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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
This one is going to be fun. Our home is new but there are still things that I would love to do to make it even better/nicer.
1. Yard designed by a Landscape designer
2. Yard professionally landscaped
3. Kitchen and bathroom floors tiled with ceramic/porcelain tiles
4. Interior designed by an Interior Designer
5. Interior professionally decorated
6. New bathroom fixtures throughout
7. Redo the study
8. Get a real desk
9. New dining table/chairs
10.New lighting fixtures in each room - except the kitchen - I like those
Ok - so where do I go to pick up all the money for these projects?
I wasn't going to do this list this week. But I figured I could probably come up with 10 things so I would give it a shot!
1. Date ONLY guys that you would consider marrying
2. Graduate from HIGH SCHOOL
3. Graduate from college UNLESS you don't have to pay your own tuition - (if you are paying your own tuition then earning enough to live on might be difficult for two people)
4. Get proposed to - or do the proposing - whichever works best for you
5. Have a job!!!! This one should have been first
6. Don't have sex!
7. Have a boyfriend (I guess this would be kind of important)
8. Stay out of debt
9. Have a place of your own to live (in other words, don't live with your parents after you get married - see Genesis 2:24)
10. Pray about it! A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11. Determine that divorce IS NOT GOING TO BE AN OPTION - (you won't be charged extra for the extra point)
Ok - I didn't put those in any kind of order - obviously! I could have gone on actually. That was better than I was expecting it to be. It was so easy that I couldn't narrow it down to JUST 10 - I had to go with an 11th one.
I'm really looking forward to next week's list - Ten Things You’d Fix in Your Home (if you had the time and money) If you would like to join in the fun each week click on the "Ten on Tuesday" graphic to the left.
Since I live in Nashville I thought this week's 10 on Tuesday would be especially easy. I have so many things to pick from. I'm going to try to list things that not only interest me but things that a REAL tourist might come to Nashville specifically to see. That will include things that DON'T interest me too. I will put a * next to the ones that I find interesting.
Ready for your guided tour of Nashville? Ok - here we go:
1. The Hermitage* - The Home of President Andrew Jackson - I love old houses and historical landmarks. So, The Hermitage is a winner in my book.
2. Traveler's Rest* - You can't list The Hermitage and not list Traveler's Rest. Traveler's Rest Plantation was the home of one of our first TN Supreme Court Justices, Judge John Overton. He happened to be the founder of Memphis but was also a close personal friend of President Andrew Jackson. It was a very important location for soldiers during the Civil War.
3. Adventure Science Center* - This is an amazing science center with a very cool planetarium. It's filled with fun things for kids to do. If you have children you should DEFINITELY not miss this!!
4. Percy Priest Lake - If you are an outdoorsy kind of person you should really check out this lake. It is gorgeous and has lots of outdoorsy things to do. I list it here because it is so beautiful!!
5. Opryland Hotel* - I list this not so much as a recommendation for the hotel but for the conservatory/gardens/atriums located IN the hotel. It is a gorgeous place to walk through. There is also a boat ride you can take through the gardens. My explaining it doesn't do it justice. Just take my word for it that you have to see it to enjoy it. AMAZING!!! It is also a convention center location. This is also where you would find The Grand Ole Opry. I'm not a country music fan so I'm not going to list that as one of my 10. But I'm including the link to it here in case it interests you.
6. Opry Mills Mall**** - Ok - you knew you would get a shopping location eventually on my list. Opry Mills is a terrific mall next to the Opryland Hotel/Convention Center. It is the area's newest mall. It sits on the grounds where the amusement park Opryland used to be.
7. LP Field - This is the NFL football stadium where the Tennessee Titans play. I"m not a NFL fan or a Titans fan but it is a beautiful stadium and deserves a drive by.
8. The Ryman Auditorium - Again, I'm not a country music fan. But this is Nashville so I feel like I have to list the Ryman. It is a very historic site. I like it for that reason alone. It opened it's doors for the first time in 1892 - now THAT is historic!
9. Nashville Shores* - If it summer I would definitely plan a trip to Nashville Shores. It is a FUN water park on the banks of Percy Priest Lake. It is 14,000 acres of FUN!
10. Centennial Park/Parthenon - This is a very nice park in the downtown area. It has a replica of the original parthenon in Athens Greece. There are ponds at the park to feed the ducks, running paths, dog park and an Amphitheater for concerts. There are a number of festivals at Centennial Park each year.
There you have it! The top 10 spots I would recommend for tourists coming to Nashville Tennessee. When will you be here?
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
