Courageous Joy

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Our Arrows as of 2009

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Misawa Contingent

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Our Girls

Girls @ Santa Fe Train Depot

Girls & I in the Twoig Alley - Stacia is catching rain drops

Our Oregon Contingent

The Coca Cola stuff is a hug from God. The girls plan to do their Kitchen in Coca Cola decor. LOL

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Friday, May 29, 2009

God Bless the Kind Hearted RVer.....

who noticed me doing gymnastics in the middle of the road with the laptop in search of that elusive 4th bar. Before they pulled out, she told me that the place to get a great connection is on the dock......and it is. She told me the trick and now I can sit here with a cool breeze, watch Cy fish and blog. ::snort::

What a great ending to a frustrating day.

I tried to go to Walmart twice...the first time I forgot my bad/id/money/license. The second time I backed into the "one way" sign at the rec camp. Goodness. Destroying government property. I went to confess and the manager and workers thought it hilarious. I guess it is a fairly common occurance...though they say that most often folks simply drive off.

We won't make it out on Monday - maybe Tuesday.

We DID attend a special retirement....

We spent the evening together...it really was a good day...topped off with finding a great connection.

Thanks to Betsy and Roy....your offers are so sweet.....

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Family Photo -

Sunday, 24 May, Heather agreed to meet us downtown and take photos for us. She used our camera...but we had packed the tripod. We had fun. It rained...but we got some good shots.

Here are a few of our favorites of the boys...check back "shortly" for photos of the girls and the family.

Our five young men.

Our Texas contingent.

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Super Size Saturday - Mom I'm Bored....

Today's Super Size Saturday topic is, "Mom, I'm bored." You can share your answer to this comment or anything else that you can tie in.

Mr. Linky sent me an email telling me to go to their blog and learn about some problem with their header embeds...and so I'm not using them again until I have time to go read their comments. Today, simply leave a comment or a link to your blog article on the topic in the comment section.

This is my Summer Fun list. I received it years ago from an SHS member. The children don't often say they are bored...but if they do, we check out this list...or I assign them a chore that I need done. LOL

What do you do to fight off genuine boredom in your family? What do you do if the comment is made with a whine? Or if you know it stems from a lack of initiative. Feel free to blog and share your link...or simply comment.

Super Size Saturday Archives/Purpose

Super Size Saturday Guidelines

Super Size Saturday Schedule - 9 May - 4 July

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Graduation

It's been nearly a week and I believe I can now write about Jamin's graduation. I sound like a broken record, but it WAS BITTER - SWEET! We are so proud of Jamin. I won't even try to recreate here all that we shared at his graduation. However, we were told when Jamin was 3 that he would NEVER learn to read, write or socialize unless we medicated him. He was our first Feingold child. About 15 years ago a dear, older mother told me that I would one day take great joy in Jamin's accomplishments as I was currently paying the price for them. I was contending for his future.

Jared and Jenny Z (you'll hear more about our adventures with the Z family after Sunday - come back ::snort::) along with others passed out programs.

My friend Deja - yep - we DO clean up nicely, friend.

They walked in. Jamin gave the invocation.

It was SWEET to stand on the stage with Mike and him and realize that he could READ, he has written two books and published several articles in the paper, online and in print magazines...and he's usually fairly coherent. I began by sharing this...and then recounted some of the "fun" things that I remembered from his childhood. Below you see Jamin and Mike appreciating my wit. ::snort::

You NEED to know that I did not start crying during my talk. THEN Mike shared more funny memories. As I watched he and Jamin interact it HIT me. We will be leaving the young man in a week...we will be leaving 4 adult children behind and this is not a happy thing. Mike closed with saying, "Eighteen years with you in our home is just not enough. I love you, son." And at that point mine were not the only wet eyes. We ARE so proud of you, Jamin. We know you are going to do well in life....because you are a man of God who loves God wholeheartedly. We grieve that we won't get to watch you spread your wings and fly...but we'll be checking your blog, facebook and our email daily...or hourly.