 27, 2008
WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TOO funny! Jeff drew the name himself and the winner is....
DOUG!!!!!!!!
Congrats! I will give basket to Lisa on Sunday...LOL
DOUG!!!!!!!!
Congrats! I will give basket to Lisa on Sunday...LOL
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