Beyond The Red Door

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Things That Make Me Smile

Seeing the kids reading their Bibles on their own
Hearing the ocean
Smelling a cake baking
Remembering our wedding day
Singing in the church choir
Shopping for my family
Feeling good
Reading in the tub
A quiet house
Watching a funny movie with the kids
Seeing my kids playing a game together
Ron's little finger dance
Hearing my kids being excited about church
Watching Ron play with Faith (our dog)
Hearing Ron snoring beside me after he has been gone on a long trip
Chatting with special friends
Feeling hot sand under my feet on a beach somewhere
Game night with Brian & Kim and kids
Spending one on one time with Kim
Double Dating With Brian and Kim
A clean house
Sitting on my front porch in my new rockers
Walking on a cool evening with my family
Losing weight
Seeing my kids make a great play on the soccer field

About The Hunters

My dear sweet hubby, Ron, and I have been married for 20+ years. We began dating during my freshman year at Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville. He is my college sweetheart. We have ministered together in various ministries during our lives together. We pastored for 10 years in Florida. We moved to TN in 2000 to Co-Pastor with some friends of ours. The Lord has given me a fabulous provider whom I love more than any words I write could ever express. He is now the CEO at our denomination's publishing company, Randall House Publications. I am honored to support him.

Our oldest child is named Michael. He is now officially a teenager, although I don't think I'm old enough to have a teenager. He is a very sweet and considerate young man. He is my thinker and my reader. He absorbs every piece of new information that he comes across. He loves playing soccer, riding his bike, skateboarding, reading, watching the History Channel, the Military Channel, ESPN and any documentary on TV. I am privileged to be his Mother.

Lauren is our youngest child. She is just 15 months behind her brother in age. She is wise beyond her years. She has a sharp-witted tongue (which sometimes has to be tamed), a quick sense of humor and a heart for people and animals. She loves organizing anything and everything. She loves being with her friends, singing, talking on her cell phone and playing soccer. I am blessed to be her Mother.

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier. - Kathleen Norris

On My Nightstand

When I Lay My Isaac Down by Carol Kent
Esther: It's Tough Being A Woman by Beth Moore
NIV Life Application Study Bible

Back On The Bookshelf 2009

~Beyond The Red Door~

Oct. 20, 2007
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I have had an interesting week around here. If you came here yesterday afternoon you might have gotten a glimpse of a couple of posts I added where I complained about various situations and people I have dealt with this week. The posts didn't stay up for long. It was therapeutic to write them and even to post them. Then I realized that they really weren't the best things to say so I deleted them. If you didn't swing by while they were up - be glad! I was venting and it wasn't a pretty site.

My email is crawling again. Does anyone else's email spend more time BEHIND than ON TIME??? Isn't that annoying.

Oh well - anyway - I wanted to share a couple of new websites and groups I have come across this week. It has been a challenging week for me emotionally. That has led me to search out new things to occupy my mind while I am online. I'm excited about them and wanted to share the opportunity with you as well.

If you are a book lover like me you will especially enjoy the first site I'm going to talk about. It is a Paperback Swap site. You will love the site and the program. It is a group of readers who share books with each other (NOT just paperbacks) for nothing more than the cost of postage! You earn credits in a number of different ways. Most of the books "cost" one credit. I am reading a book that I received from someone on the PBS site. The list of books that I have on the site are found here. If you happen to join the site I would appreciate it if you would list me (SoccerMomtoMandL) as your referrer. i will receive a credit when you join. You can also add me to your PBS buddy list and we can keep up with one another's lists. There are all kinds of books on the site - not just fiction books. One girl got a textbook she needed for a college class on the site and it didn't cost her anything. You know how expensive college textbooks are!

I also wanted to tell you all about a yahoo group that I started a couple of months ago. I'm just getting around to promoting it. It is a group for Christian women with husbands who travel. My husband is gone a lot for his job. That means that I spend a lot of time as a married single mom. It's helpful to have the support of other women who know what I'm dealing with each day. The group is small right now and will be easy to get to know everyone. You can click on the link at the beginning of this paragraph or you can click on the graphic at the bottom of my right sidebar. I have the groups I moderate listed there.

Well, I have a few other things to tend to on here. So, I will go. I know you would enjoy either of the sites I have listed in this post. Come check them out!

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