Another one of those great stories...

http://www.wnbc.com/news/15965081/detail.html?rss=ny&psp=news

God even cares about Microwaves...

So our church has this thing called "I Have, I Need". When you have things that you would like to get rid of (older but gently used furniture, appliances etc) you can contact the church and they will help you find a home for those things. And likewise, when you have something that you are in need of, you can contact the church and they help you get in touch with those who would like to get rid of the available items. Ok... so now that you understand how it works, this is what happened. I have several items on the "I Have" list as I am trying to declutter our home and garage of things that we haven't used since we moved into our house two year ago. I have been contacted a couple of times and have been able to give things to folks who need them. Recently, I was able to give someone my old vacuum cleaner. Their family was getting ready to move into a new apartment. After I made the initial delivery, I thought that it could be an opportunity to make another new friend. So I emailed her and asked if she wanted to walk some afternoon (she had a 7 month old also). Also in my email I offered to give them my microwave as well that was on the "I Have" list as well. We had gotten this great microwave as a wedding gift and it didn't even get out of its box until we moved to WA. We used it for 18 months and then moved into our home, that came with a micro. So, this microwave is basically brand-new and needed a family. I was hoping they could use it too. While waiting for her response, I received an email from the church saying that they had another family who was in need of our microwave... Oh, crap! What was I to do? Should I tell the first family that it was no longer available? Or Should I tell the second family that I was waiting to hear from the first family. Oh, what to do!! I emailed the gal at the church to ask for guidance and she said to allow the first family to have the microwave, because she had a lot of other things to give this family. I felt really bad. I wanted to go get a gift certificate for the family so that they could get a microwave. Well, today I got an email from the church that said that one of the other families that were helping our second family out with a dining room table and chairs made their delivery today and also brought a microwave for them without even knowing the situation! How great is that?? God really does care about microwaves... Ok so maybe not microwaves, but the needs of his people and continues to prepare for us, even when we don't know how it will work out.

A few new photos...

Finnegan loves the grass!!

And he loves a little milk with Bear Bear too :)

God is moving again...

When you are trying your darnedest to go to sleep at night and you continually feel the urge to pick up a book and read it, sometimes it's more than just an urge. This weekend has been a rough one for me personally. I won't get into what's going on, but just know that I've had some unrest. Last night, all of the questions that I'd been dealing with for the past few days came to a head and I began to really ask them one by one and define what my true questions really are. As I did this, I had this persistent thought of picking up the book that was next to my bed that I've tried to read over and over before. This book was written by a well known author and has been recommended to me time and time again. However, each time I sit down to read it, I get caught up in the words that the author uses, and I get lost in the visual imagery and miss the points he's trying to make. So I never get very far. After I'd tried to go to sleep, I took the book and snook down stairs to read a little bit of it. I skipped the first few chapters and figured I could always come back if I was terribly lost. I picked a chapter called "Haunted by Questions." I figured that it was fitting. As I read, the writer explained me to a "T". Did he know me? Did he know the questions I had JUST been asking of myself? He may not have know, but God did. God knew the burning desires of my heart and he knows what I desire to know. And he desires to show me. I didn't read much more than the one chapter. I was so blown away by the information that it held. Hopefully, I'll read more and God will show me the answers to my questions and show me ways to live through those answers and in spite of them.

Recent Photos

I've had some problems with my camera as it isn't allowing me to upload photos onto my computer. But I took this one on my phone a couple of weeks ago of Finnegan in his first ride in the shopping cart. Obviously we're at Target - our favorite store. Doesn't he look so cute?? I heart this kid so much!!

AMAZING STORY!!!

Have you read this??? Oh I love these kinds of stories. It makes me proud to see college students who understand and "get it".

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/columns/story?columnist=hays_graham&id=3372631

What's on your coffee table??

Ken and I forever will have books stacked on our coffee table. When we first bought our coffee table we had these cool picture books on it and this neat trinket... Well, Oreo chewed the trinket to pieces one afternoon while we were away and we continually are reading books and storing them on the coffee table. So I thought it would be interesting to share with you the MANY books that I am trying to read all at once...

• Last Lecture by Randy Pausch - FABULOUS BOOK!! A top read suggestion. Granted the writer is not a christian but his story is amazing and inspiring for a full life.
  
• Bringing Up Boys by Dr. Dobson - Reading with Heather.
  
• Eat this, Not that by Zinczenko and Goulding
  
• Baby Wise II by Ezzo - Haven't read fully, just reference now.
  
• First Meals by Karmel - for reference on new Finnegan meals.
  
• The Vaccine Book by Sears - I'm done reading this - just haven't put it away yet.
  
• Games to play with Babies by Silberg - Library Book
  
• People Magazine Crossword Puzzles - For those down times :)
  
• Various People Magazines
• Distributed Systems by Tanenbaum and Van Steen - Obviously Ken's book :)
  
• Wired Magazine - Several back copies.
  

What's on your coffee table? What are you reading???