Girls Girls Girls

Katherine's home for a few days!

Meredith is 26!

We all went out for Asian Fusion for Mere's bday celebration. Sushi=yucky, Japanese beer=Yum

Izzie, so you won't feel left out...good job with school! It's almost over for the semester!

Yesterday

1. I spent $23,000 and got a jar of hot sauce that says it was made in Gun Barrel City, TX (I don't believe this) and a small lake house without any utilities as apparently everyone is at home for Good Friday/Easter weekend eating hot sauce instead of at work providing me my utitilites. So much for spending our first weekend at the lake.
2. When you are at Children's Medical Center in Dallas in the wee hours of the night, do not believe the signs that tell you how to get back to the green parking garage. They are not accurate and will lead you on a long journey down the halls of nowhere. (and it is a lonely place)
3. I did happen on a fun new web site for those who have a few moments of free time:
Picturedots is “the only place on the internet to make, share, and print dot to dot puzzles.” It lets you upload a picture from your computer or another website and makes it easy for you to turn it into a dot-to-dot puzzles.The finished product is a PDF, meaning you can use it with popular applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, even Microsoft Office). And even send it to contacts through email. You can also use Picture Dots for other things. Enjoy!

Be Prepared

In my quiet time a few weeks ago, I heard the Lord tell me that I needed to be prepared. My first response, "Oh Lord, what now? It had been a difficult year, and I wasn't wanting more. As I sat, gritting my teeth as I waited, I heard him tell me, " be ready for ...JOY." I immediately thought of the scripture, "joy follows suffering" and began to pre worry about what else was coming. Then I realized, the joy was following the suffering we had already been through. He was just letting me know that it was time for JOY! Within a week's time, three major prayer needs in our family had been met. I was able to share joy with a friend in her own time of trial. Just sharing my thankfulness. God is faithful. He sends the rain on the just and the unjust. He gives good gifts to his children. He adores us. He loves us. He speaks to us and he gives us JOY!

Just Like on TV

For any of you HGTV fans..."We Got The House!"

Close in two weeks. Wahoo.

Changes are Coming and the Big Deck

Dean has a new job!
Meredith has a new job!

We bought a lake house with a big deck!



Thank you Lord for the abundance of blessing in the past few weeks.

Valentines is all about the LOVE

I was blessed to spend Valentine's evening with one of my fave people, little Ilon Rain Roepke. She wasn't her usual perky self as she is working on some difficult teeth, but she loved her valentine's balloon and wopped it up and down with vigor. I even got some roses from my son in law which smell so sweet. Today I get a belated Valentine's date with my main squeeze, Mr Dean, with a drive to the lake and a dinner out. I am thankful for all the LOVE.

Waiting and Lent

Dean and I are in a season of "waiting on the Lord", (really aren't we always in this season?) and I read a quote that made me laugh; "I took a course in speed waiting. Now I can wait an hour in only ten minutes." Author: Steven Wright

So, what did you give up for lent this year?

I gave up Fear. No really, I did. That is what I felt like God was asking of me. It made me fearful just to think of it...
(Now, I know that the Fear of the Lord is good, but that earthly fear does not come from the Lord. I have been amazed at how many times fears come to my mind and my imagination takes off running and I have to bring myself back to his words of truth. He knows me well. Speaking His words out loud helps me.) ... one of my daughters gave up desserts, one gave up hours spent on Facebook and Myspace, and my son in law gave up meat.
I guess it isn't so much what you give up, but that you are intentional about giving something up for this 40 days which makes you think of God, rely on Him more, and practice sacrificing. Such a small thing in comparison to His Great Gift.