Light Night

Today was a very busy day in the Chrisman household. We started the day at school with the class party and then the school Harvest Fest. We were able to come home for a bit and then it was off to church for Light Night. I love Light Night! It is a great time for the kids and adults. I really enjoyed playing with Lily and visiting with old and new friends. Here are some pictures from our day..Oh and at school John McCain stopped by!LOL

Busy, Crazy Week!

As some of you may know my Mom has been very ill lately with an irritated gallbladder. She has become jaundice and has been in and out of the hospital. Monday on her way to be admitted for surgery she and my sister in law were in a car accident!! Thank the Lord nobody was hurt, sadly Celce's Expedition was totaled.:(

Tuesday night Mom finally had her much needed surgery and what a mess it was. Her gallbladder was so inflamed that it caused a few other problems. She came out of surgery well and other some pain is thrilled to be on the mend. Mind you she is unable to get out of bed on her own as she is still recovering from her Left shoulder surgery and now has an incision on her right side. Please continue to pray for my Mom.

So, Here we are and it's Thursday and I am also asking prayer for my Mother in law! Yep..that's right. This morning while ironing she became lightheaded and just hung up Dad's smock when the light's went out! She passed out and hit her head on the ironing board on the way down! She is at home resting with 10 staples in her head!!

I am thankful both my Mom's are still here with us. Please pray for them as they heal. I would so appreciate it. Remember to get out and vote next week! We need McCain in office and a "YES" on Prop 8! God Bless!

Vote YES on 8

Proposition 8 is simple and straightforward. It contains the same 14 words that were previously approved in 2000 by over 61% of California voters: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

Because four activist judges in San Francisco wrongly overturned the people’s vote, we need to pass this measure as a constitutional amendment to restore the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.

Voting YES on Proposition 8 does 3 simple things:

1.) It restores the definition of marriage to what the vast majority of California voters already approved and what Californians agree should be supported, not undermined.

2.) It overturns the outrageous decision of four activist Supreme Court judges who ignored the will of the people.

3.) It protects our children from being taught in public schools that “same-sex marriage” is the same as traditional marriage, and prevents other consequences to Californians who will be forced to not just be tolerant of gay lifestyles, but face mandatory compliance regardless of their personal beliefs.

The smells of Fall

What does four over ripened bananas and a beautiful fall afternoon equal? BANANA BREAD! Grace and I decided to put the banana's to use and bake some yummy bread! It was a hit with the fresh apple cider from our local orchard. Happy Fall!

Fun with Grandma & Grandpa Snooks..a.k.a Sanders

Today Grandma and Grandpa Snooks (that's what the kids call them) came and got the kids and took them to the pumpkin patch and out for ice cream! The kids had a great time and here are the pictures of their afternoon.

Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch!

Well, today we headed to the pumpkin patch with the preschoolers! It was fun and the big excitement was riding the bus! Both Jeffrey and Dawson thought that was pretty cool! Dawson said it was like being in a plane! I must admit I felt sick like I do in a plane!LOL

Beth Moore Blog

I have included the link to Beth Moore's blog page. It is great reading!

A seed has been planted

So after services this morning I ended up with the Vaughan's looking at the new construction taking place at church. We are going to have a coffee shop that can be used for fundraisers and such. Justin mentioned that he had asked Debbie (our pastor's wife) who would be running it...she said they didn't have anyone yet. Justin joking with me said he mentioned me! Well, I have to tell..never once did anything like that ever enter my mind. I believe the Lord has other plans though! I have not since that moment been able to get it off of my heart...not my mind but my heart. I don't know where this will lead...I will be praying about it though. I am being stretched yet again! Thank you Lord Jesus!

Apple Fest

We had a great day out at Kidder Creek. The weather was iffy but there were a lot of prayers lifted up this past week due to the storm that was approaching. Short of a couple short showers and some sprinkles the rain gave way to blue skies and sunshine. Many of the kids ended up wading in the pond at some point. The kids had such a great time and we enjoyed the fellowship. For me I shot 200 pictures over the course of the day! Here are a handful of pictures from our day! Enjoy and Happy Fall!

Apple Fest

This Saturday October 4th from 10-3 Kidder Creek will be hosting Apple Fest! This will be a great family day. There will be ..

Kids Games
Horseback rides for the kids
Dress up photos
Tour of the camp
Horseshoes
Apple craft
Tri Tip sandwiches, Hot Dogs & Chips 11:30 am - 1:oo pm resonable cost!
Free Apple Dessert
Free Apple Cider
Silent Auctions
& a Live Auction

Kidder Creek is 370 acres dedicated to changing the lives through a Christ centered camping ministry. Grace has attended Ranch camp the past two summers and loves it! They are really doing God's work here.

Call 530-467-3265 for more information - 2700 South Kidder Creek Rd, in Beautiful Scott Valley.


Here is the link to Kidder Creek should you want to learn more about them!
http://www.mounthermon.org/kiddercreek/

Quiet time

So, I have been doing this bible study with the ladies to church and I have mentioned in another posting how amazing it is. Every week I come away with so much to think and pray about. My God is an AMAZING God! We are working off of five statement pledge of faith...

*God is who He says He is.
*God can do what He says he can do.
*I am who God says I am.
*I can do all things through Christ.
*God's word is alive and active in me.

Today was "believing you are who God says you are". For those that know the Lord, we know that Christ loves us. We sing about it in church and to our kids. You can open your bible and read about his love for us. He sent his son for goodness sakes! But, today Beth Moore put it in a way that I never thought of before. Using Ephesians 1:3-8...
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5he[a] predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.


and we learned this saying...


"In Love I am Blessed, Chosen, Adopted, Accepted, Redeemed, and Forgiven. I am believing God."

This has set with me all day. I will tell you I am the kind of Mom/person/wife ..there are a lot of us and I learned from the best..we put everyone else first in life. I do sit down with my bible with the kids and I try ever so hard to get alone time with God for myself daily not that it always happens. I am starting to ramble. My point being that today I came away with the reminder that I am who God says I am! I am a child of God! I can do all things through Christ. Lord, I strive to be more like you in all the ways of my heart! You give so much to me Lord, I am recommitting myself to that daily quite time with just me and God. So often we put God in the passenger seat instead of the drivers seat. I am guilty of that! Oh I can handle that Lord!..NOT!! Beth Moore has another saying where she asks God to be BIG in her life. I want that! I need to remember daily maybe several times a day the saying above.

I hope this makes sense. I am just filled with the Lord and His word. Albeit a bit overwhelmed. God Bless!