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
Michael got a new toy over the weekend. That's really no surprise. But what the toy IS is a surprise! Let me first say that the high school they will be going to is an Arts/Literature Magnet School. So, they have to choose a certain Art Elective that they will focus on for the school year. The choices are:
Art - as in painting and drawing
Drama
Chorus
Class Piano
Class Guitar
Band
Imaginative Writing
Keyboarding
He has shown a great deal of interest in playing the guitar for a few years now. So, when he saw Class Guitar as an option he jumped right on it. Ron had been keeping an eye on Craigslist for him an acoustic guitar. He has mentioned that one day he would like to play in the Praise Band at church. So, he got a guitar on Sunday from a man in Pleasant View.
He has been practicing using a DVD that the guy gave him with the guitar. I have tried helping him along as much as I can - which isn't a lot because I know NOTHING about playing the guitar. I've mostly helped him with reading the music and counting the beats out. He also has a book that he is using the work on learning the chords. And we have also done some searching online for various videos and such. He wants to know a little something before school starts. I hope that he stays committed to doing this because it's the first thing, musically, that he has shown a consistent amount of interest in.
Anyway, we are excited. And so is he! Can you tell?
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
Things I Want To Do Before I Die
Take voice lessons
Lose 100 pounds
Take a yearly vacation with just my girl friends
Break completely free from the strongholds that have a grip on me
Find a hair style that I'm totally happy with
Become a great grandmother
Live on the beach
Drive a racecar on the race track
Learn to swim confidently
Go sky-diving
Learn to knit
Scrapbook our family's life
Build a house with an inground pool
Own my own laptop
Visit Alaska
See the REAL Eiffel Tower
Take a short term family missions trip
Own a black Jaguar X-Type car
Be a REAL wife/mom who cooks/cleans and everything
Have Lasix Surgery
Bungee Jump
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