WorshipGod08 Conference

I have the privilege of going to this conference. July 30th to Aug. 2nd. The folks who are making the trip are Doug Plank, John Teeter, Laura Carroll, Sara Rankin, Matt&Kim Randolph, Lane&Lori Randolph, Stephen&Ann Smith and Keith&Kristin Bunting.
Would you please pray for us. We are all staying with host families which is such a blessing. I'll be with both Randolph couples. Janet Borghi was to go to the conference as well and should have been with me at my host family kind of like my buddy. She would have made a great buddy. She's such a sweet woman but things shaped up for her not being able to go after all. My first reaction was I didn't want to go either. I don't know I just felt weird. But God has been changing my heart and has changed my heart to I do want to go and am looking forward to how He will use this conference in my life. It's my little adventure. I do know that the conference is full. Over 1600 people are signed up to be there. I hope I remember my camera. And while you are praying would you pray for my family here at home. Thank you. =)

Longs Park........

Noah asked Edwin and I to go with him to Longs Park to here Habib. The whole family would have went but the kids wanted to go swimming with the Mellingers. So it ended up as a rare time but sweet time Edwin and I alone with our son Noah. It was a wonderful evening. We took our Q grill and some burgers and snacks as we waited for the show to begin. We got there around 6 show didn't start till 7:30. But it pays to come early. Great parking space and free pick of where to sit. We had a good time people watching. People are crazy! The band was sooooo good. I think I will get there CD.
I have no idea what they were saying though as it was all in African. So I should probably try to find the lyrics somewhere first. It was fun to be there with Edwin and Noah enjoying a free night of great music.

Donut Peaches.......

For those of you who may not ever heard about these peaches. They are called Donut Peaches and they are the cutest things. As you can see they look like donuts. They have a small stone or seed in the middle. They are very easy to eat.
They are white peaches. And they are very flavorful. Just the right size for snacking. Right now they have some at Costco but they call theres Saucer Peaches. But if you want to take a nice little road trip head on down to Kauffman's Fruit Farm and they have the smaller ones pictured there. I'm not sure how long the season is so gettem while the gettin is good. Also Kauffman's now have a website that you can check for specials. It's http://www.kauffmansfruitfarm.com/

 

couple things........

First of all if you are reading my posts would you take the time to comment even if it's just a hi it would be encouraging for me to know that someone is reading on a regular basis along with Gina. =)

The kids and I went over to the church property this passed week for a walk for me,Rico and Gracie and a run for Bri and Bella. I have to put a plug in for the property. What a beautiful place to take your kids too or a family picnic. Apart from Sundays I'm not sure how much it gets used. But it's well worth the time to get there. We plan on going more.

Yesterday I had such a fun day. I got to drive Amish to a picnic they had along with my mom and sister Diane. They needed three vans so mom asked me to help. I love to drive things with power and the van I drove definitely has it. I took it easy on my Amish friends though. We picked the Amish up at 8:30 and took them to there company picnic somewhere towards the Welsh Mountains. We didn't need to pick them up again till 6:30p.m. Mom had more runs to take but Diane and I were free. So Diane and I went to a about 4 Amish stores and checked out things along with a gift shop. We did meet up with Mom for a later lunch at the Bird in Hand Restaurant as well. It was a fun fun day. I wish I would have remembered my camera.

Ratatouille

I only recently found out what Ratatouille really was. Not just a movie. I made these wonderful grilled veggies layed out below and it's excellent. The great thing is I have all these veggies in the recipe in my garden. What fun picking your own vegetables. Get your grill fired up and have some Ratatouille.






Grilled Ratatouille Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

2 zucchini, cut into quarters lengthwise
2 yellow squash, cut into quarters lengthwise
2 Japanese eggplant, halved lengthwise
2 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and quartered
2 yellow bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and quartered
2 red onions, quartered
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano leaves
1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
Preheat grill to medium-high.

Place all cut vegetables and the tomatoes in a large shallow baking dish, add the 1/2 cup of olive oil, and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Place the vegetables on the grill and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time. Remove the tomatoes, cover grill, and cook the remaining vegetables for 2 minutes, or until almost cooked through. Transfer vegetables to a cutting board and coarsely chop (leave tomatoes whole). Place the chopped vegetables and tomatoes in a large bowl, add the 2 tablespoons of olive oil, garlic, oregano and parsley and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve at room temperature.

Crossway blog.........

I want to put a plug in for the Crossway blog. This blog is worth looking at everyday. I know I do. Everyday Monday through Friday I get up in the morning and I go through my morning routine which includes checking my email and checking the Crossway blog. I love looking at it. I'm very interested in what our pastors have to say. There entries are always encouraging and who doesn't want to be encouraged. And then the little icing on the cake is Fridays. Fridays are special because we get to here from the wives of our pastors.
I so look forward to which wife is going to post and what is she going to say. It's not easy having a blog and writing things that you hope make sense. I hope everyone is appreciative of the effort the pastors and there wives are making to help us know them better and to encourage us in our walk with God. So this is just a little friendly reminder to please read the Crossway blog and don't just read it but post your comments on it as well. Since this blog was created for the church family I do believe the pastors and there wives would truly be blessed to have more people interact on the blog. So don't forget to check the Crossway blog. The pastors and there wives are writing to you and for you.

Mountains 08

Oh goodness I was trying to post these pictures for awhile and I finally got it all working. These are pictures from our annual mountains vacation. We had a great time.
I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Father/Daughter Campout...

As you can see Bella had a great time at the campout spending time with her Dad and friends. I asked Bella what was the highlight of the campout and she said waking up in the tent with her Dad. I thought that was sweet. When Bella and Edwin were pulling out of the driveway on there way to the campout the look on Bella's face was so sweet you could see her excitement of being with her Dad for some quality alone time. It's not always easy to find that one on one time with our kids but I can see the benefit of it is great. Hope you enjoy the pictures.