At The Door

For little kids, a lot of fun. For teens and adults, just help the little ones have fun!

I hope we look for ways to please God like we look for ways to please people. I hope we want to please Him. I hope we are grateful for all He does for us. I hope we appreciate the beautiful sunrise, the fog above the river, the lovely tree so patiently standing there for so long, the wonderful waterfall, the smile of a baby, the delight of cool fresh air, the beauty of snow, the smell and taste of fresh coffee, the detail of a flower, the loyalty of a dog, the friendship of a cat, the companionship of your spouse, the joy of your children, the comfort of the Holy Spirit, the laughter of a friend, a sermon well studied and preached from the heart, the helpfulness of cell phones, the blessing of facebook, a good gmail chat, a nice email, the privilege of prayer, the wonder of salvation, the protection of angels, the enjoyment of writing, the creativity of music, the power of the ocean, the care of our Father God, the daily work of I AM, the Sun, the Moon, the awesome stars.

Austria / Osterreich. Germany / Deutshland. Switzerland / Schweiz. Spain / Espana. China / Jhonggau. I would like a list of all countries with how they say their country name. Also some other basic facts. We are pretty global now with technology and we need to update our global knowledge.

Pocket calendars for 2010 are so nice to have! Staples had them for a number of years - and with eight children I made good use of them. Then they went to a larger version and it would not fit in your pocket. So I looked in catalogs and online to no avail. Finally I made my own from whatever paper I had and wrote in the date. Then - God blessed my hopes - they came out with a pocket size daily/monthly calendar for desk use which I have easily adapted to pocket use by dividing into months and adding a nice cover from some of the wonderful graphics on publications. So if you are interested, let me know. beaudoinma@gmail.com

www.businesscardland.com for making your own business cards :) I usually make about 50 at a time and use them amazingly fast. Talk about fun!

Interesting thoughts at church today. Always food for thought later, huh. How do we, the redeemed, live before God to have enduring happiness and blessing. By loving Him, the One who loves us, which includes worshipping Him. This from Deuteronomy 6:1-25. And thinking it over later I felt that loving others is tied totally to this. Then the verse about loving God and loving others came to my mind.

Sunday tomorrow. When we were going to Murphy Chapel - 15 years - Pastor Anderson and Mr. Lloyd met every Saturday evening for prayer. I noticed that and like that. We all should do that. My husband and I have had Friday night prayer meetings at 9pm in the past. I loved it. We have not done that recently and I hope we get back to that. Or Saturday evening.

Trying to switch gears. Just made bread and it raised nicely! We always eat the first loaf right away, buttered and honeyed, and I usually give a loaf to someone, my Mom or Dad or... This time it is half for Aunt Mabel and half for David. This week I didn't buy store bread which I usually get 4 loaves - used to always need a dozen a week! And I think the 4 loaves of homemade bread will last until next Thursday when I plan to make it again. So we will see. Did not switch gears.

Are you a Duck or a Beaver? We are Beavers of course with two of my brothers going to Oregon State University, Larre and Bruce, and two of our sons going to OSU, Joshua and Ben. Josh graduated summa cum laude in civil engineering in 2008. Ben is a junior this year in pre-med and studying hard. So we are Beavers. But we should also be ducks. Not UofO ducks, but ducks of a different type. If someone is unkind, we should do our best to be a duck and let it slide off our back like water off a duck's back! So let's be both beavers (if you can be!) and ducks!

Just wondering how many people have had their Easter lily bloom again in October! What a nice fragrance it has!

Integrity and Consistency Share Monday, September 28, 2009 at 9:31pm I'm doing a Bible study on the book of Daniel that was written by Beth Moore. Here's an excerpt from Week 1, Day 5. I really wanted to share this with you, so I tagged you in it! love, Tammy "I don't know any other way to say this, and goodness knows I learned it the hard way: godliness is never accidental. Neither is victory coincidental. Both stem from up-front, daily resolve. C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-Y The lifeblood of integrity is becoming the same person no matter where we are--no matter who's around. When we become people of integrity, everything we are on the inside is obvious from the outside. The Latin word for "integrity" literally means "entire." The essence of the term is wholeness and completeness. Integrity is "the quality or state of being complete or undivided." You can see, therefore, how much integrity depends on consistency. Integrity not only calls

I have a Susan story. When I was growing up, my nickname was Susie. About 50% of the time my Mother called me Susie. I loved it. And I named my first daughter Susanna. I had a friend in college named Susan from Hacienda Heights :) and a Sue mentor from Grants Pass :) and a Susanna friend from Switzerland, Schweiz, and also enjoyed the name and my nickname! So how could we not choose it. If our first child Jonathan had been a girl, he would have been Susanna! So my Mom, my daughter Susanna, and myself are at a cute little restaurant and we bow our heads to thank the Lord for the food. My Mom says, Susie, will you pray? And Susanna and I both proceed to start praying. Immediately we all burst out laughing! What fun! Finally one of us prayed and we enjoyed our meal and time together!

Our Annual Harvest Festival is coming up this Saturday, October 17th, 10am to 3pm. Come on over and have fun! Our lunch will be BBQ Tri-tip Sandwich, choice of 2 sides / beans, coleslaw, or chips served from 11am-2:30pm. Carnival games, craft booths, and activities until 3pm.

Whole Wheat Bread Small bowl ///Mixing bowl 3 Tb yeast ///App. 15 C freshly ground whole wheat flour 1 tsp honey ///2 tsp salt 1 1/2 C lukewarm water Pan on stove ///Mix all together, knead. Oil top, cover with damp cloth. 2 C milk ///Let rise 1 1/2 hr. 2 C hot tap water ///Push, knead, divide into 6 loaves. Oil 6 bread pans. 1 C molasses ///Let rise 1/2 hr. Bake at 350 35 to 40 min. Enjoy! 1/2 C olive oil ///Good with butter & honey. 1/2 C honey to warmish

Some nice-sounding rain. Now some nice-sounding wind.

All the excitement of throwing / hitting a home run / hitting our moon target! Aren't we incredible! I am so glad God made us to enjoy life and made such an awesome place for us here in this universe! If you haven't seen the series of DVDs by Louie Giglio about the stars and universe, try to see them. Your local Bible bookstore should have them. The Passion Talk Series.

Happy Sonday! So special to get our green truck all ready for Benjamin to take to OSU! His motorcycle fits perfectly in the back! And he was so excited to have it!

Incredibly fun, busy week! Included taking my Dad to Grants Pass's latest new restaurant, Taprock! Taprock is right on the Rogue River and is very nice. He spent most of the time examining the different woods used on the walls and framing. My husband spent most of his time looking at the salmon swimming by - I have never seen that many fish at once in the river. Today I made bread for Jacob at his request - which was nice - I am a breadmaker since before I had a family thanks to my Mom, some friends who made bread, and a summer of SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistics) with one of the teachers making bread for us every Thursday evening! I found it a delightful part of life and have included it since then. I wrote about bread already and will probably write about it again. Helping our Aunt with some special needs was also part of our week. She is so much better. And I am looking forward to making some scarves with some burgundy silk I found.

We are so blessed. God is so good. Count your blessings for today by fives, up to 25 or 50 or more. You can count on your fingers so you won't lose track. I dare you. I double dog dare you. You may even get to 100. Or more! Emanuel.

Learning the gmail chat. I like the messenger chat and have done that several years but this one includes more people / i understand the setup better. Seems like on technology I get part of it and keep learning. Took computer classes at New Hope back in the Dos days :) and into the Windows days, 6 week courses, PowerPoint, Excel, Word. Learning on your own. Some computer classes at Rogue Community College, assignments that stretch you, making some PowerPoint presentations, watching my kids - very good at the computer, a Library Research class at Rogue that was well done and showed me a ton of ways to access info.

The early morning light is so lovely. So new and fresh. The pain and pleasure - song Day by Day - of yesterday, seemingly about 50/50 often, are part of yesterday. Oh Lord, help us make this day a blessing for You and for others. Help us hear you, as You speak into our heart this day. Thank You Jesus for Your incredible love and example. Thank You God for your awesome creation and wonderful daily care of creation and even more, of us! Thank You Holy Spirit, Holy Coordinator and Helper. Day by day, and with each passing moment,Strength I find to meet my trials here;Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment,I've no cause for worry or for fear.He, whose heart is kind beyond all measure,Gives unto each day what He deems best,Lovingly its part of pain and pleasure,Mingling toil with peace and rest. Every day the Lord Himself is near me,With a special mercy for each hour;All my cares He fain would bear and cheer me,He whose name is Counsellor and Pow'r.The protection of His child a