Summer Bible Reading Plan

For the summer, our church has started a Wed night class for Reading the Bible in 90 Days. Eric & I, plus some friends decided to tackle this one. Eric hasn't read it much and is newer to church. I have never read through the Bible, but am familiar with most of it. So we thought this would be good to do together at the same time. Eric quickly realized he is not a reader! Falls asleep almost immediately :) So we went to Mardel & got the NIV version on MP3 and downloaded the whole thing to the iPod. We listened to it to & from our recent drive to Santa Fe, and I realized I don't do well listening to it...I fell asleep! He loved it though, so I read & he listens and it works out :) Anyway, we are really enjoying it and so glad we decided to do it, I think it will be a blessing for us both!

Here is a link to the program if anyone is interested :)

The Bible in 90 Days

Playing Catch Up! :)

So...I'm slightly behind on posting :) Just been busy & haven't had much time to just sit down for longer than 5 minutes. I used to be on mainly at night, but we have started working out in the mornings, which makes my bedtime much earlier! This plan works so much better for us! But the early bedtime has been an adjustment, we are night owls!

The past few weeks have consisted of Mayfest w/our friends Amy & Kyle, summer outdoor concerts, baby showers, birthday parties, gardening, and Memorial Day. We went to decorate my grandparents graves and then made our way to Branson, MO for the Memorial Day weekend. I grew up going to Branson, and I love Silver Dollar City :) I introduced Eric to it a couple years ago, and he loves it too! The park is kept up so well and its such a family friendly place. It was the BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, so lots of good music & food! Here are a few pics from things!

American Idol, Season 8

Eric & I just finished watching a very enjoyable season of American Idol. Its so neat to watch it from the beginning & see how they all progress. We were huge Adam & Danny fans from the beginning, but then Kris started getting better, so we added him on too :) Adam's range just made us smile when he would do his screams....he can seriously sing & we always looked forward to his next performance. Kris won Eric over when he did an acoustic guitar version of Heartless. We were happy with either of them winning & know they will both do great!!!

Below are links to our favorites :) You have to click to download from iTunes, but its free. This is the only place the videos are posted.

Adam

Kris

Jewelry Sale

Natalie's Sentiments, one of my favorite blog reads & she is also the creator/owner of Paisley Lane Handcrafted Jewelry, is having a big sale because she is going on maternity leave. Just wanted to pass along the info :)

Merry May

We had a wonderful weekend & nice time spent with family. Lauren & I took mom to lunch on Friday at McGills, we don't get much time with her alone these days, so we scheduled something during the week so she could get away. Eric took off work Friday, and was so sweet to mow the yard (during a brief dry few hours he had), do the laundry & wash the dishes (we don't have a dishwasher, so its always a big chore to do this & neither of us are fans, ha). So that freed up having to do these things Sat or Sun! Friday night we went to eat at one of our favorites lately, Leon's in Brookside. We took it pretty easy that night.

We were pretty lazy Saturday morning, Eric just bought the new Legend of Zelda game for the Wii, so he's been playing it quite a bit. We left to run some errands & then met my mom, grandma, and Lauren at Olive Garden in Utica Square for our Mother's Day lunch. We do it on Sat. to avoid the crowds on Sun. since my grandma is in a wheelchair, its just easier. Lauren, mom & my grandma all got a peach bellini, which was hilarious! It was a great meal as always!

We shopped around Utica Square a while (I don't go there without some shopping!) :) and then went on back home. I took a nap with Capone and we decided to stay in that night. We ordered a pizza and watched The Reader, our latest Netflix delivery. I had been wanting to see it because I really like Kate Winslet, but it was interesting, not quite what I was expecting. Interesting enough story, but we could've done without the multiple scenes of nakedness!

Made it to church this morning and then picked up Camille's for lunch and went to my grandma's to do the Mother's Day gifts. We started my mom a Pandora charm bracelet, they are so fun! So we are trying to build up her charm collection.

A jewelry store in Utica Square has all of their charms & accessories, J. Spencer.

Eric got mom an Obama Mother's Day card--mainly because he knows she can't stand him so he thought it was pretty hilarious :)



We got my grandmother some more books (she reads like crazy) and mom got her a prayer box bracelet that was really cute.

Lauren was in the middle of studying for her test, so she was able to come by for a while, but had to leave a little earlier.

Here are some pics from the afternoon:

Happy Mother's Day!!

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. ~Washington Irving

God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers. ~Jewish Proverb

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. ~Abraham Lincoln

Happy Mother's Day to all, I hope you have a wonderful day! I am especially grateful for my mom & grandmother--who will be 90 this year. They are both the epitomy of who I can only hope to be like. My mom has done the ultimate & works a full time job, plus takes care of my grandmother. She basically has 2 jobs! She has unbelievable patience, is always kind & understanding, even though the stress of it gets to her sometimes. She does an amazing job. They are both a true example of Proverbs 31.

Eric's mom, Bonnie, is in Tucson, but we sent her flowers & talked to her a long time Friday night. She is very active & busy and doing well. We are looking forward to visiting her & Eric's stepdad in Santa Fe in June.

Thank you for being the perfect examples of what a mother should be! We Love You!!

National Day of Prayer

The 58th Annual National Day of Prayer will take place Thursday, May 7, 2009. Millions will unite in prayer as thousands of events will take place from coast to coast. The theme for this year is "Prayer... America's Hope" and is based on the verse from Psalm 33:22 which states:
"May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."

Beth Moore will join Shirley Dobson to lead the nation in prayer as the 2009 Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force.

Please go here to learn more about how to help pray for our Great Nation.

The National Day of Prayer website can be found by going here.

"But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint."
Isaiah 40:31

God Bless America