Life's Lessons

What does your name Mean

2008-10-03T07:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.blogthings.com/whatdoesyournamemeanquiz/

Go here to see what your name means you'll be surprised.

I guess no video just pics

2008-05-27T22:02:00.001-07:00

Okay so I have tried to download videos and powerpoints to this blog but it does not appear to be cooperating with me. Therefore here are a few pics of our Reno's.

Prince Charmin's Quarters

Princess Grace-Ella's Chambers

The Master Suite

An Outside Look.

Who You are makes a difference

2008-05-21T21:20:00.000-07:00

My aunt sent this to me and I just cired my eyes out. I hope you enjoy it.

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2008-05-20T08:24:00.001-07:00

Taste Buds

2008-05-17T09:39:00.000-07:00

Ok So here is a little quiz on taste buds.

1.
Margerine or Butter.

For me butter hands down.

2. what is your favorite meat:

a) Chicken
b) Pork
C) Beef
D) Fish

Fish wins it for me

3. Salty or Sweet.

I prefer popcorn but I must say I do crave chocolate .

4. On a sandwich Mustard or mayo

I prefer ranch dressing. Actually

5. What is your favorite soup.

Pea soup for me must be the french Canadian in me.

6. Drinks
A) Tea
B) Coffee
C) Soda
d) water

For me it's tea. Apple cinamon, with a little bit of honey.

7. Popcorn or Chips
Popcorn Homemade on the stove with lots of butter.

8.Wich is your favorite Terrace Fast food Restaurant

a) McDonalds
b) KFC
c) A&W
d) Subway
E) Tim's

Mine is and always will be KFC I know Gross. But I just love that chicken
9. Which is you favorite Sit down restaurant

A) Don DIego's
b) Golden Star
C) Pizza Hut
d) Boston Pizza
E) Denny;s
f) Mr. Mikes
G) L'ambiance
SIt down restaurant are you kidding. I wish and if I did get to go to one and could actually afford one it would be Don's all the way.

10.What is your favorite starch
A) Patatoes
B) Rice
C) Pasta

For me past with homemade sauce.

Okay well have fun.

False Prophet or not??? That is the question

2008-05-11T03:47:00.000-07:00

Okay. So I was cleaning out one of the units at my job last week and I spotted this book. So I look at it and thought right away ahh looks kind of cultish so I throw it into the box of stuff bound for the dump. Well as Roy comes to get the stuff for the dump he spots the same book and takes it into the truck. So imagine my surprise when I get into the truck anb see it there. I said to him that book is kind of weird no. He said it is about the Paul's journey and the book of Acts. So I started to read the book and to my excitment I am enjoying this book a great deal.. I love a good book. So on friday as I am reading this book I just get this sense that I should check the author up online. The problem with that is I am never sure where to check out if someone is real or false. So here is where your help come in. Have you heard of the author Gene Edwards. and if yes Would you say he is legit of some cultish fein. The book I was reading is called the Silas Diary. Okay I await your input.

Wish List

2008-05-07T15:33:00.000-07:00

I know that material things should not be important but if I were to wish out loud these would be on my wish list.
This is Margin Gem Wood Cook Stove. Yup that is right. a wood cook stove. I am in love with this stove. Little house on the prairie here I come.

This a shimpo Aspire. pottery wheel. It is my dream to pot till my hands hurt.

ANd this is for the wild side of me and Keven too.

Well Maybe the Lord will bless us with this wish list. He has with the last.

Here is what I have been up to.

2008-04-17T12:40:00.000-07:00

So here is a few pics of what I have been up to.

Renovations Almost in our new bedroom.

Then there was. Lisa's baby Jesse. I worked on a the knitted quilt below for 3 months.

and now more renovations. At least the kids are in there rooms now. I will post some more pics soon

So it's been a while!!!

2008-01-15T19:06:00.000-08:00

I guess it has been af ew months since I posted last. So I thought I would post so you can get off my back. You know who you are (((( Chris))) anyway. i hope you liked the video I just posted it's pretty cool. ok well that is all fo now Keven has a hockey Game in 2 minutes.

Buffallo Vs Lions Watch who wins

2008-01-15T18:58:00.000-08:00

Elbert Hubbard

2007-09-24T23:37:00.000-07:00

So I was thinking what is the point to bloggin, Then it came to me. To share words of wisdom. So I was looking for quotes to set up on a bulletin board at work and I fell upon Elbert Hubbard's quotes. I love them and I just wanted to share a few with you guys.

"A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. "

"An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy to be called an idea at all. "

"Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time."

"Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition. "

"God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars. "

"He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much. "

"He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. "

"If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive. "

"In order to have friends, you must first be one. "

"It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get. "

"It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious. "

So that is it for now. I must say I like the fifth one and the last one the most.

So here I am again

2007-09-10T21:44:00.001-07:00

Yikes it has been a very long time. SO what Have I been up to.. To much to mention but i must say that the Lord has truly been working on me and my familly. I hope eveyone is doing fine in blog world and I hope that you all are healthy and safe. God bless

I found this Poem isn't it beautiful.

2007-08-03T01:44:00.000-07:00

"Please Hear What I'm Not Saying"

Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear. For I wear a thousands masks, masks that I'm afraid to take off and none of them is me. Pretending is an art that is second nature with me, but don't be fooled. For God's sake don't be fooled. I give you the impression that I'm secure, that all is sunny and unruffled with me, within as well as without, that confidence is my name and coolness my game; that the water's calm and I'm in command, and that I need no one. But don't believe me. My surface may seem smooth but my surface is my mask, ever-varying and ever-concealing. Beneath lies no complacence. Beneath lies confusion and fear and aloneness. But I hide this. I don't want anybody to know it.

I panic at the thought of my weakness and fear of being exposed. That's why I frantically create a mask to hide behind, a nonchalant sophisticated facade to help me pretend, to shield me from the glance that knows. But such a glance is precisely my salvation. My only hope and I know it. That is, if it's followed by acceptance, if it's followed by love. It's the only thing that can liberate me from myself, from my own self- built prison walls, from the barriers I so painstakingly erect. It's the only thing that will assure me of what I can't assure myself; that I am worth something. But I don't tell you this. I don't dare. I'm afraid to. I'm afraid your glance will not be followed by acceptance, will not be followed by love. I'm afraid you'll think less of me, that you'll laugh, and your laugh would kill me. I'm afraid that deep down I'm nothing, that I'm just no good, and that you will see this and reject me.

So I play my game, my desperate pretending game, with a facade of assurance without and a trembling child within. So begins the glittering but empty parade of masks, and my life becomes a front. I idly chatter to you in the suave tones of surface talk. I tell you everything that's really nothing, and nothing of what's everything, of what's crying within me. So when I'm going through my routine, do not be fooled by what I'm saying. Please listen carefully and try to hear what I'm not saying, and what I'd like to be able to say, what for survival I need to say, but what I can't say.

I don't like to hide. I don't like to play superficial phony games. I want to stop playing them. I want to be genuine and spontaneous and me, but you've got to help me. You've got to hold out your hand even when that's the last thing I seem to want. Only you can wipe away from my eyes the blank stare of the breathing dead. Only you can call me into aliveness. Each time you're kind and gently and encouraging, each time you try to understand because you really care, my heart begins to grow wings, very small wings, very feeble wings, but wings! With your power to touch me into feeling you can breathe life into me. I want you to know that.

I want you to know how important you are to me, how you can be a creator, a honest-to-God creator of the person that is me, if you choose to. You alone can break down the wall behind which I tremble, you alone can remove my mask, you can alone can release me from my shadow-world of panic and uncertainty, from my lonely prison, if you choose to. Please choose to. Do not pass me by. It will not be easy for you.

A long conviction of worthlessness builds strong walls. The nearer you approach to me, the blinder I may strike back. It's irrational. I fight against the very thing that I cry out for. But I am told that love is stronger than strong walls, and in this lies my hope. Please try to beat down those walls with firm hands, but with gentle hands, for a child is very sensitive.

Who am I, you may wonder? I am someone you know very well. For I am every man you meet and I am every woman you meet.

~ Charles C. Finn ~

Healthy Home Education Night

2007-06-02T19:34:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder for everyone about my Healthy Home education night. I will be a blast. not like any education night you have ever experinced before. come on come all. I can't wait to see you all there. Monday June 04 7:00 pm 4715 Loen

Our Mosey

2007-05-28T22:23:00.001-07:00

Mosey our gift from God

2004 Ford Freestar

2007-05-28T22:18:00.000-07:00

Our new Van It is so sweet!!!!

Garden Pics

2007-05-28T21:53:00.000-07:00

Here is my old garden and my new garden

Whew I'm back I think

2007-05-28T00:44:00.000-07:00

Well it has been an exhausting month and a half. But I think I will be able to return to the wonderful world of blogging. I have just gone threw the most intense job training ever in my life and I am still standing. Ok so lets see what is new in my life. 1. We go got a new Van, a 2004 Ford Freestar, Sorry guys pictures will be coming soon not tonight though because my camera is unavailable. 2. We also got a new laptop, I am not sure if I like it. 3. We also got a dog. I am so excited I have wanted a dog for a while now and I went to the shelter on Friday and Mosey just mosied on right passed me. At first I thought she was a blue healer but then when I did some inquiring I found out she is a 2 yeard old mutt that rarely barks and is great with kids. I am so serious about the bark thing. She has barked I think once in 2 days. Also the babies where poking her in the nose and just bugging her and she just sat there and looked at them and did nothing, I can't beleive it. a Gift from God that's what she is. ok well that will be all for now but I promise pictures real soon.

Winner of the JC Lottery

2007-04-20T13:25:00.000-07:00

Ok So let me tell you a little bit about my weekend and the start of this week. Last post I was telling you about my crazy week. Well God sure has a way of doing wonderful things. On monday we got a call from the KSAN House asking if Roy and I would like to come for an interview. So of course we say yes. Anyway Monday night I go to prayer and we pray for many wonderful things but first about being grateful and then for the deacons ministry. After we pray about Finances. Well I just broke. I just prayed to God saying to him that he neede to take over our finaces. That I could no longer take control of this area in my life, That I keep messing this one up and that I gave him all control of this area. Boy what a peace came over me. I'm not kidding. It was like a huge rock was taken out of my gut. Anyway I left shortly after to tuck my babes in and when I get home Roy tells me that he just signed the big contract and that we would get a huge deposit in a couple of days. Like is that quick or what. It was litteraly 1/2 an hour after I prayed. Then on tuesday morning we went for the job interview and she tells us a little bit about the job. It is two part time jobs in one contract so she is looking for a husband/wife couple. It is for the manager/caretaker job for skeena housing. Anyway she tells us the salarie it's the most I'll be making ever and after 3 months benefits. Part time 32 hours per week split in 2. The hours are from approx 1-6 4-5 days a week. So then I ask her when she would know as to whom she was hiring and she said that she was pepared to give us the job right away and for us to go and talk it over. So We did and of course we have accepted. It is going to be so neat that after all these years I will be going back to my old stomping grounds and will be able to give back to them. Also Roy got another hand shake contract to build a house after this big contract. Boy the blessings keep on pouring. Today or tomorrow we are going to go and buy my laptop. finally no more slow computer. God has truly blessed us. I am also excited about Shacklee (no it's not a cult) Hey did you see Roger Barnett on Oprah today. Awsome. I just put in my order and I cannot wait to get it and also for the training I will be doing with Gwen's mom. Well that is all for now God Bless.

Well I'm back once again

2007-04-15T15:02:00.000-07:00

Wow what a crazy time I live in. This week has been supremley busy between going to 2 job interviews at walmart, doing the evaluation for mini office outlet. wich is so exciting. Getting a luncheon for our church organized never mind homeschooling, doing books for my husband laundry cooking and the list goes on. I must say that today I am exhausted. But I am taking the time to do this. I miss blogging and I wish I had more time to do it. The Deacons training this weekend was amazing and I figured that I need to work at being a full time saint Thank you Lord for your mercy and Grace when I mess up and your constant Love . Well that is all for now
God Bless all

2007-03-21T10:15:00.000-07:00

Mom's Birthday party

2007-03-20T08:59:00.000-07:00

So we had a birthday dinner for mom last night it was quiet but good. God Bless you mom.

Happy birthday "Mom"

2007-03-19T14:44:00.000-07:00

Today March 19, 2007 is my mother's birthday . She would be 57. Unfortunetly she is not here to celebrate it anymore so we will celebrate for her. I pray that you are having a party with all the angels mom. God Bless.

I Love you MOM & Miss You Ever so much

2007-03-19T14:38:00.000-07:00

Clapton here we come.

2007-03-19T14:28:00.000-07:00

So 3 more days before we go. I cannot wait. Here is our itenerary. Thursday afternoon leave to go to Van. Staying at my bros that night. Friday we get to pick up our car at budget, Friday afternoon. hair appointment. Friday night Eric Clapton. Whoo hoo. We are staying at the Ramada Inn that night. Saturday morning, catching the early ferry to Nanaimo. 1:00 appointment with Homeopath. Hopefully it will solve my probs so I don't need a Hysterectomy. Anyway after that off to visit friends. We are going to stay at Cavell's that night. Sunday morning Church at Mike's Church. Yippee. I love that church. Then we are coming back on the afternoon ferry. Then back to GM Place to watch The Vancouver Cannucks VS Colarado Avalanche. After that we are going to another hotel. Monday, somethime bring back the vehicle, Relax , shop maybe, Tuesday again same as Monday. Maybe take my bro out for his birthday . Wednesday morning, come back home very early we are on the 7:45 flight. So that is it in a nut shell. I cannot wait to just spend 5 whole days just R&Ring with Roy.

My little bean not so little anymore.

2007-03-01T15:04:00.000-08:00

Congradulations Leah and Ryan I am ever so happy for the two of you. I truly hope that you will be blessed in you marriage.

Yikes i'm back

2007-03-01T14:36:00.000-08:00

Boy what a crazy time it's been here. We have been hit with so many different things lately. Truck breaking down, Toilet keeps flooding thanks to Jojo and the infamous glof ball. My computer has had a cold abig cold like a mother of a virus. anyway all that taken care of now.. So on sunday we went on a drive after church it was just beautiful. here are some pics.

So that was very relaxing. Also We are all booked. Roy and I are going to Van To the Eric Clapton Concert. I just received my tickets yesterday. We will be gone for 6 days Just the 2 of us. I cannot beleive it. We are also going to get to see a cannucks game. Yippee. My first one ever. I cannot wait. Anyway that's all for now. chow.

Homestead Pics

2007-02-02T21:52:00.000-08:00

Keven lighting the candles.

Yikes!! Scary I actually look good.

Boy this is so easy!!!

Yew is that beans!!!

Even the little one helps with the chores

School time on slates.

Mama In the kitchen getting ready for brakfast.

The clothes line from last nights laundry.

Ripping rags for the rag rug.

A good game of marbles.

The End!!!!!

Homesteaders Day

2007-02-02T21:40:00.000-08:00

Well we did it. We had a wonderful week of learning all about homesteading and how it was in the old days. It was great. I transformed my bedroom into a settlers house and on thursday we had our Homesteaders day. We had no electricity for most of that day and of course we dressed the part. We had some guest as well all dressed for the part. We had a marvelous time. We cooked on the wood stove, bacon & eggs, & fried patatoes for breakfast, Soup and bread for lunch and beans for dinner. We also pulled Taffy and made a candle, We started a braided rag rug. Since we did not use electricity we used candles and a lantern. The kids did their school work on slates and shared their reading assignements. They played marbles, and some other games. It was a wonderful day. But I was sure glad to turn on the lights. and do the dishes in the sink with running water. We had a jolly good time. I will post some pictures in another post.

Yippee all done for my part of the books

2007-01-29T10:32:00.000-08:00

I am done all the entering what I will need to do for Roy's books for 06. yippee. Val it's all up to you now. What a crazy weekend. I sure hope this will be a slower week, Just for your info. on Thursday we will not be online or answering our telephone here at home. we are having a pioneer Day. No electricity. I can't wait. That is all for now Chow

The Escape artist.

2007-01-27T09:24:00.000-08:00

My Son Jordan is the expert escape artist. The other night we found him sleeping in my older sons Bed just crashed. He is so cute.

Well it looks like I am staying home tonight. Boy is it ever hard to find a sitter . Oh well I am not hinting by the way I guess God just wants me to stay home tonight. That's ok it will give me some home time. Well that is all for now. GO Kings Go.

Decor

2007-01-27T09:12:00.000-08:00

I love to decorate. I am so happy I may actually have time today to work on my course. I have not had time in ages, anyway. Here is a question for all you ladies and gents. Help me design you dream Bedroom. If you were to have the bedroom of your dreams what would it look like. Waht colors would it be? What style: Contemporary, & Slick , Country, Romantic? Put me to the test I want to some ideas from all of you.
Chow for now.

A Marking I will go, A marking I will go

2007-01-25T02:30:00.000-08:00

Well it is now 2:30 am and I am just finishing my marking, report writting, and lesson planning, I am so exhausted I think that when I hit the pillow I will be out like nothing. Anyway. Today was so stressfull. I need to tell you guys one of my bad habbits. It is being a closet clutterer. Well maybe not so much the closet part. I have been trying to organize my life now for about 7 months and it seems like everytime I take one step forward I fall 5 steps back. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME . I hate living in clutter yet the more I try to get organized the more cluttered everything gets. Anyway this is my frustration Any advise would be grately appreciated. Also I would love to know how to put side bar banners and corners banners on again any tips great. Well I guess I am going to hit the sack. Chow Michelle

Knit 1, Purl 2

2007-01-23T22:41:00.000-08:00

Well this is my latest knitting project I am so excited I finished this sweater hat & mitts for my precious little girl Grace-Ella. I am so fascinated with knitting these days I just Love it. I am working on a vest for my husband at the moment. It may take me longer because it is made with real wool and I am allergic so I can only work on it for short periods of time. Anyhoo. My night was just wonderful. I went to pottery and had a relaxing evening and was able to spend 2 whole hours creating without interuptions. I had a great time at prayer last night. Boy did the Lord ever get old of me. I can't believe the battle He and I had. I seriously was just torn on "to share or not to share" sometimes I just don't know if things I am praying about are ok to share or not. But Yesterday it was made very clear to me that God wanted to share but I didn't know how to go about it" crazy but I am ever so glad that I did because the enemy sure got a stomping. anyhoo well i guess that is all for now. I will go and Chase after my Hubby.

Here we go again!!

2007-01-23T17:01:00.000-08:00

Can't belelive it I just wrote a whole page of stuff and went to do a spell check and it erased it all. Anyway . I had a great time at the party on Sunday and at prayer last night. It was very moving. God really has been speaking to me lately. Anyway. I have spent my day cleaning my kids rooms once again from sorting to moving to decorating, and tonight I go to pottery. Yippee. I hope to create many beatiful things this year. I am so grateful for my awesome teacher. Well I am late to start dinner once again so must run for now. Chow

Incubi, succubi.

2006-10-07T21:53:00.000-07:00

So what Have I learned today. Many things too many to put on this here blog, but many things and many things that cannot be shared, Let's just say that I think my marriage bed will be much more interesting. So Clo what do you think of this verse Gene 6:1-4
Genesis 6
The Flood
1 When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. 3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with [a] man forever, for he is mortal [b] ; his days will be a hundred and twenty years."

4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. Anyway the book that I am reading is saying that the sons of god Were fallen angels who came to take pray on women and made them to bare children. this was before the flood The latin terms for male and female sexual spirits are incubi, and succubi. the book says that they will no longer produce offspings but do result in sexual bondage. I wonder.

I would like to find out more on this subject. well that is all for today my dear talk to you soon.

2006-10-05T09:03:00.000-07:00

Discipline;
The Lord gave me this word to look up today .
1 Corinthians 9:27 (New King James Version)
27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

This is an awesome word. I need to become more disciplined I need to really look into what makes me so undisciplined in areas of my life and see how I can work on these things to bring them into accord with the word.

Job 5:17 (New International Version)
17 "Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

I keep getting this thought of the Lord: He keeps saying to me don't be a ZIT , now what this means I am not sure. I think it can mean at least two things. 1. It can mean that I should not spew out all my poison onto everyone else. Or 2. I need to let my poison out of me in order to heal and it not fester in me. Any thoughts on this would be great. Anyway This keeps coming up and I believe that this is of vital importance if I can figure out what it means.

2006-04-11T22:56:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone Just tought i would get this started as it is the inn thing to do these days. It is my first time doing this and there will be more stuff to come so I hope you come to visit me and I will continue to add to this. Good night and God Bless.