Just the Two of Us

Sunday, May 16, 2010

My Favorite Children's Books

I really enjoy reading the blogs of other people, some that I know, and some that I don't. One blog that I enjoy reading is Kelly's Korner . Every Friday she does a special "Show Us Your Life" post, and I just couldn't resist the most recent one...Show Us Your Favorite Books! This appeals to me on so many levels, mostly it's the teacher in me and avid children's book fan that I am. I have SO many favorites, but I've narrowed it down to just a few. Here they are...

There are other books in this series, such as "If You Give a Moose a Muffin" and "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" but this one tops them all for me!

I love, love, love any and all Amelia Bedelia books, and I have definitely related to her more times than I'd like to admit =)

Who doesn't love Morris? I especially loved "Morris the Moose Goes to School."

Ahh...Frog and Toad...I used to know this book word for word.

I fell in love with this book when I first became interested in teaching. I can't tell you how many lesson plans and units I did with this book alone.

I discovered this book and its author during my last year in college. It makes for a wonderful first read at the beginning of every school year. My favorite follow up activity is to have the kids describe a way that they are different...precious.

Finally, my all-time favorite...Charlotte's Web. My heart melts just looking at the cover. My friend Terry is currently reading this to her three year old and he is loving it. I actually feel a bit jealous because Kade is getting to hear the story for the first time and I remember my second grade teacher reading it aloud to us and hearing it for the first time...sweet, sweet memories. I even had my Mom buy me the book since the teacher just wasn't reading fast enough for me and I had to know the entire story. I think I'm going to go read it again right now =)

Meet Rudy

So, I spent all day Thursday feeling very sad when I looked at Leo's empty fish bowl. I was ready to find a replacement. And although my sweet in-laws informed me that they would prefer a replacement that walks on two legs and breathes air, and calls them MawMaw and PawPaw, Derek and I are not quite there yet, but are more than happy to give them a new grandfish instead =)

I decided to let Thursday be Leo's day, and set out Friday in search of a new fish. I had it all planned out...this time, I wanted to buy a red female beta fish so that I could name her "Ruby." However, when I got to Pet Smart, the salesman told (and showed) me that female betas are much smaller and therefore not as colorful, so I decided to go with a bright red male and change the name to "Rudy." So without further ado, I'd like to introduce you to Rudy, the red fish.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Farewell to Leo

Sadly, we must report that our dear fish Leo is now deceased. I found him upside down in his bowl earlier today. We gave him a proper burial at sea, but we are very sad that all we have now is an empty fish bowl. Leo was a great fish, and a great traveler (he made the drive from Louisiana to Washington with us). Farewell Leo, Rest In Peace

Leo

Summer-ish 2008 - May 13, 2010

Sunday, May 2, 2010

I Just Couldn't Wait To Tell You!!

So, it's pretty late here in Washington, but I'm having a hard time going to sleep because it was such an incredible night at Life Church! We had our first baptisms and it was just such a Spirit-filled night. Hope you enjoy these pictures!

It was a pretty full house at Life Church tonight!

Kyle gave a special sermon on baptism for our "Going Public" night

Emilie leading in worship

I just love that this lady was "going public" with her worship

Several people from Sunbreak joined us and made it standing room only

Here are the beautiful ladies awaiting their baptisms...Lucy, Michelle,and Jenny

Lucy giving a thumbs up =)

Michelle was so incredibly excited!

Jenny didn't let her fear of water stop her =)

What an awesome crowd to witness our ladies "going public!"

Kade & Ryne checking out the baptism (well, Ryne checking out his jacket's zipper =)

Will (Michelle's Oldest Son), John, & Corbin (Jenny's Oldest) were ready to cheer on the ladies...and yes, they cheered and cheered!

It's a Life Kids Train!

What a night!! I guess I'll be going off to bed now, but I just couldn't wait to tell you about the great things God is doing in DuPont!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

From 300,000 Women to 10 Little Boys

Where in the world do you think I found 300,000 women? Well, I didn't actually find them, but I did participate alongside them in a pretty incredible event. On Saturday, I got to attend a Beth Moore simulcast for her new book, "So Long, Insecurity." Insecurity is a nasty word. We all have them and very few of us know what to do about them. I recently picked up this book (though I haven't read it yet) and was excited to learn about the simulcast. Even more exciting was getting to spend this special day with some special ladies. An interesting statistic about this particular simulcast is that it was hosted in 869 locations across the U.S. and had a registered attendance of 300,000 women! Beth Moore has done alot of simulcasts in the past but apparently, the numbers have never come close to this one. Can you just imagine what God can do if 300,000 women say "So Long!" to their insecurities?!? Wow! It gives me chills just to think about it! I can't even do a minor justice to all that was said by Beth, despite the pages and pages of notes I took, but all I can say is that you should pick up this book and read it. I can't wait to get started!

Yay for getting a whole day with Pat, LeAnn, and Terry

Yay for new friends!

The gal in the middle is Bonnie, who actually lives in DuPont. The gal to her left is a sweetheart named Jennifer, and the gal to the right is Camille, another sweetheart. We actually had the chance to pray with Camille today about some serious things going on in her life and we are trusting God to do some amazing things for her...like "only-God-can-do-this" amazing. When you read this, would you pray for Camille, too?

Yay for a delicious lunch with IZZE drinks! The ladies at this host church went all out to make sure every lady felt special...they did a super job! They didn't leave out one single detail.

Yay for Beth Moore bringing an awesome, awesome, awesome Word!

Yay for some girl time with Terry!

So then Sunday rolled around and it was time for Life Church and Life Kids! It was my turn with the kiddos, and boy did we have a BIG time! God sent us 10 sweet boys, yes...10 little boys! After having played with 10 boys in our previous Life Kids location (Anytime Fitness), I was so thankful for our new Life Kids location (The Rubber Room) for lots of reasons but mainly the fact that there are no echoes! Our boys played so well and it was sweet to see them breaking off into pairs and playing together. Just check out the fun they had...