tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27008866694300087972024-03-13T06:21:25.985-07:00Stepping HeavenwardKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.comBlogger228125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-85152750696315524742010-08-16T18:48:00.000-07:002010-08-18T13:15:44.953-07:00Rafting the Dechutes with 20+ youth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TGnnQHS0pZI/AAAAAAAAC9E/6SpN219ofqE/s1600/40507_1372082627556_1396484105_30857950_8268297_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TGnnQHS0pZI/AAAAAAAAC9E/6SpN219ofqE/s400/40507_1372082627556_1396484105_30857950_8268297_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Our raft going down Box Car rapid </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>( Can you find us?)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">You should have seen the gear boat that our teaching pastor took all by himself down the river. It was so loaded with tents, food, backpacks, stoves, and everything else we needed to live for the three days away from home. I wish I had a picture of his boat. It was truly a site to be seen.</div><br />
Like I mentioned before we had 20 something junior high and high school kids. There were four pastors on this trip and another male adult and two women. These kids were so well behaved and worked their hineys off when it came time to set up and tear down camp. They also did most of the work when it came time for our meals. All us women had to do was stand around and direct orders. There was no complaining!!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Day 2! After breaking camp and loading everything back in the gear boat on Thursday we headed down the river and had many hours of hot sun, water gun fights with the boats, white water rapids and swimming. We stopped off at a huge rock mid way down to do some rock jumping. The brave kids and adults which included my daughter and husband jumped off of a huge cliff into a pool of deep water. many of the others took the safer route and jumped off smaller rocks. It was so amazing to watch. However, I didn't participate. I am so nervous about injuring myself and putting myself into unwanted pain. I just watched and tried not to freak out.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">That night we found another great camping spot. This time with shade. It was right along the train tracks and we had the pleasure of watching and listening to the train several times that night. The sun went over the large rock like cliffs early and we had relief from the 90+ degree weather. That evening the kids all sat upon the boats singing, talking and laughing. We had delicious smoked pulled pork that one of the leaders made and lots of fruit. Just before bed my daughter gave a little talk on her time in Argentina. Most of the leaders were eager to go to bed early and get some much needed rest. The kids stayed up a bit later watching shooting stars. Day two is over!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">By day three we were a bit sunburned, and a little tired. But... we still had lots of desire to hit the big three class rapids that would be coming up. The big gear boat that our pastor was guiding was dropped off at one of the launch sites several miles from Maupin. He was glad to ditch the boat and took over the boat that Michael had been guiding. He has had a bit more experience on the river, especially the big rapids that were coming up and Michael was happy to get the break. That afternoon we hit two big rapids- Wapanitia and Box Car. These were incredible rapids. There were photographers perched on the rocky shore to take pictures of the people going down. These are the only pictures we have of the whole trip. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TFmvygImM0I/AAAAAAAAC8U/VJH_lc35958/s1600/Argentina+and+family+reunion+July2010+787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TFmvygImM0I/AAAAAAAAC8U/VJH_lc35958/s200/Argentina+and+family+reunion+July2010+787.jpg" width="200" /></a>Two days after Mandi got home we headed to Grants Pass for a family reunion. We had a wonderful weekend reconnecting with Michael's side of the family who I have met only once or twice. There were about 30 relatives hanging out at the Kuhlman house. We swam in the pool, and ate lots of great food. I am sure that I gained whatever little weight I have lost at bootcamp back this weekend. It's hard to be "good" when everything is so yummy!! On Saturday we rafted a portion of the Rogue River. Michael and I took all the kids. Amanda has lots of rafting experience and took one of the relatives down. Jeff does too and he took one of the cousins. Both kids did exceptionally well navigating the rapids. I was so proud of them! Michael had Josh in his tahiti and I had Emma!! After pulling out at one of my favorite parks, Indian Mary park, we had a big picnic with everyone else who didn't go rafting. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My next adventure is coming up next week when Michael and I get to be chaperones on the middle school and high school youth group rafting trip. It will be a three day trip. We get to camp out at night and be in the water during the day. I can't wait!! I am so glad Jeff and Mandi OKed us to go. The younger kids will have fun with Nana and Papa here in Redmond.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><strong>I want to direct those who look at this blog to my daughters blog for the next couple of weeks. She created a blog for her <a href="http://www.argentina2010trip.blogspot.com/">missions trip to Argentina.</a> (click on the highlighted link) She left this morning early for an 11 day trip to San Nicolas, Argentina to work in a children's home. She went with a team of six people from our church.</strong><br />
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<strong>I wept like a baby this morning when she flew out. I have not experienced much anxiety in my life time, but last night I couldn't sleep a wink. My heart was racing and I had a hard time breathing. For several hours I prayed asking God to grant me peace. It worked because I did fall asleep. I know she is in wonderful hands! Our God is omniscient and oomnipotent!! All powerful and all knowing! She is also with a wonderful team who will watch out for her.</strong><br />
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<strong>Please keep Mandi in your prayers- and me too!! God has amazing plans for her and she will grow through this experience.</strong>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-700224968303020782010-07-06T15:36:00.000-07:002010-07-06T15:38:39.191-07:00Here's what has been going on!It has been a month since I last post on my blog. Life just keeps moving forward and really doesn't wait for me to catch up!<br />
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The last couple of weeks have been nice ones for our family. <br />
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The kids were able to spend some wonderful time with their Nana and Papa. Even as I type the boys are on their week 2 vacation with them. (They have returned) Oh how I miss them! The house dynamics have drastically changed with just two children here, and they are girls. I have found that the house stays much neater with less kids. Yes, that's a plus, but I miss the noise and fun that Jeff and Josh bring to the family. I just can't wait until Saturday when they get home! (Yeah, they are home)<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TDOq4RS6b3I/AAAAAAAAC7E/py-ECh6MP-s/s1600/House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TDOq4RS6b3I/AAAAAAAAC7E/py-ECh6MP-s/s320/House.jpg" width="320" /></a>Last week Michael and I had a chance to get away for a little R&R. We were sent on a little pastoral retreat by some friends in our church. So, for two nights we were blessed to stay at a retreat house in West Linn called the <a href="http://www.lifeimpactoregon.org/html/elderberry_hosts.html">Elderberry House Oasis</a>. It's a place for Christian workers to go to get some encouragement and much needed break. What a ministry this couple has. Their house is in West Linn and is in walking distance to the Willamette River. Their view is breathtaking with many places to relax both outside and in. They even have a prayer shed that is perfectly set in their beautiful backyard. It was a nice place for Michael and I to sit and read our Bible and spend some time in prayer. The accommodations were so comfortable, but more importantly the couple who host this is simply wonderful. God's love truly shines through them and they have such a heart to minister. There were many times in ministry that we really needed such a place and we searched and searched the inter net for something just like this. I am so happy we have found a place we can go to and even recommend to others. If you would like more information on this ministry click on the link above labeled Elderberry House Oasis.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TDOt_NeREdI/AAAAAAAAC7U/S61FEtTWmSc/s1600/PLU17849b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TDOt_NeREdI/AAAAAAAAC7U/S61FEtTWmSc/s200/PLU17849b.jpg" width="125" /></a>After two days in West Linn, we found lodging near the airport. We were planning on attending the OCEAN home school convention but decided to play hooky and spend some more wonderful time together, just the two of us. The weather was gorgeous. Really the first nice couple of days of the summer and it was our 16th anniversary, so.... we spent the day driving the old Colombia Gorge Hwy that took us to all the beautiful waterfalls. We stopped at each one and hiked some of the trails they had to offer. The highlight was hiking a 5.4 mile hike from Wakeenah Falls,the falls just before Multnomah Falls to Multnomah Falls. We thought it was .5 miles, not 5 miles. We didn't realize this until we were about half way there. This hike was magnificent! It was physically a bit difficult but definitely worth the effort and sore muscles we had the next day. I can tell bootcamp is working. A month ago this would have been a much harder hike for me.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TAgY-DFS1BI/AAAAAAAAC60/gCFl7uQYJbU/s1600/BRUNDAGEBC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="100" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/TAgY-DFS1BI/AAAAAAAAC60/gCFl7uQYJbU/s200/BRUNDAGEBC.jpg" width="200" /></a>This morning I made my first step in achieving this life long goal. I woke up at 4:45 a.m. to go to my first class of <a href="http://brundagebootcamp.com/">Brundage Boot camp</a>!! Last Thursday I went to a meeting with my hubby who is fully supporting me in this in almost every way except to join me in the early morning workouts.(He says he will be cheering me on at home from his elliptical after he sleeps another hour.) I practically signed my life away on Thursday saying that I will be at every workout and if I don't- they will come show up on my front lawn. I knew when I heard this, there would be no excuses for me and I would get the accountability that I so longed for and needed.</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
<div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have never done anything of this kind before. I haven't even moved my muscles like I did this morning for who knows how many years. I left the workout this morning feeling so proud of myself for showing up and busting my rear end. I feel muscles I have never felt before. I am sore, shaky, and I can't believe that I can't wait to go back on Monday!!</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
<div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am looking forward to having a better outlook on life. I want to be able to keep up with my kids and not feel so out of shape. I want to feed my body healthy foods that give me energy! Plain and simple, I just want to feel the best I possibly can. </div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
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<div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">If I can lose some weight and look better along the way, then I say bring on the pain- good pain that is!!</div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-17839567960869500342010-05-19T10:03:00.000-07:002010-05-19T11:43:07.099-07:00Mandi's 1st Mission Trip to Argentina!!Mandi is raising support to go on her first Missions trip to Argentina. She has recently sent her support letter to close friends and family. I am posting this on my blog because there may be some people who follow my blog and would like to hear about Mandi's trip and support her in it. More importantly, she is asking for prayer! If you are interested in supporting Mandi in prayer or in donations and you didn't receive a support letter, you can copy and print out the donation slip at the bottom of this post.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S_Qhb8pOdqI/AAAAAAAAC6k/bHS7idrXtvE/s1600/argentina+pic+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473036211181221538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S_Qhb8pOdqI/AAAAAAAAC6k/bHS7idrXtvE/s400/argentina+pic+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000000;">Dear Friends and Family,<br /><br />Hello! I pray this letter finds you well. I am writing to let you know about an opportunity that has come my way. But first I would like to let you know what has been going on in my life this past year.<br /><br />I am completing my 8th grade year at Central Christian Schools. This has been a wonderful year that was filled with much growth and memorable experiences. This year at school I went on many school trips including Generation Unleashed and Fall Retreat. Both were amazing experiences that helped me grow spiritually.<br /><br />THE INTEREST<br />This growth has rekindled an interest in going on a mission trip; something I have been considering for the last two years. At the beginning of this year I had my heart set on going on a youth mission trip to China. However, my parents had an uneasy feeling about it. The more I prayed about it, the more I began to feel the same way; but still I felt called to go on a mission trip.<br /><br />THE OPPORTUNITY<br />A couple of months ago, I learned of an opportunity with our church to be a part of a team going down to Argentina this summer to minister to the Sunrise Children’s home. They have taken teams there for several years. The trip is July 16th -27th. Twelve people from our church will be joining some others and heading to San Nicolas, Argentina. Sunrise Children’s Home is a place that takes in children that are abandoned, abused or neglected. Many of the children have been rescued from the streets and from the prostitution trade.<br /><br />With the blessing of my parents I am pursuing this trip with great excitement!<br /><br />On this trip we will have an opportunity to help meet some of the needs of the children like bringing clothes, shoes and school supplies. We also plan to build a storage place on the premises that will store the donations the home receives. Further, we will be taking the kids on special outings; doing things with them that they normally don’t have the chance to do. Most importantly, we will be playing and spending time with them and showing them a lot of love.<br /><br />I don’t know what the future holds for me in missions, but I am starting to think about what I can do occupationally on the mission field and am looking at which colleges would help me meet this goal. This mission trip will be my first glimpse of mission work in another country. I look forward to serving along side my team and showing God’s love to the orphans at Sun Rise Children’s Home.<br /><br />THE CHALLENGE<br />I value your prayers for our team and those whose lives will be touched by God through us. I am asking for you to pray for safety, good health, smooth travel, and financial support. Just knowing that you are praying will give me peace as I go into an unfamiliar place.<br /><br />In addition to your prayers, if you are able, I am asking you to help me raise my support of $2000 to cover the cost of the trip. To make it easier, I’ve included a page that explains the process for giving and a self addressed, stamped envelope.<br /><br />To find out more about the Sun Rise Children’s Home that I will be visiting, please view their website at www.sunriseofargentina.org.<br /><br />This is a journey that I believe God has called me to and I would greatly appreciate any level of support you are able to offer.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Mandi Kuhlman<br /></span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S_QhPEefpDI/AAAAAAAAC6U/E26PQommzCs/s1600/argentina+donation+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473035989945394226" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S_QhPEefpDI/AAAAAAAAC6U/E26PQommzCs/s400/argentina+donation+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br />If you are interested in supporting Mandi financially or prayerfullly on her first mission trip to Argentina you can send your donation slip to:<br /><br />Redmond Community Church<br />237 NW 9th Street<br />Redmond, OR 97756Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-53002354913960060892010-05-14T11:28:00.000-07:002010-05-14T11:35:47.324-07:00Another Anita Renfroe Hit!!<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">WRINKLED LADIES</span><br /><br /><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XaruNs_7okY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XaruNs_7okY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-44588960008887087462010-05-09T08:45:00.000-07:002010-05-09T09:12:58.153-07:00My Prayer<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S-be_4A5rNI/AAAAAAAAC6M/_7dmFlqZ7NA/s1600/10100679A.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S-be_4A5rNI/AAAAAAAAC6M/_7dmFlqZ7NA/s320/10100679A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469303986437336274" /></a><br />Thank you Lord for giving me four beautiful children to love. To be their mommy is the greatest and best job in the world. Help me to show your love to them every day, all day long. Let my words be gentle, may they find security in my presence, and help me encourage them so they have the confidence to be who you made them to be. <br /><br />Thank you that each child is uniquely made and fashioned by you. You have a very special plan for their future and you are molding then and shaping them. Thank you that my children know you. I pray that they will grow in you and love you with all their heart. I pray that they will love your Word and desire to read it, and will live their life in close relationship to you. <br /><br />AMENKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-4855933360075228902010-05-03T08:46:00.000-07:002010-05-03T09:02:11.697-07:00A Picture Worth Posting!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S97yidjeMuI/AAAAAAAAC4c/KHZn0eBFDiY/s1600/picture2life_88658_original.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S97yidjeMuI/AAAAAAAAC4c/KHZn0eBFDiY/s400/picture2life_88658_original.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467073671537242850" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S97zYpmRH9I/AAAAAAAAC4k/umCbQjomnoo/s1600/picture2life_43383_original.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S97zYpmRH9I/AAAAAAAAC4k/umCbQjomnoo/s400/picture2life_43383_original.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467074602483130322" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-68946895629345171022010-04-29T11:57:00.001-07:002010-05-15T16:58:52.076-07:00Home Sweet Home<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9n6JYaqeLI/AAAAAAAAC3k/zMUbM-aLHEo/s1600/house.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9n6JYaqeLI/AAAAAAAAC3k/zMUbM-aLHEo/s400/house.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465674661870860466" /></a><br /><div>Here is our new house!! I have gotten several requests to show pictures of our new house so those who don't live close to us can see it. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>We moved to C.O. 4 1/2 years ago and wanted to buy a house then. We looked at a house that was just like this in a cul-de-sac that was going for almost 300,000. (It is pretty amazing that after four years this house is now half that price.) I loved the layout but we knew that we could not afford it. Since then the market has changed as you all know. Last year we saw that we could probably buy a house because they have come down so much in price. We had looked and looked. We also put several offers out there but they all fell through. Honestly, we were trying to get the tax credit and felt we had to get something soon. Nothing we saw really met the criteria that we were looking for until we came across this house in November. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>I remember when our realator saw this house and commented that this was the house for us!! Everything I wanted in a house was there except for an upstairs laundry room. The house had dropped considerably in price and we moved on it, only to be out bid by someone else. This was how it would go the next couple of months. The bid would fall through, we would jump again and the bank would take someone elses offer, but that would fall through. Finally the first of Feb. the bank not only took our offer but counter offered. It was a better deal than what we offered. That doesn't usually happen. The reason all these offers kept falling through was because the house had been through some remodeling and it is hard to get an USDA loan on an unfinished house. Just before closing we found out that they were not giving out USDA loans anymore, we had just made it. The extended tax credit that the government was doing was also ending. We also got a low interest rate before they started going up again. As it turns out- we are now paying about the same per month in mortgage and taxes than we did renting. What a blessing!</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>I am so thankful that we were patient on this house hunt and that God closed the necessary doors and led us to this one. Sometimes it is very hard to be patient and wait. I had finally come to that place where I was ok with renting, possibly for the rest of my life, when this house came available. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>I have posted some before and after pictures. I regret not taking pictures of the master bathroom before it was finished, or of the deck before the railing got put on. We were told that a contractor lived in the house before us and was remodeling it. He had already put in new carpet and hardwood floors. He was in the process of redoing the master bath when the house got foreclosed. The bank rehired him to finish the job he started. He did a wonderful job and we are so pleased. <br /><br /><br /> This is a before and after of the dining room.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nhV_CeLmI/AAAAAAAAC2s/yLjN0skFrNw/s1600/02-15-10+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465647390606110306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nhV_CeLmI/AAAAAAAAC2s/yLjN0skFrNw/s400/02-15-10+013.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nhVFhhJtI/AAAAAAAAC2k/2NebiBXnt2Q/s1600/house+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465647375167071954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nhVFhhJtI/AAAAAAAAC2k/2NebiBXnt2Q/s400/house+030.jpg" /></a> This is Jeff's bedroom. He is so happy to have his own room.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nfuwgifDI/AAAAAAAAC2c/djWWFgvDOl4/s1600/02-15-10+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465645617179163698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nfuwgifDI/AAAAAAAAC2c/djWWFgvDOl4/s400/02-15-10+024.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nfucruj8I/AAAAAAAAC2U/-PC1sZQ-BZI/s1600/house+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465645611857383362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nfucruj8I/AAAAAAAAC2U/-PC1sZQ-BZI/s400/house+037.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9neCIbppMI/AAAAAAAAC1c/11Q321is_eE/s1600/02-15-10+012.jpg"></a>Josh was a little sad at first to have his own room (he loves his big bro) but now he loves it!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nft6Qi2FI/AAAAAAAAC2M/rNxHGMkL6-Y/s1600/02-15-10+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465645602616563794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nft6Qi2FI/AAAAAAAAC2M/rNxHGMkL6-Y/s400/02-15-10+022.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nftf64ynI/AAAAAAAAC2E/ICQtqmqwf44/s1600/house+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465645595546405490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nftf64ynI/AAAAAAAAC2E/ICQtqmqwf44/s400/house+036.jpg" /></a> This is the master bedroom and bathroom. Notice....the bed is made!! I'm trying to keep it that way.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9ne24ofNmI/AAAAAAAAC18/JOpJrKKWQuQ/s1600/02-15-10+024.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9ne2iuNbMI/AAAAAAAAC10/veNfb3D0VkA/s1600/house+036.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9ne2LuBi-I/AAAAAAAAC1s/gCq8nBiJ1LA/s1600/02-15-10+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465644645230939106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9ne2LuBi-I/AAAAAAAAC1s/gCq8nBiJ1LA/s400/02-15-10+021.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9ne1icv-0I/AAAAAAAAC1k/N8YpFI54dYg/s1600/house+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465644634152631106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9ne1icv-0I/AAAAAAAAC1k/N8YpFI54dYg/s400/house+039.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9niDJH1noI/AAAAAAAAC3U/JYGsatCAfys/s1600/house+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465648166407085698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9niDJH1noI/AAAAAAAAC3U/JYGsatCAfys/s400/house+012.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9niCpXJ86I/AAAAAAAAC3M/qMCP4PwQt7U/s1600/house+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465648157881398178" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9niCpXJ86I/AAAAAAAAC3M/qMCP4PwQt7U/s400/house+013.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9niCFZp-AI/AAAAAAAAC3E/N7_GBQB3Qyo/s1600/house+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465648148228208642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9niCFZp-AI/AAAAAAAAC3E/N7_GBQB3Qyo/s400/house+014.jpg" /></a> Here is the living room. The other side of this room is the dining room.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9neCIbppMI/AAAAAAAAC1c/11Q321is_eE/s1600/02-15-10+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465643750995371202" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9neCIbppMI/AAAAAAAAC1c/11Q321is_eE/s400/02-15-10+012.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9neBlJlRBI/AAAAAAAAC1U/bgDo12ZZtlI/s1600/house+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465643741524345874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9neBlJlRBI/AAAAAAAAC1U/bgDo12ZZtlI/s400/house+016.jpg" /></a> Here is Emma's bedroom. It will also be our guest room because it is downstairs and she has the neatest bedroom.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9neBHGwqxI/AAAAAAAAC1M/dZ2Gj3NxeY4/s1600/02-15-10+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465643733459446546" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9neBHGwqxI/AAAAAAAAC1M/dZ2Gj3NxeY4/s400/02-15-10+011.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9neAZIBBsI/AAAAAAAAC1E/BH6bYAdBndg/s1600/house+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465643721116681922" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9neAZIBBsI/AAAAAAAAC1E/BH6bYAdBndg/s400/house+032.jpg" /></a> This is the downstairs full bath that I prayed for! It was important to me because my dad has M.D. and it is difficult for him to climb stairs.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nY5TPDzuI/AAAAAAAAC08/-c1xprE07ls/s1600/house+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465638101718388450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nY5TPDzuI/AAAAAAAAC08/-c1xprE07ls/s400/house+008.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nY417yYSI/AAAAAAAAC00/QMUKUe8riss/s1600/house+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465638093852926242" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nY417yYSI/AAAAAAAAC00/QMUKUe8riss/s400/house+023.jpg" /></a> I love this room! It is our family room. It connects with the dining nook and kitchen. Now I can hang out with the family when they watch tv and I am still cleaning the kitchen.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nY4fkVjdI/AAAAAAAAC0s/N3P1byjoDdw/s1600/house+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465638087848988114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nY4fkVjdI/AAAAAAAAC0s/N3P1byjoDdw/s400/house+001.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nY3_XIHBI/AAAAAAAAC0k/shFrTqSmZes/s1600/house+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465638079203646482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nY3_XIHBI/AAAAAAAAC0k/shFrTqSmZes/s400/house+029.jpg" /></a> I love my kitchen! We had a friend who is a wonderful tiler redo the counter tops. The kitchen has so many drawers and cabinets I can't fill them all!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nYBU51vKI/AAAAAAAAC0E/W3CUWWNVI0Y/s1600/02-15-10+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465637140093582498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nYBU51vKI/AAAAAAAAC0E/W3CUWWNVI0Y/s400/02-15-10+015.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nYA-q2eDI/AAAAAAAACz8/_7cVdcGVapw/s1600/house+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465637134125135922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nYA-q2eDI/AAAAAAAACz8/_7cVdcGVapw/s400/house+025.jpg" /></a> This is the boys upstairs bathroom. No one fights over the shower anymore.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nhW9H53iI/AAAAAAAAC28/sH4td2ObIg0/s1600/02-15-10+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465647407271894562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nhW9H53iI/AAAAAAAAC28/sH4td2ObIg0/s400/02-15-10+023.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nhWSR2P8I/AAAAAAAAC20/eGTWluxzosE/s1600/house+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465647395770875842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nhWSR2P8I/AAAAAAAAC20/eGTWluxzosE/s400/house+035.jpg" /></a> The only picture I haven't shown you was Mandi's room. She is in the garage!! Yes, it is true. We have a three car tandem garage. The tandem part will be walled in soon and it will be her bedroom. The church's house warming gift is to send several guys over next month to wall in her room, put in a door, closet and a window. Some new carpet was donated from a worship team member in the church. Mandi is very excited about this!!</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>Well that is it! We are very happy about this house and thank God for giving us a little bit of land in Central Oregon that we can call home. My prayer is that God will keep us here a very long time. I would love to see grand kids in this house!! But first....I want to raise these beautiful four children that God has given us. The 41/2 years that we have been in Redmond has been the longest we have been anywhere and the kids are reaping the benefit of that. It is very sad to think that I only have that same amount of time left before my oldest leaves home. How time flies. </div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-17975648397358843892010-04-29T09:40:00.000-07:002010-04-29T10:45:34.786-07:00One busy month!!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nFs6VwTEI/AAAAAAAACz0/NQEUpgkJCqI/s1600/tired1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S9nFs6VwTEI/AAAAAAAACz0/NQEUpgkJCqI/s200/tired1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465616998156225602" /></a><br />It's been well over a month since we moved and life has been so busy. I must say, probably the busiest it has been in a long time! Every time I want to take time to write on my blog I either get interrupted or I am so dead tired that I fall asleep while trying to figure out what to write<br /><br />Here is a quick update on this last month!<br /><br />The second to last week in March (spring break) we moved over everything we could do ourselves to our new house which is 2 miles west of the house we rented for nearly 3 years. That week Michael's parents came over to help us. They were planning on staying only a few days but the weather was nasty and they ended up staying longer than they had planned. I look at it this way... God knew that I needed them here! I don't think I would have been moved out and had the house cleaned by the 1st without their help. "Thank you Mom and Dad for all that you did with the move." Thanks also to all the people who showed up to move us over the Sunday before Easter. We had a crew of about 15 people. It only took one trip of about four pick up trucks and a couple trailers. I am so grateful from the bottom of my heart for those men and women who so loving served and blessed us. <br /><br />The very next weekend was Easter!! Michael was so busy with Easter stuff and putting up new lights in the church auditorium. We were running crazy that week and literally paused to say good night when we finally hit the pillow at night. What a blessing it was Easter Sunday evening for Michael and I to take off to Sisters for a two night getaway (thanks to RCC). For the first time we connected and relaxed in a long time. While in Sisters Michael and I got a couple's massage!! It was our first massage ever! It was Heaven on Earth!! <br /><br />While we were relaxing in Sisters, Mom and Dad K. kept our kids and watched over the animals. They were stationed out at Eagle Crest for the week. The kids had the joy of hanging out there- riding their bikes, swimming, taking long walks and eating quite well. At our house we had a friend working on our kitchen. We decided that we would remodel our kitchen with some of the money we got back from buying the house (tax credit). We hired our friend Greg to do the tiling. What a beautiful job he did. Sometimes I just stop and stare at my kitchen because I love it so much! (Thanks Greg for doing a beautiful job on my kitchen. It was well worth it!)<br /><br />The next weekend was the Women's Mini Conference at RCC. My job was to put together the worship for it. I had three other talented vocalist helping me with it. I also had the help of my husband. He spent so much time teaching me how he puts a worship package together so that it flows. I have an even greater appreciation for what he does week in and week out with the worship. With our busy schedule We didn't get to practice as much as we would have liked but God is good and it all came together. The end result... 60 women worshiping our Awesome God!<br /><br />Tuesday morning the 20th I woke up in a panic. I had forgotten in all my business to call my sweet niece and wish her a happy 4th birthday. So on a whim, I decided to drive over the mountain and spend the day with my nieces. This also meant seeing my sister and parents!! I rarely have a free schedule during the day but the child I care for was gone and I didn't have any piano lessons so I left for the day!! What a wonderful, quiet, drive over and back and a perfect day visiting my family. Thanks you wonderful hubby for taking care of the little details so I could go. <br /><br />My mom and dad came over to see the house for the first time last weekend. They got to see Josh play soccer and make 3 goals. They also got to peer into our very busy life. I know that it tired them out. Our house is always hopping and the noise level is usually at one volume- LOUD! Sometimes the noise gets to me but it didn't seem to bother my mom much. She says she just toons it out! Maybe that's the grandma in her. The mom in me feels the kids need to settle down a lot more. This helps me look forward to being a grandma someday... but not any time soon! <br /><br />Last Sunday I had my piano recital. My 14 students played 2 songs each. They did beautifully. I just love teaching and am so grateful for each and every student. With all their parents, siblings, extended relatives and friends- we had about 65 people there. The kids were beaming so brightly. I am so proud of them!<br /><br />This week my body has finally let down. I got sick on Monday and have been feeling very yucky ever since. It's just a bad cold, but more than anything I am just dead tired. I am so tired that I just can't sleep at night. I know... this doesn't really make much sense. One by one the rest of the family has been getting it. Jeff stayed home two days from school. Emma and Josh are hacking and Michael is starting to get it. It is a good thing that life is finally starting to slow down.<br /><br />I have two more busy weekends ahead of me. May 1st- is the Women's Tea that I was hoping to sing at with the ladies from the Women's Conference. I can barely sing today so who knows how I'll be by Saturday. Then next weekend is a youth conference call "Do Hard Things" put on by the youth of our community. Mandi and I have been involved with helping put this on for the last couple of months. Michael is putting together a youth worship team for that conference, Mandi is in charge of the prayer team and I will be helping wherever needed. <br /><br />So this is what you get when I don't blog for over a month... A huge, long play by play! I hope this makes you happy mom! My mother is so faithful in checking to see if I have written. I hope I don't wait another month to blog, but with four kids and a husband needing one computer I rarely get my turn anymore. What I want for my birthday and mother's day combined is my very own laptop!! I have asked for a couple years now but I think it is at the bottom of the list of things I really need. Maybe....someday!<br /><br />Have a wonderful week and make sure you tell God and your family just how grateful you are for them!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-27585932562774826922010-03-21T08:33:00.000-07:002010-03-21T09:16:51.442-07:00Boxes, Boxes, Everywhere!!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S6ZGXjXuWeI/AAAAAAAACzc/zOoXeJILnk8/s1600-h/EdMolMoving.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S6ZGXjXuWeI/AAAAAAAACzc/zOoXeJILnk8/s200/EdMolMoving.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451121769424247266" /></a><br /><br /><div align="left">As moving day approaches I am getting much more ambitious about packing. There is so much stuff in this house! I have already made three trips to Goodwill and I see many more in my future. The funny thing is- we had a pretty big garage sale last summer and got rid of lots of stuff that way. Where in the world does it all come from? </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="left">We are playing the waiting game now. Wednesday was suppose to be our closing date but things got hung up on the FDA loan and we had to get an extension. Now our hope is for the house to close on Monday and get the keys a few days after that so we can move over spring break. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="left">We are getting very excited over here. The kids are pulling their weight in the packing process. It is very nice to have them older and very capable to help. Yesterday Jeff taped many boxes for me. He ran them up to me when I needed them and carried them when they were done. What a strong, strapping young man!! Emma's room (of course) was the first to be packed! Her natural organization skills must help her pack fast. My room on the other hand... well let's just say that I need Emma to help me! At least now I can see my floor. We are still waiting to see Mandi's floor. The first thing she packed up was her bed. I guess that was so she could clean out the stuff under it better.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="left">There is much to do still but I know that it WILL get done eventually! For now, I am taking a rest and going to church. I would rather do that than pack anyway!</div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="left">Have a wondeful Sunday!</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S6ZFXME2yQI/AAAAAAAACzU/iVfxgBwTeQY/s1600-h/moving2zd3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451120663659464962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S6ZFXME2yQI/AAAAAAAACzU/iVfxgBwTeQY/s320/moving2zd3.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />This will be us in a few days!!<br /></p>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-82191048230316360572010-03-11T13:24:00.000-08:002010-03-11T21:36:14.715-08:00A Life of Praise!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5lvnmrQGFI/AAAAAAAACxM/N2V-eVUMR64/s1600-h/natalie+001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 207px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447507950468864082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5lvnmrQGFI/AAAAAAAACxM/N2V-eVUMR64/s320/natalie+001.jpg" /></a><br />Some of you may remember the day my niece, Natalie was born. She has such a hard start in life. To read her story, follow this link, <a href="http://stepping2heaven.blogspot.com/2009/03/happy-birthday-to-our-little-miracle.html">Natalie's Miracle Story</a>, you will read an incredible miracle story.<br /><br />Today Natalie is 3 years old <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;"><strong>(HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATALIE!)</strong></span> and we are rejoicing that we have her in our life. God has given her and continues to give her a stronger heart. You would never know by looking at her and watching her that she had such a rough start. She is so lovable, funny, and very active.<br /><br />I am also rejoicing in a fellow blogger, whom I have never met except through her blog, <a href="http://confessionsofachosenone.blogspot.com/">Confessions of a Chosen One</a>. Just recently her son, who was born at 28 weeks and who also had a rough start in life like Natalie is home with her and her husband and little girl. He was in the hospital for over 90 days. These are miracle stories, yet I also know that there are stories that don't end this way. How do you have gratitude in that? I have never lost a child, but I have definitely been through tough times. Cancer, Three job losses at churches and now chronic pain. In each one of these troubled times I have grown a little bit more in cultivating of heart of gratitude.<br /><br />I have been reading a book by Nancy Leigh Demoss on Gratitude. It is called "<strong><em>Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joy</em></strong>".<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5lvOWEohhI/AAAAAAAACxE/y40EO6WIm8g/s1600-h/96274.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447507516515190290" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5lvOWEohhI/AAAAAAAACxE/y40EO6WIm8g/s320/96274.jpg" /></a><br />I have several books throughout my life that have made a huge impact in my life and this is one of them! This is also the theme of our Women's Conference this year which is coming up in April. I have been surrendering my negative, life is so tough, attitude for an attitude of gratitude. We do have so much to be thankful for. Even if all seems bad, we can have a thankful and praiseworthy heart that God loved us so much that he sent His son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. Believing this to be true and the awesome free gift of salvation makes me forever grateful. Committing to praise and thank God for the things in life that do not change, like His unfailing love and compassion are the best places to start. Before you know it your life will become one of PRAISE. A LIFE of PRAISE- That's what I want!<br /><br />Isn't it wonderful that we have a helper in this? The Holy Spirit who was sent by the risen Lord to indwell in us and empower us. I am always teaching and reminding my children that no sirree can they live life on their own, but how wonderful that we don't have too. We have the Holy Spirit to help us. Through him we have all we need for a life of holiness. We have everything we need through him. He is our comforter, overwhelming hope, our strength and our power to love and serve. He will set our hearts to be thankful and to give praise. I don't have to beg him to take control of my life, he is just waiting for me to let him take control. I really wished I would have understood the role of the Holy Spirit earlier in my life, but I rejoice in the fact that I know this now.<br /><br />Hebrews 13:15 says:<br /><br /><strong>"By him (Jesus) let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name."</strong><br /><br />Ephesians 5:18-20 says:<br /><br /><strong><br />"Be fulled with the Spirit...singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."</strong><br /><br />Psalm 34 The words of David say:<br /><br /><strong>"I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth."</strong><br /><br />Psalm 71 states:<br /><br /><strong>"My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long... I will praise you more and more."</strong><br /><br /><br />I am finding myself to be more thankful for both big and little things all day long. It's amazing how this has taken my Eeyore type attitude to one of Tigger. Ok... maybe not that much but I have been waking up much more content and thankful in the morning instead of worrying and complaining about my different situations. It is a daily journey that I will not be able to do on my own but with the Holy Spirit's power.<br /><br />Below I have two songs that are my favorites on this Praise/Gratitude theme. You will have to pause my playlist at the top of the blog!<br /><br /><strong>Gratitude</strong> by Nichole Nordeman<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/waYUzxK8TYA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/waYUzxK8TYA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><strong>Life of Praise </strong>by Casting Crowns<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TgZEgr9yHds&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TgZEgr9yHds&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-75406847396119424112010-03-09T09:58:00.000-08:002010-03-09T10:14:39.038-08:00Here are all the characters that the kids posed with!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aP_ptevPI/AAAAAAAACw8/ofYQG5oNwTE/s1600-h/disneyland+2010+325.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aP_ptevPI/AAAAAAAACw8/ofYQG5oNwTE/s320/disneyland+2010+325.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446699123042335986" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aP-k6Z9MI/AAAAAAAACw0/Qi-KFtcjYRw/s1600-h/disneyland+2010+303.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aP-k6Z9MI/AAAAAAAACw0/Qi-KFtcjYRw/s320/disneyland+2010+303.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446699104574502082" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aP9gpx1HI/AAAAAAAACws/qGOCy76sndw/s1600-h/disneyland+2010+312.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aP9gpx1HI/AAAAAAAACws/qGOCy76sndw/s320/disneyland+2010+312.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446699086251152498" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aP8l5nqiI/AAAAAAAACwk/4dIHAqARK2s/s1600-h/disneyland+2010+251.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aM7JW0iGI/AAAAAAAACuU/gK_Z2bNGK8k/s320/disneyland+2010+070.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446695747103000674" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aM6GBHADI/AAAAAAAACuM/_oLl7ogjh1M/s1600-h/disneyland+2010+061.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aM6GBHADI/AAAAAAAACuM/_oLl7ogjh1M/s320/disneyland+2010+061.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446695729026760754" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aM4Ue7TqI/AAAAAAAACuE/zeshnEdCefQ/s1600-h/disneyland+2010+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aM4Ue7TqI/AAAAAAAACuE/zeshnEdCefQ/s320/disneyland+2010+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446695698550181538" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aM3eJsd1I/AAAAAAAACt8/g_F0ICVuhLQ/s1600-h/disneyland+2010+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aM3eJsd1I/AAAAAAAACt8/g_F0ICVuhLQ/s320/disneyland+2010+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446695683965613906" /></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-5372258278528136052010-03-09T09:31:00.000-08:002010-03-09T09:52:09.386-08:00Disneyland Vacation 2010<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aGUZ1dIQI/AAAAAAAACt0/JVA7AiC9vzM/s1600-h/disneyland+2010+092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S5aGUZ1dIQI/AAAAAAAACt0/JVA7AiC9vzM/s400/disneyland+2010+092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446688484441792770" /></a><br /><br />We had the wonderful opportunity to have a once in a lifetime Disneyland vacation thanks to Mom and Dad Kuhlman. This was a dream of my mother-in-laws to take the kids to Disneyland before they were all grown up. I know that this vacation could have not been possible without them. <br /><br />We spendt five wonderful and exciting days exploring Disneyland and California Adventure Land. There is so much to see and do. I think in five days we pretty much did all we could do there! <br /><br />A huge goal for the kids was to get as many autographs of the Disney characters as they could. I think last time Emma counted she got 26 signatures. We have just as many pictures of these characters posing with the four kids.<br /><br />Josh was the perfect age and height for this trip. He was tall enough to go on all the rides but one. He loves fast, exciting rides. He also still loved the fantasy part of Disneyland and really enjoyed Fantasy Land. Emma on the other hand thought those rides were too slow and a little boring. She wanted Space Mountain and California Screamin. She also was a bit old to enjoy the princesses. I guess she is out of that stage. However, she has two young cousins that love the Disney Princess' and stood in long lines to get their autograph and picture for them. <br /><br />Jeff and Amanda loved it all!! Jeff always seemed to be 20 feet ahead of us ready to take on the next ride or attraction. He loved the water rides best, especially when he got soaked!! Mandi went to Disney World when she was one so it was so much fun to take her again at 14. I can't believe my baby is that old. I am so glad we had a chance to do this trip while she was still living with us. I know that it will be not long before she is out of the house and away at college.<br /><br />I didn't get to experience the long trip down to Disneyland. Because of the many hours in the car and my neck problems the best choice for me was to fly. In two hours I was down there. I never heard any bickering or those famous words "are we there yet." I didn't have to remind the kids to do their homework, or be cramped in a car with seven people. Thanks to Michael, Nana and Papa all that was taken care of for me. All I had to do was show up to the airport on time. I did miss all of that though. I love road trips and I was a bit sad that I was away from the family. <br /><br />All in all it was a wonderful trip where we made so many memories and I am so thankful that our family had the opportunity to experience Disneyland!! Thanks Mom and Dad for taking us!! We had so much fun!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-41186380921634882622010-02-05T15:53:00.000-08:002010-02-05T16:02:50.125-08:00OSU Family Picture<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S2yxdA5Y5PI/AAAAAAAACtk/w6POcGqVgoU/s1600-h/sept.-dec..jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S2yxdA5Y5PI/AAAAAAAACtk/w6POcGqVgoU/s400/sept.-dec..jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434913962344375538" /></a><br />We did it!! We finally got our family picture done in the orange and black theme!! I have been wanting to do this for years but haven't. <br /><br />One day in Freddy's I signed up for a studio portrait session. I was hoping to have a nice formal picture done of the family, but when the time came to get the picture I didn't feel like getting it done because we all needed haircuts and I didn't feel up to anything formal. So, I was about to cancel when I thought of the idea to do it in an OSU theme. Might as well get it done because I had already paid for the session which only amounted to $15.oo, and from that we would get a free 10x13. <br /><br />Today I went to pick up the free picture and was pleasantly surprised at how it turned out. We all looked pretty decent all things concerned!!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-57932457640768512572010-02-02T13:08:00.000-08:002010-02-02T13:50:57.003-08:00Selah- "You Deliver Me"<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S2ieEV9jt9I/AAAAAAAACtc/ozo4EIcNt74/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S2ieEV9jt9I/AAAAAAAACtc/ozo4EIcNt74/s320/images.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433766747874506706" /></a><br />One of my favorite Christian groups is <a href="http://selahonline.com/">Selah</a>. Over the last several years I have enjoyed their music and have been very blessed by it. It was their album "Hiding Place" that ministered to me the most during my bout with breast cancer. When I felt discouraged I would put this cd on and instantly my heart would be at peace with the songs of hope and deliverance that they sang. <br /><br />Over a year ago, Todd Smith, one of the singers in this group dealt with his own trial. He and his wife lost their baby girl. I was introduced to <a href="http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/">Angie's blog </a>and followed her journey through this painful time in their life. Like her husbands music, her blog ministered to me. <br /><br />Today, thousands of people view her blog. She is pregnant again and is sharing the joys of her pregnancy with others, along with the pain that still lingers over the loss of a child. Their testimony of God's faithfulness and the joy that has come through this circumstance is beautiful and a great encouragement.<br /><br />I have known for a while that Selah has a new album out called, "You Deliver Me". It came out in August. I have been wanting it for several months and finally downloaded it to my i pod last night. It is wonderful!! I can't stop listening to the songs. It is a mixture of well loved hymns and songs that bring comfort and encouragement,and musically it is powerful, with a mixture of vocals, piano and strings. There is also a song dedicated to their daughter, Audrey. It is beautiful.<br /><br />If you have time take a listen to some their music. You can find them at <a href="http://selahonline.com/">www.selahonline.com</a> <br /><br /><br />An interview with Todd Smith<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nwlYaw7bx1M&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nwlYaw7bx1M&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />You Deliver Me- Selah<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D86IpkYDjOo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D86IpkYDjOo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-24650875381826116362010-01-27T09:57:00.000-08:002010-01-27T10:20:18.135-08:00Pox or no Pox? That is the question.Night before last Mandi screams down the stairs that Emma has chickenpox. "I seriously don't believe so," I said. Until I looked at all the red bumps with a little white center that dotted Emma's shoulder, leg and chest. So... I kept Emma home from school yesterday. She spent the entire day playing Wii and didn't act sick one bit. <br /><br />Now a day later nothing has changed. No new bumps and they don't even itch. Maybe they aren't pox. Maybe she's just the victim of bed bugs. EWWW!!! I can't even think of such yucky things. So I have stripped the sheets and washed twice her bedding in hot water in hopes to kill any nasty critters that might have lurked in her bed. I have also called the clinic because I don't think a perfectly healthy child should be home playing the wii all day long.<br /><br /> I know what your thinking... I think?.... Give that girl something else to do. Well, I have tried. I have bribed her to read a book. $5.00 is the price I am willing to pay her to read a book. She hates to read with a passion. Why, I really don't know. I love to get lost in a book and I can't really comprehend that someone may not enjoy that. She did do three other things yesterday besides sit in front of Mario Bros. wii game. One, she sharpened 25 pencils. Two, she made my bed. Yes sirree my bed was made for the first time in who knows how long. I thought Michael did it but seriously it looked too neatly made to be the work of my husband. I found out later that it was Emma. Third, she read Joshua three books, and helped him with his reading homework. I guess she doesn't mind reading out loud to her brother. <br /><br />This morning it is back to the wii, but for a time limit. I have to leave her to go get Josh from Kindergarten and I am hiding the game and giving her another job to do. How about cleaning my room! If she is going to be home and act healthy at least my house can get clean.<br /><br />We should know by tonight what those awful bumps are, hopefully. She has ski day with her school on Friday and doesn't want to miss it. <br /><br />Pray that this isn't chickenpox so she can go back to school tomorrow!<br /><br />I am signing off to go play wii with Emma before picking up Josh.<br /><br />It's kind of addicting.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-40661488083876798752010-01-19T19:39:00.000-08:002010-01-20T13:13:02.772-08:00Graven: Impressed, Carved, Firmly Fixed<em></em><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S1Z8CKRxD3I/AAAAAAAACtU/p0eRQupg4_U/s1600-h/yhst-37939424361191_2086_52202318.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428662777402167154" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S1Z8CKRxD3I/AAAAAAAACtU/p0eRQupg4_U/s400/yhst-37939424361191_2086_52202318.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">"Isaiah XLIX 16" by Justin Ulmer Christian Modern Art</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">"I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands."</span></strong><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Isaiah 49:16<br /></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></div></span></strong><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">The image I get when I read this verse is when I have gripped something too tight I have an impression of that object in my hand. This impression eventually fades but to engrave takes it even further. It takes it to eternity. Yes, God has engraven you and I into his hands for eternity. You are not just written, but marked out, inscribed into his palms.<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Fear. Fear is something we all experience. As a mother, I fear for my child's safety when they are not in my presence. As a wife, I fear that my husband will leave this life before me. I fear that my cancer will come back while I am still young and my children and husband have to carry on without me. Fear. It is a part of our daily life, but God doesn't want us to live this way. He wants us to surrender our fears and anxious ways to Him. I struggle with this daily. There is something so terribly hard about letting go and letting God. I don't know why- It sounds so simple, but tends to be so hard. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br />"That's not so hard to do ," you say, but what about when our greatest fears come true. Where is God then? Where is He in the mist of the Haitian disastrous earthquake. Where is He when sickness takes over a healthy body, or a spouse that you love deeply wants a diviorce. You name the situation, the list is long and we have all had our share of life altering pain. Has God forsaken us or them? NO! Nothing could be further from the truth. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br />This particular passage is written to the Israelites to remind them that God did not forsake them in their time of trouble, but this same truth is applicable for us today. He is the Creator, the Creator of everything- every nation, tribe and tongue. He also sent His only son, Jesus who took our sins upon himself who knew no sin so that we could spend eternity with Him if we accept His free gift of salvation. Jesus' nail pierced hands are phyical proof that He loves us so very much. John 10:28 says, "I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me." </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br />Even in the mist of disaster, God is there ready to pick the country of Haiti up and bring beauty out of the ashes. I marvel at some of the images I have seen of Haitian people lifting their hands in praise to God. Even in the worst devestation those who know God recognize that He does indeed love them and will not forsake them. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br />He's there to pick you up and hold onto you tightly while you are going through the toughest of times. He is holding tightly, so tight that you are indeed graven in the palm of His hand. He will never let go. NEVER!<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Charles Spurgeon wrote this-</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em>No doubt a part of the wonder which is concentrated in the word "Behold," is excited by the unbelieving lamentation of the preceding sentence. Zion said, "The Lord hath forsaken me, and my God hath forgotten me." How amazed the divine mind seems to be at this wicked unbelief! What can be more astounding than the unfounded doubts and fears of God's favoured people? The Lord's loving word of rebuke should make us blush; He cries, "How can I have forgotten thee, when I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands? How darest thou doubt my constant remembrance, when the memorial is set upon my very flesh?" O unbelief, how strange a marvel thou art! We know not which most to wonder at, the faithfulness of God or the unbelief of His people. He keeps His promise a thousand times, and yet the next trial makes us doubt Him. He never faileth; He is never a dry well; He is never as a setting sun, a passing meteor, or a melting vapour; and yet we are as continually vexed with anxieties, molested with suspicions, and disturbed with fears, as if our God were the mirage of the desert.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><em><div align="center"><br /><br />"Behold," is a word intended to excite admiration. Here, indeed, we have a theme for marvelling. Heaven and earth may well be astonished that rebels should obtain so great a nearness to the heart of infinite love as to be written upon the palms of His hands. "I have graven thee."It does not say, "Thy name." The name is there, but that is not all: "I have graven thee." See the fullness of this! I have graven thy person, thine image, thy case, thy circumstances, thy sins, thy temptations, thy weaknesses, thy wants, thy works; I have graven thee, everything about thee, all that concerns thee; I have put thee altogether there. Wilt thou ever say again that thy God hath forsaken thee when He has graven thee upon His own palms? </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-36144058251954111902010-01-10T22:00:00.000-08:002010-01-11T11:30:31.085-08:00Happy 14th Birthday Mandi!!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S0toNpyDloI/AAAAAAAACtM/qRz3kDjWZgE/s1600-h/christmas_1_web-small.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S0toNpyDloI/AAAAAAAACtM/qRz3kDjWZgE/s320/christmas_1_web-small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425544759861286530" /></a><br />I can't explain how bitter sweet it was yesterday celebrating my oldest daughter's 14th birthday. On one hand it is so sad to say goodbye to the younger, needing mommy age but wonderfully sweet to see how God is growing my beautiful Amanda. She is lovely in every single way and a huge blessing to me. <br /><br />I think I cried several times yesterday thinking over all the milestones in her 14 years of life. They were tears of happiness over the most wonderful memories. I love revisiting the past, but am so excited to think of the future and the places she'll go and the things she'll do for God. I know that He has an amazing plan for her. <br /><br />My prayer is that I will be the loving, listening, encouraging mother that she needs as she goes through these last few years at home. I want to be a safe place for her, someone she can always talk to no matter what. I want to nag less about the little things that aren't that important. <br /><br />*******************************************************************<br /><br />Happy Birthday Sweet Mandi! You are so beautiful both inside and out. Your inner beauty is truly a reflection of God's great love. You shine sweet lady and I hope you keep that contagious smile going. It brightens my day, every day!! Keep Jesus first in your life. Let Him be your constant when the world and friends and even parents and siblings may not. Your are the princess of the Most High King. He created you and fashioned you so perfect. <br /><br />There is not a detail in your life that God will not help you with. Commit all your ways to Him. God has a definite set of plans for your life and He is the One who will guide you every single step of the way. The Bible is full of verses that proclaim this truth! Here are some of those wonderful scriptures to dwell upon.<br /><br />"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11) <br /><br />"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord ... "(Psalm 37:23) <br /><br />"A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." (Proverbs 16:9)<br /><br />"But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, and will be secure, without fear of evil." (Proverbs 1:33) <br /><br /><br />"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." (Proverbs 3:5)<br /><br />"Thus says the Lord, Your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go." (Isaiah 48:17)<br /><br />"Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass ... Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him." (Psalm 37:4,7)<br /><br />Thank you for bringing your father and I and so many other people Joy by how you live your life. I can't wait to see what the future holds for you. Happy Birthday!<br /><br />All my Love,<br />MommyKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-31515017162578071482010-01-06T13:50:00.000-08:002010-01-06T13:51:57.139-08:00Joshy's 6th Birthday!<div><div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S0UEq5l9NNI/AAAAAAAACs8/eNUxFIEssJg/s1600-h/Jan.+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S0UEq5l9NNI/AAAAAAAACs8/eNUxFIEssJg/s200/Jan.+011.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>It's kinda sad that Joshy's b-day is a couple days after Christmas. No matter how hard I try to plan for it, it is still not quite the celebration I would like to give him. He's yet to have a friends birthday party. I wanted to get it together this year but strep throat kept it from happening. I guess it's never too late to have a party. I think a half birthday party in June would be a blast. It always seems easier to have such events at a park instead of the house.<br />
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<div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Joshua's big day was special. We went to church. We were going to skip it because Mandi and Jeff were a bit tired still from having strep. But, Joshua begged us all to go anyway. I am always so happy my children love church and don't want to play hooky from it. After church we ate out at Izzy's Buffet. This was a huge treat for us. To go to Izzy's as a family is very spendy. I am so excited to tell stories of how God blesses. And the way we got to Izzy's is one of those stories.<br />
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<div>Two days before Christmas, Michael and the kids and I went to Bend to finish our shopping. On the way home Jeff asked if we could eat out at Izzy's. We said no, but he persisted in asking along with the rest of the kids. The kids probably hear more than they should that famous phrase, "we can't afford it right now". Both Michael and I hate using that but for a family of 6 we really don't go out to eat much. Jeff, being the sweetheart that he is offered to pay for the meal with his own money. He seriously would have spent the $50.00 to treat us all to dinner. Money isn't something he holds onto or spends. Does that make sense? What I am saying is that he doesn't usually spend it on himself but will easily give it away to others. <br />
</div><div>We sincerely thanked Jeff for his generosity but suggested that we get Abby's pizza instead which was on sale and go to the market and get some fun ice cream. The kids were a bit disappointed but happy with the alternative. When we got home with our pizza and ice cream I remembered that a friend had dropped off a Christmas card under my mat. As we were eating, I opened the card and low and behold there was a gift card of $50 in it to Izzy's!! We were all pretty shocked and very thankful that we didn't give into our desire to go to Izzy's that night. It would not have been as much fun to get that if we had already gone. <br />
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<div>The part that humbles me is that I know this gift was a huge sacrifice for this family. <br />
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<div>So back to Joshy's birthday! Izzy's was so much fun and we got stuffed. We practically rolled out of there. <br />
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<div>After eating we stopped of at our adoptive grandparents house. They were suppose to join us for Christmas but we had to cancel due to the strep sickness. We spend and hour visiting them before heading to the theatre where each kids chipped in their part for the cost of the movie. We saw "The Princess and the Frog". It was a cute Disney movie but I was rather disappointed with how much evil stuff they put in there. If I was a kids of 6 I am sure I would be scared to death. We had a wonderful discussion on evil afterward. It was a great teaching moment about how God wants us to protect our eyes and ears from evil things and how Satan delights in evil and wants to distract us from it. <br />
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<div>After the movie it was back to the house to open presents and eat cupcakes and ice cream. It was a very fun, full day and I think Joshua went to bed a happy 6 year old.<br />
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<div>Here are some pics of the new 6 year old on hes birthday and of the rest of the family.<br />
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</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-42021533324832727172010-01-05T07:46:00.000-08:002010-01-05T08:24:51.289-08:00Knit 1, Purl 2!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S0Nnwjh2-vI/AAAAAAAACq8/qQHsblLfLc8/s1600-h/Jan.+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423292460152847090" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S0Nnwjh2-vI/AAAAAAAACq8/qQHsblLfLc8/s320/Jan.+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S0NnlJR6hWI/AAAAAAAACq0/46yZyLIzoik/s1600-h/Jan.+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423292264128087394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/S0NnlJR6hWI/AAAAAAAACq0/46yZyLIzoik/s320/Jan.+004.jpg" /></a> <div><div><div><div>I wasn't sure what to say when my 11 year son came to me at Christmas break and told me he wanted to learn how to knit. I kind of chuckled inside but would never do that out loud so he would hear. Honestly, I have never seen a boy or man knit. That doesn't mean they don't, just haven't seen it. I told him that the best place to learn how to knit was at Mum's house ( my mom). She knits! I don't!<br /><br />So...when we got to Mum's house, the first thing Jeff asked her was to teach him how to knit. His goal- to knit me a scarf by the time break was over.<br /><br />Off to Michael's Craft Store we went to find some choice yarn and knitting needles. It's more expensive than I thought. I was thinking that I could buy myself a pretty little scarf for the same price. Jeff picked out a pretty brown, soft yarn. From that time on he has been busy knitting!<br /><br />Two days into vacation I was so surprised to see that my son was sticking to it. Calm, peaceful are the words I think of to describe this kids when he knits. Which is almost amazing since I don't usually choose such words for him. (This is the kids who I had doctors telling me that he might have ADD and wanted to give him drugs.) At one point Jeff noticed this in himself and proclaimed that he found his inner peace. (Don't read too much into that comment. Jeff knows that Jesus is truly his inner peace.)<br /><br />So for five days straight anytime I saw Jeff, he was knitting. I had to force the kid to do something else. Like, take a shower!! Eat! Sleep! There was no fighting with him and his siblings. And most of all...he wasn't bored.<br /><br />I think he started the scarf over several times. With my mother's help Jeff learned how to cast on, purl, knit and cast off. She was so patient with him. It was definitely great bonding time for Mum and grandson.<br /><br />At one point he asked me and Mum if it was weird that he was knitting. "Not at all" was her reply. "I've heard of football players who knit." That was all Jeff needed to hear to make it ok.<br /><br />Now Jeff is dreaming of all the stuff he could knit for people. So... get in line if you want a scarf. He thinks he can make a business out of this. Or at least make them for gifts. I told him that might get a bit expensive. So he is working on his knitting skills, to get good enough to sell them.<br /><br />My scarf is almost done. He worked all day yesterday to try and finish it. At the last moment something went wrong. The sad thing is that I can't help him. Where's my mom? She needs to live closer so he can seek her help. Any knitters close by who can help this boy? I'm afraid there won't be any peace for me until this scarf is done!<br /><br />Jeff's famous knitting words:<br /><br />"Don't mess with me, I'm purling."<br /><br />"you better watch out or I'll purl you."<br /><br />This was in the car ride home from Salem. I think Josh was starting to bug Jeff and this was his reply! We laughed and laughed.<br /><br />Happy knitting Jeff! </div></div></div></div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-78083816414496322022009-12-21T22:41:00.000-08:002010-01-03T19:17:47.441-08:00Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/SzBqadH49kI/AAAAAAAACm0/x7PESd2bVow/s1600-h/christmas+card+2009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 195px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417947354453571138" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/SzBqadH49kI/AAAAAAAACm0/x7PESd2bVow/s400/christmas+card+2009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/SzZ60S8SKUI/AAAAAAAACoc/XLwiFjrZMOQ/s1600-h/post+divider+image.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 22px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419654240443443522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/SzZ60S8SKUI/AAAAAAAACoc/XLwiFjrZMOQ/s200/post+divider+image.png" /></a><br /><br />Merry Christmas to all our family and friends,<br /><br />Blogs are a great invention.... if you can keep them updated! I started my blog over a year and a half ago and found it a wonderful way to let family and friends keep up with our ever so busy life. The last several months I have put my blog aside. I suppose there are several factors for doing so, like having very little time to sit in front of the computer, but the main reason has been because of my chronic pain. I just can't sit more than a few minutes in front of the computer before it throws my neck and arm into severe pain. So I have had to let that part of my life go for now. There are plenty our "must do" tasks that I need to perform that don't help my pain situation.<br /><br />As you may gather from my first paragraph, this year has been another difficult but growing year for me. I have spent 12 months trying to seek the help of doctors to help my ongoing pain problem. Thus far, nothing has been solved. God is growing me in tremendous ways. I am learning to live my life joyfully in spite of my affliction. I am not quite sure how he might use this, but I am confident that He will. To God be the Glory!!<br /><br />We have now been in Redmond over four years. We love it here and feel so blessed that God has placed us in a wonderful church to minister in.<span style="color:#000000;"> <strong>Michael</strong></span> loves his job at Redmond Community Church and can't imagine being anywhere else. We have a wonderful group of musicians, vocalists and tech people who sacrificially give of their time and talent each week. These folks are so wonderful to work with and we feel we are getting to know them well as we minister with them.<br /><br />I,<strong><span style="color:#000000;">Kristin</span></strong>,have been keeping very busy with my growing piano lessons business and childcare. God has blessed me with 15 piano students!! I teach two evenings a week and on Friday mornings. I am totally in love with teaching and especially enjoy each and every child that I have. They brighten up my day. I also have a few children that I watch during the day. This isn't full time but it is enough to bring in a little extra money. The children I watch are darling and keep me happy and busy throughout the day.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Amanda</span></strong>, a.k. Mandi, is turning 14 next month. She is truly becoming a young woman before our eyes. It's hard to believe that in a year she will be getting her Learner's Permit. Michael and I have had a lot of joy watching Mandi mature into a lovely teen who loves Jesus with all her heart. She is so sweet and gentle, giving and kind but also has a very spunky, fun loving side to her. I am sure it won't be long before the boys start calling. Oh my... Daddy get your gun!!<br /><br />Just recently Mandi had a huge part in her school play. I couldn't keep my eyes off her. She is so fun to watch and her spirit is so contagious. She really has a knack for drama. She also is very studious and is striving to get through her junior high years with straight A's. I never had that kind of drive at her age.<br /><br />She still has her hopes set on Moody Bible College in Chicago, IL. She feels that God is leading her into full time missions when she gets older. She has a real passion and heart for Central America. This summer she really wants to go on a short term missions trip and has asked Michael and I to pray about it. To me it seems that she may be a tad bit young still to go away from home for that length of time. It's probably more me not wanting her to be away from us yet. I am pretty confident that her maturity level is there for such a trip. Our church does mission trip to Nicaragua and Argentina and I would love for her to start out on one of those trips with people that she knows from church.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Jeffrey</span></strong> is 11 and is getting taller every day. He is just a few inches away from my height. I am sure it won't be long before he will be looking me straight in the eyes. Jeff just got done with playing basketball for the 6th and 7th grade team at Central Christian. We attended almost every game and had a blast watching him improve over the season. He has a terrific side court shot and his height helps him get the rebounds.<br /><br />Jeff is enjoying school to the fullest and really likes his 6th grade teacher who has been teaching some 30+ years. She has been so helpful in getting Jeff ready for Junior High. He is becoming more responsible and starting to learn good study habits.<br /><br />Jeff is our fix-it man! He loves to fix things around the house. Michael loves this- except when he can't find his tools. I think Jeff will need his own tool kit soon!! He has also taken on the job of mowing the lawn. He does a wonderful job. He has the goal of starting his own mowing business this spring. He wants to make some extra money. Not to spend, but to save. Boy is he a saver. He still hasn't spent his b-day money from his May birthday. He is also a giver! I love that trait in him.<br /><br />Jeff also loves playing his guitar. This year he has taught himself how to play. He regularly plays for chapel on Wednesdays at school. Michael was asked to lead the chapel music each week and has let some of the 6th grade boys join him with their guitars. It truly blesses my heart to see my son using his gifts for God.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Emma</span></strong>, she is almost 10 and full of life. She is has become a real mother's helper this year. I know that if I ask Emma to clean something that she will do it with all her heart and do it to perfection. Believe me... she didn't learn her organizational skills from me. She makes me want to be a more organized person. But that will never be! Every morning her room is perfect. It is the only room in the house that I will not shut the door on. She has learned that she can get money from her siblings by cleaning their rooms. This we had to put a stop to.<br /><br />Emma's type A personality shines through at school. She received straight A's last quarter. This is the girl who had such a rough start because of her speech problem. I remember so vividly how we could not understand her at all when she was between the ages of 2-4. Her hard working personality has really helped her overcome that speech impediment.<br /><br />Emmie starts basketball through the park and rec program in January. This will be her first year playing ball on a team. Of course, she plays with her siblings every chance she gets and is a feisty player. Watching her games will be a ton of fun!<br /><br />Lastly, there is <strong><span style="color:#000000;">Joshua</span></strong>. Josh turns 6 two days after Christmas. I remember so well the Christmas I was pregnant with him. He is truly a blessing. I am so glad God had one more child for us. When all the other children are growing more independent day by day it is nice to still have little Joshy home half days and have him by my side.<br /><br />Josh is in Kindergarten and loves it. He is known to say "Today was the best day ever". Every day ends up being his best! I love his zest for life. He loves hanging out with his big brother and copying all Jeff does. This sometimes isn't the best thing, but I have enjoyed watching their relationship grow. Jeff is an amazing big brother- so patient and includes him in most things that he does.<br /><br />Josh also starts b-ball this January. He is so excited! He plays in our driveway almost everyday and won't quit until he makes a certain amount of baskets. Josh's strong trait is his persistence. He is also so easygoing. I guess that comes from being the fourth. Josh was baptized this summer by Michael and really loves Jesus. It gives me great joy to know that each one of my kids have made a decision to ask Jesus into their heart. Now it is my prayer daily that they will follow Him wholeheartedly.<br /><br />This brings me to my wish for you this Christmas season- I pray that you will remember what Christmas is all about. Jesus, the King of Kings, chose to be born in a lowly manger; he lived a humble but perfect life and gave up his life so that you and I have the gift of eternal life. We who were once dead because of sin can now have life if we choose to put our faith in Him. This is the ultimate "free gift" and there is nothing we need to do for it except to simply receive it. I hope that if you are reading this today and you have not accepted by faith this gift that you will put your hope in God and give your life over to Him.<br /><br />If you have a personal relationship with him then my pray for you is Duet. 10:12- “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul."<br /><br />May your year be filled with many blessings that God wants to give you as you surrender your lives wholly to Him.<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Merry </span><span style="color:#ffffff;">CHRIST</span><span style="color:#006600;">mas </span>and Happy New Year.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />The Kuhlman FamilyKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-15906659051429412982009-12-02T22:56:00.001-08:002009-12-02T23:18:59.836-08:00Civil War<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/SxdhX1nOhkI/AAAAAAAACmk/r_dLeCutrPY/s1600-h/civilwar_0_preview.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410900539465434690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/SxdhX1nOhkI/AAAAAAAACmk/r_dLeCutrPY/s400/civilwar_0_preview.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">The 113th Civil War:</span></strong><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Oregon State @ Oregon</span> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>When</strong>:</span> 6 p.m., Dec. 3<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Where:</span></strong> Autzen Stadium, Eugene<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">TV:</span></strong> ESPN<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Beavers to watch</span></div><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>1 RB Jacquizz Rodgers</strong>:</span> The sophomore was the big missing ingredient for Oregon State in last year's Civil War, when the Beavers could muster just 89 yards rushing. Oregon State is 5-1 this season when Rodgers rushes for at least 100 yards.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>5 QB Sean Canfield</strong>:</span> The senior, who will play in his first Civil War, is having a great season. He has completed 70.3 percent of his passes (260 of 370) for 2,797 yards, 19 touchdowns and six interceptions. His emergence is the main reason OSU leads the Pacific-10 Conference in passing yards (272.5 per game) and is second in total offense (422.2).<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>8 WR James Rodgers</strong>:</span> If OSU makes a big play that swings the game's momentum, it will likely come from Rodgers. The junior leads the Pac-10 in receiving with 77 catches for 865 yards, is the Beavers' second-leading rusher (260 yards) and returns kickoffs and punts. In nine of OSU's 11 games this season, Rodgers has at least one play of 25 yards or longer.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>54 DT Stephen Paea</strong>:</span> The junior is the foundation of OSU's defense, a player so strong he commands double- and triple-teams. Despite the constant blocking attention, he leads OSU in sacks with three, and 5 1/2 tackles for loss.<br /><br /><br />The Amp Civil War is the colloquial name for the annual college football game in the U.S. state of Oregon between the Oregon State Beavers and the Oregon Ducks. First played in 1894, it is the seventh-oldest college football rivalry game in the United States.<br /><br /><br /></span>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700886669430008797.post-52217592495250027672009-10-26T08:31:00.000-07:002009-10-26T09:31:11.938-07:00Back to the Land of the Living<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/SuXLYGhvPzI/AAAAAAAACgI/Fw_3delVXdw/s1600-h/swine-flu.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396943343402827570" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AYh06b5Ruqk/SuXLYGhvPzI/AAAAAAAACgI/Fw_3delVXdw/s200/swine-flu.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Our house was hit hard with the piggy flu this last week. Three kids including myself were housebound for eight days with the worst sickness we have had in years. I can't remember ever feeling this sick or having so many sick in one house at once.</div><div></div><br /><div>Everyone is back to the land of the living. We are feeling tired but much better. There is so much makeup work to do and a lot of laundry, but ....anything is better than being in bed. </div><div></div><br /><div>At times in my life I have imagined being sick and getting a break from everyday living to watch old movies, read deliciously good books, and sleep, sleep, sleep whenever I wanted. I had never had the flu that landed me in bed for seven days before. Now I know how horribly awful it is, and nothing sounds good. In fact, I am rejoicing that I felt well enough to get up and get going this morning!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I have to comment just how wonderful my hubby has been these last several days. He has kept my house running and my piano business going. He kept lots of water down our throats and made many bowls of chicken noodle soup. Took trips to the doctor, the store, and kept the house sanitized. THANK YOU HONEY!!!!! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I pray that everyone who reads this is staying healthy and doesn't get this horrible yuckiness. If you do get it... call me and I will bring you chicken noodle soup!! I remember when my friend Alisa brought us yummy homemade chicken noodle soup when we were sick in Eugene. Nothing compares to her noodle soup!! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img style="border: none; background: transparent;" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/285/15AD7FB7328FA06582F0E897D114B526.png"/></a>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12360296976896471335noreply@blogger.com1