Lately...

SO many things going on lately... Tom & the boys are at camp (!) all this week so it's Daisy & me... alone for 6 days. wow!


I'm taking over for Tom at the shop... it's a big job- I admire him for what he has to go through every day and never complains about it.


I went with my Uncle Jerry and my cousin to go get the new Harry Potty book... here's a picture of her - what a cutie-pie:

They started selling the books at midnight last Friday but by 1:30 am our part of the line had not yet moved... so we decided to call it a night. I went and got the book at Costco the next day for a few $$ less, so it's all good.
My girl stayed with me last night... we got to have coffee and bagels this morning and stayed in our jammies reading until noon... totally cool.
But for now we're off to work!

That reminds me...

The new logo for our new series of sermons at Calvary:

reminds me of this site:

The Visual Dictionary

I've talked about them before on this blog... they're an interesting site if you like cool visual images... I'm kind of weird that way.

If you click the link that says "Find User" my name on it is "Brookie" (don't laugh... it's what my family called me...) :o)

It's my girl's 20th birthday today!!!

Can't wait to post the party pics here!

Happy Birthday, Sweet pea!!!!

THIS is quite a song...

It's crowded in worship today
As she slips in trying to fade into the faces
The girls teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know
Farther than they know

But if we are the body
Why aren't His arms reaching?
Why aren't His hands healing?
Why aren't His words teaching?
And if we are the body...
Why aren't His feet going?
Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
There is a way...
A traveler is far away from home
He sheds his coat and quietly sinks into the back row
The weight of their judgmental glances
Tells him that his chances are better out on the road
Jesus paid much too high a price
For us to pick and choose who should come
And we are the body of Christ

Jesus is the way

I'm sure all of you know it... it just killed me today, hearing it.
It's SO true.
We ARE the church, we are His hands and arms on earth...

How has God used you today?
Have you allowed Him to? Or for that matter, been available for Him to do so...
of course, I'm directing this at myself mainly... :ol

WOW! This is COOL.

You really need to check out this link:
Flickrvision
It shows you what photos are being uploaded to Flickr all around the world. It's really cool. I wish there was some way I could connect it to my blog so that it showed up on the side... does anyone have any idea how to to do that??

Happy 4th of July!!!

or is it.....???

Yes, that's my guy... very sad because I thought I was buying fireworks at Ralph's... when in actuality I was buying a big truck load of

POPPERS.

oh my... how was I to know this???? They looked like fireworks to ME....

Matt said "but MOOOMMMMM, the 4th of July is the ONLY time that we are allowed to blow stuff up!!!"

Oh well... sooorrrree-eeee Matt, pardon me for interfering with your pyrotechnic tendensies. :oD

We had a GREAT time though - we still honoured the "Kid's Make Dinner" Wednesday; they made some fantastic food, even making up their own recipes this time.

There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)

How was YOUR 4th????

Calvary Church | VBS - Register

Calvary Church VBS - Register
Yeah!! Calvary is SO techno savvy now; they've got e-reg for VBS!! Cool... you HAVE to sign your kids up if you haven't yet! It's the coolest week of the year.
(click the title above to get linked to registration)
Oh... by the way, VBS is the week of August 6th. See you there!!