Here is a pretty hilarious interview with Christian recording artist Matthew West. Love his songs and love his story even more. It’s supposed to be 60 seconds with Matthew West, but add about 6 minutes to that…
http://www.matthewwest.com/default.aspx?nopopup=1
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Our family LOVES Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers!
Last year we fulfilled my son’s dream of seeing him play in person and it was worth all the money, travel time and sunburn (they played in Miami) We enjoyed a great season this year – it’s nice to go out on a good note.
Enjoy your retirement Brett and I’ll think of you whenever I take my Prilosec!
Wedding trivia from all over – I hope no one pinches me on my wedding day and I definitely hope I don’t find any spiders in my gown!
I perked up enough after my sick day yesterday to take my 13 yo daughter, Alannah, to the mall and play cool mom:
On the way home I regaled her with stories of how Grandpa Martin told me I would never have pierced ears as long as I was under his roof (the roof must have changed ownership the following year). She was also shocked to find out that Grandma Martin AND I each had three ear piercings in each ear back in the day. I also told her of my shaky attempts at home piercing my high school boyfriend’s ear (I think I eventually got it, but I freaked out the entire time). He was fine. “Just do it!”
My 17 yo son has apparently taken on the role of dad in this situation. When she showed him her ears he asked, “Did that hurt?” She replied, “Yes”. He replied, “Good”. Oh how the worm has turned!
The dangers of discussing wedding plans by email…
Danny and I finished our pre-marital counseling last Tuesday night and left the church feeling pretty good about our marriage preparedness. We were looking over our counseling completion letter and noticed a misspelling in Danny’s name. I called our counselor back on Thursday and he said he’d be happy to reprint it and have it ready for us the following Tuesday. I got a call Friday night and found out he passed away. The spelling of the name suddenly became the last thing on our minds…
…Danny and I spent some time this weekend discussing our counseling sessions and the impact Dr. Howald had on our relationship in just a few sessions. I knew him for a number of years as an associate pastor and counseling pastor at our church. He was extremely wise, thoughtful and intelligent. He had a heart for God and God’s people and gave of himself and his talents right up until his last day here on earth.
Dr. Howald pegged our personalities right off and gave us real life anecdotes and words of wisdom for how to successfully merge our lives, personalities and entire selves. He advised us to both give 100/100 rather than 50/50. He told us to always remember that we are each a sum of our own experiences and that we need to try and see things from each other’s perspectives.
The letter was fine, it turns out and we will be too. I do think we will really remember Dr. Howald’s words and wisdom with a deeper sense of respect and sentiment as we start our new journey here on earth and he starts his in heaven…
