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Friday, June 8, 2012

InstaFriday

Pictures from the last couple of weeks via Instagram

{Pretty good view while making dinner}

{Mom drinking her first Starbucks beverage}

{Fresh flowers on the table for Mom & Dad's anniversary dinner}

{Hanging out after their anniversary dinner - we need more seating!}

{Enjoying a patio dinner date on June first with the weather in the 60s!!!}

{Favorite pizza buffet and park night}

{We stumbled upon some kind of festival/concert at the park - bonus}

{Day 1 of VBS!}

{Day 2 of VBS!}

{Stair climbing while waiting on Papa to get off the treadmill}

{Playing with Caroline and Amy}

{Traumatic blood-work experience at the doctor :( }

{The trooper having a well-deserved Starbucks treat}

{Day 3 of VBS!}

{Day 4 of VBS!}

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Water Lover

Levi had a good weekend. Pizza for dinner and some park time two nights in a row. Wow!

{What a goober!!}

Monday, June 4, 2012

I heard this song over and over for the longest time and never paid much attention to it. It wasn't the sort of song I am normally drawn to, so I always turned it down or didn't listen. One day I was driving and Levi was asleep and I listened to the words, and it instantly became one of my favorites. It is such a great every-day prayer, and it really makes me focus on things that are really important instead of getting caught up in stupid things that don't matter. It's good (for me) to step back every once in a while and examine my life and make sure that I'm living it a glorifying way, and not spending time, resources, and energy on things that are carnal.

Live Like That by Sidewalk Prophets

Sometimes I think
What will people say of me?
When I'm only just a memory,
When I'm home where my soul belongs?

Was I love,
When no one else would show up?
Was I Jesus to the least of those,
Was my worship more than just a song?

I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You

If love is who I am
Then this is where I'll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back

I want to live like that
I want to live like that

Am I proof
That You are who you say You are,
That grace can really change a heart?
Do I live like Your love is true?

People pass
And even if they don't know my name
Is there evidence that I've been changed?
When they see me, do they see You?

I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You

If love is who I am
Then this is where I'll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back

I want to live like that
I want to live like that

I want to show the world the love You gave for me
I'm longing for the world to know the glory of the King

I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You

If love is who I am
Then this is where I'll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back

I want to live like that
I want to live like that

Friday, June 1, 2012

Another Anniversary Post...Part II

My parents' 30th Anniversary was the same day as my sister's 21st birthday. They celebrated her birthday on the day of, so we (the kids) planned to make them dinner at our house for a little anniversary celebration two days later.

They deserved (and probably wanted) a big party. We (the kids and various family members) have talked about a big party for a couple of years, but when it came down to it, we kept hitting road blocks and finally threw in the towel and realized that it wasn't meant to be for the time being, for a lot of reasons. (There are 5 "figures-of-speech" in that last sentence so my apologies go out to those who are banging their heads against a wall - I warned you in this post that this blog is very informal.)

So, Mom and Dad, get ready for an insanely huge party on your 40th Anniversary that will far exceed your wildest expectations -- or at least trump your 25th party. We will start planning right away!

Back to tonight - we threw a little intimate dinner celebration that I hope was special. We had a casual meal of smoked brisket sandwiches, grilled veggie kabobs, skillet corn, salad, and iced tea, complete with brownie sundaes, compliments of my sister. We threw together a few decorations and gave some modest, but heartfelt gifts.

The happy couple will be taking a lavish vacation early this fall to continue the celebration of their 30th year of marriage.

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!