We are enjoying the warm Fall days. I found bubbles on clearance, so for $3 - we have had hours of bubble fun.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Mercy Come Morning
Mercy Come Morning by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Mercy Come Morning by Lisa Tawn Bergren is an excellent story about a daughter (Krista) who holds so many memories of her childhood, with most of them being of her mother's struggles with the Alzheimer's disease. Krista grew up not knowing her dad, and having to be the "adult" at a young age when her mother was incapable of this role. Krista has a great job, has her mother in a "first class nursing home", and feels like her life is going good. Then she gets a call from Dane, an old friend and manager of the nursing home that her mother isn't well. Krista comes back home and is forced to deal with some feelings and emotions that have been stored away for a long time. While facing the fact that her mother only has a short time to live, she begins to better understand through a journal from her mother, just how much different things were when seeing them through her mom's perspective. I love how this book talks about issues of Alzheimers from a daughters view and about the trials she faced growing up with an ill mother. As a nurse, I also enjoyed the glimpse into the "first class nursing home" that seemed to give excellent care for Alzeimher's patients and the part of the book that talked about the special Christmas room.
I received this book for review purposes. No other compensation was received. All views expressed are my own honest opinions.
Friday, September 9, 2011
One Call Away by Brenda Warner
One Call Away by Brenda Warner
I was a bit skeptical when I first received this book, as it is not my typical reading preference (I'm not a sports fanatic) . I was pleasantly surprised when I began. I literally couldn't put this book down. I loved the story contained within the pages of this book. It was so easy to get caught up in the book, and then I would pause and recall that this is someone's REAL life! The emotions that Brenda writes about from her own life drew me in and kept me awake until late hours of the night reading. Brenda seems so real and personable. I enjoyed reading about her family growing up, the trials and triumphs she faced as a marine, a wife, a mother, a nurse, and a wife to a professional football player. The examples shared of how she struggled with being in the spotlight along with , or because of her husband, where great reminders of how we as Christians are also judged by others just because of who we "belong" to.
This book reminds us that we should faithfully answer the call, even when it may be difficult.
I want to close with a quote from this book that I hope all readers will remember and ponder.
"God was - and is - bigger than all of my questions. And he is with me, even when the questions remain."
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that asks. There is something for everyone on the pages of this fantastic book.
Disclaimer: I received the book mentioned above for review purposes. No other compensation was received. All views expressed are my own honest opinions.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Mini Photo Session
I have been wanting to get some pictures taken of my kids, and so this past week, I got that accomplished. Here are a few I want to share...
The kids and I both had fun shooting the pictures, and enjoying the beautiful gardens.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Happy 60th Anniversary!
July 27, my grandparents celebrated 60 years of marriage. The following weekend, most of the family was able to help them celebrate. What an awesome witness to God's love and faithfulness to witness 4 generations of family in one place.
Grandpa and Grandma with grand and great grand kids
Our family
There was a bouncy house for entertainment for the kids. Even Uncle Milt had fun in it.
Tessa, Hailey, Allyson, Hannah, Ashley
Blake loved fishing for prizes
The Chocolate Diaries - Book Review
The Chocolate Diaries - Secrets for a Sweeter Journey on the Rocky Road of Life.
I enjoyed reading this faith-based, positive and uplifting book. Karen Scalf Linamen takes personal experiences and compiles them in to 15 stories of women's journeys through life - the good and the bad. I enjoyed how the author compares these trials and events in life to chocolate. The book also includes recipes for some sweet treats. This book is like sitting down with a girlfriend for a cup of coffee.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Happy Anniversary
Today we have been married for 12 years!
Training Wheels
Allyson doesn't love riding her bike, but is getting better. As the kids ride their bikes a couple days a week in town to the pool and library, they have been getting lots of practice. Allyson still has her training wheels on, but has come home frustrated because the kids will tell her she needs to ride faster, or she is sick of the squeaking of her wheels.
When I pick up the kids, they always run outside ahead of me to ride a loop on their bikes. This day was no different, except Allyson was so proud and wanted me to watch - she could ride her bike without it squeaking.
One training wheel was loose, and flipped up, and she really only used the other one while turning (for security).
This is the girl that threw her bike down on the side of the bike trail last summer during a bike ride, and was so upset because she didn't want to ride, she was ready to give up riding bike forever, and leave her bike there.
I am so proud of her and her learning to ride bike. (A little peer pressure from brother and friends goes a long way!)
Pool Fun
The kids go to the pool a couple times a week this summer with their "daycare". They ride their bikes to the pool with a group of kids and have so much fun.
Friends and Fun
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