Referrals for this month should be mailed soon. I placed a post on our CHINA HOPE site...Not us yet but a little closer!!!!
Becky
Friday, March 30, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Need More Hair
One afternoon when I arrived home from work, Sunnie my granddaughter came to me with a magazine asking which hair style I liked best. It was a collection of photos of various men's and women's hairstyles and Sunnie wanted me to pick a favorite out of the men's styles. I was trying to watch the news and I finally said yes to one of the pictures as my favorite. I really wasn't paying enough attention to her, but my decision seemed to satisfy her and she ran off to do other things.
I had totally forgotten about the magazine when a couple days later I was down by Sunnie's house feeding the horses and she ran outside to ask if she could come up to our house. Of course, I said yes and she hurried back in to get some things to play with as usual. I was waiting for her in the pickup and when she got in I noticed that she had that magazine plus a can of styling gel and a comb. " What are you going to do with that stuff Sunnie" I said? "Don't you remember? I'm gonna fix your hair like you wanted it".
Now, I wondered, what had I absentmindedly agreed to? I couldn't argue with her, I had probably just said yes, OK, one too many times. I wasn't going anywhere that evening so what the heck?
When we got into the house she sat me down in the living room and opened the magazine to a page that looked vaguely familiar with a picture of some smirking male model with a thick, full head of hair. It was one of those styles that you know they probably spent fifty bucks on, to make it look like they had shampooed with eggs and buttermilk and then had a team of dogs and cats lick it almost dry. The hair went in multiple directions of well planned disarray. I guess I must have chosen it as my favorite to shock Sunnie, but she apparently wasn't.
Sunnie sprayed out big handful of styling gel and begin to work it into my hair, which didn't seem to take very long. Then she went to work with the comb while consulting the photo for guidance. After a couple of minutes she seemed a little bit frustrated as if she wasn't achieving the desired results. Finally exasperated, she said, "Ronnie, you need more hair"!
I said, " Yes I do Sunnie, but you just go ahead and do the best that you can." After that I could tell that she was just combing straight up and in half a minute she was done. "Ronnie, you look awesome" she gushed and grabbed my hand to drag to me to a mirror. The old addage, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is really true. Sunnie was obviously pleased now with her work, and the fact that it was HER work may have been why she thought I looked so awesome.
I actually looked like a pathetic fifty five year old Jimmy Neutron with about twenty percent of the hair and two hundred percent of the the weight that he had in his youth. If you have kids or grandkids and cable TV you know who Jimmy Neutron the Boy Genius is. He is a cartoon boy with a ridiculously tall, curled pompadour. All's well that ends well, Sunnie accomplished her mission and I resolved once again to pay more attention when a member of the opposite sex is asking me questions. I have to learn to prioritize my distractions, although I am wondering about those Rogaine commercials again.
I had totally forgotten about the magazine when a couple days later I was down by Sunnie's house feeding the horses and she ran outside to ask if she could come up to our house. Of course, I said yes and she hurried back in to get some things to play with as usual. I was waiting for her in the pickup and when she got in I noticed that she had that magazine plus a can of styling gel and a comb. " What are you going to do with that stuff Sunnie" I said? "Don't you remember? I'm gonna fix your hair like you wanted it".
Now, I wondered, what had I absentmindedly agreed to? I couldn't argue with her, I had probably just said yes, OK, one too many times. I wasn't going anywhere that evening so what the heck?
When we got into the house she sat me down in the living room and opened the magazine to a page that looked vaguely familiar with a picture of some smirking male model with a thick, full head of hair. It was one of those styles that you know they probably spent fifty bucks on, to make it look like they had shampooed with eggs and buttermilk and then had a team of dogs and cats lick it almost dry. The hair went in multiple directions of well planned disarray. I guess I must have chosen it as my favorite to shock Sunnie, but she apparently wasn't.
Sunnie sprayed out big handful of styling gel and begin to work it into my hair, which didn't seem to take very long. Then she went to work with the comb while consulting the photo for guidance. After a couple of minutes she seemed a little bit frustrated as if she wasn't achieving the desired results. Finally exasperated, she said, "Ronnie, you need more hair"!
I said, " Yes I do Sunnie, but you just go ahead and do the best that you can." After that I could tell that she was just combing straight up and in half a minute she was done. "Ronnie, you look awesome" she gushed and grabbed my hand to drag to me to a mirror. The old addage, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is really true. Sunnie was obviously pleased now with her work, and the fact that it was HER work may have been why she thought I looked so awesome.
I actually looked like a pathetic fifty five year old Jimmy Neutron with about twenty percent of the hair and two hundred percent of the the weight that he had in his youth. If you have kids or grandkids and cable TV you know who Jimmy Neutron the Boy Genius is. He is a cartoon boy with a ridiculously tall, curled pompadour. All's well that ends well, Sunnie accomplished her mission and I resolved once again to pay more attention when a member of the opposite sex is asking me questions. I have to learn to prioritize my distractions, although I am wondering about those Rogaine commercials again.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Congratulations Amy and Lance
My neice Amy and her husband Lance are the proud parents of a new baby girl. She was born yesterday and I cannot wait to see her. Of course I have to buy something PINK with LACE on it. Her name is Lexington Elise. I'm not quite sure about the spelling but I think I have it right.
OOPS I did spell it wrong. It's Lexington Alese!!
Congratulations
Aunt Becky
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Zach and Jeremy
Dear Zach and Jeremy,
This is to somehow try and say thanks for what you both are doing, Jeremy already in US Navy planes over the Mideast, and Zach about to be deployed as a US Marine to Iraq. You both have been transformed in the past months as you have trained, and what lies before you will change you. You will never be the same again. You are now soldiers of the United States of America, and you are voluntarily going into the “valley of the shadow of death” to serve your nation and for the freedom and liberty of all people.
People like us cannot understand fully what motivates and inspires you to your calling. We enjoy our freedom, our families, our peace, and prosperity while you are out there somewhere laying your life on the line so that we can. We abhor violence and bloodshed, while knowing deep in our hearts, that someone has to be willing to stand against the violent evil in the world with the violence of the just and right.
In the past hundred years the American soldier has traveled by sea and air to the far flung reaches of the globe. They have fought with bravery, honor, and sacrifice, not for conquest or territory, but for freedom and what is right. They have tried to protect innocent life while battling the forces of tyrants, genocidal despots, and other combatants who knew no mercy, or moral code.
We don’t have the words to express how proud and thankful we are for you both. The best that we can do is to offer up this prayer for you every day: may the Lord bless you and keep you, may His face shine upon you, may His angels surround you and uphold you in all your ways. May your hearts be strong and courageous in battle, and tender before your Creator, with full assurance of His divine protection and love. May you, by His grace, be among those who return, whole and well, to build homes and families in this land of the free and home of the brave.
Ronnie
Photo Image from Ace-Clip Art
This is to somehow try and say thanks for what you both are doing, Jeremy already in US Navy planes over the Mideast, and Zach about to be deployed as a US Marine to Iraq. You both have been transformed in the past months as you have trained, and what lies before you will change you. You will never be the same again. You are now soldiers of the United States of America, and you are voluntarily going into the “valley of the shadow of death” to serve your nation and for the freedom and liberty of all people.
People like us cannot understand fully what motivates and inspires you to your calling. We enjoy our freedom, our families, our peace, and prosperity while you are out there somewhere laying your life on the line so that we can. We abhor violence and bloodshed, while knowing deep in our hearts, that someone has to be willing to stand against the violent evil in the world with the violence of the just and right.
In the past hundred years the American soldier has traveled by sea and air to the far flung reaches of the globe. They have fought with bravery, honor, and sacrifice, not for conquest or territory, but for freedom and what is right. They have tried to protect innocent life while battling the forces of tyrants, genocidal despots, and other combatants who knew no mercy, or moral code.
We don’t have the words to express how proud and thankful we are for you both. The best that we can do is to offer up this prayer for you every day: may the Lord bless you and keep you, may His face shine upon you, may His angels surround you and uphold you in all your ways. May your hearts be strong and courageous in battle, and tender before your Creator, with full assurance of His divine protection and love. May you, by His grace, be among those who return, whole and well, to build homes and families in this land of the free and home of the brave.
Ronnie
Photo Image from Ace-Clip Art
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Olivia
Our friends Bobby and Theresa welcomed a new grandaughter into their family this weekend. Olivia weighed 5 lbs 10 oz and is beautiful. She had a very rough start and had to have major surgery this morning. Praise the Lord all went well. We are praying for a speedy recovery and that she will soon be home with her parents Rick and Amber.
Congratulations she is so precious!!
Congratulations she is so precious!!
Friday, March 02, 2007
Quoteworthy
Albert Einstein: There are only two ways to live your life. One as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle
I will smile at friend and foe alike and make every effort to find, in him or her, a quality to praise, now that I realize the deepest yearning of human nature is the craving to be appreciated." Og Mandino
Laugh and your life will be lengthened for this is the great secret of long life." Og Mandino
Each day will be triumphant only when your smiles bring forth smiles from others." Og Mandino
I will smile at friend and foe alike and make every effort to find, in him or her, a quality to praise, now that I realize the deepest yearning of human nature is the craving to be appreciated." Og Mandino
Laugh and your life will be lengthened for this is the great secret of long life." Og Mandino
Each day will be triumphant only when your smiles bring forth smiles from others." Og Mandino
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