Thanksgiving Day!

The above picture is of our family on Thanksgiving Day. It was a great time of food, football and games! So much to be thankful for!!

What do you call Him?

1. My beloved
   
2. My defense
   
3. My deliverer
   
4. My exceeding joy
   
5. My Father
   
6. My fortress
   
7. My friend
   
8. My glory
   
9. My God
   
10. My goodness
    
11. My help
    
12. My hiding place
    
13. My high tower
    
14. My hope
    
15. My hope in the day of evil
    
16. My judge
    
17. My King
    
18. My lamp
    
19. My love
    
20. My praise
    
21. My Redeemer
    
22. My refuge
    
23. My rock
    
24. My salvation
    
25. My Savior
    
26. My shepherd
    
27. My shield
    
28. My song
    
29. My stay
    
30. My strength and power
    
31. My strength and song
    
32. My strong refuge
    
33. My strong rock

"Well, will you do me a favor then? Can you bring me my chapstick? ...But my lips hurt real bad!"

- Napoleon Dynamite

A little girl in my class, Hannah, came up to me today and asked if she could go to the nurse. I asked her why. She said, "Because my lips hurt real bad!" I laughed so hard. She didn't understand why I would be laughing, but dang she sounded like Napoleon.
I let her go.

Happy Be-lated Birthday

Happy Birthday to my nephew Jake. He was a year old last Saturday!! He is one cute baby.

'Tis the Season...Deer Season

Well it is that time of year. Deer season is in full force here. The below "song" is one of my favorites. We used to sing this song in high school and I'm sorry to say that I used to know ALL the words...(I'm bit of a redneck) Don't let that get around!! : ) If you aren't used to listening to a Northern accent, you may have a hard time understanding the words, but the point of the song is that these hunters from Wisconsin found a "thirty" point buck.
Enjoy.

One Week Ago...

Ryan Shay died during the U.S. men's Olympic marathon trials on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007 in New York. Shay collapsed about 5 1/2 miles into the race Saturday, and later was pronounced dead at a city hospital. His wife, Alicia (Craig) Shay, is a runner from Gillette. I live with Alicia's folks, Dave and Sally Craig.

Saturday was a very surreal day as I talked to Sally and found out that Ryan had died. At first I thought she was joking. How can it be true that one of the top athletes in the United States is dead? But the more she talked and I could hear the strain and tears in her voice that I knew it was true. My heart broke for the Craig/Shay family. I had met Ryan, right before he and Alicia got married and of course he and Alicia were usuallly a topic of converation at supper time. Talking about their different upcoming runs and of course the Olympic trials. The funeral is tomorrow afternoon and I can't imagine the grief that the new bride of 4 months is and will be feeling tomorrow and for along time to come.

Please keep this family in your prayers.