tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38880354761984632462024-03-13T11:39:19.392-04:00O. . .what a Deh!O. . .what a Deh!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-83854593089429013002013-03-13T21:54:00.000-04:002013-03-13T21:54:04.213-04:00I thirst!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">Fifth Word “I thirst”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">Jesus’ only word concerning
His physical anguish on the cross was that He was thirsty. Is thirsty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t the first time that Jesus had asked
for a drink. He asked a Samarian woman to draw water from a well. Jesus told
her that the water He offered would quench her thirst forever. On another
occasion, He proclaimed, “If a man is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.”
Yet on the cross, the Source of living water thirsted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">I spent a lot of time reading
all the theological meditations on “I thirst”. How thirsty am I for the Lord?
How often do I come to Jesus to satisfy my thirst? How can we quench His
thirst? He tells us that whoever believes in me, rivers of living water will
flow from within them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">“I thirst” is also the
shortest of the words that are recorded from Jesus lips on the cross. IN Greek
it is just one word, Dipso. We know that part of the agony of the words that
Jesus suffered in His scourging and upon the cross is ….thirst. When the body
loses a great deal of blood, a tremendous all consuming thirst is produced. In
war terrible cries of those abandoned on the field of battle is, “water, water.
. .” At this point in His passion, Jesus shows His human side and has a burning
thirst. Crucifixion was designed to be slow torture for criminals. The victim,
though horribly traumatized by being nailed to the cross, actually died from
slow loss of blood and slow strangulation. It is want of water and want of air
that does the killing. Now here on the cross in the mystery of the incarnation
God gets inside human suffering. Most of us, I imagine, are afraid of death in
one way or another. Here Jesus tastes of this suffering. Now, there is truly no
place where we might have to go where He has not gone before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">There are slow deaths like
one may find on ones final days on earth. There are thirsts caused by a
different kink of bleeding of the soul, the identity. The inner self of the
person can die slowly for want of life-giving water and life-giving breathe. We
can be spiritually and emotionally dried up. We can live a life day by day that
is bleeding us dry. Every day we could feel less vital than the day before.
Some of us may know what it is to have a burning- all consuming thirst, to say
from the depths of your soul, “I thirst!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">Some of us may have a life
which causes us to say in agony, “I am suffocating!”,”I can’t breathe!” Each of
us have had times like that in our lives. You may be having a time like that
right now! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">Christ felt thirst and asked
relief, that in all my grief and pain I might know of His sympathy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can comfort Him by thirsting for Him. The
inward dryness we feel is His thirst in Us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">The one who created the seas
needs a drink of water. Somehow we understand that Jesus is very man as well as
very God. He is forever committed to be one with you and me. “I thirst” is
assurance of understanding at the throne. At the heart of God is one who knows
what it is to be human and to suffer- to be alone- to hurt- to cry- to thirst.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">This past November I
witnessed the suffering of my mother. A woman whose life was an arrow pointing
to Her Lord. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic cancer just a few days
before Thanksgiving. This devil had riddled her bones and organs with cancer so
much that her bone scan looked like a Christmas tree!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">I was privileged to be by her
side for almost every minute of her final 7 weeks on earth. I could tell you
about my mothers joy, her gratitude, about how the angels came to her at night
and I heard them talking, about how she thanked everyone she saw from the
“environmental health” lady who swept her floor in the hospital to the guys who
battled for a chance to transport her on the gurney to radiation to monseignor
who visited her with communion and prayer to her precious Lord!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">But this reflection is about
a night on December 8<sup>th</sup> 2012. It was a profound experience with my
mother that wasn’t joyful and pleasant. In fact it will, up to now, be the
single most horrific experience I have ever experienced. It was a Saturday
afternoon when the story starts. I was preparing a shower for my mom before
heading off to watch my son play basketball. I walked in her room to help her
get in the shower and I found mom back n bed and she told me that her pain was
so bad she couldn’t walk to the shower. That night, I decided to sleep in her
room. I just felt that that night mom may need me. We started out the evening
watching a DVD of Downtown Abbey and mom was taking her prescribed medicine to
keep the pain to a dull roar. As the night became midnight, we started to pray
together. I also started to read her a book called A Place of Healing. The book was all
about aligning your suffering with meaning. With Christ. I must have read to
her for 4 hours straight with breaks for prayer. Earnest prayer where we both praised
God for He is good. We would comment every now and then on the beautiful
concepts and to remark on the coincidence that the author too had extreme
dibilitaiting pain. And as the night meandered on, moms pain was worsening. In
fact she was not getting any relief from her medicine. We pleaded with God to
take this cup form her, to spare His servent, to heal her. Please please Lord,
if it is your will take this cup from her. Sound familiar?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">And yet at the same time and
I am not kidding when I tell you this. . .Mom Praised Him! Thanking Him over
and over again. . .Thank you my Lord. Thank you my God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">As the sun rose, I called
moms doctor and he said I should bring mom to the emergency room. . .but the
problem was that she may have broken bones in her body and she couldn’t move,
she couldn’t walk at all. So I called an ambulance to take her. But the story
is going to get worse because the only way the parametics could get her
downstairs was to seat her broken body in a metal chair and carry her downstairs
one step at a time. Jarring her along the way. . .Every small shift would be
unbearable. I prayed and cried in the hallway as my moms voice rose to a loud
pitch, crying to her Lord. My God, My Lord! Wait please slow down, don’t jerk
me. . .Please! I was so devastated. So hopeless and all I could do was pray and
cry. And I looked at my sweet husband and prayed my kids wouldn’t wake up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">We finally got her to the
gurney, and drove about 3 miles per hour to Northside, the parametics were so
wonderful being so sensitive to her pain at every pot hole!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">And then they informed us at
the hospital, that she would need a CT scan to determine why she was in so much
pain. This sent her and me into a panic! But what could they do? Mom pleaded
with her eyes. She begged for another way, I consulted with by radiologist
friend Bob. Wasn’t there another way??</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">But it still required her
body to be moved onto a hard metal table. I went with mom and the transport
crew who slowly moved her to the scan room. I realized I am a coward! I can’t
stand here and cry again and watch human torture. Especially of my mother. I
had never seen torture before like this. I walked into the waiting room the
coward that I am, so the technicians could be the bad guys. And then I heard
her crys. And the Holy Spirit took hold of me. . .those of you may know what I
mean when I say this because you feel Him physically yanking you by the collar!
It wasn’t me who walked back in the her room, it was me being led by Him. .
.And I stood at the top of her<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>head and
told her that she was so close to Christ right now. That she was on the cross.
Right next to Christ. Couldn’t she feel His breathe? I told her that He was
with her and as the tech’s put her broken body onto the CT scan she was calm
and able to stay still for 15 minutes. It was a literal miracle because she
couldn’t stay still in a stretched out position before. I told her to breathe
in the Holy Spirit and with that she calmed down. It was God, Jesus and the
Holy Spirit. They gave me those comforting words because I, “Heather” was a
coward. God game me the strength to be with my mother in her most horrific
pain. And the Holy Spirit the Great Consoler- calmed her down. And so we all
climbed up on the cross that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">And when you climb up on the
cross with Him, because He thirsts for us, because He is with us in our
suffering and so much more. . .When we do our eyes focus on Him and on His
love, His grace, the blessing He gives us even in the middle of our sufferings.
My mother was a beautiful woman but her beauty came from Him. She rejoiced that
she had been counted worthy to suffer for His sake- and so her last day on
earth, I read the readings to her in her comatose state. They spoke of
believing in Him and that in our belief we are saved and that Christ is not
interested in our physical healing but in our spiritual healing and with that
reading I had peace that my mother is with her saviour today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">So If we can keep our gaze
vertial then He will complete the beauty of the cross with the horizontal reach
of His arms. He thirsts for us to be near Him, nearer that we are. He wants to
have us all to Himself. He is our beloved and we are His. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">I learned that to cultivate
the spirit of surrender, we may be happy to carry a cross which Jesus has
carried before us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">From His thirst He gives
dignity to misery, treasure in poverty, consolation in pain,. Our crosses are
expressions of His thirst for us. An invitation to love Him as He loves us, to
share in the great work of redemptive love.</span></div>
The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-43543363169906809822011-10-01T11:22:00.000-04:002011-10-01T11:22:50.842-04:00<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Scare. . .An Evil Scare</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cancer. . .that is a word I have always feared. And yet, here I am hearing it and hearing that word come out of my Mom's mouth is scary. Moderately invasive cancer. </span><br />
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<div class="header"><h2 class="me" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">mod·er·ate</span></h2><span class="pronset"><noscript><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/lunaWAV/M05/M0519200" target="_blank"><img src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/speaker.gif" border="0" alt="moderately pronunciation" /></a></noscript> <span class="show_ipapr" style="display: none;"><span class="prondelim">/</span><span class="pg">adj., n. </span><span class="pron">ˈmɒd<img alt="" border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" />ər<img alt="" border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" />ɪt</span><span class="pron">,</span> <span class="pron">ˈmɒd<img alt="" border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" />rɪt</span><span class="pron">;</span> <span class="pg">v. </span><span class="pron">ˈmɒd<img alt="" border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" />əˌreɪt</span><span class="prondelim">/</span> <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/IPA_pron_key.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif" /></a> <span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"><a alt="Toggle for Spelled" class="pronlink" href="" title="Click to show spelled">Show Spelled</a> </span></span><span class="show_spellpr" style="display: inline;"></span></span><span class="secondary-bf"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"></span></span></span>adjective</div><span class="pg"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"></span> </span></span><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">1.</span></span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">kept</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">keeping</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">within</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">reasonable</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">proper</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">limits;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">not</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">extreme,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">excessive,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">intense:</span> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">moderate</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">price.</span></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"> </span></div><div class="header"><h2 class="me"><span style="font-size: large;">in·va·sive</span></h2><span class="pronset"><noscript><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/lunaWAV/I02/I0277900" target="_blank"><img src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/speaker.gif" border="0" alt="invasive pronunciation" /></a></noscript> <span class="show_ipapr" style="display: none;"><span class="prondelim">/</span><span class="pron">ɪnˈveɪ<img alt="" border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" />sɪv</span><span class="prondelim">/</span> <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/IPA_pron_key.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif" /></a> <span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"><a alt="Toggle for Spelled" class="pronlink" href="" title="Click to show spelled">Show Spelle</a></span></span><span class="show_spellpr" style="display: inline;"><span class="prondelim"></span><span class="pron"><span class="boldface"></span></span><span class="prondelim"></span><span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"></span></span></span> </div><span class="pg"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">adjective</span> </span></span><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">1.</span> </span></span><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">characterized</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">by</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">involving</span> </span><span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/invasion" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">invasion</a><span id="hotword">; </span></span><span id="hotword"> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">offensive:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">invasive</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">war.</span> </span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">2.</span> </span></span><div class="dndata"><span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/invade" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">invading</a><span id="hotword">, </span></span><span id="hotword"> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">tending</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">to</span> </span><span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/invade" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">invade</a><span id="hotword">; </span></span><span id="hotword"> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">intrusive.</span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"> </span></span></div><div class="header"><h2 class="me"><span style="font-size: large;">can·cer</span></h2><span class="pronset"><noscript><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/lunaWAV/C00/C0083700" target="_blank"><img src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/speaker.gif" border="0" alt="cancer pronunciation" /></a></noscript> <span class="show_ipapr" style="display: none;"><span class="prondelim">/</span><span class="pron">ˈkæn<img alt="" border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" />sər</span><span class="prondelim">/</span> <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/IPA_pron_key.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif" /></a> <span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"><a alt="Toggle for Spelled" class="pronlink" href="" title="Click to show spelled">Show Spelle</a></span></span><span class="show_spellpr" style="display: inline;"><span class="prondelim"></span><span class="pron"><span class="boldface"></span></span><span class="prondelim"></span><span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"></span></span></span> </div><span class="pg"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">noun</span> </span></span><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">1.</span></span></span><span class="ital-inline"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">Pathology</span> </span></span>. <div class="dndata"><span class="labset"><span id="hotword"></span></span><div class="luna-Nested"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">a.</span> </span></span><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">malignant</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">and</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">invasive</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">growth</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">tumor,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">especially</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">one</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">originating</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">epithelium,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">tending</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">recur</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">after</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">excision</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">and</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">metastasize</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">other</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">sites.</span> </span></div></div><div class="luna-Nested"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">b.</span> </span></span><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">any</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">disease</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">characterized</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">by</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">such</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">growths.</span> </span></div></div></div></div><div class="luna-Ent"><span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">2.</span> </span></span><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">any</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">evil</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">condition</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">thing</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">that</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">spreads</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">destructively;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">blight.</span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"> </span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"> </span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sounds so crazy to put those words together in one sentence. And yet, here we are.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The good news is they took it out. The other good news is that the surrounding tissues, they removed to check on, are cancer free. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So she waits one month to have radiation. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another word I have a hard time with. Isn't raditaion bad for us. Don't we cover ourselves from it?</span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So my dear sweet momma is getting radiation in a month. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thoughts that come to my mind. . .Thank you God for letting my mom detect this evil condition early.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thank God for an amazing community of prayer warriors who have been rallying around me and my Mom!</span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thank God for an amazing doctor who saw her early and the next day booked her surgery!</span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am just worried for her and the future. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Heading to Miami tomorrow. . .</span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Gotta go hug and love on my Mom!</span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span> </span></div></div></div>The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-30473007041332717812011-02-27T16:29:00.000-05:002011-02-27T16:29:47.824-05:00Happy Valentines Day!<blockquote><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dLeyJuu1gJogtGTjWkrm_SExN4gnDWaittraLyzXo5DG-1nNv2gQ-H_dVBf7sjo_LvmG1UskxWUJYOGhHu-3Ej9sZawaO59s024EtjWpOxPDDa3fHvTLCw2WmRy2cTNgvlUszOvUn5jJ/s1600/DSCN0816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dLeyJuu1gJogtGTjWkrm_SExN4gnDWaittraLyzXo5DG-1nNv2gQ-H_dVBf7sjo_LvmG1UskxWUJYOGhHu-3Ej9sZawaO59s024EtjWpOxPDDa3fHvTLCw2WmRy2cTNgvlUszOvUn5jJ/s320/DSCN0816.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Happy Valentines Day! </span></span></span></blockquote></blockquote>The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-58733817565354175352011-02-21T21:09:00.000-05:002011-02-21T21:09:02.980-05:00Blessings from the Lord<span style="font-size: small;">You know. . .when you look, you see. You know how when you buy a new car, everywhere you look there is one just like it? Well, blessing are like that too. They are there all the time, we just don't look!</span><br />
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I have been praying every morning with my Lord. Putting in time to be with Him and He is spending time right back with me.<br />
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We have been struggling financially and it is so hard to let go and let God step in. My hubby and I have always made it happen. So here we are stranded in a tough time and everything we have done to fix it has not helped. So, what is our lesson here? "Stop trying and just lean on Me, He says!"<br />
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So we continue to plug away and plug away and attempt new ideas. . .no avail.<br />
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Prayer, time with God, on our knees in front of the Holy Eucharist.<br />
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And then on e day a check arrives, a new client, 2, 3 ,4 . .. <br />
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Oh, don't get me wrong, He is not dousing us in cash. He is giving us enough to keep our eyes still on Him!<br />
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We are blessed!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-87040390043235294272011-01-22T00:45:00.001-05:002011-01-22T00:50:14.627-05:00“God has created you for eternity. Don’t settle for less.”50 people over the age of 95 were asked, “What would you do different if you had to do it over again?” Their answers were filled with the valuing of eternity. Their top three answers?<br />
<b>1) Reflect more-</b> Consider what is truly valuable. Enjoy, embrace, enter into the valuable relationships around us every day. Loving God and loving others with passion every day.<br />
<b>2) Risk more-</b> When it’s all said and done, it’s not about success or failure, but about risk. Did you live and go for it? Nothing is more sad than this, “What might have been.”<br />
<b>3) Do more thing that would live on after I am dead-</b> Did I make a difference? Having lived a life of significance is a great, eternal desire in the <nobr><a class="FAAdLink" href="http://faithumc.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/secrets-of-the-vine-1-eternal-fruit/#" id="FALINK_2_0_1">human heart</a></nobr>. The happiest people at the end of their lives are not those who have focused on gaining, but on giving.<br />
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So, I have been in a Secrets of the Vine book study for the past few months. . .it is the one of the only thing in my life right now that I feel is feeding me. Time with my kids, clients and my Lord are nurturing me like I haven't felt in a while. Again my dearest Lord is tugging on me and making me His own again. Thank you so much my faith Lord!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-30641211904960043342011-01-03T20:12:00.000-05:002011-01-03T20:12:58.150-05:00A fun day iceskating!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpZf5V8NkXFsxYzkJaOGUI5HiWWv0WdrA3QgZX3Cp3IoibEybkvbgd5bHV1eAW7V-HDmb1uiOPsap3xJ8a8b1b6iOhpIOlGM5q_0p22rbDRTIxy3qehRsk3p62rX0b_qzLbG9Gg4qpsJZ/s1600/ice+skating+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpZf5V8NkXFsxYzkJaOGUI5HiWWv0WdrA3QgZX3Cp3IoibEybkvbgd5bHV1eAW7V-HDmb1uiOPsap3xJ8a8b1b6iOhpIOlGM5q_0p22rbDRTIxy3qehRsk3p62rX0b_qzLbG9Gg4qpsJZ/s640/ice+skating+055.JPG" width="611" /> </a></div> Me and my babies ice skating for the first time! We were invited by our friend to a special day at an amazing hotel in Buckhead! Wow ! My kids are hooked.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvW-E5JPKolUd6Zlp4VmCGEojA5GcOuFtXwLDEnwO-iz8IJZ-7MrnPU_wHNoqWfzftavwkVaVYHS0kCxaWI3cYiuFsfKCkehn7s4PKZNr2X6svKFaQOFCpllhLrnDHfNwjJbDYBEh7Xni/s1600/ice+skating+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvW-E5JPKolUd6Zlp4VmCGEojA5GcOuFtXwLDEnwO-iz8IJZ-7MrnPU_wHNoqWfzftavwkVaVYHS0kCxaWI3cYiuFsfKCkehn7s4PKZNr2X6svKFaQOFCpllhLrnDHfNwjJbDYBEh7Xni/s320/ice+skating+059.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It was so windy and yes I am dying my own hair these days. . .don't look to closely! Missing my highlights! But anyway back to these great friends. . .Love them!!!<br />
And the smores afterward by the fire were amazing. . .as was the almost chocolate pudding like hot chocolate! Merry Christmas!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-56240570647732713812010-12-14T16:37:00.000-05:002010-12-14T16:37:32.266-05:00Bff's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pdi6KSxKqspQe2B4Zt9_z82xNkuDVZ-z0RFc_99BIaRQtOWsL0CnrcnM0yeN4dKTIl4NFmc4ew1dy87MmRUb36a9D3K9_JOTIbJe1fQbIn9dlkxgje8nCSzL6YG2Iv8nZSSYLQhikqHX/s1600/lisa+dec+11th+2010+069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pdi6KSxKqspQe2B4Zt9_z82xNkuDVZ-z0RFc_99BIaRQtOWsL0CnrcnM0yeN4dKTIl4NFmc4ew1dy87MmRUb36a9D3K9_JOTIbJe1fQbIn9dlkxgje8nCSzL6YG2Iv8nZSSYLQhikqHX/s320/lisa+dec+11th+2010+069.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="sqq" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">“<a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/this-is-my-wish-for-you-comfort-on-difficult-days/397394.html">This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.</a>”</span>The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-50539250712722244252010-11-26T18:55:00.000-05:002010-11-26T18:55:51.919-05:00Thanksgiving 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-YgqoSZbX659Op2yrcip5FAGeZeMpPn28LsW_XEacLkQgtOR-STykSui7mJICNS-ELZ_u-NMn8QIhGeAYNsoi2VnoGUE_TuoCYxKLHSbO4gtkcy6m-MPvbkBGnW-XBKuqqErc07kLQCW/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-YgqoSZbX659Op2yrcip5FAGeZeMpPn28LsW_XEacLkQgtOR-STykSui7mJICNS-ELZ_u-NMn8QIhGeAYNsoi2VnoGUE_TuoCYxKLHSbO4gtkcy6m-MPvbkBGnW-XBKuqqErc07kLQCW/s320/photo.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>It was the most amazing Thanksgiving !!!!<br />
A huge group happy and eating. . .a magazine worthy shot!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-53366877350738084142010-11-26T18:17:00.000-05:002010-11-26T18:17:58.184-05:00Nativity 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEdpQd9jrJKLX4VSfIKM95MH_zSY02ErSGY3lmc6PcJ83Py5V6wXSUQ6wv3djsW5Yhovf46vP1KBc2A_-imYhGlZDbaBRdGrDScJXfhtDGSV-disaX74UWedAqbx3WQ7AmetoDgVq6rxJ/s1600/148512_1709624186230_1406859551_1781476_7765610_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEdpQd9jrJKLX4VSfIKM95MH_zSY02ErSGY3lmc6PcJ83Py5V6wXSUQ6wv3djsW5Yhovf46vP1KBc2A_-imYhGlZDbaBRdGrDScJXfhtDGSV-disaX74UWedAqbx3WQ7AmetoDgVq6rxJ/s320/148512_1709624186230_1406859551_1781476_7765610_n.jpg" width="320" />Angel Hana!</a></div><br />
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But I must say, H was the cutest Dorothy of them all. Even though Dorothy was the costume of the year for 6 year olds! What?? How come I don't get these emails??<br />
As for R's Halloween party. . .the key to a fantastic Halloween party is to have fantastic moms to help!<br />
The amazing pics alone are worthy of a magazine! <br />
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Tennis season! And I am loving it. Can I say so far. . . .this is my favorite sport ever!!!!????<br />
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Easy Breezy and of course my kids are N A T U R A L S!!<br />
Love it!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-47866016195303758482010-09-02T17:36:00.004-04:002010-09-02T17:40:26.268-04:00Puppy Love<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Can you resist him?</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHckRVeWiT2qxpdlrZJdsOT7C61s_nbQzRO13LmUbQ4mhfhm2ShI8zr3rki1gP77uhucvhIHPCZDJ-30ZuypyM88W7ZdH-HB-um8sFBKyQwcMBwMaYZIJExdAf4wZk1HsEZT5hOw24xuBa/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHckRVeWiT2qxpdlrZJdsOT7C61s_nbQzRO13LmUbQ4mhfhm2ShI8zr3rki1gP77uhucvhIHPCZDJ-30ZuypyM88W7ZdH-HB-um8sFBKyQwcMBwMaYZIJExdAf4wZk1HsEZT5hOw24xuBa/s320/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512433814892609858" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Isn't he adorable?</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXx3NyD35hboQIRHkMY3guHFPTm36CHnNCe1FR9_Z0NehG53ZOHZxxrqUmwWUAKkjZOxdOv7OdLKxEkCq-HS4ZxzzuNVJf9WvGiyTC2SpXm7LOJ_Zw82upi8uEj9HcoltbOcQOVnmY8CF/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXx3NyD35hboQIRHkMY3guHFPTm36CHnNCe1FR9_Z0NehG53ZOHZxxrqUmwWUAKkjZOxdOv7OdLKxEkCq-HS4ZxzzuNVJf9WvGiyTC2SpXm7LOJ_Zw82upi8uEj9HcoltbOcQOVnmY8CF/s320/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512433480703645970" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">He is my constant companion now that the kids are at school! I love his silly way of sitting with one leg out to the side! Ahhhhh!!! Puppy Love!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkzd3cr57lgq1j8pPzojMmdnDdQqz-DZ3FtDJ-3pROJ8kYvf_p7h2dTAz_MjySLwY9el7Vs77MVC1iPc-f8RY2tVitY9RvY-CibgaKUZpEGI-bAdwC3Ag2u26m6gWfz0q35QqJ-vbWL1G/s1600/Comet+2.JPG"><br /></a>The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-6422254197490927912010-08-31T19:51:00.011-04:002010-08-31T20:04:15.496-04:00She's a BEAUTY!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMDQP28hSOa9c45cUanCW9Gq1D9hsjfaFcCJ4izHfAInGMsJsQgI7UEfWXX6mxoCxIGR36G838R72gmwu5H5szpid_pQ0GHi7KBXjQquyepesuBCHke2GL0K310NlaqTfXvm642xeim8Y/s1600/Mommy+and+Hana.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMDQP28hSOa9c45cUanCW9Gq1D9hsjfaFcCJ4izHfAInGMsJsQgI7UEfWXX6mxoCxIGR36G838R72gmwu5H5szpid_pQ0GHi7KBXjQquyepesuBCHke2GL0K310NlaqTfXvm642xeim8Y/s320/Mommy+and+Hana.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511728024863164258" border="0" /><span style="font-size:100%;">She is a kindergartener!</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0TByo-ZylGW-Ii2SaquPZFHGhLpaH02wW82GTLyNxIzsdEZFaReMR3r0HZe4eAMReKVQWW2kmSPYEJMu4-QvcDNkHNplB-nmmpHo2PTs3u-pVXnBAymfC-N2Xf8OJjVpNjJbGi1R9FDR/s1600/Hana's+Desk.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0TByo-ZylGW-Ii2SaquPZFHGhLpaH02wW82GTLyNxIzsdEZFaReMR3r0HZe4eAMReKVQWW2kmSPYEJMu4-QvcDNkHNplB-nmmpHo2PTs3u-pVXnBAymfC-N2Xf8OJjVpNjJbGi1R9FDR/s320/Hana's+Desk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511727917804509634" border="0" /></a>Has her own desk!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6iUsYsxU8IgD0_4BwiFOJ80gAfGWxG1Lf66S41RSioWXWtYPTPZ8vutabAPpniIyg8sqpNG9IP-XeRDqQpG2KkN7z83Vbv1de-VLARqCeN54J0Y6WEYuLcsHv1UPZRdlNhv876WLblEQ/s1600/Hana's+first+pen+pouch.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6iUsYsxU8IgD0_4BwiFOJ80gAfGWxG1Lf66S41RSioWXWtYPTPZ8vutabAPpniIyg8sqpNG9IP-XeRDqQpG2KkN7z83Vbv1de-VLARqCeN54J0Y6WEYuLcsHv1UPZRdlNhv876WLblEQ/s320/Hana's+first+pen+pouch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511727802336080818" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8hUFaLgdeohP-TtJ3qPzvzmMvHCvvgv9O0zhMCWM7HVgUgL9F7QlqEnS1nvMYPeNIN2rXSZpmOmQAJ92OIqy4va_fZW1rGGUSP3XEhqVlKw64kobGxCquhsaBgL6MbdzkHliXZjmRXRa/s1600/Hana+and+Willy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8hUFaLgdeohP-TtJ3qPzvzmMvHCvvgv9O0zhMCWM7HVgUgL9F7QlqEnS1nvMYPeNIN2rXSZpmOmQAJ92OIqy4va_fZW1rGGUSP3XEhqVlKw64kobGxCquhsaBgL6MbdzkHliXZjmRXRa/s320/Hana+and+Willy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511727650455630450" border="0" /></a><br />Has a friend who is 2 feet tall but she thinks he is AWESOME!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2F7gC4qGiTwwYqOcd7yFMD-R2q1BZasdYSfgYfJCfGjcA2TJihGh97DiEf4qOrWe03c2DY7m7YV79-rHfB6tGljBHDW8PSGXfJqdgQTPFI9BKKac8_G4_LUwKROy5kWuxqJq37TUB0kS/s1600/Hana+pen+pouch.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2F7gC4qGiTwwYqOcd7yFMD-R2q1BZasdYSfgYfJCfGjcA2TJihGh97DiEf4qOrWe03c2DY7m7YV79-rHfB6tGljBHDW8PSGXfJqdgQTPFI9BKKac8_G4_LUwKROy5kWuxqJq37TUB0kS/s320/Hana+pen+pouch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511727545032852306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My own pencil case! WOOO HOOO!<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIB1j86eGWlKCuq38F4PgCn0tXyTBok2OkyUFe7CBhniCt19CXIlnaWf1JZoe_cx46d0cBTKpVYYEDZHW8l5VyPaxXwaDIRZO9n3TCPZLll28J7rU18db9xuTkPKtjNcnLl1-_bEUXrmF/s1600/Hana+1st+day+kindergarten.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIB1j86eGWlKCuq38F4PgCn0tXyTBok2OkyUFe7CBhniCt19CXIlnaWf1JZoe_cx46d0cBTKpVYYEDZHW8l5VyPaxXwaDIRZO9n3TCPZLll28J7rU18db9xuTkPKtjNcnLl1-_bEUXrmF/s320/Hana+1st+day+kindergarten.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511727424326163666" border="0" /></a>She is a BEAUTY!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLK8v4X3Q14HIKV8sPnoE9avMdh1t_vZTg0L2ZcpLnuT5OybETX_vRCuNJSC7TKmi-vvbLclq56GupmyDdj6h8qtq7EcRpSoaNbzgWxqgMmg5ciVt6dQO6AvwoaN8gDTkc9uutBy1dJuE/s1600/1st+day+of+school.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; font-weight: bold;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLK8v4X3Q14HIKV8sPnoE9avMdh1t_vZTg0L2ZcpLnuT5OybETX_vRCuNJSC7TKmi-vvbLclq56GupmyDdj6h8qtq7EcRpSoaNbzgWxqgMmg5ciVt6dQO6AvwoaN8gDTkc9uutBy1dJuE/s320/1st+day+of+school.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511726629637543410" border="0" /></a><br />. . .she really loves her brother!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWydB8Jj9fs5YdC_32CWkDiQ__UxSKPira6uyxsFFUnYJsx8KP_yBCiVsKGwZU4T_yML_l9MlnRlDlqazDNCGKXxr5kZygJqVLfcjCRVwia7drmxdOdsv5eatAVeUwT_HhrjIgmuPXPqr/s1600/red+face+Hana.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWydB8Jj9fs5YdC_32CWkDiQ__UxSKPira6uyxsFFUnYJsx8KP_yBCiVsKGwZU4T_yML_l9MlnRlDlqazDNCGKXxr5kZygJqVLfcjCRVwia7drmxdOdsv5eatAVeUwT_HhrjIgmuPXPqr/s320/red+face+Hana.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511726324910110898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">just look at her!</span></span></span></span><br /></div>The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-76184261013722574292010-08-31T15:01:00.003-04:002010-08-31T15:07:32.689-04:00Happy Birthday to my BIG 9 year old!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1STI2UH4BW40C3DvblYG78Svr70tbZ79odpEk08bvHk4rIdkao8TcsGWNDgqd3yYr0uXJoBG3LKjWKi_tTDpCk_mJOwK9j6I0d85jw0foiVSorB87DYpp7Aq4qAkdHmOaIxlKRA35-TNq/s1600/40187_1571969665304_1417404848_1555803_453715_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmDZx-oeGdveiaKouAAETCeLZzkwyYR54Hr-0e-9R0G6frvfCjKQwHZYYMqdFZdeRaKlpF6w38S6VePPvtOI4X2UL99x9RYZvFqe_eGlgxJk4xkjWzV4vH51Uvn19pzBXhULS58Q6ilXB/s320/39074_1562365225199_1417404848_1529716_4253625_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507680208630371122" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></span></a> Me and my little angels. . .the sunset. . .sand and surf<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdZdyV9YzqEsGGVCYdimSMa-GYiDLCBQy6NWowQXeZaRo2OuATqR9pbd9Nscsy4TkG6REixbf5FuxFgwcTaF2QbusoetoHtHIUWsz30cM7UyFToCDDpllZTF9357Qgx3UIDxJnamDLD4K/s1600/40641_1570410266320_1417404848_1551837_65052_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdZdyV9YzqEsGGVCYdimSMa-GYiDLCBQy6NWowQXeZaRo2OuATqR9pbd9Nscsy4TkG6REixbf5FuxFgwcTaF2QbusoetoHtHIUWsz30cM7UyFToCDDpllZTF9357Qgx3UIDxJnamDLD4K/s320/40641_1570410266320_1417404848_1551837_65052_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507679873316731938" border="0" /></a> When he grows up. . . He wants a beach house so he can meditate!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVmWVsq9jG_GshAttGyH-F79Mb0V0Vfyd10t2sNlegGWFK5MiUJ-dWsu5n47fCSpUj614O58gw0GoB8ezuzVIEqRFAiSGvQMcBBEUz44_CCscVSmYfY45XsE1ogDbWx_uP-XJyEJKj35S/s1600/40684_1562366385228_1417404848_1529723_7611885_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVmWVsq9jG_GshAttGyH-F79Mb0V0Vfyd10t2sNlegGWFK5MiUJ-dWsu5n47fCSpUj614O58gw0GoB8ezuzVIEqRFAiSGvQMcBBEUz44_CCscVSmYfY45XsE1ogDbWx_uP-XJyEJKj35S/s320/40684_1562366385228_1417404848_1529723_7611885_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507679471464057474" border="0" /></a> She wants to be a lawyer so she can afford a beach house! Full of life!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9dU00b28rMVs2VvZ3YJGhZ4pJEJUQxpXlZeBk9n_gA5Yn8b2rQwp-h7Pq-j1jYwhZmd2pPJR98TT-2PHDXDtKnZ_CHoFl1ycKV3uWkeeu2QqH0J4yNkZqYrHyrsAhsahoakgxwZLE6oI/s1600/35975_1562367585258_1417404848_1529724_7099800_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9dU00b28rMVs2VvZ3YJGhZ4pJEJUQxpXlZeBk9n_gA5Yn8b2rQwp-h7Pq-j1jYwhZmd2pPJR98TT-2PHDXDtKnZ_CHoFl1ycKV3uWkeeu2QqH0J4yNkZqYrHyrsAhsahoakgxwZLE6oI/s320/35975_1562367585258_1417404848_1529724_7099800_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507678031859855202" border="0" /></a> They are angels sent to me from heaven!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-17771279822790095752010-07-17T17:49:00.005-04:002010-07-17T19:19:53.313-04:00Beach!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGkSrDuQqlZGG3_lJRMRQcDcce5C78yvZGzh2mhjZlinock8w9ftk6kqHTB0s9U3f_z2wGYwSqqhFgfD9I7zUuNNTUoLVHLuvoU2H1BhiVcR2jORtV_mYIDKn_N4Hy63J-IX1c8q669Qu/s1600/CIMG0640.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaf5_AC_WHSuuF8Cz7tyXRR1J-dQ-JkslhkndguIq4UkAY7zKbyguFTlJSHhwyGQjkhLgI2DoZhKycFAnrZ3_D3U1FxbLVchP_qRd3FuODt7Pk9eDalfM31jnEdymv0h1Co-gwltB6T8Us/s320/CIMG0599.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494995844457231762" /></a>The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-50432166415384967182010-07-17T17:42:00.001-04:002010-07-17T17:48:52.615-04:00Happy Easter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi90UxgwA4exmnR-jxwyoPJGPbmg3036ehmxGYpcS1LlTUMj9IJ5rz5iiUje_wHEiBarhI3pBp9JH3ByBaDIwomuty3-eDqR3i6p60FunoY6BLgwLVFTv4MMz8fEu4z-x9iUF8gMFCc50O/s1600/CIMG0594.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi90UxgwA4exmnR-jxwyoPJGPbmg3036ehmxGYpcS1LlTUMj9IJ5rz5iiUje_wHEiBarhI3pBp9JH3ByBaDIwomuty3-eDqR3i6p60FunoY6BLgwLVFTv4MMz8fEu4z-x9iUF8gMFCc50O/s320/CIMG0594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494994702666428274" /></a>The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-17117821944333937852010-07-16T16:48:00.003-04:002010-07-16T16:55:38.872-04:00Comet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelqKwV7WCzMO9jjQI9r12sLDTYCITs7Sjwg8AZCQmLlPbmc96rW7CvYWlws1G0nxF9aQHnKEoNBTmkRqxEsa3UXJmHNpNKyix1labJ8E4ebF6LvThGIt3tLEu8dl5zbT4DUTOvgFh28a8/s1600/CIMG0685.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelqKwV7WCzMO9jjQI9r12sLDTYCITs7Sjwg8AZCQmLlPbmc96rW7CvYWlws1G0nxF9aQHnKEoNBTmkRqxEsa3UXJmHNpNKyix1labJ8E4ebF6LvThGIt3tLEu8dl5zbT4DUTOvgFh28a8/s320/CIMG0685.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494609585831989042" /></a><br />My H and her puppy love. . . Comet!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-44189821058496502612010-07-16T16:44:00.002-04:002010-07-16T16:47:59.514-04:00Holy Communion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsis3IIOOf3_NOBuZb0Eq4Rpc1ahqPHdpqwUq3x1c8qxwplwrLDl8n9ThFDQ3VaDAH93TuWTYjcW0P_sWd72DPL182ZeVf3v_JTioM6_0n9Pste9lM4OELgFGS5Zo3orYWRs8setg69xbF/s1600/29886_389584404059_694324059_3803713_5811068_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsis3IIOOf3_NOBuZb0Eq4Rpc1ahqPHdpqwUq3x1c8qxwplwrLDl8n9ThFDQ3VaDAH93TuWTYjcW0P_sWd72DPL182ZeVf3v_JTioM6_0n9Pste9lM4OELgFGS5Zo3orYWRs8setg69xbF/s320/29886_389584404059_694324059_3803713_5811068_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494608151806265826" /></a><br />My sweet angel boy took Christ into his body this Year! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokdGeOdPXyeCdJE-vG430Ztm-5tbaruwQE0jTnLkwA5NuwLN-fmNgalibjDw9bMz86mG0wz5NHK-gUrnwhJC82GaN7UejwbRzUb8D0KuQU5CSzE7xBEaoqwcZAjfFyTRhlYJv_7VVmRHr/s1600/Almost+all+of+us.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokdGeOdPXyeCdJE-vG430Ztm-5tbaruwQE0jTnLkwA5NuwLN-fmNgalibjDw9bMz86mG0wz5NHK-gUrnwhJC82GaN7UejwbRzUb8D0KuQU5CSzE7xBEaoqwcZAjfFyTRhlYJv_7VVmRHr/s320/Almost+all+of+us.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494608474612970626" /></a><br /><br />Our Family and Friends came and the party was awsome!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-91933339825587858562010-04-24T17:20:00.000-04:002010-04-24T17:21:08.168-04:00The Zoo!<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/play/4d5459794f444d304d44513d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Zoo" src="http://www.smilebox.com/snap/4d5459794f444d304d44513d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=yahoo&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Digital slideshow made with Smilebox</td></tr></table>The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-38596406891290934952010-02-20T12:37:00.001-05:002010-02-20T12:40:57.518-05:00RIP Alexander Haig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcb0K2ShMdZFYSRiVHyAydbv-Vgc4ShguRSL0oGk4jGgJW-hrOZiC2SKdCOl2xi2xVUG88AXaSdUzbGVSsXW2Y29rm4wedlyMPC5h1xA4tWV5oHOXVDSV8h8jCXaIWqTw5xwsApi_rDc1/s1600-h/IMG_1257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcb0K2ShMdZFYSRiVHyAydbv-Vgc4ShguRSL0oGk4jGgJW-hrOZiC2SKdCOl2xi2xVUG88AXaSdUzbGVSsXW2Y29rm4wedlyMPC5h1xA4tWV5oHOXVDSV8h8jCXaIWqTw5xwsApi_rDc1/s320/IMG_1257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440381936625556482" /></a><br />Alexander Haig, the four star Army general who served three Republican presidents, including a stint as secretary of state, died Saturday of complications from an infection. He was 85 and surrounded by family in his last hours.<br /><br />Haig, who held top White House posts under presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan, launched his own candidacy for president in 1988, but his campaign never took off and Republicans chose George H.W. Bush.<br /><br />Fairly or not, he will be remembered for his over-reaching remark after the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, when, as secretary of state, he declared, "As of now, I am in control here in the White House, pending the return of the vice president." Haig later acknowledged he had used a poor choice of words and would have a hard time living down the line.<br /><br />He sometimes came off as a taciturn, hard-nosed military man but he had a lighter side. During the run-up to one of his confirmation hearings in the 1980s, the late Sen. Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio, a political foe, presented him with a box of nails. Haig got the joke and laughed along with the senator.<br /><br />The Associated Press, citing his family, said Haig died about 1:30 a.m. at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.<br />Get the new<br />PD toolbar!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3888035476198463246.post-29426624580477666382010-02-01T21:47:00.003-05:002010-02-01T21:59:33.061-05:00H is a Rascal!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF450TkMcdZEDDlu3Qg6gcAOfm5CABmNihD3oL3nOanW_c_kkLQlRPfGs25bZM9Od6MRY67_1zFr2DgzTHUcoPCTziQoPeiFgzs7BvPkkz8tOAKFpOFJn3wfOpUd3OskLT0EApilKMdSsk/s1600-h/CIMG0163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF450TkMcdZEDDlu3Qg6gcAOfm5CABmNihD3oL3nOanW_c_kkLQlRPfGs25bZM9Od6MRY67_1zFr2DgzTHUcoPCTziQoPeiFgzs7BvPkkz8tOAKFpOFJn3wfOpUd3OskLT0EApilKMdSsk/s320/CIMG0163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433472512045978818" /></a><br /><br />We take our children to Church every Sunday and believe me. . .for a little 5 year old that is not an easy task. She tries to sit patiently but she is a rascal and gets into trouble easily. The glare doesn't work, separating the kids doesn't work. . .finally usually after a few threats of some sort I have to drag her out of church til she calms down.<br />This past Sunday she was not letting my son sit in his seat. Every time he moved to another spot in the pew she was behind him. She wanted him to sit in her lap but his was becoming distracting for me, Rami and the rest of the church members behind us.<br /><br />Finally. . .I took her hand and dragged her into the waiting area in the back of the church. I could hear the priest read the gospel and she was ignored by me until she came to her senses.<br />She came up to me and pointed into a room off to the side. "Momma, what is that room?" The very dark room was the reconciliation room, where you go to confess your sins to a priest. I told her that.<br />Hmmmm. . .I could see her wheels turning.<br /><br />After a while she told me she was ready to go back inside and be a "good girl."<br />I told her she is always a good girl but sometimes she makes poor choices.<br /><br />As usual after a scolding, H is my best buddy. She climbed into my lap and cuddled with me quietly for the rest of mass. <br />At one point she whispered into my ear. . ."When do I go to recoliciation( she mispronounced)?"<br />I told her not until 2nd grade.<br />She whispered, "Then I am going to have a lot to tell the priest!" She was beaming with a silly grin ear to ear!<br />That rascal!The Odeh'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084873964686883608noreply@blogger.com0