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~

Aug. 31, 2008
WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU WERE DOING TOMORROW??????

Posted in Day To Day Life - It Happens

Well, we have returned home. You didn't even know I was gone, did you? We had a terrific time. When we pastored in Florida we made some great friends with other pastors. At that time a group of them formed a quartet and would travel around to our various churches to sing/preach/do revivals. That quartet got back together for this weekend to sing at our friends' church in Florence AL. So, we had dinner at their house last night - listened to them all practice last night for the first time in 11 years - FUN TIMES!!! We laughed more than we didn't and all had a wonderful time getting together and reminiscing and catching up on all of our lives. I meant to take my camera but forgot it. I was kicking myself all weekend. I wanted to post pictures here. Marianne took pictures. I asked her to put them on a CD for me. so, I may get pictures up eventually just not now. She also got some video. Maybe an excerpt will end up on YouTube and I can post it here as well.

Tomorrow we are going..............................wait for it...............................canoeing! Can you believe it? I have actually agreed to go canoeing. Brian and Kim and the kids are going with us. I asked Ron how many people can fit in a canoe. He said two or three and asked why. i told him I just wanted to know who was going to be doing all the work in MY canoe. He assured me that he would. But we shall see. If it's left up to me to do my own rowing I know I won't be getting very far. I have inquired as to the depth of the water under the canoe at any given time. But noone will tell me. Ron just assures me that I will have on a life jacket. And I assured him that the life jacket will not do anything for my anxieties about the depth of the water. I do remember canoeing once before somewhere with Ron and remember specifically saying I would never do it again. Yeah - well - never say never.

Faith spent the weekend with one of her "friends", Buddy. She and Buddy had a sleep over - but don't tell anyone because they aren't married. HAHAHA Since we were only gone one night I didn't want to take her all the way out to Pleasant View. So, a friend of ours who has kept her before kept her this time. They have a dog named Buddy. They went to the dog park yesterday morning after they picked her up. I told her that Faith probably wouldn't care much for the dog park because I don't believe Faith actually knows she is a dog. But I guess she did ok. I suppose they treated her like the princess that she is so everything worked out fine. As long as she gets the spoiled treatment that she believes she deserves she will tolerate anything.

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Sep. 2, 2008 - Fun

Posted by Laurie Ann