Lake Front park a few weeks ago. (the leaves are now gone)
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Winter is here!
It's official. Winter is here. Okay, actually it was official before Halloween, I just don't like to acknowledge it until after Thanksgiving. James and I had a very quiet but very nice Thanksgiving dinner just the two of us. I cooked, and James stayed out of the way! I will have a lot more to post about next week after we get back from NYC with the fam. (and hopefully LOTS of pictures too!) I can't wait. Just found out Jared is coming now! So the WHOLE family will get to be together! Anyway, here's a few pictures from the recent present.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
We're back!
...From Texas that is. James and I went down this past week to see family and James spoke at a workshop in Galveston. We were able to see both sets of parents and both of James' cousins and aunt whom we haven't seen in FOREVER! It was a lot of fun just hanging out with family. It was only for a few days and since we don't know if we're going to make it down for Christmas...it was good to see everyone. We didn't get to see Aaron, Allison and Noah, but we'll see them here in a few weeks in NYC!!! Oh, and by the way I'M GOING TO BE AN AUNT AGAIN!!!!!!! No, Jared is not pregnant. Allison is! with baby number two due in June. I am so happy for them and their growing family! Noah will be two on Friday, I can't believe it! LOVE YOU GUYS!
It's freezing cold here. literally. It won't get above freezing until Friday...JOY! Being on the beach in Galveston when it was 60 and sunny spoiled us. It made me miss the south. Snow is beautiful up until Christmas, then when it gets to be March, April and a lot of the time May before it melts...well, it's depressing. It's even worse when the snow starts in October. IT's not good when Seasonal Depression starts in before Halloween. Anyway, here are some pictures. Enjoy!
p.s. If you are of the praying sort....I do ask that you do so for James and myself. The past few months have been pretty stressful, and there are still several things up in the air. We have a lot going on and a LOT that is uncertain so just pray for us.
This was at Casey's in Galveston. I just like it.
On the Seawall.
The one-legged pigeon that lived on our balcony.
Just thought this was cool.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Thought you'd be interested in seeing this. It's from the political ticker on CNN.
"(CNN) — Before he delivered his victory speech on Tuesday night in Chicago, President-elect Barack Obama took a call and bowed his head in prayer. Dr. Joel Hunter, pastor of Northland Church in Orlando, Florida and Otis Moss Jr. from Mount Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio joined him in that prayer.
Speaking with CNN today by phone, Dr. Hunter says the prayer was intensely personal and private but did say “I prayed for his family and for him and for the country. I had no agenda other than trying to create an environment in which he felt the presence and could receive wisdom from God.” Dr. Hunter, a conservative evangelical who delivered a prayer at the Democratic National Convention this summer, says the President-elect “…feels the weight of this responsibility. He [Obama] doesn’t take upon himself of having to have all the answers but he certainly realizes the huge challenges this nation faces. He feels the personal weight of the potential to guide us through these difficult times. I don’t think he’s oppressed by it though.” Dr. Hunter says he thinks it set in for Obama last night and led to the sober tone of the victory speech.
Evangelicals have long been a force in American politics but many wondered with the defeat of Sen. John McCain what role they will play in the Obama administration. Eric Sapp is one of the founders of The Eleison Group which works specifically with Democratic campaigns to mobilize Christian voters he says, “There is a new generation of white evangelicals. They are less partisan and it all plays to Barack Obama’s favor.” Sapp puts Hunter in that category and thinks the Obama administration will be inclusive of evangelicals. “I think it’s an early indication of the way he’s going to govern. For something as personal as who he wants praying for him is a good indicator of how he wants to be president.”
For Hunter, it wasn’t the first time the two men had prayed together and says the prayer before Obama's speech Tuesday night was in keeping with the next president's character, “Obama is a big picture person. His big picture includes God and he wanted to do that as it’s just the right thing to do at that moment.”
Yesterday, when I went into the polling booth I prayed. ( I also made a lot of people mad because I took so long :)) I prayed for God to take our country in to his hands. Regardless for whom you voted, It doesn't matter who I voted for, Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States. Last night history was made. I sat at home with James and cried like a little girl as I watched his victory speech. I've been scared in my country for at least the last 5 years. I hope and pray that this is the change we need, and I'm not the only one. Over 62 million people also had that same idea. He wasn't elected BECAUSE he's black, he wasn't elected because he's a socialist (which he's not), he wasn't elected because we're all stupid, he was elected because people want change, they want hope...hope that it will get better. Can he do it? hopefully. I pray that WE can. Americans. It involves all of us, believing and working towards the same cause: Making this country as great as we know it can be.
"(CNN) — Before he delivered his victory speech on Tuesday night in Chicago, President-elect Barack Obama took a call and bowed his head in prayer. Dr. Joel Hunter, pastor of Northland Church in Orlando, Florida and Otis Moss Jr. from Mount Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio joined him in that prayer.
Speaking with CNN today by phone, Dr. Hunter says the prayer was intensely personal and private but did say “I prayed for his family and for him and for the country. I had no agenda other than trying to create an environment in which he felt the presence and could receive wisdom from God.” Dr. Hunter, a conservative evangelical who delivered a prayer at the Democratic National Convention this summer, says the President-elect “…feels the weight of this responsibility. He [Obama] doesn’t take upon himself of having to have all the answers but he certainly realizes the huge challenges this nation faces. He feels the personal weight of the potential to guide us through these difficult times. I don’t think he’s oppressed by it though.” Dr. Hunter says he thinks it set in for Obama last night and led to the sober tone of the victory speech.
Evangelicals have long been a force in American politics but many wondered with the defeat of Sen. John McCain what role they will play in the Obama administration. Eric Sapp is one of the founders of The Eleison Group which works specifically with Democratic campaigns to mobilize Christian voters he says, “There is a new generation of white evangelicals. They are less partisan and it all plays to Barack Obama’s favor.” Sapp puts Hunter in that category and thinks the Obama administration will be inclusive of evangelicals. “I think it’s an early indication of the way he’s going to govern. For something as personal as who he wants praying for him is a good indicator of how he wants to be president.”
For Hunter, it wasn’t the first time the two men had prayed together and says the prayer before Obama's speech Tuesday night was in keeping with the next president's character, “Obama is a big picture person. His big picture includes God and he wanted to do that as it’s just the right thing to do at that moment.”
Yesterday, when I went into the polling booth I prayed. ( I also made a lot of people mad because I took so long :)) I prayed for God to take our country in to his hands. Regardless for whom you voted, It doesn't matter who I voted for, Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States. Last night history was made. I sat at home with James and cried like a little girl as I watched his victory speech. I've been scared in my country for at least the last 5 years. I hope and pray that this is the change we need, and I'm not the only one. Over 62 million people also had that same idea. He wasn't elected BECAUSE he's black, he wasn't elected because he's a socialist (which he's not), he wasn't elected because we're all stupid, he was elected because people want change, they want hope...hope that it will get better. Can he do it? hopefully. I pray that WE can. Americans. It involves all of us, believing and working towards the same cause: Making this country as great as we know it can be.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Election Day
YOU SHOULD TOO!Aside from the fact that it's your civil right and duty, you should vote today to be a part of history! The polls are open until 9!!! There's no excuse!
IF you voted, I'd love for you to leave a comment. The lastime I checked over 1.9 million people on Facebook have voted! Here's to the (hopefully) the highest voter turnout in history!
Cheers y'all!
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