welp, another week down,
bringing the school countdown to....
18 days!!!! yeah!!! (last two days are party days, i bet mare wouldn't count those!)
matt--"scottish food base on a dare..." quote. at first, axe murderer seemed to obvious, and then i thought the rushmore scene where max fischer is taunting the scottish kid with no ear. but i changed my vote back--which makes me want to be in mary's class to watch that old classic!
mare and dad--i'm into chantal. thanky (mare) (but from dad, too)! really great sound + bonus good lyrics...
quote from the kid...
"i saw a manatee at sea world. he was just floating around like this (floated slowly with eyes closed and arms out) and he was asleep. but he fell asleep with some lettuce hanging out of his mouth!!!"
i was cracking up at the mental picture!!! plus, i am obsessed with manatees.
my brother kevin does an amazing manatee voice (not a sea cow!)
I LOVE LIVING IN SAN DIEGO!!!
i can't stop thanking God every single day that we're here!
every time i see the ocean or think about the completely insane ways we've been blessed in circumstances, His joy rises up in me.
thanks to everyone who believed in us, supported us, encouraged us, prayed for us and who now come to visit us!
"why can't we just decide
to live like this all the time?"
-ash
(we did!)
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
i forgot to add that i went to see billy graham the other day.
he was here in san diego and filled up the stadium (60-78,000 people each night).
i wasn't really going to go, but then a friend (who is a new believer) asked me to go with her, so i did.
it
was
truly
unbelievable.
i have never heard a message
so simple
so powerful
so loving yet
so truthful
thousands of people gave their lives to the Lord.
it was amazing to see people streaming down on to the field from the 3 levels of the stadium.
he waited for 30 minutes for people to come down and they were STILL coming down the aisles when he finally prayed for everyone.
and he quoted c.s. lewis, something to the effect that the death rate does not change--it is always 100%, death is certain, we will all die someday.
and then of course, that lead to how to get to heaven (through Jesus) and the whole thing just exceeded my expectations.
i'm excited for our trip to chowchilla for memorial day weekend--and then visitors ryan, michelle, and hannah in june! it will be then that we fulfill michelle's dream of seeing bob barker and getting on the price is right!!!! yeah!!! one of us will surely get on--AND WIN THE SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN!!! (probably ryan, since he's the least enthusiastic about it:)
welp, spaghetti time for me yummmmmmm, so see you all later!
tracey
he was here in san diego and filled up the stadium (60-78,000 people each night).
i wasn't really going to go, but then a friend (who is a new believer) asked me to go with her, so i did.
it
was
truly
unbelievable.
i have never heard a message
so simple
so powerful
so loving yet
so truthful
thousands of people gave their lives to the Lord.
it was amazing to see people streaming down on to the field from the 3 levels of the stadium.
he waited for 30 minutes for people to come down and they were STILL coming down the aisles when he finally prayed for everyone.
and he quoted c.s. lewis, something to the effect that the death rate does not change--it is always 100%, death is certain, we will all die someday.
and then of course, that lead to how to get to heaven (through Jesus) and the whole thing just exceeded my expectations.
i'm excited for our trip to chowchilla for memorial day weekend--and then visitors ryan, michelle, and hannah in june! it will be then that we fulfill michelle's dream of seeing bob barker and getting on the price is right!!!! yeah!!! one of us will surely get on--AND WIN THE SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN!!! (probably ryan, since he's the least enthusiastic about it:)
welp, spaghetti time for me yummmmmmm, so see you all later!
tracey