Wednesday's Walk - Tuesday Night Dinners

John and I started to do something fun with our kids.  We decided a few months ago to take a kid out once a month on the second Tuesday of the month.  John and I rotate and we rotate the kids.  It has been really fun spending one on one time with each kid, talking about important things and not so important things.  It has been a blast.  Here is last night dinner with my oldest...

She wanted Chinese and she wanted to try some new things.  This is my kinda girl!

We placed our order: egg drop soup, egg rolls, crab ragoon, sweet and sour chicken, almond chicken, Chinese doughnuts, and fortune cookies.

So much food!

And of course we had some fun and really weird fortunes.

Don't you think those were weird???

And then we went shopping at one of our favorite stores, Michael's.

Spending time with my kids is so wonderful!

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Wednesday's Walk - Before the Frost Comes

This summer I got to take some pretty amazing pictures with my new camera. I love flowers because to me they are God's finishing touches on this earth He created for us. I love to remember flowers, I have many memories attached to flowers....

February birthday week flowers!June flowers in my garden.
July flowers with my family.
August flowers on vacation.
September flowers from a friend.

Flowers are the music of the ground

From earth's lips spoken without sound.

EDWIN CURRAN, "Flowers"

I love all the wonderful memories that go with each of these flowers.
Enjoying God's beautiful creation always helps me....

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Need some ideas for Wednesday's Walk?
1. Is there a flower that holds a special memory for you?
2. What are some stories about flowers or nature you have?

Wednesday's Walk- Kid's Night

So, I don't post a lot of stuff about our church...I am going to fix that right now. We just had a Kid's Night not to long ago. We had a great time and I had the opportunity to share Christ with the kids and parents.

We did a bunch of fun things like playing Gigantic Twister,

sliding down the Awesome Inflatable,

eating lots of hot dogs,

and riding the too Cute Horses!

Wednesday's Walk ideas if you are all out...
Do you have any memories of a church event?
Do you have any memories of a person at church that was special to you?

I love our church and our people who go there. We are blessed and they help me....
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Wednesday's Walk - One is Silver and the Other Gold.

When I was little girl there was this song in Girls Scouts that I learned.....
Make new friends
but keep the old.
One is silver and the other Gold.

I got to see my best friend from High School on Monday. I have not seen her in 17 years. Yikes, there is a lot to catch up on in an hour and a half during breakfast.

But, you know those people that you can go for years not seeing and when you get together you can pick up right where you left off. I felt like that with my dear friend Alanna. I had such a wonderful time talking about our hubbies, children, parents, jobs and a bunch more. It was a great time.

There was a few moments that I got really sad; because I wished we could have these moments all the time. After a few tears shed on the way home, I thanked God that this life is but a moment and I someday in heaven I can spend all the time I want with her and miles won't keep us apart. It made me smile.

Thank you Lord for the beautiful friends you bring into our lives, who make this journey sweeter.

Ideas for Wednesday's Walk if you can't think of any....
Do you have stories of reunions with old friends?
What is your favorite BFF story?

Precious, cherished Friendships always help me...
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Wednesday's Walk - My Star!

Tonight, my daughter became an Honor Star. In our church it is kind of a confirmation in a way if you are not familiar with the Assemblies of God. She worked really hard to receive various honors, medals and crown. She had to memorize verses, earn badges, read the New Testament and a ton of extra stuff.

She was so excited and we are so proud of her. (By the way, I did her hair with the help of my sister. I went on youtube and learned how to do the updo.) She was so cute tonight.

My daughter gives me joy.
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Wednesday's Walk - More S'mores Please!

One of my favorite summer time treats is sitting around the camp fire making S'mores! We were able to do that a few times this summer. I also enjoy the time spent with family and the mishaps that always happen while making this sweet creations. Mishaps like marshmallows catching on fire, marshmallows falling on the ground or in the fire and marshmallows stickyness all over cute faces.

So pull up a chair, get nice and warm, put a marshmallow on a stick, and join us for a S'more!

This is one of my favorite summer images in Ludington, MI. I love seeing my family enjoying each other, laughing, watching the sunset and of course eating S'mores.

Here is my aunt and my cousin's daughter with her extremely burnt marshmallow. Hahahaha Those usually end up in the fire or being eaten by the rare person who likes them that burnt. LOL Hahahaha it looks like a piece of charcoal on a stick.

Here is my sisters "Mega S'more" (as we called it)! It was your not so typical S'more. It had your graham cracker but it also had peanut butter, blue berries, bananas and chocolate in the middle of one of those giant marshmallows roasted perfectly. It was rather ridiculous, you couldn't eat the crazy thing. It was just too "Mega Good"!

Here we are at my dear friend's (Jenilee) home around their fire pit roasting marshmallows. I am so thankful for these precious moments and memories with good friends.
This is his yummy in my tummy try to smile, smile! LOL


Wednesday's Walk Ideas.....
Do you have any campfire memories?
Do you have a funny S'more story?

The summer isn't over yet, make sure you make a S'more!
Gooey, Yummy, Sticky memories always help me....
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Wednesday's Walk - God's Promise

Last week, we got to see a beautiful double rainbow on the beach. I love rainbows. They always remind me that God keeps all His promises. They are pretty beautiful as well. We took some fun pictures and I thought I would share them today!

In case you do not have any Wednesday's Walk ideas, here are some.....
Do you have any fun rainbow pictures?
Do remember the last rainbow you saw and what did you think?

Always remember that God does keep His promises and...
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Wednesday's Walk - Jumping and Splashing

I love watching my kids and hubby play, so here is some pictures of them jumping and splashing. I was inspired by my friend Jenilee to take these pictures.

If you need a Wednesday's Walk idea...
Do you have pictures of your kids playing?
What did you like to play with when you where a kid?

Be blessed and....
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