ADDICTION

Why I just (today) became addicted to Digital Scrapbooking

1. It's free
2. No glue
3. It doesn't cause my dining room to look like there was a paper explosion
4. No special storage units, bins, bags required
5. Less stressful!
6. I LOVE my photos, can't have enough things to do with them
7. Ahh.. the memories
8. It's more satisfying than doing housework!
9. No guilt from worrying "Is this scrap of paper small enough to throw away, or should I keep it for the next project?"
10. Really, really cool embellishments

Another Beginning and Ending

1. O.K. This week the good news comes first. We are all thrilled that our wonderful friends in Florida are just weeks away from finalizing the adoption of their beautiful daughter. She is an answer to many, many prayers. She joins four handsome, fun-loving, smart boys who we also love and admire. Congratulations. Thank you for sharing your miracle with us!
2. Living in a military town is usually great, but some parts of it are very, very painful. We've seen great families come and go through deployments. But the worst part is the loss. A young, sweet, energetic PTA mom lost her Navy husband this week. He leaves a 2nd grader and a preschooler. The news will hit the school today and a whole community will be affected. Military life can be very hard on families. Long separations, missed holidays, birthdays, babies being born, first steps, graduations, proms... But this is almost too much. These families exhibit the purest example of sacrifice. Please pray for our troops and their families. They need Jesus.

An End and a Beginning

1. This week we said goodbye to our friend Doug who died unexpectedly at the age of 50. Doug enthusiastically embraced everything manly and outdoorsy. He was the dad of two beautiful girls and foster boys. He was not afraid of hard things, like raising children who had been abused. Three years ago Doug almost died in a car accident. It is amazing to think about all the things he and his family has done in those precious years.
2. This week we rejoiced with our church friends who just found out that their grandchild-to-be is actually identical twins! I saw the sonogram. What an awesome creation those tiny little heartbeats are. I am grateful they are generous in sharing their joy with us!

Ecclesiastes 3:2 a time to be born and a time to die.

Wii Messages - Updated

Why would you want to send emails from your video game system? As the only woman living with three techies, I now know the answer is obviously "Because you can". While I continue to be stumped by the vast array of new technology that seems to have no practical value, I am very blessed by this quirky innovation. The following are the emails that my sweet 8 year old Danny sent to me from the playroom.

1. Hi mom!I love you!
2. Cars im gonna win.
3. I love you and want icecreum.
4. I love you alet so here's a kiss.
5. I love you too much.Jast
kidding,thear's never too much.

Things We are Going to Do When the Kids Are Grown

Brad and I have a running joke about the fabulous things we want to do when the kids are grown and college is paid for. I think it's important to write these down in case I have no brain cells left to remember them. We may need a few years of rest first, but then we will:

1. Go to Hawaii
2. Cruise the Mediterranean
3. Live in the Caribbean
3. Learn to Sail (maybe in Hawaii or the Mediterranean or the Caribbean?)

More to come as we add to the list. We have a LOT of years left to add to it. And sometimes we all need something to look forward to.