Monday, December 28, 2009

Prayer Request

Yesterday, our Pastor Dick Sargent and his wife Joanne fell on the ice that has covered Lebanon for the last 2 days. He had slipped down the ramp on their front porch, but did not fall, soJoanne tried going through the garage. However, she still fell once she set foot on the cement, and hit her head very hard. Dick tried to get to her, but then he fell as well and hurt his foot.

They got Joanne to the emergency room, and she got 12 stitches and they released her that night. Dick had a chipped bone in his heel, but they put a walking cast on it and he's getting around ok.

Saddest part is that they had both taken this week off as vacation! What a sad vacation!

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Thursday Thanks Tank #30: Christmas Eve!

I hope you have a GREAT Christmas! We always have a really great Christmas Eve with my parents and tomorrow we're heading to Dallas (Oregon) for a get-together with my mom's side of the family :).

I love this time of year, I love decorations, I love friends and family getting together, I love giving (and receiving) presents, I love the warmth and cheer.

I also love the fact that Jesus was willing to give up Heaven and come as a baby to be with us, and to experience our pains and frustrations...just to die for us. Amazing love. Amazing Savior!

So this Christmas Eve I'm thankful for:

1. Jesus's Birth. As I said before I'm amazed by God, as Jesus coming as a baby. Thank You Jesus!

2. Family Get-Togethers. I LOVE my family getting together with food and joking and telling stories (even if they're the same stories every year!) and exchanging gifts. We have a great time!

3. Christmas Trees. I LOVE having a Christmas tree in my house. I feel sorry for Mandi not having one this year....if I would have been thinking on my feet a few days ago I would have bought a small one and broke into her new house and put one up. I didn't think about that until yesterday...much too late to get it done. Shucks! Our cat keeps trying to eat ours...but it's BEAUTIFUL!!!

4. Warm fires and hot cocoa. Do I need to explain that one?

5. Christmas Music. I think God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is my favorite one this year. Last year it was Lasso Santa Claus. I wonder what will be my favorite next year?

6. Christmas lights!! Sparkly and pretty :)

7. Not having to drive to Dallas tomorrow. Dad is picking us up!! Woohoo, thanks Dad!!!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Thursday Thanks Tank #29

I need to keep up with this a little better than I have been. So many distractions have kept me from spending any time on my blog, but with Christmas almost here, I'm ready to start expressing my thankfulness again!

1. Holidays. I know many people don't have as much to be thankful for as I do at this time of year, so I am especially grateful that I have a warm home, plenty of food, a loving family and so much more.

2. Countdown to a new office. Southside purchased the house on 2nd street just across the parking lot from us (it previously belonged to Southside, then it was sold, and I believe bought back, and sold again, now bought back again) and we will be converting that to temporary office space (temporary as in a few years, not a few months I'm sure). I'm getting an office there...well it's really just a dining room, but I get to pick my color of paint and set it up as what would work best for me, so I'm super excited! Hopefully I'll be moved over there in January! (we were hoping for before Thanksgiving, but that's come and gone...and due to electric and phone issues it won't be before Christmas either!)

3. Ian's good grades. He got 3 Bs and an A last term, his first FULL TIME term. He was so proud of himself and I did more than a little ego stroking myself :). I'm so proud of my husband and he's working so hard to get his degree so he can find a more stable line of work!

4. Jeni's Jereme coming home! He'll only be here for a short time, but I'm so happy that Jeni gets to have her husband with her for Christmas!

5. Mandi's new home! My best friend is getting her FIRST HOME! How exciting is that??? They're moving in this Saturday. I can't wait to have her in Lebanon!!!

6. Time off. I have 4 vacation days left this year, and only 7 work days (including today). Woohoo!!!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

New look

Well, I found a new background :)

I'll be playing around with the look of the place until I find something I like, or maybe I'll actually put some of my design skillz out and make something from scratch. I've been enjoying NOT making things from scratch though!

Life is busy. It's a good busy though, not a hectic want to shoot myself in the head busy.

I'll post pics soon of our Christmas tree and some of our decorations :) I love Christmas!!!

Monday, December 14, 2009

Ugh!!!!

I haven't been on my blog in a week or two, and now I see that my banner at the top is missing!! Grrrrrr!!!

Looks like the template I picked was using Image Shack and hotlinking...which Image Shack doesn't like for large images, so...meh! I have to fix it now!!!

Christmas is coming!!!

I'm not stressed out about Christmas at all, but I found this video...helpful. Sorry I couldn't embed it!