Saturday....

I was supposed to go watch one of my daughters run a race this morning. I got side ways about something last night and decided I would not go. Wish I had , hope she did well. We always help with the race , spot for the runners so they stay on course, set up and take down,etc. This would have been 5 yrs. in a row.
   She is an excellent runner. She practises hard and is very attuned to what her coach is telling her to do. She has a talent for it and will get at least three full ride college scolarship offers for running.
   Some times I feel like a dufus and this is one of those times !

amazed

I am utterly amazed at how our country can publicize mistreated animals, abused cats or dogs and fill news publications with cute pictures of said animals, fill the air waves about their trials and ignore some of the worst atrocities happening in the history of mankind. Abortion, the killing of young, unborn children, the homeless of the world, the enslavement of young girls and boys into the sex trade. 
   Abortion is murder. Period. The mother had the right to keep this from happening to begin with. Why snuff out a life that has no way to help itself.
   Sex slaves. The use of young children to find sexual pleasure, whether it is girls or boys, is hideous at best.
    Homeless people are with us until the end of time. Just as the poor are with us, we are called to help all those in need.
   Adoption, not abortion is the answer. We as Christians must look to those who are available for adoption, those wanting a forever home, and find a way for this to happen. Those who want the children but cant afford the up front costs must be helped by those of us who can help with the costs but are unable ourselves to adopt. It is these children who get preyed upon to fill the ranks of the sex trade.
    A sad but true fact, if Christians stopped having abortions the clinics providing them would go out of business.
  Enough of this ramble... I've had my say...........

PS>>>>>  I am the proud owner of 4 dogs, 4 cats and a horse. I am also the proud parent of four girls and two boys, five of which are adopted.

Bedzzz

I work for a company called Bedzzz Express. We sell mattress sets and the soft goods that go with them. Sales are differant for me but I have gotten the hang of it.

    We now have a new addition to our family, her name is Bella and she is a Great Pyrenees. She was 5 weeks old when we brought her home and she is now 9 weeks. She weighed 11 lbs. when she got here and has gained 12 lbs. so far. She is sweet, loving, barks a lot, misses the paper more than she hits it but is the hit of the family. Except for the other dogs who think she is pushy, mouthy and just plain obnoxious and she is taking there time from us.

Bella

 

Still Alive and Well

Still here, just been adjusting to a new life style. Sales are differant than I am used to.

STORMS

It has been a long time since I last posted. Much has changed. First , we have survived the storms that have ravaged our state over the last two weeks. The huge tornado that struck from Tuscaloosa to the north side of Birmingham missed us by about 3 or 4 miles. The destruction it caused is terrible and the lives it took and disrupted is almost hard to fathom.
I have changed jobs and now work as a salesman for a bedding outlet. It is completely different from I used to do but I enjoy it and am learning new things every day.
The family is well except for Wife who got thrown from our horse last Saturday night. She broke her left ankle and has been uncomfortable since. Although she does enjoy the special attention she is receiving from the family.
Spring is here and I have started The Garden Of Even, even though I don't what I am doing it still produces vegetables and fruits. God is good and we are Blessed !!

July 4th

Hooray !!!!!!!!!! The fourth of July is here !! Time to celebrate our freedom !!And to think about all the Blessings we enjoy, the freedom we have and the ability to express them as we want !! Thank God for all the freedom we have.. thank God for the Blessing's He has given us !!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Fourth Of July !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Home Home Home

I ve been home now since mid April with out any real good job options. I have been able to do some things around here that I ahd not had time to do before.
I am finishing about half of our basement that was nothing but storage. I have learned how to hang dry wall, frame a door and put a suspended ceiling up. None of it has come easy but I am almost finished and it is looking good. We will have a very nice laundry/work out room soon.
Summer is here and it is hot! The garden of Even is going well this year. I used a roto-tiller to break up the ground and used the compost I have been making since last fall. The corn is seven feet tall and should be ready in abot three weeks. The first zucchini squash and tomatoes will be ready in the next two. The peppers are looking good but will be a little longer coming.
Life is good and my family is doing well.

More Changes

As of April 30 I will be joining the long list of unempolyed. My position is being eliminated. So.... I start a job search, soul search and research to find the right place for me.
I know God has a plan for me, I just need to find it.
All prayers are welcomed.

Drivers License

Thursday was a big day at our house. Nicole and Catherine went for their driver's license test and both passed. But not without a little drama. Catherine had not heard of the emergency brake. It was always refered to her as the parking brake. When she was not able to identify it she was forced to get in the back of the line and wait her turn again. Upon her second try she had no problems and passed with flying colors.
Ah, the little things in life that seem so big at the time they happen.

Ukrainian Daughters

This is Alexandra, she is the third youngest.

This is Catherine, she is the second oldest and the athelete of the group.

This is the youngest, Olivia and the oldest, Nicole.

They are beautiful young ladies and we are very proud of them!

GOOD FREINDS

Good food and good Friends equals good times. We have all known each other for over twenty years. Ron & Mary, Pastor David, Alan & Marcia. We just seem to pick up where we laughed off no matter how long between visits.

Pastor Davids lovely daughters, Kristen & Shaunna

SNOW

Then after the cold came some snow. We dont get much here but when it comes it only lasts a day or two and is gone. This year we have had five of these. Norm is one every two years.

This a back road in T'ville.

Changes

Just like that old David Bowie song, Changes, I am taking this blog in a differant direction. I am changing it from a print to a picture format. I bought a nice camera for Christmas this year and I am going to take pictures of my home town, Trussville, and attempt to show it off to you.

To start I will use some of the first pix I took while it was cold.

cold

The little pond in our neighbors back yard froze over this winter during those 18 degree days. Even the horse wanted to come in.

Our big red dog, Buddy, was glad to be inside.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas to all !! As we settle in for the night we are thankful for a loving God who came unto us to give us hope and peace and love and life ever lasting !!

God was good to us today as we were able to celebrate together as a family and share with each other what God has Blessed us with.

To all who read this a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year !!

III John 2

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ERRARE


HUMANUM


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TO ERR IS HUMAN

The Lord's Prayer

THE LORD'S PRAYER


I cannot say “OUR” if I live only for myself.

I cannot say “FATHER’” if I do not endeavor each day to act like his child.

I cannot say “WHO ART IN HEAVEN” if I am laying up no treasure there.

I cannot say “HALLOWED BE THY NAME” if I am not striving for holiness.

I cannot say “THY KINGDOM COME” if I am not doing all in my power to hasten that wonderful event.

I cannot say “THY WILL BE DONE” if I am disobedient to His Word.

I cannot say “ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN” if I’ll not serve him here and now.

I cannot say “GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD” if I am dishonest or am seeking things by seeking things by subterfuge.

I cannot say “FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS” if I harbor a grudge against anyone.

I cannot say “DELIVER US FROM EVIL” if I do not put on the whole armor of God.

I cannot say “THINE IS THE KINGDOM” if I do not give the King the loyalty due Him from a faithful subject.

I cannot attribute to Him “THE POWER” if I fear what men may do.

I cannot ascribe to Him “THE GLORY” If I’m seeking honor only for myself, and

I cannot say “FOREVER” if the horizon of my life is bounded completely by time.

Busy Week

Let's see.... Monday night was the school board having the cross country in to there meeting to offer congradulations for the teams season. Tuesday night I had a practice for our churchs upcoming Christmas program which will be this Sunday night. Tonight is church, tomorrow is the little girls Christmas concert, Friday night is date night for I and wife and Saturday we pick up fruit at the high school and distribute it. This was one of the many fund raisers we do for each activity the kids are in.

We have done a cookie sale, cheese cake sales, fruit sales, christmas wrpping/christmas card sales and are in the process of doing soda sales. And this only the half way point in the school year. YIKES !!

Excitment is running high with the holidays approaching. The gift lists have been whittled down from many to a few items. Maybe I can give them back a cheese cake.... or cookies or....

End of the Season

Our runner, Cat, had her last meet of the year this past Sat. She has improved each week with only a couple set backs due to blisters. The school had a great send off for the team. They had the student body line the hall to the front of the school and as the band played the fight song the students clapped and cheered them on as they boarded the bus to go to the State Championship race.


As a team they placed 5th out of 18 and Cat came in 108 out of 191. These were the best runners in the state. Cat's time was 22:44. This was 11 seconds faster than her last best. She ran this same course about three weeks before and her time then was 23:30. She passed three girls at the finish in a strong showing. She had a good season and gained valuable knowledge about running and competing, something she had never done before. We are proud of her and what she has done, she has worked hard


GO CAT GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

St. Nicholas Food Festival

We have a Russian Orthodox church in our area, the only one in Alabama, that has a food festival every year on the first full weekend of November. We have taken the girls there each year to enjoy the food and visit with the priest who is from Ukraine. The food is from recipes handed down from generation to generation and reminds the girls of Ukraine.

Our girls like to cook and bake and they will come home with at least one item that they will try to make. Two years ago it was Blini, a very flat pancake looking thing with a sweet center. It is very good though labor intensive.

They sell pastries and baked goods as well as a variety of meals. They also have a gift shop with items from Ukraine and Russia.

On one of the days they have a dance troop come in and perform Russian dances. The lady who heads it up is Natasha Russo who is from Russia. The name of the group is Natasha and the Russian Beauties. They dance in ethnic costumes that they have made themselves.

The church is located in Brookside Alabama and I recommend it to anyone who has adopted children from Ukraine or Russia. It is a small way to help them stay connected with there home country.

It is open Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday from 12 pm to 5 pm. The dancers will be there Saturday in the afternoon.