We have an announcement...

There is a local channel that just runs announcements, events, and things to country music. So here is Nate's name on for Student of the month.

Nathan McNamara

has been chosen

Student of the Month

@ Washington Junior High

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Qualifications for selection of student are;

C average, school/community activities, positive attitude in school, contributes to a good school atmosphere, has shown improvement in a way that will promote self-esteem.

Names are submitted for selection by a review committee composed of faculty members at Washington School. Nathan will be honored on the bulletin board until next month's selection.

Thankful Thursday

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good.

We have soooo much to be thankful for....
1. Praise God for His grace and mercy which surrounds us and protects more times than we know!
2. Yesterday we got to praise God for the girls' squabbling, God urged me to go over and have a close-up talk with them, which led to a Hallelujah moment that otherwise could have been a deep sorrow. (your guessing there is a story there and you are right...but it is for another time)
3. Is there a scripture for the Lord laughing or smiling? Because I am continually thankful for His gifts to us of those! There is joy in the Lord!
4. Thank you my compassionate God, for friends to sit by the pool with, to pray with, to watch Bible teaching shows with, to go to coffee and Bible study with, to email, blog, and Facebook with....etc.
5. I am sooo thankful for my fabulous family. John and my children are some of my favorite things! It gives me a glimpse of how God delights in us.

And that is my power-packed five for today!
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His love is everlasting!

Show and Tell

John and I were talking yesterday about whether we could work out a friend and I going for lunch. I asked, jokingly, what would he do with Phoebe, take her to work with him? She piped up and said, 'Yes! I could be your show and tell!'
Now wouldn't you love to have Phoebe be your show and tell?! I would! (...except you never know what she is going to say, so you would have to be very brave!)
Last Friday, my friend had Phoebe with her and took her to a yard sale. It was in a less than desirable area and the house reflected the area. What I am saying is the place was trashed. To be fair, my friend was not unaware of whom she was tending...she has heard the Phoebe stories. But, she felt confident, they got out of the van, Phoebe tending to my friend's little poodle. A moment later, the stage is set, my friend steps away from Phoebe, and Phoebe delivers; She looks around and says, in no small voice, right in front of the door, 'This place is trashed!' Now my friend has her own story! :) Ohhh, Pheebs, you are a ride! We love you!

The Scarlet Cord

Yes, okay, I read blogs of women I do not know. My husband thinks this is so weird and I can't explain how women can relate and connect without actually meeting just by reading eachother's thoughts and ideas and worries and joys. Well, if you have a moment to read something sweet and beautiful about Rahab and about our precious Savior then click on the title to this post and grab a kleenex.
p.s. this blog is by a woman named Angie. She is married to a man in the group Selah.

We went to a Beth Moore conference this weekend!

Vicki, Heather, deAmbra, Esther.

Wow, I don't know where to start. ..It was g-r-e-a-t!

We learned about being noble and being a fool. We learned about spending enough time with the Lord to be able to be a benefit to others. That He must be our shelter, our stream in the desert, our shade and only then, can we be those things to others. (Isaiah 32:1-8)

We had blessedly glorious worship time....and we drank it in.

And we had some sweet girl time.

We talked about how blessed we are to have sweet husbands willing to let us get away and to take care of the little ones for us. THANK YOU, Husbands!

What a loving God we have.

We hit Olive Garden as fast as we hit town! YUM
Stacy, Anna, and I
Look! Beth Moore was just 10 feet or so from us! I was a bit star struck, which I don't usually get, but her sudies have meant a lot to me. And you feel like you are friends with her when you read her books and watch her videos. So, look, there she is! Here we are, Beth! Over here! Beth! Beth? :)
L to R, Krista, Kelly, Michelle
L to R, Rhonda, Sheri, Amber, Vicki

Gem of the Day

"Mom, my friends said that wearing a zucchini is bad."~L.E.
(I really wish I could see your faces and hear your guesses as to what she meant, but since I can't, I'll just tell you... bikini) :)