HAPPY BIRTHDAY --- EDDY !

The Little Professor

Turned Pirate

Eddy - you are so blessed to have those big sisters who love you so much....

and can transform you into a Pirate or Indian in no time at all!!

We pray that you will come to know and trust  our LORD Jesus as your Savior 

while you are still a little boy.  And if our LORD does not come for us soon....

that you will live your life for His honor & glory.

Our Love and  Prayers ......Gramma and Grampa M...

ps.  I took these pictures off of Jill's blog.  To see more you can go here and here.

We laughed so hard at these sweet little pictures. 

What is THAT ?

Jeshanah and I have a little cleaning business together.  We clean & she gets paid! 

Works good for both of us!  

The house we were cleaning last week is owned by the man who was the principal

at Moorhead High School when I was in High School!  So you know that this couple is

well, kinda old.  They have some strange things in their house! 

Anyway last week when we were cleaning we found this

'thing' pictured above laying on the counter.  I picked it up and she asked, "what is THAT"?

I said, "it's a typewriter eraser".  She said whats a typewriter?   After explaining that is is 

just an old fashioned keyboard...she understood and then wondered how it could be an eraser.

I showed her how it turned like a wheel and then had a little brush attached to brush off all

the little 'eraser debris'.  She agreed that folks of yesteryear were so creative!

Reminded me of the time when one of my other daughters saw an old fashioned 'dial' phone at my parents house and was wondering how it worked! 

"Invention is the mother of necessity."

Eternal, Infallible, Inspired .....

Incredible, Amazing, Heart Warming

Wow!  I didn't know there were so many Bible reading plans available.  

When JoAnna was in early High School we read through the Chronological Bible.  I tend to think of the events, especially in the Old Testament, as happening in the order we find them written.  But our Bible  is not written in the order it happened.  So reading through chronologically every now and then is good for me. Its been a few years and I think that will be my choice for 2011. Here you can find many different plans......maybe one that is just right for you.
As you think about your 'goals' for the coming year...
put reading the Bible EVERY DAY
at the top of your list!

Pondering on Mary

I have been thinking about Mary, the mother of our LORD Jesus, for the last couple of days.  What must it have been like to be a young teenager and have an angel come to you, call you by your name and tell you (not 'ask you if'  you were willing) that you would be giving birth to a child.  That the child would be the Son of God.  And the angel so graciously added......"do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God...."  WoW!  Favor....really....what about the gossip?  .... what about the shame.... what about Joseph???  Those would have been my thoughts.....but Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the LORD; let it be to me according to your word."  (The word Mary used for servant is actually "bondservant" . Indeed Mary had given herself up to her God's will.)

Mark Lowry has written a song I think about as I ponder on Mary.....I especially like the words "this child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you."  And, "did you know your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb"

We do not worship Mary, she was simply a humble, God fearing teenager, who was willing to bow her will to the will of her Master. But what a challenge and encouragement Mary can be to each of us!

Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on water?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you.

Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
And when you kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God.

The blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will live again.
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb.

Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding is the great I am.

Christmas Baking

Our Christmas Baking was lots of fun.  Jeshanah counted the cookies. There were about 1,070!  Thats a lot of cookies.  Good thing there were 6 of us to share the calories!

Here are some of the kiddos.....working

hard on their baking skills...

and ready to taste anything thats ready to eat!!

Jill with her Red Velvet Cake

Katie with her Swedish Butter Strips

Lois & Lydia

Julia & Isaac

Jeshanah working on her lovely frosting

My mom spent the day with us....rocking Selah & Nolan

Jeshanah helping Isaac decorate

No one burned anything this year....or blew up any glass bowls...but we did have one little mishap.

Jill & Lois wore matching shoes.  Aren't they cute??
I'm pretty sure they got a good deal on them at Land's End.




JoAnna made these cute "Snowmen Cookies" with the kiddos.






And here is JoAnna trying to decide which ONE of the cookies she should try!
(She is on a low fat diet)

I think Jill's recipes are on her blog.

If anything else looks appealing to you leave me a note and I can direct you to the recipe.

We had a great time and have freezers full of stuff to share.

Thanks girls, for the memories!!

A Chance in Pharaoh's Court

How do YOU make decisions?  

Like Moses:

"By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.  By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible."
  




Like Keith Fitzhugh? 


Read Keith's story.  It will challenge your heart today.

NFL SALARIES