tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22046209138400326122024-03-13T05:34:02.040-07:00COATES FAMILY ADVENTURES2012: ANOTHER YEAR in TEXAS - we moved here for Russ to work at the new Rosenberg School of Optometry (UIW) - Now... We are back in Deborah's hometown of SAN ANTONIO - what an amazing adventure! This blog was created to keep record of our fun events ...which has now become LIFE! Who knows if we'll EVER leave...come join us in the adventure....FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-82377142150298140242012-12-12T20:07:00.001-08:002012-12-12T20:07:16.501-08:00AFRICA: December 27th - January 18th / 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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IN TEXAS AGAIN....<br />
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Never thought I'd see it...in fact, as I drove away from San Antonio, Texas 25yrs ago this year....I said "I'm DONE!" and made a vow that I'd NEVER move back!! (I think I secretly never wanted to ever even come back....but that changed upon my first bout with 'homesickness' my freshman year....and then I truly loved my family - and missed my (then) baby brother, Christopher....my sweet (then) baby sister & brothers.<br />
SO....the story is long - but like some of the best stories go - there was a hero...who saved the day, actually my life! And thru a wonderful series of events - the whole miserable thing is REDEEMED.<br />
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Now....with my sweet husband and precious amazing daughter we moved back to San Antonio Texas, and the adventure SHIFTS!!!<br />
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MERRY CHRISTMAS...and blessings for 2012.... from TEXAS!!!FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-86554367202970692782011-01-19T06:59:00.001-08:002011-01-19T07:43:18.759-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2011<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="width: 425px; height: 494px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetCenter" style="height: 482px; padding: 0pt 6px; background-image: url("http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bg.gif"); background-repeat: repeat-y;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewLogo" style="width: 105px; height: 34px; padding: 14px 0pt 0pt 14px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/TTcF2AzcrTI/AAAAAAAAEUs/UOPWAare2K4/s1600/New%2BYears%2BPhoto%2B-%2B2011%2Bno%2Baddress.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 259px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/TTcF2AzcrTI/AAAAAAAAEUs/UOPWAare2K4/s400/New%2BYears%2BPhoto%2B-%2B2011%2Bno%2Baddress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563922290126400818" border="0" /></a><img src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/logo.gif" /></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewContainer" style="height: 350px; 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">I encourage you to gather all of your friends and prepare to be with us September 24th-26th. You are sure to be inspired and motivated by our line-up of special friends, including Holly Wagner (founder of GodChicks) and Debbie Winans-Lowe. We are certain that PureLife 2010 will be a pivotal moment in your personal journey of knowing your destiny and living your dreams.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="text-align: justify;">So, come be refreshed during a weekend marked by inspiration, surprise gifts and of course, some much needed fun with hundreds of girlfriends. We're saving a place just for you!</p> <div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">PureLife here we come!!!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;clear: both; "><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-12273560178642038282010-07-10T06:33:00.000-07:002010-07-10T06:33:48.311-07:00passport in hand: Well, poop...yes, you heard me. PoopToday the doctors arrive in Oaxaca...I'm sad we are not with them.<br />I'm reading my sweet friend, Devie's travlin' blog -- oh my!<br />SHE makes me laugh sooo hard my tummy hurts. <br />Check it out!<br />-----------------<br /><a href="http://lopsidedponytailgirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/well-poopyes-you-heard-me-poop.html?spref=bl">passport in hand: Well, poop...yes, you heard me. Poop</a>: "Some of you know me well, and others not so much...for those not so muchers, be prepared: I am about to talk about POOP! Is it news worthy t..."FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-66937652382575364942010-06-06T21:42:00.000-07:002010-06-08T21:44:05.789-07:00RUSS' Graduation DAY!!<div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/TA8b2LsfF6I/AAAAAAAAEDs/OoA3iwkTda0/s1600/100_3506.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/TA8b2LsfF6I/AAAAAAAAEDs/OoA3iwkTda0/s400/100_3506.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a> </div>WOW!! it's hard to believe that this day has FINALLY come! Here is a photo of our little family...my step-dad (the Optometrist) and my Momma. Isabella is nearly 7....she looks 'less than thrilled' here....LOL!<div><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-18962056047675837502010-04-29T00:11:00.000-07:002010-04-29T00:11:44.416-07:00WELCOME to the WORLD...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S9kxLxCA3FI/AAAAAAAAEBY/JgF4iP9YTiY/s1600/2010-04-29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S9kxLxCA3FI/AAAAAAAAEBY/JgF4iP9YTiY/s400/2010-04-29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Congratulations to my SWEET sister & her husband Andy!<br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-5903590127322089772010-03-01T03:27:00.000-08:002010-03-01T05:46:03.461-08:00RUSS' SENIOR PAGE: Class of '10<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S4vCBWzl39I/AAAAAAAAD8c/8wAseVvaKoo/s1600-h/RUSS%27+senior+page+-+final.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443657903165005778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S4vCBWzl39I/AAAAAAAAD8c/8wAseVvaKoo/s400/RUSS%27+senior+page+-+final.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Today is the deadline to turn in Russ' senior page...thought I'd share it with you all. These are some memories thru our last four years in NYC. </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Enjoy.</span></strong></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-5333870865536096132010-02-14T00:40:00.000-08:002010-02-22T00:47:30.142-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR...or should I say 'Valentines??!!'<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S4JEY1aYfUI/AAAAAAAAD50/Eh4wVuRYkH0/s1600-h/Christmas+Card+6.1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440986493262265666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S4JEY1aYfUI/AAAAAAAAD50/Eh4wVuRYkH0/s400/Christmas+Card+6.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S4JD-vhwZ1I/AAAAAAAAD5s/P5wuAgE-s6Y/s1600-h/happy+new+years...or...valentines....jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440986045005981522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 67px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S4JD-vhwZ1I/AAAAAAAAD5s/P5wuAgE-s6Y/s320/happy+new+years...or...valentines....jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">What an amazing 2009 it was!</span></strong> As always…we are continually fascinated with how God ‘shows up’ in powerful & miraculous ways. 2009 was NO exception. First let me thank you for your grace in accepting our greetings & update so late ~ it was my goal to get it to you by January 31st/ 2010! OOPS!! PLEASE…don’t drop us from your Holiday List!!</div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Well, in 2009, Russ completed his 3rd year of Optometry school</span></strong> (7th year in our LONG journey) with eager anticipation for graduation – Sunday, June 6th/ 2010. He began working as ‘Intern Coates’ at the SUNY Optometry Clinics….and did his first two terms (each 3 months) of clinical ‘IN,’ on the campus in Manhattan. Now, he’s ‘OUT/OUT’…both clinics in Brooklyn. He’s so thankful to be away from SUNY campus…& is enjoying his time now, at ‘East New York.’March marked a monumental ‘march’ to the finish line, with Russ passing Part 1 of his Boards. December 1st he completed Part 2. (and passed with flying colors) In late spring he will take Part 3 – to complete the Boards, graduate, and then apply for his license in the Tri-States & Texas. We know that our immediate future will keep us in New York City – believing that God has an incredible plan. In part, that will include a “J-O-B” (– as my Mom would say! LOL…) Although, not the traditional job – as he’s just applied for SUNY 5th year residency, hoping to work at East NY Diagnostic & Treatment Center.</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">This past July we went on our first mission trip as a family to <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Oaxaca, Mexico</span></strong>. WOW! All I can say is, in all my years of going on mission trips and serving…this trip ‘blew me away!’ God showed me as I was preparing for the trip, that I was to “watch & pray”- so, “watchman” was my primary roll. I marveled in watching & praying as my sweet husband served the Oaxacan People…along with watching my daughter’s faith grow as she prayed, & played with the children, and watched people miraculously healed. I’ve never seen miracles like God did on this trip. At times when we were on prayer walks – I felt like we were kicking up the sands of the disciples – as He was stirring up the very miracles from the Bible. I know I should not have been surprised! He is the same “Miraculous God” of the past – the God who parted the Red Sea, healed the deaf, blind, & lame…the same God who raised the dead – & raised HIMSELF from the dead. (Hebrews 3:18) We were so blessed & changed forever in watching the Trinity move powerfully –WOW! See more at: <a href="http://coatesfamilyadventures.blogspot.com/">http://coatesfamilyadventures.blogspot.com/</a></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><em>As for <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Isabella Kate,</span></strong></em> this year she turned 6 yrs. old… lost 4 teeth…has become an A-Mazing reader…started 1st grade… and blows us away everyday as we watch her faith in God grow! She loves to worship & loves to dance. This is her 3rd year of ballet…and is becoming more and more focused, self-controlled and graceful with each passing month. She still loves to draw – and we are told that she is very advanced, so we think she’s definitely gifted in the ‘Arts’! (I’m just a little excited about that!)</div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><em>As for me, <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Deborah</span>,</strong></em> I’m always into “something”… of course I want to share of my current projects –but, I will wait – as most are still taking form. On a different note God is blessing us financially – thru my working in ministry, heading up the MSNY Women’s ministry pastoring the sweet ladies of our church. What an exciting time ahead…as God has been breathing & declaring ‘transition’ into our life since earlier this fall. We are now embracing it, as we moved just down the street to an AMAZING big apartment! We are so excited & blessed feeling thrilled to have people enjoy are new home without bumping into each other! Come visit!! </div><br /><br /><div align="justify">In expectation … we are stretching out our tent pegs…preparing in prayer for our future…excited & ready…listening for the voice of the Lord. </div><br /><br /><div align="justify">We Love you ALL dearly…BLESSINGS & the immeasurably MORE to you for ALL the days of 2010! </div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">NOW TO HIM, Deborah, Russ & Isabella Kate</span></em></strong> </div></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-80701458901764384592010-02-01T08:19:00.000-08:002010-12-12T11:09:58.815-08:00PROPHETIC WORD - "I'm receiving this powerful word for 2010!"<p style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><strong><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz44-6M4Sbjjb9sSejT5gUQLzCBJrPfDnPR2N3ga42QCU4f6q-uAuQ-CZZt1HYGH2MIxvLPQDY-9HaA3Gw2Vg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);" align="center"></p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Marrying the WORD & POWER...WISDOM & ZEAL... the 'Apostolic & Prophetic!' This short video is a POWERFUL Prophetic Word (2009) - I choose to receive this word for my life in 2010...it is sooo powerful!! I am reading the Bible chronologically this year -- I'm in Leviticus -- and really hearing the Lord. I'm EXCITED ... hope ... you will eat up the word this year too! (Revelation 10:10)</span><br />-----------------------<br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter." - Revelation 10:10<br /></span></div></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-style: italic; text-align: left; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">--------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">It is only as we feed upon & digest the Word of God, that we are nourished and built up in the TRUTH of our most holy faith -- and in a CLEAR MIND to use that Word for help, instruction and direction in our LIFE!!</span><br /></span></em></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-style: italic;" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><strong><br /></strong></span></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-70003219767323622532009-07-21T19:31:00.000-07:002011-01-19T08:12:37.457-08:00DAY FOUR: "FE y CURACION ~ faith & healing"<div style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >God has been growing Isabella's faith by leaps and bounds...it's been amazing to watch her grow in the Lord this year & 4mos. (she accepted Jesus as her Savior in Apr. '08). </span></div><p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >So, in the months of preparation for this mission trip, Isabella was doing some bible study with one of our sweet friends who teaches the children. In one of the studies we started talking about John the Baptist baptizing Jesus...Isabella put it together with Ananias baptizing Saul/Paul...and then said -- "I never did that Mommy, I think I need to!!" Amazed & excited I called the church to find out the next baptism date -- it was <em>that </em>Sunday! </span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I must say I'm continually blown away by the thoughts and ideas that God drops in her mind and on her heart....on our way to her baptism, she declared -- "Mommy, WE are going to Oaxaca, and we are going to lay hands on little children, and they are going to be healed in Jesus Name!"I just looked at her in astonishment -- and said "Yes, 'Bella! God IS going to heal people..." -- I thought in my mind, <em>"wow, what a bold declaration for a 5yo!"</em> that was the point that I started to get a sense that her baptism this day was and open door to a grand adventure & the beginning of days, weeks, and years of ministry in her life!~</span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >-----------------------------------</span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">10 days later we left for Oaxaca...</span></strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On the 2nd day of ministry in the village we went to church. At the end of an amazing service...we went up in groups...to pray for and minister to the people of the village. </span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><em>The short version of this story goes like this:</em></strong> </span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S4vGVETSY9I/AAAAAAAAD8k/snSnt0k1724/s1600-h/Oaxaca+Coloring+Pages+-Isabella+praying-1.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443662639841567698" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 295px; height: 382px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S4vGVETSY9I/AAAAAAAAD8k/snSnt0k1724/s400/Oaxaca+Coloring+Pages+-Isabella+praying-1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >A young girl and her parents approached us, he father explained that she was completely deaf...and had been deaf for over 2yrs. The doctors had told them that she'd not hear again -- but they were believing for a miracle, and believed that God would heal her. Isabella instinctively and immediately before even being directed by the missionary in our prayer circle laid hands on this little girl and began praying powerfully in Jesus name. Prayers for healing. </span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I found myself putting my fingers in the girls ears....and praying for her healing, but also asking the Lord if he'd heal her AND grow Isabella's faith in who and what God was and could do! I felt the words of the Lord DROP boldly in my heart...."It is done."</span></p><div style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I looked at the missionary -- and Isabella...and the other doctors in our circle, the little girl and the parents...and told the missionary that I felt the Lord say it's done. I took my fingers out -- and the little girl smiled, turned and walked away. We were stunned...but the next moments happened so fast -- the missionary went, "chush, chush!!" and motioned for her to come back. He then said, "can you hear me?" -- she said, "Sí, Señor!"...he lowered his voice and said, "can you hear me now?" -- she said, "Sí, Señor!" -- NEEDLESS to say...we erupted in cheers and praise for this wild miracle....<em>I nearly fell over!!</em> Isabella just looked calmly at the line of people and me...and said, "Isn't it cool what God can do?!" I just wanna cry even now....just thinkin' -- "yea, BabyLove...God is COOL!"</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);" align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >----------------------------</span></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-57802208272365465962009-07-21T13:50:00.000-07:002010-01-07T14:43:40.091-08:00DAY FOUR: San Antoninio<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0ZisdxpS8I/AAAAAAAAD1Y/vRa_KShyrXI/s1600-h/Provision+of+Rain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424131317260962754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0ZisdxpS8I/AAAAAAAAD1Y/vRa_KShyrXI/s320/Provision+of+Rain.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">God's Provision of Rain:</span></strong> when the village people said, "if you bring God with you...pray for rain...b/c we have not had rain in 2 and a half months!" We prayed and within the hour it rained hard -- and God came down mightily from the heavens. As we stood in the center of town with the village officials and villagers we watched the rain in awe. I could see people coming out of their houses...onto their rooftops or balconies to see the rain...I could hear the donkeys complaining about the rain...but most impactful to me personally was standing under the covering with this old woman - I sang praises to my Lord - not completely aware of the language of praise or the words I was saying - she looked joyful & blessed...as she huddled close to me, nodding in 'agreement.' It was as if she understood the magnitude of what my mind did not! Praise God for His Miracles!! Rain may not seem like a big deal to us here in the cities, because much of the time if the Doppler forecasts rain - we sigh thinking how inconvenient it will be in our daily commute. BUT, trust me when I say, when there is NO rain-- and you call on the 'maker of rain' to appear in the form of rain...and HE DOES!!?? This is mind - blowing. A true miracle.</span></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-64657778099804367332009-07-20T16:08:00.000-07:002010-01-08T14:51:50.026-08:00DAY THREE: Traveling into the mountains...<div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0ekNU7aXDI/AAAAAAAAD1g/IJODtE7E3BE/s1600-h/DSCN1414.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424484825054207026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0ekNU7aXDI/AAAAAAAAD1g/IJODtE7E3BE/s200/DSCN1414.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <strong>Today we got up early...</strong></span> packed all the vehicles to drive into the mountain village. Our first destination was SanAntonino. The drive was amazing... winding thru the mountain dirt roads, seeing towns people walking roadside <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0elfNG1_iI/AAAAAAAAD1o/zx9wr5QfeCk/s1600-h/DSCN1422.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424486231703944738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0elfNG1_iI/AAAAAAAAD1o/zx9wr5QfeCk/s200/DSCN1422.JPG" border="0" /></a>with their goats & donkeys, watching cows feeding on practically vertical grasslands, looking thru the plush mountain range & the bright blue skies with puffs of clouds. Bouncing along the rocky roads, streams, & water crossings...passing thru the needy Zapotec villages & road blocks. </div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0emPWaeeXI/AAAAAAAAD1w/up1fwSDH88Y/s1600-h/DSCN1412.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424487058835929458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 142px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0emPWaeeXI/AAAAAAAAD1w/up1fwSDH88Y/s200/DSCN1412.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><br /><div align="justify">As we were driving we would plant keys thru out the land. We especially like dropping keys in the water trusting God that he was opening up things in the 'spirit realm' for the people of these mountains. There were a couple different turns where we had opportunities to get out of the van, it became a fun game with God....we'd bury keys in all sorts of areas. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0e1h4RWbjI/AAAAAAAAD14/GzmSlejho8A/s1600-h/DSCN1435.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424503869836521010" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 139px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/S0e1h4RWbjI/AAAAAAAAD14/GzmSlejho8A/s200/DSCN1435.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><ul><li>on the side of the road </li><li>under trees </li><li>in holes of walls </li><li>in a garden of corn </li><li>or throwing them down a cliff into river.</li></ul><strong><em>God said...</em></strong><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><p align="justify"><em>"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on<br />earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will<br />be loosed in heaven."<span style="font-size:85%;"> ~Matthew 16:19</span></em></p></blockquote>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-660615161174238172009-07-19T14:22:00.000-07:002009-08-03T12:05:18.142-07:00DAY TWO: Morning Mountain Mercies...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SnOnERjYoMI/AAAAAAAADkE/D5fukquyG3Y/s1600-h/Freedom+Keys+Collage.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SnOnERjYoMI/AAAAAAAADkE/D5fukquyG3Y/s400/Freedom+Keys+Collage.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We were surprised this morning when we found out that we, as a team, were driving up to a mountain sight overlooking OAXACA to have our morning worship...and time with the Lord. Isabella, Russ and I decided to take this time to start our "Freedom Key" adventure. It was so powerful overlooking Oaxaca City & praying for freedom for the city, the people...and all that God would do in the days to come while we were on this mission trip.</span></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">---------------------------------</span></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">"I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." ~Matthew 16:19~</span></em></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>---------------------------------</strong></span></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We are LOOSING things here in Oaxaca -- FREEDOM -- loosing the chains of the heritage lands, the generational teachings, witchcraft, alcoholism, bitterness, anger, & death. We are calling forth FREEDOM & HEALING. This treasure hunt has turned into an incredible time of building our faith as we are laying down symbols in the "natural realm" as we bury keys --FREEDOM KEYS!! </span></em></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We are believing that GOD is releasing the bondage chains within the land of Oaxaca!! </span></em></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/Snc0bn3GUXI/AAAAAAAADlE/HiWTaX7byzI/s1600-h/IMG_1845-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365815130196431218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/Snc0bn3GUXI/AAAAAAAADlE/HiWTaX7byzI/s320/IMG_1845-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Isabella's first SWEET prayer over the overlooking Oaxaca City was sooo amazing as she prayed for the people, but emphasised that children in Oaxaca would be 'healed in Jesus name'...and come to know who Jesus was. Her belief and trust is so precious -- I see God teaching ME what it means to have faith of a little child. She definitely is being moved, and trusting God completely thru the Holy Spirit -- because I couldn't possibly teach her this...as I feel I am still learning this type of faith. I'm sooo thankful to be her Mommy. <span style="font-size:85%;">THANK YOU, LORD.</span></span></em></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-76387345733520396242009-07-18T21:24:00.000-07:002009-07-31T22:47:24.924-07:00DAY ONE: Mission Compound...Training...& AMAZING FOOD!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SnPDhQtamCI/AAAAAAAADkM/f2xQ4WGb-sk/s1600-h/Arrival+Day.jpg"></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy5LIMev6H5MZ9x7vQIXHL06aLHhRysO_GOdAqBEoI9ksb1thg_L5slF3OKqLVqkAhRcKc6jDfzyi8WUOh6Ig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-77414426285959847672009-07-18T09:39:00.000-07:002009-07-29T22:13:28.067-07:00OAXACA, Mexico or BUST!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SnEqvmcGyvI/AAAAAAAADjk/P5GDPlxM79o/s1600-h/DSCN1303.1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364115628435622642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SnEqvmcGyvI/AAAAAAAADjk/P5GDPlxM79o/s200/DSCN1303.1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our day was uneventful...and smooth. </span><div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;"><strong>THE FIRST TRAVEL DAY WAS GREAT!!!</strong></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And although we didn't leave for the airport at our original time we planned we arrived in plenty of time....and much of the team was not ther yet. (I was thankful for THAT...even though we were not planning on packing glasses, drops or medications within our luggage.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>GOD answered all of our prayers....</strong></span></div><ul><li><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">PLEASE PRAY – travel mercies (everyone in our team arrives, travel details, flight details, patience, Isabella will be peaceful and cooperative) </span></em></div></li><li><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">Isabella was soooo great! She was sooo giddy and excited... she stayed awake until we boarded the plane!! (and before take-off promptly passed out!)</span></strong></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">PLEASE PRAY – we can sleep on the plane. (we arrive in Oaxaca at 7:30am)<span style="color:#666666;"> </span></span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">YEA!!</span></strong></span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">PLEASE PRAY – that we will be able to check our luggage all the way through to Oaxaca City and go through customs there. </span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">THIS was amazing...all of our luggage went straight thru to Oaxaca - and customs was sooo easy & simple!</span></strong></span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">PLEASE PRAY – that customs and immigration will go smoothly for all, that all our luggage will arrive safely. (Also, we are transporting over 1000prs. of glasses – that they will clear, and all equipment and medication will clear.) </span></div></li><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">SMOOTH as SILK!!!</span></em></strong></span></div></li></ul><p align="justify"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#333333;">Praise GOD for the early stages.... for the most part all went well.</span> </span></em></strong></p><p align="justify"><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">----------------------------------------------</span></em></strong></p><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SnEqfNLTkRI/AAAAAAAADjc/x56tZ7AfwsQ/s1600-h/Volcano+PoPo+-+Mx+City+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364115346776363282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SnEqfNLTkRI/AAAAAAAADjc/x56tZ7AfwsQ/s320/Volcano+PoPo+-+Mx+City+1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Although I didn't sleep much on either flight....Isabella and I enjoyed the beautiful sunrise over Mexico City....where Isabella was determined we saw a VOLCANO! Later we found out it really WAS!! Volcano Popo...it's one of the twin volcanos surrounding Mexico City, her sister has the nickname for : ""The Sleeping Woman." Popo (formally known as: Popocatepetl) was letting off some steam! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364115950956353442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SnErCX7Cl6I/AAAAAAAADjs/4OVOduxmiBs/s200/Volcano+PoPo+-+Mx+City+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-65087519475677493292009-07-17T10:53:00.000-07:002009-07-17T10:53:29.536-07:00Isabella's MINISTRY....<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SmC6l9ZVCZI/AAAAAAAADhw/ZGL0-Tx07hA/s1600-h/Oaxaca+Mission+trip+%2709.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SmC6l9ZVCZI/AAAAAAAADhw/ZGL0-Tx07hA/s400/Oaxaca+Mission+trip+%2709.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />I believe that God is going to use Isabella in AMAZING ways for his Kingdom. She's so excited about this mission trip, I can only think that the Lord has enhanced this excitement and joy! <br />My first mission trip to Mexico was 11 yrs ago...I connected with the children by singing....I knew ONE SONG in spanish....and the kids flocked to me...and we painted DAY after DAY!! Well, my sweet girl LOVES ART....loves to color...<br />Many of you know that I'm illustrating children's books....and so I thought, what fun to illustrate some coloring pages...and buy some bulk crayons from Oriental Trading company.<br /><br />Please pray that God will bless her time...our time.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-2451759524097780142009-07-05T17:00:00.000-07:002009-07-13T23:19:37.338-07:00ISABELLA KATE'S Baptism: July 5th 2009 @ 4:35pm<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">What a blessing</span> to be an observer, prayer warrior, & parent to this precious girl! </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em>THANK YOU God! </em></strong>It's been so fun to watch her journey in knowing God, Jesus, & the Holy Spirit. From the night she said to me, "<em>Where are you going? We gotta pray and get Jesus in my heart!"</em> To...when she told us about her dream she had about Jesus dressed in white with a shiny-sparkly head, and declared,<em> "He was putting the shiny in my heart!"</em> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We've watched her grow in the fruit & power of the Holy Spirit thru out this year -- and finally after hearing the story of "Saul of Tarsus" and his conversion - she said, "Ananias baptized Paul like John the Baptist baptized Jesus. I didn't do that - I need to do that Mommy!" </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong>Which brings us to this video...</strong></span> </div><div align="justify"></div><br /><object height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j1iXuB5mO8Q&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j1iXuB5mO8Q&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-6073428668511393702009-07-01T23:26:00.000-07:002009-07-17T09:57:54.183-07:00"THANK YOU for Praying for...."<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SmCrqFA_oDI/AAAAAAAADho/meTt8ny35PM/s1600-h/fcoLogo+3.6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359472295960092722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SmCrqFA_oDI/AAAAAAAADho/meTt8ny35PM/s320/fcoLogo+3.6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;">Oaxaca, MX. –</span></strong><a name="0.1_graphic02"></a> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>(Pronounced "W</em></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>uh-ha-kah”)</em><br /></span>I want you to know –RIGHT NOW I am praising our God for YOU! Early on, when I began praying for this Oaxaca Mission Trip, the Lord laid on my heart that he had a strong army of warriors that would commit to be on our support prayer team. He also dropped in my spirit that it would be a small team – yet, a significant team. Your part on this prayer team, I believe, has and will have a significant impact. I know it will ‘help’ us in our PHYSICAL world, but I believe it will be MORE impacting & powerfully significant in the SPIRIT REALM (what I think of as “the war zone.”) Not to mention….many of YOU I’ve watched for years model integrity in prayer, (ie.)when you say you will pray – you WILL PRAY!) – We’re sooo BLESSED!! </span></div><br /><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>-------------------------------------<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">FRIDAY, July 17th – 9pm:</span><br /></strong>TRAVEL DAY – going to the JFK at 9pm….our flight leaves at midnight – and we travel thru the night.</span></p><ul><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">PLEASE PRAY – travel mercies (everyone in our team arrives, travel details, flight details, patience, Isabella will be peaceful and cooperative) </span></div></li><br /><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">PLEASE PRAY – we can sleep on the plane. (we arrive in Oaxaca at 7:30am) </span></div></li><br /><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">PLEASE PRAY – that we will be able to check our luggage all the way through to Oaxaca City and go through customs there. </span></div></li><br /><li><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">PLEASE PRAY – that customs and immigration will go smoothly for all, that all our luggage will arrive safely. (Also, we are transporting over 1000prs. of glasses – that they will clear, and all equipment and medication will clear.) </span></div></li></ul><span style="font-family:georgia;"><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>SATURDAY, July 18th – 7:30am:<br /></strong></span>ARRIVAL DAY – we arrive in Oaxaca City at 7:30am and are picked up at the airport by the missionaries and transported to the Mission compound. We’ll spend the day in orientation, team building, and organizing glasses/materials.</p><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – travel mercies from the airport to the compound. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – everyone on our team will be rested. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – our health is protected – we will be protected in eating and drinking. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – that our team will be unified in spirit. – not everyone on our team knows one another well, and many are in different places with their relationship with God. <em><span style="font-size:85%;">(I suspect that some may think they are believers – but are just ‘church go-ers’ – pray for salvation for EVERYONE on our team.) </span></em></div></li></ul><p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SUNDAY, July 19th:</span></strong><br />DAY w/ MISSIONARIES – we will attend a Mexican church service in the city, have more orientation/training, get accustomed to the altitude (over 5000ft.), and make final plans to set out to the villages Monday morning.</p><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – safety in the city as we travel. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – grace, unity, & worship. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – as we not prepare our ‘STUFF’ (equipment, agendas, etc.) – that God will prepare our HEARTS to meet the needs of the villagers. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – that the missionary doctors returning will be blessed by seeing their past patients and friends made in previous years. <em>(I remember when we did mission work in Reynosa, MX…it was ALWAYS soooo important to me to see the families I grew closer to in previous years….it is a precious reunion moment….and to restore relationship does something miraculous that is hard to understand. It is such a GIFT from God!!)</em><br /></div></li></ul><p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">MONDAY, July 20th:<br /></span></strong>VILLAGE DAY #1 – we are most likely will be working as one team…but may split into two teams to cover more villages. </p><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – for the people in the villages<br />*That they will PHYSICALLY see.<br />*That they will see GOD in ways they never have before. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – FOR RUSS (these are his requests) & the other interns /doctors.<br />*That he will have energy<br />*That he will work efficiently, accurately & quickly<br />*But also, that there will be a sensitivity to God and what HE may be doing in each moment.<br />*That God will give him wisdom – not only in medicine, but in ministry.<br />*That Russ’ Spanish skills will be restored<br />*That there will be easy communication w/ the villagers. (translation to the indigenous Indian dialec of the village) </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – for MIRACLES!!!!!! </div></li></ul><strong><em><blockquote><p align="justify"><strong><em>Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and<br />forever.”</em></strong> </p></blockquote><p align="justify"></em></strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WE WANT TO SEE GOD IN THIS WAY!!</span><br /></p><strong><em><br /><blockquote><p align="justify"><strong><em>Mark 10:52 "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. The<br />blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see. “Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.”<br /></em></strong><br /></em></strong>We have heard of miraculous healing of the blind. (never seen by doctors…just thru prayer) We have heard of miraculous healing of bad vision, eye disease, and other health issues completely unrelated to eye health – etc. </p></blockquote><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – for ISABELLA (and her ministry to the children) – God is working powerfully in ‘Bella Kate’s life. She has declared on different occasions, <em>“Mommy, we will lay hands on people and they will be healed, in Jesus Name!”</em> Yesterday she declared , <em>“people will see & accept Jesus in their hearts. “</em> She has been doing a bible study with her teacher, Miss Faith learning these scriptures (which she has memorized.) & different stories from the bible.<br />-Mark 10:52 “Go for your faith has healed you.”<br />-1Peter 2:24 “By His stripes we are healed.”<br />-John 14:14 “If you pray anything in My name, it will be given to you.”<br />-And I’m sure she will be sharing the story of “Saul of Tarsus” (Acts 9)<br /></div></li></ul><p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">TUESDAY, July 21st:</span></strong><br />VILLAGE DAY #2 – (again…) we are most likely will be working as one team…but may split into two teams to cover more villages. </p><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – a repeat for the Villagers, Russ (& other Interns/Docs), & Isabella. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – for People to be SAVED. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – for DEBORAH (and my role) – I’ve been praying for this trip for a while now, and here are some things that I feel God has been saying about my role on this trip.<br />**I am a Watchtower<br />**I am a Mother<br />**I am a Wife<br />**I am an intercessor/prayer warrior </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">These are some things I’m praying for myself (I trust that God will show you how to pray also… ;-)….thanks so much:<br />-I’m praying FREEDOM.<br />-Freedom for Miracles to occur. (& that God will build our faith thru them.)<br />-Freedom for Sight: physically & spiritually<br />-Freedom from old Indian religions.<br />-Freedom for Christians & favor for them within their communities.<br />-Freedom from political corruption….& police corruption.<br />-Freedom & Unity for the city government & the Believers </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – Health, Energy, Wisdom, Safety, & UNITY.<br /></div></li></ul><p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WEDNESDAY, July 22nd :<br /></span></strong>VILLAGE DAY #3 – (again…) we are most likely will be working as one team…but may split into two teams to cover more villages. </p><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY the above…. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – for the blessing on people serving us. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">Missionaries, Cooks, other workers of the Mission, drivers. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – revival among the children </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – Health, Energy, Wisdom, Safety, UNITY, favor<br /></div></li></ul><p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">THURSDAY, July 23rd :<br /></span></strong>VILLAGE DAY #4 – (again…) we are most likely will be working as one team…but may split into two teams to cover more villages. </p><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY the above…. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – Revival Freedom….(bringing in sheaves from the harvest! Ps. 126) </div></li></ul><strong><em><blockquote><p align="justify"><strong><em>Psalms 126 - “When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we<br />were like men who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negev. Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.”</em></strong></p></blockquote></em></strong><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – JOY, WISDOM, LAUGHTER, PRAISE. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – Health, Energy, Safety, & UNITY. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – FAVOR for the missionaries & our team with the leaders of the village community. </div></li></ul><p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">FRIDAY, July 24th :</span></strong><br />TOUR DAY – the missionaries are taking us to Oaxaca City to do some touristy things. </p><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – Health, Energy, Safety, & UNITY </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – as we walk thru the city….we will take the Spirit of the Lord with us wherever we are…that we will miraculously BE light in the darkness. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – for God to seal the relationships that we make…building and growing them thru our Christian walks. That we will not forget them….we will continue to pray for them…and their lives.<br /><strong>THANK YOU!!!</strong></div></li></ul><p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">SATURDAY, July 25th :<br /></span></strong>TRAVEL DAY – going to the Oaxaca very very early….our flight leaves at 8:30am – and we travel thru the ALL DAY…layover in Mexico City, MX. (we will not leave the airport – or most likely not even leave security)</p><ul><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – travel mercies (everyone in our team is healthy, travel details, flight details, patience, Isabella will be peaceful and cooperative) </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – we can sleep on the plane…or have plenty to do…esp. for Isabella. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – that we will be able to check our luggage all the way through to JFK and go through customs there. </div></li><br /><li><div align="justify">PLEASE PRAY – that customs and immigration will go smoothly for all, that all our luggage will return safely.<br /><br />"THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED..." ~Luke 4:18<br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">-------------------------------------</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">LASTLY….we need support financially.</span></strong><br />Please pray that God will bring in all the money we “NEED”….and that we trust him for anything lacking….or can be generous with the missionaries with anything exceeding. We have raised a 1/3 of our trip at this point and trusting Him. The cost of our trip is $3000 (airfare, ins., food, lodging, transportation, medical supplies & a love donation). Thank you!<br />If you are supporting us financially here are the details:<br />Make check out to FCO or “Fellowship of Christian Optometrists”<br />Email me the $$ amount you are donating<br />ALL donations are tax-deductible - and made to FCO - Fellowship of Christian Optometrists)<br />If you have any other questions please feel free to email me at </span><a href="mailto:deborah.coates@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:georgia;">deborah.coates@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></div></li></ul><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">THANK YOU Again sooooo much!<br /></span></strong>Thank you all for your love and consistent support in our lives, adventures, and all that God is doing in our lives!<br />You are truly a huge blessing in our lives & we love you!<br /><strong><em>Now to Him,<br />Deborah & Russ (and Isabella Kate)</em></strong></span></p></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-21461831915274925112009-06-13T14:46:00.000-07:002009-06-18T06:02:03.266-07:00BROOKLYN DANCE PROJECT: Dress Rehearsal - Ballet/Jazz OneThankfully Isabella was fever-free...and feeling better. Thankfully -because this is the only time we can video the routine. We arrived QUITE early due to a misunderstanding. (Although irritating...it ended up being fun, and we visited with Alesha.) Hope you enjoy this little slide show....and the video. OH, MY GIRL!!<br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RUMh-gMnilI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RUMh-gMnilI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br />She has done sooo well with rehearsing. She and Alesha are pretty much the only ones with the timing and are pretty good at keeping in step with each other! She's certainly improved quite a bit in "year two".....thanks to Mdm. Karine!FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-2072083564682883872009-06-04T22:00:00.000-07:002009-06-17T22:10:02.813-07:00Quick Summer Trip to the Hamptons....<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SjnJx1ybdiI/AAAAAAAACIg/jhcn09hijQU/s1600-h/DSCN0756-2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348527890568541730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SjnJx1ybdiI/AAAAAAAACIg/jhcn09hijQU/s400/DSCN0756-2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Our first day here in East Hampton....</strong></span></em></div><br /><br /><div>beginning with brunch at the Living Room -- and then out for a drive. We found a secluded rocky beach...and just ENJOYED!</div><br /><div>I really loved it -- we didn't find another beach quite like this one the whole weekend....not to mention....not another beach that didn't require some parking permit.</div><br /><div></div><div>-------------------------------</div><div> </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SjnLlSTKrXI/AAAAAAAACIo/0U9pf5w2ZTY/s1600-h/DSCN0774-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348529873907002738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SjnLlSTKrXI/AAAAAAAACIo/0U9pf5w2ZTY/s400/DSCN0774-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-16378491825534845502008-09-10T16:53:00.000-07:002008-09-10T17:00:58.766-07:00KINDERGARTEN ROOM MOM: My First Project...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SMheHmmmiTI/AAAAAAAAA2M/96SVXccxELQ/s1600-h/collage.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SMheHmmmiTI/AAAAAAAAA2M/96SVXccxELQ/s400/collage.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0pt; clear: both; float: left;" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">Isabella's first teacher in her budding school career is Ms.Sweeny. She is a very sweet, petite, young lady - with a VERY New York Accent! Sooo adorable....she reminds me of my sis-in-law Chrissy...she has a "little girl voice"...and speaks very sweetly with the children. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;">We are in week 2 of Kindergarten...and everyday I ask Ms.Sweeny</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> if she is doing OK...or if she needs anything. FINALLY she said, "Yes" and asked if I'd come in and help her label some bins.<br />We ended up talking about labeling the class library of books. Right now she has them divided out in categories... sooo cute. SO, I went to town with my creativity -- and turned out a fun project! I took photos of some books - photo shopped them -</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:130%;"> and then made bin labels!<br />The photo attached is a collage of all the labels....now...I just need to laminate them...cut them...and then attach them with pipe cleaners! I'll post a picture of the shelves when I'm done!<br />I'M SOOOO A ROOM MOM!!!! Sooo Fun!</span></div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-86727153809095812462008-07-31T18:06:00.000-07:002008-09-10T18:08:13.056-07:00Family Snaps....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SMhvI0gy1KI/AAAAAAAAA2g/eYhLUkLVj8Y/s1600-h/SVP+-+NYC+COATES+08451.5.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4sTg1-bb0g0/SMhvI0gy1KI/AAAAAAAAA2g/eYhLUkLVj8Y/s400/SVP+-+NYC+COATES+08451.5.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Taken by our Sweet new friend Suzanne VanPatten...</span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2204620913840032612.post-47693678488047983182008-04-14T21:02:00.000-07:002010-04-17T13:08:14.648-07:00ISABELLA prays for Jesus to be her Savior!<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>About 6 weeks ago I declared that my daughter would accept Jesus as her savior THIS YEAR!!!</strong> ~ </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>So....I've been praying that God would reveal Himself to her...unveiling her eyes...and maturing her heart beyond her years.<br /></em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">WELL!!!</span></strong><br />Tonight as we were praying before bed she told me that Lucifer was real...and asked me where he lived which got us into the story of God casting Lucifer out of heaven b/c he wanted to be like God -- and then she started asking if she could pray to put Jesus in her heart forever and ever...because she wanted to be with God forever." I quickly called Russ into her room (he normally wouldn't even be here except that tonight by a miracle he ended by 7:30 and was home before she went to bed!!)Anyway, she told Daddy that she wanted to pray to ask Jesus in her heart...so we told if she wanted to we'd pray with her but she'd need to tell God in her own words!! OH, it was sooooo sweet....</span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></strong></em> </div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;"> "Dear Jesus, I want you to come into my heart, I love you so much....please help me have good dreams....thank you....I want to live with you forever and ever. ~amen.</span></strong></em></div><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></em></strong><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">"TOOO SWEET!!!! She seems to understand that she 'disobeys' and that God doesn't like that and that's why Jesus died on the cross...she is forgiven...and that God will be with her forever....and Lucifer can't do anything about it! (loved that!) It's such a simple understanding...but it's soooo sweet all she gets!<br />WE are Praising GOD!!!<br />What JOY!!!</span><br />Just wanted to share with you all.... Love you all.<br />NOW to HIM, Deb, Russ & Isabella</div>FemmeModehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935461465698321238noreply@blogger.com0