Monday, November 26, 2007

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!!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

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

Wednesday, November 14, 2007


"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.




Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

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.