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New baby!

My parents just welcomed a new addition to their family!  Not the two-legged kind, as in another grandchild, but the four-legged kind, as in a longhorn calf.  Yes, Freckles was born early (that means before 8:00) Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago.  My mother said she had "slept in" until 7:30 when she looked out the window and noticed all the horses looking in the same direction.  When that happens, you also naturally look in that direction.  The cow, Blossom, was standing over her newborn, licking him and looking bewildered (first time mom). My dad was out later in the day, checking out the new baby.  Freckles is a boy, by the way, and no longer a bull calf but a steer. Here's a picture of the new family.  Dad is Bully (and that he is! you don't mess with him), mom is Blossom, and new baby is Freckles.  What a wonderful way to start out a day, watching a new life before you.  Genesis 1:24-25 says, "And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living

5k Run in Prattville, Alabama

  Before race.  My son is #499.   This past Saturday my son's soccer team (7th - 12th grades) participated in a local 5k race.  Our soccer team is not very well known, although the football team is known all over the state and has even won nationals.  In any case, the booster club thought this would be a good way to promote our team.  And it was.   He's almost there!   Saturday started out cold.  Well, here in the south 30° is what we call cold!  The sun was shining, however, and the day was beautiful.  A bunch of our guys gathered together to warm up.  The coach has been conditioning our guys (no soccer balls allowed until this week; only endurance building) since early December.  In fact, if they did not run Saturday's race, then they were scheduled to run 5 miles the Friday afternoon before.  So a 5k should be no big deal to any of them.   More than 500 people signed up to run or to participate in the 1 mile walk which was schedule

Bible Study - Acts 22 - 24

This post is in conjunction with a Bible study being led by Rachel at http://www.grownuprachel.com/ . These three chapteres in the book of Acts are so power packed!  I am glad our moderator broke our study down so that these chapters were together. They tell the story of Paul's defense of himself before the Jews, how he gave his testimony, how he was rescued several times by the chief captain, how he gave his testimony before Felix the governor, and how he was left imprisoned for two years.  Let's take a look... I had to go back to the end of Acts 21 to get a little background.  Chapter 22 begins with Paul's speech to the Jews.  He had been pulled out of the temple in Jerusalem, and the Jews were going to kill him.  As noted at the end of chapter 21, he was rescued by the chief captain (Roman).  As he was being led into the castle, Paul stopped on the steps and asked the chief captain if he could address the Jews.  In chapter 22 Paul begins with his address.  He pointe

Book Review: The Jesus Inquest

The Jesus Inquest The Case For and Against the Resurrection of the Christ By:  Charles Foster Published by Thomas Nelson Publishers Copyright 2010 In his book The Jesus Inquest , author Charles Foster puts forth persuasive arguments from both sides of the question:  was Jesus really resurrected from the dead?  Other questions argued are did Jesus really die?  Was his body stolen?  Did he really physically rise again?  Did the disciples just think they had seen the risen Lord?  Was it all a big cover-up -- they had gone too far and they could not go back on what they said?  Was Pilate in some way involved?  What of the recorded sightings of Jesus in Egypt or India after his death?  What about the Jesus family tomb?  Mr. Foster's "X" and "Y" set forth their case, with their evidence, each arguing strongly the point that Jesus was or was not resurrected.  I found this to be a very interesting book full of photos and illustrations, information about the Shrou

Blessings

We should always give praise and glory to God, but there are some times when you just can't stand it and have to share:  My youngest son (13) had knee surgery in November (see background story here: http://reeseone.blogspot.com/2010/11/trust-me-i-am-with-you.html ).  The surgery was preceded by an ER visit by my ex-husband and my son at 2:00 a.m. on November 1st (insurance coverage expired midnight Oct. 31st) and resulted in charges of a great deal of money, which I found out about through denial forms from our insurance company.   Today I called the ER to find out why I haven't received any bills and when to expect them, and was told that on December 20th they wrote off all charges on my son saying they "gave assistance" when they realized the visit was not covered by insurance.   Isn't God incredible!?! Psalm 118:29 " O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." ~ Reese

$25.00 Gift Certificate Giveaway -- Change can be a good thing!

Here's a departure from my usual post.  Have you thought about changing up your home decor?  Let's take the dining room, for instance.  What is your preference?  Is it modern dining room furniture ?  Do you like the country style?  How about minimalist?  Or are you like me and is it traditional? Actually, I would say I am a throw back to the lines of the 1950s and 1960s.  I love the burnished nickel or brass, the clean lines, etc., you find on furniture common to that era.  My dining room, however, has a touch of everything.  I inherited my grandparents' dining table and chairs, which is absolutely beautiful.  I also inherited their corner china cabinet which was made by my dad for my grandparents' 25th wedding anniversary .  I also have a framed mirror in shades of silver. Everything looks good and goes well with my hardwood floors.  Maybe I should just update the curtains or the linens.  I think I'll head over to CSN Stores (which has over 200 online stores and

Bible Study Challenge

Have you heard of the E100 Challenge?  It's  a Bible reading plan that takes you through 50 essential stories of the Old Testament and 50 essential stories of the New Testament.  If you choose to do the study as an individual, you can download (free) their Bible study guide.  Check them out!! http://www.ministryplanet.net/sites/e100/home ~ Reese

Where's the Happiness and Joy?

This morning I must have gotten out on the wrong side of the bed!  Today was the first day back to school after Christmas break and my sons weren't very excited about it.  They didn't want to get up!  Anyone have any hints on getting teen boys who are bigger than you out of bed in the morning?   It was raining -- in fact, it sounded like it had been raining all night.  That means that my naturally curly hair is today very naturally frizzy.  Not a pretty picture. I couldn't find my belt this morning, so I have a slight sag in my pants.  I'll be pulling them up all day long...  I forgot coffee!!!   I was held up in traffic by an accident -- not a bad one, but everyone had to look, you know. Which means I was slightly late for work.  Still raining.  There was a pile of stuff in my chair at my desk.  And I had to rush to the boss's office immediately because something should have gone out at 8:01 a.m. (I get to work at 8:00!!).  Oh, boy.  Needless to say, I did not ha

Self Control

This morning as I was driving to work, I was hit with the realization that I am lacking in self control.  Oh, that hurt!  I tend to think that I have everything in control.  I have control over my life, my life is going in the direction I want. However, what about my mouth?  What about my attitude?  What about my actions?  I have allowed my own personal selfishness to rule my life.  Here's a look at what the apostle Paul in the Bible says about self control: Galations 5:19-23 "The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God."  "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."