Winter in the Northwest.....

Boy oh boy....have we ever been hit with snow. My kids are loving it, my back is tired of shoveling it! I will say.... it was fun at first, then when we were stranded and couldn't get out it was losing its appeal. Our church even cancelled services Sunday and Wednesday. I miss the sweet fellowship with my church family. I took lots of pictures, so sit back and enjoy our snow.

Thank You Blog Buddies.......

This is how I have been feeling lately about my twin brothers passing...this picture of the kids describes it perfectly. I actually took this picture on my cell phone and sent it to Ken when he was on a Business trip in November. I was going through my cell phone pictures and thought "this is how we all feel about Lorin". I am having a hard time shaking the sadness I feel. Just kind of going through the motions of life.... feeling very empty. I am feasting on Gods word (as my pastor would say) to get me through this. Thank You everyone for your sweet posts and condolences. I love you ALL....Because HE live I can face tomorrow!!!

His fight is over.....

My twin brother Lorin passed into Glory, he is in the arms of our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ. He left us yesterday at 6:45 pm. It was our 44th birthday. I praise God I got to spend one more Birthday with him. Thank You to all those who have followed Lorin's long journey. I have found comfort in all your comments and emails. Life is short friends. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be Saved. Jesus paid the final price for our sins, that final price was HIS death on the cross. That death was HIS sacrifice for OUR sins, HE new no sin but became sin for us so that we could have Eternal Life. HE died, was buried and rose again for US. If you don't know where you will spend Eternity, I will be glad to show you how you can know for sure.

Scripture Sign....

Just thought I would share the scripture sign we have in our front yard. We have had several comments about it. All good!!! I just love all the fall leaves that fell around it. Beautiful!!!!

Computer Problems....

Hey Everyone......Sorry for my absence....I have a sick Laptop...My husband is going to fix it over the weekend. Thank You to all those who have emailed me wanting to know how my brother is. He's not doing well...he is failing fast. He can barely swallow even water, and mostly sleeps all day. he will wake up but can's communicate. It is just a matter of time before he is in Glory with our Savior Jesus. (((Hugs)))

Pray for our Family....

If you are a follower of my blog can I ask you to pray for our family. So much is going on and I am feeling so overwhelmed. For those of you that don't know, my twin brother Lorin is literally dying of Brain cancer before our eyes. He is so young to be dying of this dreadful cancer. It's so very hard to see him so confused and getting more confused daily. My husband has to be out of town allot for the next few weeks and I miss him dearly. He's always there for me to cry on his shoulder. I've had a sick 2 yr old and I'm not finding allot of Joy in homeschooling. I feel like my house is falling apart. If you are a praying person could you lift up our family in prayer, especially my sweet brother Lorin.

Because HE lives I can face tomorrow!!!!

12 years ago Today.....

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I married the Love of my life....Come share with me some pictures of the most Godly man I know. We don't get to spend this day together, he is on his way to a business trip. I did get to enjoy part of the day with him. Now I am left with five teary eyed kids, who hated to say good bye to their Daddy. You know he is loved by the way my kids are mourning his absence already, and he's only been gone a hour. So this post is dedicated to you Honey....Thank you for always being there for the kids and I. You are an Amazing man....I look forward to many more years. God has truly Blessed us. I must also add.... it takes a special man to be married to a woman with my sense of HUMOR!!!!

A Day at the Pumkin Patch

Fall is in the Air

Oh how I love this time of year....you can just feel Fall. The kids and I went to a pumpkin patch with my nephews wife Kristi. We had the time of our lives......We were there 4 hours. My kids had a Blast!!!! They want to go back....These are the pumpkins we picked...I have a HUGE square kitchen table, so we decided to put them ALL there to Enjoy!!! If you look closely at the picture you can see where Nehemiah chewed on the table when he was teething. At first I was NO!!!! not our table. Now I'm loving looking at the memory my Sweet Boy created. We light lots of candles this time of year, my son Christian came to me the other day and said "Mommy I love it when you light candles, it makes the house feel so cozy".....Memories...it's about creating memories!!!

Tehachapi Windmills

Recently our family took a little Vacation. We took a road trip to Nevada, we have family in Henderson and Las Vegas. It worked out perfectly because Ken had a conference for work there too, so his work put us up in a really cool resort (with no casino)....We saw so many Wonderful sites on the way . One of my favorites was the Tehachapi Windmills in the Mojave Desert. Just being there brought back so many memories of the High Desert. My parent use to have land in the High Desert and I always loved it there. Anyway.....I just wanted to share with you one of the beauties of the High Desert. I tell you I could live there....I loved all the Sunny dry weather.

Pink Cat Studio Contest.....

Pink Cat Studio won't be having a new release this month but Melissa misses having her sneak peek contests, she loves to give away stamps!! So here is a little contest so she can have fun and give stuff away :)
Put your thinking cap on and leave a comment at Melissa's Blog and tell her what theme of stamps you would like to see her do next. Be as detailed or a general as you like and feel free to make several suggestions. Think of this as a brain storming session with a prize at the end. She will randomly pick two winners and they will each receive a grab bag of stamps. The contest will end on Wed. Oct. 8th at 5 pm EST and I'll post the winners on my blog on Thursday Oct. 9th.
We can't wait to hear your suggestions!!

Keep Praying for Lorin

Lorin's has finished all his Chemo....he had a MRI and the tumor is growing back. He's so confused these days and is having a real hard time with swallowing his meds. He is in a wheel chair full time now. Hospice is now in the picture. Our family would really covet your prayers.