tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58642967989754959692024-02-08T05:17:27.746-08:00thedizzypeanutfrianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-43520552298728598092007-03-16T12:23:00.000-07:002013-03-23T00:29:44.155-07:00just call me louise jeffersoni'm movin'! follow me <a href="http://mrsfoss.wordpress.com">here</a>.frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-91885909640541004232007-03-16T08:26:00.000-07:002013-03-23T00:29:44.161-07:00sickos.i like to keep up with current events, so my homepage is foxnews.com. i think i'm going to have to change that. here are some of the headlines from this morning:<br /><br />1.) Jailers Find Drug-Filled Bible in Inmate Mail<br /><br />2.) Obama: John Edwards is Kind of Cute<br /><br />3.) Man Taunts Guards with Cellmate's Entrails<br /><br />4.) Ohio 13 Year Old Charged with 128 Felonies<br /><br />5.) Granny Accused of Pimping Grandkids Onlinefrianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-1195395784900864622007-03-14T11:52:00.000-07:002013-03-23T00:29:44.166-07:00Life is Short...and so am i.<br /><br />No one's ever seen or heard anything like this,<br /> Never so much as imagined anything quite like it—<br /> What God has arranged for those who love him.<br /><br />i'm so excited to see what God has in store for us. i always thought that when i got pregnant, that would be it for me. i'd be a mom, nothing more, nothing less. i've had this vision of myself being the good mommy and wife standing in the background supporting my husband in his goals for ministry, but never really putting my hand to anything for at least a few years while i bear and raise our children. it seems as though God has other plans. i will still be a good mom and a supportive spouse, but in my own prayer time and in prayer with others, i have found that i will put my hand to more than my baby's butt. i'm not even really sure what it will look like, but i know God has a plan and i trust in that. it blows my mind that God would use someone like me and i never want to waste a minute of the time i've been given.frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-14158235961538642412007-03-06T12:28:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.173-07:00profound, i know.there's a relatively new doughnut shop in howland and it's fast becoming my favorite. it's called the<a href="http://www.fracturedprune.com/"> Fractured Prune</a> - i know, a pretty unappealing name - and it's the only one in ohio! i guess it's growing pretty quickly, though, so if you see one go in and eat a doughnut. and don't feel guilty. it's delicious. i recommend the "morning buzz" or "o.c. sand". yum!frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-31110860295251694822007-02-28T12:52:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.178-07:00where are the Depends when you need them?my hubby sent me this email today:<br /><br />If you don't laugh out loud after you read this you are in a coma!<br />This is even funnier when you realize it's real! Next time you have<br />a bad day at work think of this guy.<br />Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana .<br /><br />He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs.<br /><br />Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio<br />station 103.2 on FM dial in Ft. Wayne , Indiana , who was<br />sponsoring a worst job experience contest. Needless to say, she won.<br /><br />Hi Sue,<br />Just another note from your bottom-dwelling brother.<br />Last week I had a bad day at the office. I know you've been feeling<br />down lately at work, so I thought I would share my dilemma with<br />you to make you realize it's not so bad after all.<br /><br />Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first must bore you<br />with a few technicalities of my job.<br /><br />As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit<br />to the office. It's a wet suit. This time of year the water is<br />quite cool. So what we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel<br />powered industrial water heater. This $20,000 piece of equipment<br />sucks the water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful temperature.<br /><br />It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden hose, which is<br />taped to the air hose. Now this sounds like a darn good plan, and<br />I've used it several times with no complaints.<br /><br />What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is take the<br />hose and stuff it down the back of my wet suit. This floods my<br />whole suit with warm water. It's like working in a Jacuzzi.<br /><br />Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my butt started to<br />itch. So, of course, I scratched it. This only made things worse.<br />Within a few seconds my butt started to burn. I pulled the hose out<br />from my back, but the damage was done In agony I realized what had<br />happened.<br />The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into<br />my suit. Now, since I don't have any hair on my back, the jellyfish<br />couldn't stick to it However, the crack of my butt was not as fortunate.<br /><br />When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually<br />grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my butt.<br /><br />I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator.<br />His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with<br />five other divers, were all laughing hysterically.<br /><br />Needless to say I aborted the dive. I was instructed to make three<br />agonizing in-water decompression stops totaling thirty-five minutes<br />before I could reach the surface to begin my chamber dry<br />decompression. When I arrived at the surface, I was wearing nothing<br />but my brass helmet.<br /><br />As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with tears of laughter<br />running down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to rub<br />it on my butt as soon as I got in the chamber.<br /><br />The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't poop for two days<br />because my butt was swollen shut.<br /><br />So, next time you're having a bad day at work, think about how much<br />worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your butt.<br /><br />Now repeat to yourself, "I love my job, I love my job, I love my job."<br /><br />Now whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this a jellyfish<br />bad day?<br /><br />May you NEVER have a jellyfish bad day!!!!!frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-45616875772025466452007-02-23T13:11:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.272-07:00this is badi may end up gaining a little too much weight during this pregnancy. i'm not exaggerating even a little bit, but i eat CONSTANTLY. i can't stop or i'll get nauseous. it's really nice having a husband who's so willing to run out and get me whatever i'm craving at the moment!<br /><br />janine and i met joy at the blue iris today for lunch and then lorin and mikel showed up as well. if your in the area, you HAVE to go there. it' s amazing. try the "day after thanksgiving" sandwich...yum! i'm getting hungry again.<br /><br />when janine and i were walking to the restaurant, we passed a display for a local photographer's business and saw matt and bree!!!! the most beautiful wedding pictures, i have to say. i snapped a shot with my cell, but don't want to spend the money to email it to my computer, sorry. you'll just have to take my word for it and sooth your disappointment with a rosewater lemonade and a parisian ham sandwich.frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-46151584126467521952007-02-20T10:09:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.365-07:00welcome to the family<a href="http://bcfonline.com/services.php">pastor joe</a> is hilarious. i was so impressed this weekend, i have to share...and brag on my hubby and the rest of the CT a little. :)frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-53400423590733462012007-02-15T09:09:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.458-07:00i don't have a title for this post, mainly because i'm not even sure what i want to say. last night, lorin and i watched "<a href="http://jesuscampthemovie.com/">jesus camp</a>" with our friends matt and joy. i think it's pretty safe to say we all walked away a little frustrated and confused...maybe even a little upset. lorin and i had a loooong talk after watching and are determined not to "indoctrinate" our children. without getting into too many of my own opinions, i think it's worth seeing.frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-38691021614649432572007-01-30T08:48:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.553-07:00random thoughtsi'm warning you now - i'm all over the place. <br /><br />my life is in constant transition. i'm not kidding. it never ends...i guess it's a good thing, though - i'll never be bored. i love the newest transition more than the others. it's unbelievable. <br /><br />i will have been with lorin for 7 years this fall - for those of you who know me, i'm not counting the first time we dated. i am the luckiest woman ever to spend my time and my life with my absolute best friend. i couldn't be prouder of him. he's the most talented person i know. i love you, bubb. <br /><br />ok, 24 is the best show on tv. with prison break coming in close second. and ace of cakes in third...and dr. g: medical examiner in fourth. <br /><br />back to 24 - if keifer sutherland was not on that show, there's not a chance i would watch it. good acting overall - but jack bauer <span style="font-style:italic;">is</span> 24. <br /><br />prison break - i'm soooo glad they updated haywire's story! i can't stand bill kim's lips!!!<br /><br />that's all.frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-9817070232955091582007-01-24T13:59:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.559-07:00times have changed and so have i<br />i once was young and starry-eyed<br />now i have these bittersweet memories<br /><br />songs were long and gas was cheap<br />no cell phones and water was free<br />daddy paid and i never had to worry<br /><br />not no more<br />not no more<br />my oh my<br />look how the time flies<br />look how the world changes <br />in the blink of an eye<br />my oh my<br />look how the years have flown<br />turning around before you know it<br />up and gone<br />oh my, oh my, oh myfrianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-69039658339942926472007-01-12T12:45:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.653-07:00the illusionistlorin and i rented "the illusionist" a couple nights ago...it's a really good movie. i highly recommend it...in fact, i might watch it again tonight!frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-19745388120951484182007-01-08T13:05:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.659-07:00the most beautiful thing...we saw our baby today...frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-35868165135955806402006-12-28T06:58:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.752-07:00holidaysare crazy! although, this Christmas we only went to 7 places instead of the 10 we were expected to go to. blah! i hate running around everywhere in fear of angering relatives. <br /><br />i have a secret...frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-32045790719465278372006-12-14T11:37:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.845-07:00i can't even believe thisa while back i posted about a lady who had been on Fox news because she was protesting soldiers' funerals. recently, a young man from warren was killed in the line of duty and his funeral will be tomorrow. <a href="http://tribune-chronicle.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=12300">guess who'll be there</a>?frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-45757651871113325532006-12-13T07:50:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:44.938-07:00i'm aliveand that's enough. this past week, a member of my step-mom's family passed from this life to the next. she wasn't afraid to die. she knew the Lord and she knew where she would spend her eternity. i still think she was too young, but God makes all things beautiful in their time. when someone close to you or to someone you love dies, it makes you think about your time on this earth. it all goes by so fast. i hope to make the most of my life. i care less and less about what other people think, partly because i don't have time for it. i'm doing my best. all we can do is trust that God will lead and guide us and help us make the best decisions. why get all caught up in drama when there are people around you who don't know the Lord? i'm not perfect...i never will be, but i can strive to be better. i trust God to take care of me and my family. i'm so thankful for the time i have here, but i know this isn't my home. <br /><br />ministry is not at all what i expected it to be. when i was a teen, i thought, "how great it would be to be at church all day!" and it is. it's an amazing blessing and honor to work among so many Godly, upright people. it's always encouraging. but, there is a side to ministry that most people will never see. lorin and i have had to grow up big time. it's not easy. and from what i can see, it never will be. but, this is where God has called us. i love being in the ministry. i love how it stretches me, even though in the midst of change and heartache, it can feel like it's not even worth it. but, it always is.frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-45220745203017281702006-11-27T13:01:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:45.031-07:00tuba ruba<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2288/1435/1600/531118/tubaruba.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2288/1435/320/899009/tubaruba.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />this was one my my sister and my favorite games when we were kids. it's also what she asked for, for Christmas this year.frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-91457848290593572222006-11-14T11:36:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:45.124-07:00r-e-s-p-e-c-twhat makes someone deserving of respect? i know it's not perfection, because if that was the case, none of us deserve it. growing up, we all learned - or should have learned - that you respect your elders. (Leviticus 19:32) it doesn't matter if you don't agree with them...you respect them in spite of it. <br /><br />respect: willingness to show consideration or appreciation; polite expressions of consideration or deference.<br /><br />Proverbs 24:21<br />fear God, dear child—respect your leaders; don't be defiant or mutinous...<br /><br />funny...it doesn't say respect them if you agree with them. it doesn't matter who you are...if you disagree with the president, it's fine, but you have to respect him as our nation's leader. what happened from the time i was a teen until now? it blows my mind.<br /><br />our society needs a lesson in responsibility.<br /><br />Romans 13<br />To Be a Responsible Citizen<br /> 1-3Be a good citizen. All governments are under God. Insofar as there is peace and order, it's God's order. So live responsibly as a citizen. If you're irresponsible to the state, then you're irresponsible with God, and God will hold you responsible. Duly constituted authorities are only a threat if you're trying to get by with something. Decent citizens should have nothing to fear.<br /><br /> 3-5Do you want to be on good terms with the government? Be a responsible citizen and you'll get on just fine, the government working to your advantage. But if you're breaking the rules right and left, watch out. The police aren't there just to be admired in their uniforms. God also has an interest in keeping order, and he uses them to do it. That's why you must live responsibly—not just to avoid punishment but also because it's the right way to live.<br /><br /> 6-7That's also why you pay taxes—so that an orderly way of life can be maintained. Fulfill your obligations as a citizen. Pay your taxes, pay your bills, respect your leaders.<br /><br /> 8-10Don't run up debts, except for the huge debt of love you owe each other. When you love others, you complete what the law has been after all along. The law code—don't sleep with another person's spouse, don't take someone's life, don't take what isn't yours, don't always be wanting what you don't have, and any other "don't" you can think of—finally adds up to this: Love other people as well as you do yourself. You can't go wrong when you love others. When you add up everything in the law code, the sum total is love.<br /><br /> 11-14But make sure that you don't get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed. We can't afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight. Get out of bed and get dressed! Don't loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-36624537751187937132006-11-14T08:16:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:45.217-07:00neil...this beats yours<a href="http://users.erols.com/interlac/homehy/toilet.htm">Do you know how to go?</a>frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-538550199367574962006-11-01T12:33:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:45.310-07:00my top 5 on itunes at the moment1.tonight - jeremy camp<br /><br />2.when it's over - adie<br /><br />3.drifter - decemberadio<br /><br />4.the time has come - hillsong<br /><br />5.say the word - classic crimefrianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-69430008596130298592006-10-30T10:05:00.000-08:002013-03-23T00:29:45.403-07:00not feeling creativeyesterday, we had a bonfire for jr. refuge...it was perfect! the weather was beautiful, the teens loved it, we made hot dogs and s'mores and played kickball and football. couldn't have asked for more.<br /><br />crave is coming up...i'm so excited!! joe hohman's coming!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2288/1435/1600/crave06.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2288/1435/320/crave06.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-10791548335111840382006-10-27T09:14:00.000-07:002013-03-23T00:29:45.496-07:00stuff rolling around in my headjoe mackey is one of my favorite people<br /><br />i'm married to the perfect man<br /><br />nestle crunch dark choclate stix are really good <br /><br />i can't control a darn thing, except the response i have to everything around me<br /><br />i wish i was turning 24 again...instead of 25<br /><br />i love our woodburner<br /><br />lorin's grandma can't say fajita...she pronounces it like "fygeeta"frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-77545981164366529742006-10-17T11:17:00.000-07:002013-03-23T00:29:45.591-07:00eastwoodif you haven't seen the eastwood mall in a while, drop what your doing and go! you'll wonder if you've lost your mind!frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-91138741768615770812006-10-17T09:36:00.000-07:002013-03-23T00:29:45.684-07:00holidayslorin and i are going to florida to be with his mom for thanksgiving this year. i'm really excited to get away for a while, relax, and eat some amazing food. it's my kind of holiday because i only have one place to go. <br /><br />last christmas wasn't even fun for us because we ended up having to go to 9 places in 2 days. i realize now that we are never going to make everyone happy. what's the point in killing ourselves to get everywhere when it's never enough? this year, we're only committing to seeing our parents. i want to enjoy my holiday and focus on my husband and what christmas is all about.frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-6410522115709536182006-10-11T11:39:00.000-07:002013-03-23T00:29:45.777-07:00kashi<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2288/1435/1600/pumpkin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2288/1435/320/pumpkin.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />my new favorite granola bars. i love fall and eating one of these pumpkin spice flax bars is like packing the season into a snack and eating fall. that sounded a little crazy...but, i don't care! they're good!frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864296798975495969.post-33562932405095913732006-10-09T07:50:00.000-07:002013-03-23T00:29:45.883-07:00simplify<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2288/1435/1600/10.8.06%20014.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2288/1435/320/10.8.06%20014.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2288/1435/1600/10.8.06%20010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2288/1435/320/10.8.06%20010.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />the weather was gorgeous yesterday, so i went for a drive. i went alone and it was completely refreshing. i drove around vienna for about an hour and a half with the sunroof and window open. it was just me and God...me thanking Him for His handiwork, Him ministering the peace i needed. it's amazing how uncomplicated life feels in His presence. i've learned i don't have the slightest clue what i'm doing...and it's ok. He knows. i've given up on any plans i think i should have. He'll tell me when i need to make a move and He certainly makes it clear when i shouldn't. <br /><br />proverbs 19:21<br />"many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."frianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05457813647809932585noreply@blogger.com0