The Time Has Come!!

After three years, Dean and I are actually going on a real bonafide vacation!

I will still be in my lovely purple cast, but ready and able to enjoy the delightful destination of Taos, New Mexico. Our good friends, Donna and Zack are loaning us their lovely Taos House, Casa Courtney, and we are eager for temperatures that should be 40's in the evenings and 70's in the day. We are delighted to once again have my brother and wife joining us on our adventure. We have made this trip with them a few times before and love the traditions we have in traveling together, such as margaritas in the hot tub, picnicking by a mountain stream, eating at the Apple Tree, walking through the many art galleries (my personal favorite) and shopping (looking) in the plaza.

We also drive to Pagosa Springs Colorado and stay at the resort there: http://pagosahotsprings.com/pools/pools.htm for a night.

The doctor told me I should soak my hand and that a hot tub would be great for it....so I am following doctor's orders!

So Thankful for this opportunity to celebrate my 30th anniversary in such a beautiful place. God, you are awesome!

Life Goes On

I am still in a wait and heal season, but seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. One cast off of my right hand and three more weeks on the left. I have permission to try and drive and hoping to be off of pain meds soon. Since my life is fairly boring at this time, I thought I would share a photo of the family having fun at the lake before I fell off the boat.

Patience is a Virtue

Learning to be patient with my circumstances. Fell off of a boat and met the concrete resulting in a broken wrist on one hand and a broken thmb on the other. This has left me at the mercy of others. My husband has been Jesus to me in many many ways...just imagine all the things you can't do without using your hands and you will understand. Thanks to everone who has blessed us with calls, food and friendship. Hope to post with more fun news soon. this too shall pass.

oops

fell down and broke my crown. typing is a bit difficult and really can't do caps.

ooh and oh yeah

Totally got busy last week and didn't get to blog at my normal time. Now that our bi-annual church directory is printed, all my thoughts are toward our First Annual Forced Family Fun Hatch Green Chili Cookoff this coming weekend. There will be around 16 people coming to our 850 square foot lake house and there is rain in the forcast! Going to have to start making "what if" plans. Dean has been busy practicing his recipe and I have been his taster. (sad as I don't like green chilis) I will be competing of course. There might be a good prize. I am in charge of bringing said prizes and will surely bring something I would love to win! Looking forward to Katie coming for the weekend. Yea firstborn child is coming home for a visit! And, our first baby girl just turned two and we had a wonderful time celebrating her birthday. We are enjoying her new vocabulary skills and learning to put words together. Her parents taught her to pray over the food at meals.

"Jee-sus, Thanks. Aaamen!" She is delightful and loves her Elmo panties!

Song of Songs

I was at a conference four nights this week taught by Gary Weins on the extravagant love God has for YOU (and me) from the Song of Songs. One of the favorite quotes I heard, "Don't make sandwiches God didn't order." Man, it is good to be taught and reminded and encouraged and exhorted to imagine how much God loves us, his bride. Calling us, wooing us, delighting in us. Pretty awesome. A friend just bought me thebook, Bridal Intercession by Gary Wiens
("Bridal Intercession: Authority in Prayer Through Intimacy with Jesus" is a book for such a time as this, approaching the topic of intercessory prayer from the perspective of the Church's place as the Bride of Christ. Through exploring the Biblical paradigm of God's relationship as the Husband of His people, Gary Wiens draws his readers into an understanding of intimacy with Jesus as the foundation of effective prayer.) I am looking forward to reading it soon.
May God open our eyes to see, ears to hear and our hearts to his calling us to live our lives in extravagant worship of Jesus.

T shirts

Doesn't this shirt look like it needs some color and a cool phrase and artwork?

We are planning a Chili Cookoff at our lakehouse this summer and decided to have some t- shirts made for part of the hoopla. Found a website where you can design your own shirts and have had alot of fun deciding on the perfect design for our event. Try it out!

But beware...it can draw you into it's web of fun and you will lose track of time. You can design your own, or use their ideas, like the shirt that says "I poke monkies". We all need one of those.

CustomInk.com

I created my own churchlady shirt! Check it out. return to your design: churchlady