Dairyland anyone?

is for

David

Mark's baby brother. One of the craziest people I know!

Dublin
the capital of Ireland, Marks homeland:)

Doula

which is greek for "mothers servant", a doula is a birth coach, solely there to meet the moms needs, taking care of her!
i'm hopefully going to be taking the course in July!!

Dairlyand-
which makes the yummiest cottage cheese!! MMMM!!!

Christy, Chipmunks...does it get any better?

is for

Clouds-

which I think I could stare at for a lifetime

Christy-

possibly the best friend anyone could ask for!

Christmas-

Its really the most wonderful time of the year!!LOL!

Chipmunk Adventure-

LOVE THIS MOVIE!!

Candace Cameron (DJ from Full House)

who is a christian now and has a cool website:

candacecameronbure.net

Biggest Loser, Boys & More...

is for

where Ali lost a whopping 115 lbs. to become the first girl EVER to win Biggest Loser...and she looks incredible:

The British Virgin Islands

Where I desperately want to go!

3 Boys

2 of whom I miss sooo much and 1 who gets a lot more snuggles from Auntie now!!

Batik

Which I really want to learn because its so pretty

Birds

Thanks to Tamara, I'm growing to love them!!

Beatrix Potter

I love these books!!

Lets start at the BEGINNING...

is for...

-The Adams (Shaw & Brown) who have stolen my husbands heart..LOL!!

and

-Avocadoes which obviously turn into GUACAMOLE, my favorite thing ever!!

THEY DID WHAT???!!!!!

Yes, its true!

We have joined the human race!

We have a computer!!!!!!!

We're beyond thrilled to be able to blog, chat etc... with all our friends....FINALLY!!!

P.S. Look forward to Marks blog coming soon!!

Happy Birthday

Happy 4th Birthday T

Aunty and Uncle Love You!!!

WAAAAA.....

Nothing like Honesty...

Well I figure that there is nothing like spillin' your guts to make you feel better!


This is what I'm facing....

Most of you know that The Penners have recently announced there big news of their move to Alberta! Lots of you were excited, thrilled to see them go on this adventure. But I was and am not one of them! My heart is torn in two...they are my family and I love them so much! My sister asked me what the heck was wrong with me..."Why are you acting so emo?"
I just will start crying. I think about being there at the birth of all 3 of their children. Or how much when I'm feeling low about not getting pregnant, I just have to spend time with Gabe, Noah and Lily and it heals something in me!

This is one of the hardest things I've ever had to face and Penners, I want you to know that I LOVE YOU! I love your kids and I love your friendship! Thank you for letting me be so much a part of yours and your kids lives! I am so grateful that God brought you to us! And I will get over the hurt and I will be truly happy for you! Soon...

WHY??

Hello my friends,

I just wanted to say that I need your prayers right now!

I am facing a huge challenge in my life. The challenge to respond correctly in spite of circumstance! There are a few things right now that make me want to get up and scream ( I know you've all been there at one point or another) but I want to respond the way Jesus would! My heart is

to shut off emotionally and to be bitter, but I don't want to have my heart, I want to have HIS!! So keep me in your prayers as I rise to the challenge that will develop His character in my life!!

Love you all!!

LIFE...

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW MOMMIES:

LAURA- 'JERICHO AVA'

KIM- 'KRISTEN GRACE'

RUTH- 'MIKAYLA ELIZABETH'

SIRENA- 'JOSEPH PAUL ED'

WE LOVE YOU

When Pigs Fly!!!

Some of you might have said this when addressing the subject of us getting a computer....but indeed Pigs are flying cause a computer is

ON THE WAY!!!!!!!!

YAHOOO FOR THE MAGEES!!!!

To all our "FAMILY"

When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1:41

Mark and I wanted to tell you how much we love all of you! Your lives have touched ours is so many ways. Where would we be without you! Your friendships have left prints in our hearts and we will never be the same!

Merry Christmas!

Love Mark & Ruth

Me of Little Faith

"Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "Tell me to come to you on the water."
"Come," he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"

Matthew 14:28-31

Recently, God has spoken into some tough places of my heart and shown me some areas that have caused a little bit of a stunt in my growth.

This verse really impacted me today.

The highlighted parts were what I wanted to emphasize.

The story is in 6 parts and each one spoke volumes to me.

1. Peter (Ruth) wants God to prove himself real

2.God calls Peter (Ruth) to come to him

3.Peter (Ruth) experiences a miracle

4. Peter (Ruth) sees the wind and is afraid and starts to sink

5. Immediately Jesus is there to save

6. Jesus asks "Why do you doubt

I live in a subjective reality where whats real to me is not always what IS real!

God has been challenging me to not accept my perception of who He is, but to know Him through the Word; to know the very character and heart of God; the heart that says come, that creates miracles, who wants me to trust and know that He is always there to save.

All I want for Christmas...

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