My Silly Little Boy...

Tomorrow...

Wow, tomorrow's Move Day already. I can't believe three weeks have flown by so fast. Today I have to spend many hours packing things that couldn't be packed before. I have to find more boxes somewhere.

It's been really stressing me out...this whole moving thing. This month has been hard. Not just the move...but Kurt too. I've been really depressed, much more so than ever before. I hate it. It makes me crazy. It makes me exhausted. Yuck.

Death, Where Is Your Power, O Death, Where Is Your Sting?

Our dear friend Kurt passed away this evening. After battling with cancer for months, he has finally been set free and is with Jesus....with a transformed and perfect body. Cancer cannot touch him anymore.

After being told, my husband asked for his Bible. Jesus had given him a verse and oh, what a verse it was!

"He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord had spoken.
And it will be said in that day:
'Behold, this IS our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This IS the Lord' We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation."
Isaiah 25:8 and 9

Birthday Count Down...

Two Week Reflection...

So, we're moving in just two weeks. In two weeks I have to have the house completely packed up and move.
Part of me is so hugely excited, part is anxious, part nervous, and then there's the part that doesn't want to leave. I look out of my window into the trees and think, "I can't do this, I can't leave."
I love the view out my windows. I love the trees. I love watching "Crazy Squirrel" jump off the corner of the roof onto a tiny branch on his way to his nest. I love the sound of birds in the branches and the surprises I've gotten, like the falcon right on the limb outside my sliding door, or the owl who almost ate Crazy Squirrel for dinner.
Well, now it is time to say good-bye and head out on a new adventure. I haven't seen my new apartment yet, so I don't know what kind of view my windows will afford me. I hope it's a nice one. One that will allow me to ponder on God's goodness as I look out.
I've watched the seasons change here and enjoyed each one. The soft, barely there green of spring, the intense, full green of summer, the rainbow colors of autumn and the baren, waiting stillness of winter.
God has been so good to us here, and I can only pray, hope and believe that He will be the same in the next place. "I am the same, yesterday, today and forever." He says. I know I can believe Him.

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MORE PRAYER FOR KAIDEN!

My little friend Kaiden is not doing good again. Please keep him in prayer for his full healing.

For latest news, see:
http://www.kaidenmurillo.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

Liam's Dedication

So, Liam was dedicated back in July of 2005, but I am only just now getting pictures back, because I SUCK at getting normal film processed....I even have a roll needing to be delevoped from when we were still in Mexico.
Anyway, here's the photo of the three of us. Enjoy.

photos for Jessie

Yeah, so this is just barely scraping the barrel of pictures I have. The next time you come over, remind me and I will show you the rest.

My Birthday

So, I had what I think is the best birthday so far. I know some of the others were close...Like going to the Space Needle for my 18th, or being married for the 21st birthday.
But, there was something about this one...I don't really know what, but I felt this incredible, child-like expectation leading up to my birthday, and it was just great.
My birthday celebration ended up being nearly a week long, as I finished off the celebrating this weekend with my family.

Spending time with both families, getting sweet presents (you should see the bike!!) from everyone.....it was just great. I have no other word for it.

So, thank you to all of you who helped make this a #1 birthday...
Thanks especially to:
Jonny, Liam, Mom, Dad, Dan, Shelby, Mom-B, Dad-B, Jessie, Joe, Niki, and Collin.
And to the rest of you who wished me a happy birthday, thanks.

I am now a quarter-century. That part's strange, but exciting. I've lived quite awhile now, and I hope to live quite a while longer.