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My new favorite website: The Daily Coyote.

Not only are the pictures amazing, but the story and updates are heartwarming.

I still think Truman's the cutest though

So Crafty!

My friend Bebe designs and makes the cutest kids clothing ever! I am sooo not crafty, and can barely sew a button on straight so I really admire her creativity and skills as a seamstress. To check out her stuff click on the links below:

http://www.bebebrent.etsy.com/


http://www.mom-b.com/

While I was hanging out with Bebe last evening she challenged me to purchase only 'homemade' gifts this year. Watching her work so hard, and realizing there are so many other moms who are doing the same, I decided to take her up on the challenge and support them by shopping on www.etsy.com.

I know this post sounds like an infomercial, but I really did find a bunch of cute things! Happy Homemade Shopping!

Slumber Party

As you can see, Thanksgiving wore Truman out! We hope your holiday was blessed and that you continue to enjoy a leisurely weekend. (Unless of course you choose to be one of the millions participating in "Black Friday", then good luck!)

p.s. This photo was not a set-up. I was vacuuming the house when I noticed Truman had gathered all of his friends for a little mid-afternoon siesta! So cute!

Gobble, gobble!

My friend, Jenn, sent a few Thanksgiving cartoons that brightened my day. So I thought I would share! I hope everyone has a blessed and safe holiday! We all have so much to be thankful for!

Professor Randy Pausch Last Lecture

Carnegie Mellon University Professor Randy Pausch is dying of pancreatic cancer. With a diagnosis of only a few months to live, he recently gave his last lecture at CMU. In CMU tradition, the professor's last lecture topic is usually based on the hypothetical situation: if you were dying and this was your last lecture, what would you say to your students.

Unfortunately, Randy's situation is not hypothetical. The original lecture can be viewed here on youtube, or you can watch his reprised version that was on Oprah which is linked below. (I enjoyed the Oprah version)



I am inspired at the manner in which Randy chose to address his topic. I encourage you to watch the video in its entirety, but if you do not have 10 minutes to spare try watching from 7 minutes in to the end.



Click here for Randy's lecture video





I want to be a TIGGER! (watch and you'll understand)

Weekend Update - late

Last weekend my best friend and her parents drove up from Sarasota, FL to visit me. It was a wonderful visit and absolutely lifted my spirits. Jenn and I met when we were both part-time waitresses at a little bar and grill in Sarasota. We have become great friends over the past few years and I feel so blessed to have her and her family in my life. Joan and Lou, her mother and father were like my second parents during my time in Sarasota and I miss them all greatly. Here are two of my favorite pictures from the weekend.

Jenn, you have become an incredible mother! Thank you so much for your friendship and unconditional love and support! Joan and Lou, I am eternally grateful for your hard work this weekend! The sight of the mended fence still warms my heart. Lou, I still think the next time the rodeo comes to town you should enter the Lasso contest!

Miss you all!

Listen up

Some of you might remember my previous post questioning how other people hear God in their daily lives. Since that post I have tried to be more sensitive as to the different ways God might be speaking to me. One consistent way I continue to receive messages is through words and music. I find that music strongly influences my mood and feelings. Recognizing that, I have greatly censored the music that I listen to, and often use words to songs that deeply move me as part of prayer. I was randomly downloading some new songs on to my iPod yesterday (Superchick is a new favorite) and stumbled across a new LeAnn Rimes song, "What I Cannot Change".

It brought me to sobbing tears. Below is the video and some of the lyrics.


Father God, help me to let go, forgive, and love what I cannot change, but please continue to change my heart. Amen.

Video!


(chorus, LeAnn Rimes, What I Cannot Change)
All the rest is out of my hands
I will learn to let go what I cannot change
I will learn to forgive what I cannot change
I will learn to love what I cannot change
But I will change, yeah I will change
Whatever I, whenever I can

Romans 9:16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire of effort, but on God's mercy.