Sorry, so lazy!!

Sorry I haven't blogged in FOREVER! Alot has
been going on! Ralf and I went to California from
8/17-8/31. It was a neat experience for Ralf.
I had a good time visiting with "half of Southern
California" as Phil says. We went canvassing to
help start Fountain of Life Baptist Church in
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.


We also visited my brother and his wife in
Pasadena. We mainly just hung out and spent
some time together and then went to Old Towne
Pasadena.


























We also went to Disneyland with my sister Christina, my good friend Carolyn, her sister Catherine, and Ralf. Later after school let out we were joined by my brother Tim and Alexandra.






































From there we went to see Julie Doyel
get married to Jeremy Coombes. It was truly a
beautiful wedding and a blessing to see ALL of the
Doyels and their spouses and their children as seen
below.


The "Doyel" Wedding

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Coffey!!

My friend Andy got married to a beautiful southern bell on Saturday, July 22, 2006.
Congratulations!!

Quick Update!

Haven't written in a while. Busy with work and family stuff, getting stuff ready to go to CA and visit family and friends!

1. Ralf is practically all better now! Just a little cough and congestion.

2. Granny Durham is now at home with constant care of her children. She does have a very bad STAPH infection however. Continue to pray for her and those caring for her.

3. Phil's "Pa" is currently in a nursing home for rehab for about 3 weeks. Please pray for him to gain strength in his legs while he is there.

4. Phil has been working like a crazy man for a while now and is getting very weary! Please pray for strength and endurance for him as he manages the group homes.

5. I am doing pretty well. Just working and trying to keep up the home. Getting ready for my vacation and for grad classes in the fall!

6. Some friends of ours, Art and Katie, are moving to NY Tuesday for a new job/ministry. Please pray for safety as they travel and to get adjusted quickly to a new home, church and job.

7. Some friends of ours, Josh and Sarah, are travelling back from their vacation tomorrow. Pray for safety as they travel home!

"Come ye that are burdened and heavy laden and I will give you rest" Matt 11:28

Many of our family members have been having a hard time lately.
--First, Ralf got really sick for a few days, but we were able to doctor him right up. He still has a cough but doing well.
--Second, Phil's Granny Durham had to go into the hospital for diverticulitis. She then had to have surgery on her colon and intestines. She had a small stretch of rapid heartbeat and a fever. She is now doing better but has an infection. Please pray for her to gain strength and for the family there that will be helping her daily with her needs.
--Third, Phil's "Pa" fell and broke his leg and had to have surgery. Doctors say he won't be able to put any weight on it for about 4 months! Please pray for his continued strength and for "Ma" as she cares for him and his many needs as he is down now for a while.

? ? Ralf ? ?

For those of you wondering who "Ralf" is, it is Phil's little brother of 15. His actual name is Richard. However, when I first met him I couldn't remember his name and I knew that it was like a grown-up name so I called him Ralph and he loved it so now his nickname is Ralf (how he prefers to spell it!) Well, he and Phil's mom, Ma came for my graduation and Ralf wanted to stay with us for the summer! So Phil and I have a teenager living with us for the summer!! AHHH! No, we love him very much; he is a great kid! We have had alot of fun this summer getting to know each other better. We will be very sad to see him go back home later this summer!
Why the pink font you ask? Ralf LOVES Carolina stuff and Pink!!!!

Fellowship

It is so nice to spend time with friends! Last night after church Phil, Ralf and I went over to the Caucutt's house for some food and fellowship! We had pizza and popcorn and watched the news about the war with Israel and played Catch Phrase! I LOVE that game. It is so fun to see how other people explain things. We played men against women and almost every other description of the boys were related to sports and all of our girls descriptions were "obscure". =) Good times!


Also, I received the invitation to the wedding that I am going to in August! I can't wait to fellowship with all of my friends and family all across central and southern CA! Here is a pic of the Happy Couple!

Diet Update!

An update on my diet! I finished my 3 days of dieting successfully and lost 5 pounds! Yeah! Gonna try it again Tue - Thur for another 5 hopefully!

What a day!

What a day I had! I was awakened from my sleeping in by a phone call, so I got up. Then my usual occured, checking email, paying bills, eating breakfast. I finally bought my plane tickets to CA today for Julie's wedding!! (Well, not just for Julie's wedding but to also see some family and friends and a little beach while I am there.) Then I got ready for work, ate lunch, packed my dinner and was on my way to work. On my way to work, my little white, run-around-town car decided to break a ball and hinge joint on the driver side tire, right in the middle of the intersection. Almost all of the cars were able to go around me but it was raining and I couldn't even push the car out of the way and I was now late for work!! So I sat there for about an hour waiting for the tow truck from my roadside assistance to come and tow me away. The tow man finally got to me about 1:45pm and was very nice and very quick. Towed me right to the auto shop and left. The 2 guys at the shop were also very nice and I learned that it would only be a little less than $200 to fix it!! Praise the Lord! It looked alot worse than that. The tire looked like it had popped off of my car. Then I received a ride from a man at the auto shop and got to work only an hour and 15 minutes late! It's OK, we weren't terribly busy today. We made up for it later though!
Well, gotta get to bed for an early morning. Now that my car is getting fixed, my loving husband has to take me to work before he goes to work and I have to get up earlier to make sure I eat my breakfast with this diet I am trying. It's not bad though, I just can't be missing any meals for lack of time. Therefore, I will blog at you later!

A New Harold!!

The newest edition to the Harold Family was born July 6, 2006 at 12:38 pm weighing in at 10lbs named Abel La'Vell Harold! Congratulations AJ & Sheri!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Baby Boomers!

While keeping in contact with people, I have seem to come across many of friends that have recently had children, are pregnant or are going to have children soon. Of these friends include:

Jerry & Sarah Chappell - due Feb '07

Tim & Star Carpenter - due Feb '07

Art & Katie Metcalf - due December 17, 2006

AJ & Sheri Harold - due ANY DAY!! (born-see above)

Dave & Bethanny Lauermann - Ava Grace is due 8/29/06

Lee & Michelle Brock - due ???

Ben & Shannon Gonzales - due December 2, 2006

Aaron & Darla Spence - Maggie Carolin Spence, June 29, 2006

David & Carmen Anderson - David Christopher Anderson Jr., June 30, 2006 (see below)














Congratulations to ALL!!

Events of July

With July Already upon us, I can't help to think of all the occasions of my friends. See below for some of them.

Staying in Contact

I love staying in contact with my friends. I have been searching for friends on the internet that I have lost contact with and have found information on 3 of them. Praise the Lord! Keeping up with people and making time to stay in contact with them is a very important thing to me. Friends are so important in life. For encouragement, for LOTS of laughs, for remembering old times, and to just see where the Lord has led them in their lives. See below for some people I have been able to get in contact with lately.



Along with staying in touch with others, I have been planning a trip to a friend's wedding in CA. I can't wait to see Julie Doyel get married. She met a man named Jeremy through a friend at camp and fell in love. They wrote and emailed for a long time and then finally met and then soon after became engaged. She is planning on getting married August 26, 2006.

Getting Organized!

Gotta LOVE getting organized! I have been working on updating my phonebook using www.plaxo.com LOVE it. It is sooo helpful.

The beginning.....

This is the beginning of our experience of life in the "blog world"!
After seeing her log and some persuasion, my friend Sarah talked me into creating a blog.
I think that it is a great way to keep up with others around and far away from you that you wouldn't normally be able to or think to communicate with often.
It is late; I shall blog later!