Archive | October, 2011

Making Memories

28 Oct

As mentioned before, we like to celebrate big! Last week we had the privilege of attending a Taylor Swift concert here in Austin. It was part of Sarah’s birthday celebration, and what a fun time we had with her and friends! Taylor was a wonderful and gifted entertainer. I was pleasantly surprised at the wholeness and innocence of the whole performance.  Maybe I just don’t get out much but I was very impressed with the whole evening, well worth every penny spend! On that note, the next birthday coming up is mine, so get ready!!! I know that I am going to have visitors from Africa so that is really BIG!

Fun times with Taylor!

Sarah’s 20th birthday Pictures

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Busy October….

24 Oct

This has been an exciting month with lots of travel and exciting things happening. One of the highlights was going to the “Voice of Healing” conference in Dallas with some friends. We were blessed to hear some great speakers, Bill Johnson, Dr. Luepnitz and Sandra Kennedy being just some of them. I really enjoyed the teaching that was given at one of the sessions regarding Jesus when the dove came upon Him and anointed him with His presence. I have thought about that just about everyday. I also had the awesome privilege of visiting with my friend Pat, who lives in Dallas now.  Unfortunately, it all ended rather unpleasantly, right before the last session,  when I tripped on an uneven cement sidewalk and fell flat on my face! I ended up splitting the bridge of my nose open and breaking the nose! With that, we decided to leave immediately and drive back home. That evening, after my face being numb all around my nose, I pushed on it and popped the nose back into place 🙂 I heard football players and boxers do this all the time…..  My face was no longer numb and I had no black eyes. I did have a rather swollen face and looked like an Avatar character. You do not want to see a picture! All is now well and back to normal with just a slight scar on the bridge of my nose ~ makeup is great!  A week later 4 of us, including my hubby, went to Redding California for a 3 day conference called “Open Heavens.” It was with Bill Johnson, John & Carol Arnott and a great experience. The teachings were excellent and so was the ‘fire tunnel’. Redding was also beautiful with lovely weather. We visited Mt.Shasta and enjoyed the city.

This month we also were blessed to celebrate two of our children’s birthdays. Daniel on the 7th and Sarah on the 22nd October. Birthdays are always a big deal in our home and we celebrate hard. I am thankful for each day and year that we can all be together and enjoy life and God. Sarah turned 20 this birthday so it was a big one for her, no longer been a teenager! University is going well too and she is in her 2nd year working towards her BSN in nursing. Daniel was hired at Apple full time and is very excited about that. He works in the fraud department and receives full benefits. Yeah God!

Birthday Party Time Photos

Great news too, I found out that my sister, Ann and her husband Rob, will be arriving in December to be here for my birthday and Christmas!! I am so excited and ready for some celebrating. It will also be Robs birthday while they are here.  Last but not least, we had an addition to the family, Siri. I love her…..

"Siri Johnson 4S"

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Steve Jobs will be remembered

8 Oct

His story

It was a sad night when I heard that Steve Jobs had passed away. He has helped bring a lot of happiness into my life with all the amazing gadgets that I get to play with.

One of my biggest questions and concerns is something that not many people have brought up or discussed. Where did he stand spiritually?  I found a really good article on that so I wanted to share it with you.                Let me know what you think of it.

Steve Jobs Article ~ praying for his wife and children

Catch-Up Time

8 Oct

Well we did return from Alabama, that being in my last post but been so hectic since then. Not having posted for sometime. I will really try to write more often.  So, where to begin….  In June I lead a mission team to Maun, Botswana, Love Botswana Ministries, for two weeks with 12 other people.  It was an amazing time where we saw lots of teamwork and ministry take place. One of the biggest blessings was that Sarah was able to go too, which is a great testimony to her healing.  At the same time Michael was leading a leadership conference in Francistown, Botswana with 3 other pastors.

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We then met up in South Africa and visited with my family for two weeks. Michael returned home a week before us as he did not want to miss to many weeks at the church.

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In July we send off our Kids to Kids camp with Kristen where they had a blast as usual. I then went to Port O Conner with a group of ladies for a get-away, which was a blessing.  VBS then came along and was a great success too.  August was a time for preparing for Sarah to move back onto campus at Concordia, which she was excited about.  September zoomed by with a trip to CFNI in Dallas to attend the Voice of Healing conference. It was awesome to be back in that great atmosphere and we heard and received some great teachings.  October has now arrived and we have kicked it off with celebrating Daniels birthday. He has been blessed with a new job and hired by Apple in a full-time position!!!  So there was a lot to celebrate. We mourn the lost of Steve Job and pray for his family as he ended his life fighting cancer. Apple and Pixar have lost a great man and hope the best for them in the future.  So now what?

Well…stay tuned and I promise to do better with posting.