Andrew Alpaugh Blast From the Past

http://www.taylorsfbc1.org/2008sermons/609%20-%20Continue%20in%20Him%20-%20web.pdf

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. ~ Mark Twain~

1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.

I decided to put together a collage of Emily's 1st days of school from K-4 through now. :o) My how time flies- she looks soooooo much older all of the sudden! What happened?!?!

Emily's word for her first day back to school was "FUN", so that was good to hear. It was only half a day so what's to be expected in that amount of time! This is her first year to have a male teacher so we'll see how that goes. He told the class he doesn't think like a woman. :-) ha! ha! She seems to be really excited and can't wait for her first full day on Monday.

I will be brief and to the point... besides- this is basically like an online way to record his checkups and accomplishments that I have not written in his baby book! More for my benefit than anyone who might keep up with our blog! :) He is 36 inches tall (91.48 percentile) and 31 pounds (84.37 percentile) And- just for the record, our pediatrician told us to "IGNORE" temper tantrums!!! HA HA HA HA HA! I looked at him and said, "Do you have a 2 yr. old?" What do you think the answer was?? NO. I'd love to send Bryson home with him for a week and see what he says at the end of a week about that! okay- enough said.

Part of a devotional I read today- just thought I'd pass it along! ;-) God treats you the way one mother treated her young son, Timmy. She didn't like the thought of Timmy walking to his first-grade class unaccompanied. But he was too grown-up to be seen with his mother. "Besides," he explained, "I can walk with a friend." So she did her best to stay calm, quoting the Twenty-third Psalm to him every morning: "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life..." One school day she came up with an idea. She asked a neighbor to follow Timmy to school in the mornings, staying at a distance, lest he notice her. The neighbor was happy to oblige. She took her toddler on morning walks anyway. After several days Timmy's friend noticed the lady and the child. "Do you know who that woman is who follows us to school?" "Sure," Timmy answered. "That's Shirley Goodnest and her daughter Marcy." "W...

PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS : 1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH: 1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3... Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE: 1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettuce be kind 3. Lettuce be patient 4. Lettuce really love one another NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS: 1. Turnip for meetings 2. Turnip for service 3... Turnip to help one another TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE THYME: 1. Thyme for each other 2. Thyme for family 3. Thyme for friends WATER FREELY AND OFTEN WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE. THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.

Bryson was being so cute and amusing us during dinner tonight I just had to get out the camera and record for a few minutes. Bryson eating spaghetti 8-2009

If you've been following the news lately you no doubt have heard lots about health care reform. Came across this on mommylife.org and just thought I'd pass it along. Dirty Secret No. 1 in Obamacare Chuck Norris Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Health care reforms are turning into health care revolts. Americans are turning up the heat on congressmen in town hall meetings across the U.S. While watching these political hot August nights, I decided to research the reasons so many are opposed to Obamacare to separate the facts from the fantasy. What I discovered is that there are indeed dirty little secrets buried deep within the 1,000-plus page health care bill. Dirty secret No. 1 in Obamacare is about the government's coming into homes and usurping parental rights over child care and development. It's outlined in sections 440 and 1904 of the House bill (Page 838), under the heading "home visitation programs for families with young children and families expecting chil...

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The Lord is my boss, and I shall not want. He gives me peace, when chaos is all around me. He reminds me to pray, before I speak in anger. He restores my sanity. He guides my decisions that I might honor Him in all I do. Even though I face absurd amounts of e-mail, system failures, copier jams, back-ordered supplies, unrealistic deadlines, staff shortages, budget cutbacks, red tape, downsizing, gossiping co-workers and whining customers, I won't give up, for You are with me. Your presence, peace and power will see me through. You raise me up, even when the boss fails to promote me. You claim me as your own, even when the company threatens to let me go. Your loyalty and love are better than a bonus check. Your retirement plan beats any 401K, and when it's all said and done, I'll be working for you a whole lot longer! (Author unknown)

Lawsuit Filed Against Dearborn Schools and Muslim Principal Over Firing of Christian Wrestling Coach July 27, 2009 ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan announced today that a federal lawsuit has been filed against a Dearborn, Michigan high school, Fordson High School, and its Muslim principal, Imad Fadlallah, over the firing of Gerald Marszalek because of Marszalek’s connection to a Christian volunteer coach. Marszalek, who had coached wrestling for 35 years, had achieved a legendary status in the wrestling community. Earning more that 450 wins, and sending numerous wrestlers to various collegiate programs, he was elected to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame, named “Sportsman of the Year” by the All-American Athletic Association. Marszalek’s contract was not renewed because of his association with a Christian volunteer coach, Trey Hancock, who the principal accused of converti...

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"Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate." ~ William Arthur Ward ~

Not that there's anything wrong with that. Linked by : Cold Fury and Don Surber . Thanks!