18 and going strong!

Joe is 18 today! this is hard to believe, but yep, its true, my nephew Joe is 18 today. He is a senior in High School headed to college in Akron in the fall. We are so proud of him and wish him a wonderful day!

Home Sweet Home

Isaac, Molly, and the girls are home safe and sound from Ethiopia. I had to remove the pictures of the girls originally posted until they were officially theirs. I reposted them today. God has blessed this family and we are so very happy for them. Their brothers Judah, Elijah and Samuel are already in their roles as big brothers helping out and enjoying their homecoming.

We all need a tree

We all Need a Tree!
(e-mail rec'd by Chris C.)
I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit, and his ancient one ton truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the door he underwent an amazing transformation. His face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier. 'Oh, that's my trouble tree,' he replied. ' I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again. Funny thing is, ' he smiled, 'when I come out in the morning to pick 'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.'

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.
We all need a tree!

BEN STEIN Expelled!

I was rather happy to find, by accident, an advertisement and then a trailer for a new Ben Stein film that is coming out in April of 2008.

I am copying a website for you to read about it and to see what it will be about. It's called BEN STEIN EXPELLED. If you have ever listened to or read his very thoughtful, wisdom filled commentaries, he is great! In fact, look up his website and you can be entertained and informed for a long time!

a quote :"Ben blows the horn on Suppression! Science and Education has expelled smart new ideas from the classroom. What they forgot is that every generation has its REBEL ...
from his blog:

http://expelledthemovie.com/blog/?p=4&akst_action=share-this
http://www.expelledthemovie.com/home.php

A quote from his blog: "Under a new anti-religious dogmatism, scientists and educators are not allowed to even think thoughts that involve an intelligent creator. Do you realize that some of the leading lights of “anti-intelligent design” would not allow a scientist who merely believed in the possibility of an intelligent designer/creator to work for him… EVEN IF HE NEVER MENTIONED the possibility of intelligent design in the universe?EVEN FOR HIS VERY THOUGHTS… HE WOULD BE BANNED.