Rowdie's Prayer Request

We are all doing fine. We have received the news today that Jim is laid off from his job. We know that it was Gods will to move here, so our hearts are clear about our call here. We can us prayer though for God to guide us of his plan for Jim. God has blessed our family in this move. I have been offered a job at the school where the boys go to school as an assistant teacher for the two year olds class. It is a new program for the school and they are paying for me to get credited so i can come back next year. I never saw myself as a teacher of any form especially for christian school or two year olds. Everyone of you know that i have no patience. With Gods call to this position he has not only provided patience he has called me to pray with these children and teachers. It is amazing the ladies i work with and i truly love it. But our prayers are for Jim's guidance of Gods plan for him. He is not worried or under any pressure, but wants to be serving his purpose for God it may mean in a few months to go back to work for this company...he maybe lead to something else. Please pray for our family as i know you already do. Love Rowdie

Winter Wonderland

I wanted to share some photos of our last snow storm in Ohio. We got at least a foot of snow. My dogs love the snow but I think it has even been too cold for them.

Don't be Spoon Feed = Think for Yourself

Topic 1: "Global Warming" now "Climate Change" get it Right!!
I have been thinking....This is the data information age! Decisions/Conclusions need to be made based on reliable and accurate sources. Al Gore I believe started this "Global Warming" epidemic. Who is Al Gore? A Politician not a scientist so what is his motive...GREED....money....increase taxes...tax the cows? Does that not sound crazy! What would they do to explain all the other "Climate Change" periods of the past...if you believe the Gradualist Theory on why the Dinosaurs became extinct due to "Climate Change" do you tax the Dinosaurs...because their poop gave off methane gas? If you look at the entire history of our plant it has always been "Climate Change" and it has little to do with human activity....and as long as the planet exists there will always be "Climate Change" in our future. Don't get me wrong I am all for taking good care of our planet earth....but to use it as a fear tool to get money....I do not agree with.

I think this is a good web site....it explains a lot...
www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html

The Sahara Desert Was Once thought to be Lush and Populated....The Industrial Revolution or "Pollution" of CO2 emissions from cars etc. did not cause this "Climate Change" and other planet changes.
www.livescience.com/history/060720_sahara_rains.html

The biggest Hurricane in History occurred in 1900...6,000 to 8,000: Number of people estimated to have died during the storm. The media and politicians like to blame "Global Warning" for our current Hurricane occurrences....like Katrina. Knowing that do you believe that "Global Warming" could have caused the Galveston, Texas Hurricane of 1900?
http://www.1900storm.com/

Think about it! Even recycling ...like paper is not 100% "safe" but it is close...and it is a lot better than not recycling... Not everything can be 100% recycled during/after the recycling process.
http://www.gp.com/EducationalinNature/paper/recycling.html

To My BFFs (Best Friends Forever)

To my six best friends. I consider them to be my best friends because we have been friends through think and thin...good and bad....and we have overcome the test of time. Thank you all for being there for me....even when I was not myself. I know I have not been myself lately. I am sorry! Please forgive me! I hope to be back to my playful and silly self soon. Thank you for the memories and for taking good care of me. I hope I have done the same for you. I look forward to many more good and fun times together. :)
Carrie & I in our 4th Grade Class
Carrie & I in 7th Grade Before She Moved to Illinois
Carrie Now
Rowdie & I in the summer of 1989.

Rowdie & I New Year's Eve 2009.
Vilma & I at Mentor High School.
Vilma & I After High School
Jackie & I in Florida. I think I met Jackie when I was 13.
Jackie & I (Glamor Shot Photo)
Jackie & I 2007.
Kulwant & I in Canada 2008. We have been friends forever. He now lives overseas.
Noreen & I. We met at my second job when I worked as a waitress at The Mayfield Country Club in like 1994.
I don't have a current picture of her or us together but I do have a current picture of her dogs! :)

Since God knows my heart...he blessed me with good friends.
Thanks again for being my friends! I look forward to more good times and fun times.

Happy Sunday

Besides searching for work and substituting I decided I am going to start feeling good about being unemployed...no matter what people say or think. I have been feeling kind of hopeless and worthless and down on myself. I started a few household projects that I have been putting on hold for a long time. I went through my closet and drawers and reorganized my wardrobe. I am almost done with my photo project that I have been wanting to organize. I must have organized 600+ photo prints into photo albums and Sterilite plastic storage containers over the last several days. One photo album held 300 pictures alone. I put that project off for so long that it was soooo overwhelming. That is not like me. I like to get things organized and into "it's" proper spot so I know where things are at when I need them. I like to be prepared! Besides I lose a lot of time in a day just searching for things I can't find...and that adds up per week and per year etc. My next big project is to organize my computer files, folders, and photos. That will probably take about 3 weeks. I have stuff from 2000-2009 to organize. I am not looking forward to doing it but I am looking forward to feeling good about it once it is done. It is going to be a lot of work. This photo project inspired me to work on a cool new post. I hope to get time to work on it tomorrow. Since I have been out of work, I am a lot more computer literate. I taught myself how to create a web site and to create a blog....I know I have a lot more to learn though. I am addicted! :) I love learning how all this techy stuff works. I have a lot of good ideas...and I like to think I am pretty good at it too.

Shoes 4 Soles

While I was at the Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, TN, I saw this impressive display of kindness...how people are giving to the needy and helping to put smiles on people's faces. I think this is great because even if I don't have money now I can still help in other ways by helping to make a difference in someone's life today. I wanted to share this link with you all so I added their link to the Good News Links on the side of the page.

New Year's Resolution

My New Year's Resolution is to find a safe place where I can be myself so I can feel the joy of intellectual excitement, emotional involvement and physical pleasure.

Happy New Year

Well, how has your New Year been so far? Mine...so far it is just like 08....not good. I had one good opportunity come my way...I thought for sure I was going to get a long-term sub position...I was even at the right place at the right time...and nothing. I find it more and more difficult to keep my spirits up anymore. I did have a good trip to Kentucky to visit one of my best friends. We celebrated the New Year together. Her Husband took us to Nashville, TN for the day. That was a lot of fun. We went shopping at the Opry Mills Mall and went to see the Grinch Ice Exhibit. The entire exhibit was made of ICE!!! That was neat. The temperature was 5 degrees so everyone got an additional blue coat to go over our other coats....burrr!

The Three Wise Men

Holy Scripture tells this story about the wise men and the child Jesus:

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him."

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 'And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.'"

Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also."

When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. (Matthew 2:1-15, KJV)

Happy New Year!

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I hope 2009 brings happiness and blessings to each and everyone!!!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

There is about a foot of snow on the ground and it looks very pretty outside but it is very very cold...... burrr! My Christmas tree!

Caroline's Week

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! Mine was a lot of fun but it went by way too fast. I went out and picked out a 4 foot Christmas tree for my Grandparents and we all decorated it and made some handmade ornaments for the tree. We ate a very good meal that my Aunt Kim prepared and played Mexican Train Dominoes. Our family enjoys playing games together. I worked one day last week at UPS. Man did my legs hurt. I hope I get more work from them....I had a very difficult time getting into the truck because I am so short. I couldn't even reach the handle to pull myself up. If not, maybe UPS is not the thing for me. I worked 4 hours and made about 80 delieveries. My legs are still sore. I also went Midnight Madness shopping at the outlet mall in NE Ohio. It was a mad house...but there were a lot of good deals. My favorite deals were the sales that everything in the store was 50 % off or more. I did not like the buy one get one 1/2 off sales.

My Sunday Prayer

My life is kind of boring so I have been thinking a lot about praying for the unemployed and the leaders of the nations.

Heavenly Father, we remember those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work, especially in these hard economic times. Guide the people (including myself) to use the nations public and private wealth to find suitable and fulfilling employment and earn just payment for their labor....and for the leaders of the local, state, and national governments and the businesses of our world to faithfully serve all the people in their nation in order to positively promote their well-being by making good decisions that will benefit all in order to live in peace among nations and amongst ourselves... through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen