Here are a few snapshots from camp meeting 2007. The first few are of Angie getting ready to sing with the group, Angie talking to a few friends and Jolene talking to her Dad and Sister. Jolene managed to get hidden though. She is probally relieved!

My Scripture reading today is about getting wisdom and understanding. How I want that more than anything! I also want to be restored in sweetness and love and in the joy of doing good. What an outstanding message last night about doing good by Bro. Booker!

The preaching at camp meeting was amazing. The messages about the Word, the cross and about heaven were amazing. The one by Bro. Booker titled E+R=O (Event+Response=Outcome) was also very good! Master Passion? What is my master passion? What drives me the most? Very Good!! They all were amazing and should be listened to again.

To be like Jesus, To be like Jesus, On earth I long to be like him.
All thru life's journey, from earth to glory,
I only ask to be like Him.

This is my prayer today!

WHERE'S MY MOMMY???

This little baby robin was standing by my back door. Isn't he/she cute? It doesn't appear to be able to fly all that well yet. All the little blessings God sends our way for our enjoyment!

Yesterday we celebrated Jolene's birthday at my house. We had such a wonderful time. David, John and Angie entertained us with their southern gospel music and we decided that we should finally fulfill our life long dream of developing a family southern gospel band! (LOL)We love having the kids all home. It's like Dad says, "Life just wouldn't be the same without them. It wouldn't be as much fun!!"
Family is so precious. The older we get the more we realize this. We need to cherish every moment we have together. These moments are not unlimited! My mom has been gone for several years now and I miss her more than ever! To all my family, I just want to say I love you so much! You mean all the world to me!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOLENE!!

A new listing. $248,000. Here is a great home to get started in the market or an investment property that will actually still pay for itself. Great deal!

I thought this was a nice poem.
http://www.llerrah.com/dreams.htm

I'm sure many of you have already heard this little story, but I received it in an e-mail and thought it was worth the reminder.


The Duck & the Devil
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods; but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved! In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile; only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the dishes" But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen." Then she whispered to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I need Sally to help make supper." Sally just smiled and s aid, "Well that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help" She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to help. After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's; he finally couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you." Thought for the day and every day thereafter? Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... And the devil keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.) ..whatever it is...You need to know that God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing. He has seen your whole life. He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven. He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave of you. The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness; He not only forgives you, but He forgets.

Here are all of my current listings. Anyone interested??
Panorama Hills...$539,900 Terminated

Shawnessy...$368,900

Victoria Park.....$437,900

Airdrie.....$185,900

Ranchlands.....$303,900

Spring Bank Hill ........ $629,900

Wentworth ....... $499,900

Thank God for the sunshine today!!

It was so nice to spend time with Preston and Pat again. We got married the same year and both of us had 3 boys and a girl. For those who don't know, Preston is Ken's oldest brother. We spent a wonderful and relaxing day in Banff, Alberta today. Here are some pictures to enjoy! Thanks for coming guys!! It was so great to spend some time with you!

Above are some pics of her getting her car! Exciting days!!

My baby girl graduated from High School a few days ago! She was so beautiful and we were so proud of her! The link below shows her signing the song "You were there" I will post some more pics later when I get the photograghers photos.

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4366085853119108078

Calgary Real Estate today!

This article is so amazing!

As the saying goes:

"ATTITUDE IS A SMALL THING THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE!"

Lifelong Learning
Still Cracking the Books at 95
By Tamar Snyder
Nola Ochs is a living textbook. During history courses, the 95-year-old regaled her much younger classmates with memories of dodging the dust storms in the 1930s that threatened to destroy her family farm in Kansas. “It was dark as night, even after we turned the lamps on,” Ochs says. She also shared tales of cattle drives, life as a farmwife, and living without running water. Ochs made history when she graduated in May 2007 with a bachelor’s degree from Fort Hays State University in Kansas. She’s the oldest college graduate in the world and will be entered in Guinness World Records 2008. Learning keeps her alive, she says. Come September, Ochs plans to head back to school--and start working on her master’s degree. “There’s something within me that wants to keep learning,” she says. “I just can’t quit.”

A former teacher at a one-room schoolhouse in rural Kansas, Ochs married in 1933 and raised four children. It wasn’t until 1972, when her husband Vernon died, that she began taking classes at Dodge City Community College. Last fall, she moved into student housing at Fort Hays, where her granddaughter Alexandra was also a student, and completed the final 30 hours toward a general-studies degree. Still sprightly, Ochs checks her e-mail every morning before breakfast, and drives her own car. “I encourage the elderly to keep up their driving skills,” she says, recommending American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) refresher courses for confidence boosters.
What’s her secret to a healthy and productive longevity? Don’t dwell on your age. “People think I’m supposed to be sitting in a chair, crocheting,” she says, laughing at the thought. “If we don’t think about how old we are, that helps give us the enthusiasm to get up and do something.” Her son, Alan, attributes his mother’s vitality to her good attitude. Ochs is preparing for a summer cruise to the Caribbean aboard the Crown Princess with her granddaughter. She’ll share with passengers stories from her past and participate in a question-and-answer session. “I always told people I wanted to be a storyteller on a cruise ship,” she says. “Now I’ll get my chance.”

This is the place life really started for me!

Well here I am again! Sometimes I just can't seem to think of anything to say.
Joshua 24:15 Choose you this day whom you will serve....As for me and my house we will serve the Lord
I have been thinking lately about the real differences that getting the Holy Ghost and serving God makes in peoples lives. I would like to have all of you respond and tell where you were headed before and how God made the difference.
As for me, I was only 7 years old. I was just a little girl, but there was something in me that was yearning for God. I used to go to a differnet Sunday School, but I missed my ride one Sunday morning and was sitting in the window crying because of it. I had a friend who went to a Pentecostal Church and saw me that Sunday on her way to Sunday School and asked me to go with her. My parents did not go to church at all and the funny thing is, neither did hers. I went and the Sunday School teacher taught about Jesus and that he would not like to hear us saying bad words. I went home and my mother swore at me. I started to cry and told her that Jesus did not like this talk. My mother was obviously hungry for God because she started to go to that church and soon got the Holy Ghost. She served God faithfully and with all of her passionate heart until her death just a few years ago. I come from a family that was very deep in sin, full of divorce and alchoholism and lots of other sin. Sin is a dead end street. Most of them are still living this dead and empty life. I can only imagine where I would be if it had not been for that change in my Mom that God wrought. I have nothing to boast about and I still have a long way to go, but I thank God for the differnce he made in my course. I pray that I can be as faithful to Him and His word as my mother was and that I can go even futher in Him . I also thank Him for the path I see my children taking. Their life is so profoundly different than even mine was, because of the Holy Ghost legacy He has given to me. It seems that each generation of serving God, just gets better and better. Everything good in my life is a direct result of serving God!
Now I would love to hear from you.

PS

Above are the churches I was raised in. The little old one was where I received the Holy Ghost. This building holds many precious memories for me. We had some rockin services there! I remember one week long revival that the preacher preached about attitude and how very important it is, every night of the week. There are many other memories that I can't even begin to tell it all.

The newer building is the one I spent the the rest of my single years in. It was the church that I was married in and where my mother's funeral was held. I actually helped pound nails in this building. It was an exciting time building that church for us young people. I also have many wonderful memories in this church. It is the church that is still being used today. My life revolved around these places. I loved the church. It was my pride and joy!

This picture says it all!

Do yourself a favor

... use a realtor!

Blow the pic up for best effect!!

The beginnings of my garden.

Gardening season is here again and I just read a post by Kara about the unfolding of the rose. This poem is never heard by me without it bringing to mind the message preached by Bro. V. Morton "Just let it unfold". The first time I heard this message was at a little church we rented just off of 14st. for a conference many years ago and I have heard it many times since. It has been a tremendous blessing to me. The message was of course born through much suffering on the part of Bro Morton.

I got to thinking about the process of the blooming flowers we are about to once again enjoy. Many of them, especially the ones that survive year after year, have once again come through the hard, cold winter. They have had to die off each fall and lay dormant for a while, then they have to get the rain, improvements to the soil have to be added, and the soil must be broken up. Finally the sun comes out and they break into bloom and are beautiful once again. Often during the spring or fall they also have to suffer the pruning process, the cutting away of useless and dead branches or just branches that hinder it from being shaped just right.

In our lives, (the Bible says we are the planting of the Lord) we also have to go through these times of drought, cold wintery days, breaking of the soil of our hearts, prunings and finally the days of sun shine come again. In order to be the beautiful flowers God intends our lives to become, we must endure and survive all of these times. The key is to Let God Unfold The Rose!! Let His hands do the work in our lives. He is the master gardener!

For all of you who love to garden, enjoy this time of year and let it be a time of renewing of your minds and refreshing of your hearts.

Sold!!
New Listing in Riverbend! 429,900. Nice family home in a nice family community! MLS# C3265796

Change: Sometimes a painful process!Malachi 3:6 I am the Lord, I change not:

God is the only being that has the right to declare "I CHANGE NOT!" I recently read this in a reflections magazine and thought it was an amazing statement. It went on to say that His perfection precluded change and our imperfections demand it! WOW!

If we are to get the most out of our life and relationships, we must be willing to change. We can't just say " this is the way I am, get used to it" and expect to have great relationships. We need to get outside our small little world, open our eyes and see how our words and actions are affecting those we live with and come in contact with everyday. Love will dictate change! If we want to become more like Jesus, then we must be willing to change and allow Him to work out the imperfections that fill our life.

The article went on to say that it often takes a crisis or difficult time to affect change in us. It is God's way of bringing about the changes that must take place if we are to be perfected because we are naturally resistent to change. When these times come, we can resist and refuse to change, we can run and hide or we can submit to it and be sustained and renewed by God.

SOLD $294,000
New Listing in Temple!! Great little starter home listed for $299,900. Go to Mls#C3264050 for more pics and info or call me at 620-0164.

Angie,
March 14, 1989 was a year of celebration for us! God blessed us with a baby girl after 3 boys! What a day that was. I hardly dared believe Dad when he told me it was a girl. Since that time you have continued to be a greater and greater blessing to me. When you smile, (which you do easily) you light up the room and when that smile is turned to me, I feel like heaven has kisssed me. I love seeing you happy with your friends. It has brought me so much joy just seeing you and hearing you laughing and having a great time. It makes the house feel like a happy place. I can't stand the thought of you ever leaving, and although I know that it will happen, it won't be the same without you and your friends coming and going. I hope you pop in all the time to say hi. Until then I am enjoying every minute with you!
You never cease to amaze me with your talents and ideas. You are always thinking of something and you are very persistent in pursuing it when you get an idea in your head. Let this trait be a strength to you. I am constantly thinking "WOW, that is my girl, she is so amazing" and I am so proud of you!! You are graduating high school this year and I am anticipating where you go and what you accomplish in your life. You are a good and a hard worker.
Not only are you the most beautiful girl in the world physically, but you are so beautiful inside as well, which is much more important than the outward beauty. You have a sensitive spirit and care for people when they are hurt. I am thankful for that. People need that love and care.
You are a true friend and make friends easily. You are fun to have around.
I love it how the younger girls want to be with you. That did not come without you first loving them. You are making friends for life by investing time into these younger ones. Not many girls your age have the time or the care to go and get a little girl and spend time with her doing her hair and making cookies etc. One day they may need someone and you will have already established repoire with them. It will pay dividends. Not only for them, but for you as well.
You have a sweet, but strong spirit and you know your own mind! You are sensible and don't have your head turned easily. Keep thinking with your head and don't let your emotions override common sense.
I know that God has his hand upon you. You have never wavered in your walk with the Lord and righteous living. You truly are a lady and conduct yourself as such. Keep your hand in His and let Him unfold the rose in your life. You are a true Christian girl! You have never given us one moment of concern. Thank you so much for that!
I love you so much and can't even begin to put into words what you are, and what you mean to me and many others.
You are someone I love to call my daughter!

With all the love of my heart,
MOM

I got this little saying from Sis. Hurst's blog and thought it was worth considering. Anyone needing a boost today should read her newest posting. It is very uplifting and something I'm sure all of us can relate to.
A Little Tidbit
We make a living by what we get,
but we make a life by what we give.

Just taking the time to give a word , a smile, or a touch to someone can make such a difference. The secret is, you don't know who needs it, so give freely to everyone around you! Just become that kind of person, regardless of your own feelings. We all know that we don't live our life or make our decisions based on how we feel. If we did, we would make a mess! We govern our life and decisions on doing the right thing. So reach out and give as much as you can with what you've got!
Thaks to everyone who has ever given, on any level, to me. You have enhanced my life!