My lifesong

Blogging this week has been difficult. Each day I was trying to think of something noteworthy to share about and I felt I was coming up kind of short. It was a typical week for the most part. Work, several appointments, lunch with a friend, Preston was home sick for a few days, etc. I was glad when the weekend arrived and I had a super Saturday today. The church service I attended tonight was spectacular and as we were worshipping the words to one particular song struck me upside the head. I'm going to share part of it with you, It's called Let my lifesong

Lifesong by Mark Hall

Empty hands held high
Such small sacrifice
If not joined with my life
I sing in vain tonight

May the words I say
And the things I do
Make my lifesong sing
Bring a smile to You

Let my lifesong sing to You
Let my lifesong sing to You
I want to sign Your name to the end of this day
Knowing that my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to You

It truly brought me up short as I read the lyrics and sang the song. Wow...

"I want to sign your name at the end of this day, knowing that my heart was true."

I really mean this statement and want it to control how I live.

Our young adult small group has been studying the book Crazy Love by Frances Chan. The book has been very convicting and I've just been examining my life in light of what is important. It is so hard to live in this world and keep our eyes based on heaven instead of what is temporary. I struggle with it daily and want to keep reaching to be more in love with God than this daily life.

So near the end of a very great day here in the temporary I loved being reminded by a total worship moment that my lifesong is one that I want to present to my loving Savior. Today and every day.

The evening of 10/31/09

Last evening on Halloween night I began the night with dinner at Jack's Bar and Grill to celebrate our friend Les Baugh's birthday. Les' request each year is to eat at Jack's. It has become a tradition that we are really happy to share in. If you go to the restaurant when it opens at 4 p.m. you can order right at 4:30 and avoid the crowds and crazie's. It's a really delicious experience and a very dark one, as in no lighting. Les had work yesterday so I went solo and met up with Les, Susie and their friends.

The rest of the evening will be shared via the photos I took:

Mr. Water Heater and the pretty gypsy
at the Cross Pointe Carnival!

George W. and Bubbles

Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles
The Powerpuff Girls

Hilary and George W. bustin some moves

Edward and Bella

Jordan as a Kiss Performer

Dance Party at the Civic Center

I enjoyed seeing all the creative costumes and watching the
young adults enjoying the music! It is a
great thing to offer to the 20 somethings in our community.

Ends and beginnings

The following is a spoiler alert......The name of my blog is Who's your Mama. So when you read it you know you will be hearing a lot of things about my kids.

Even though this didn't happen to me it is an exciting time for Aleah. Recently she applied for a new job and was offered the position. It is a big step up from her current position and totally in the field that she wants to continue in. God's blessings and hand of guiding all around.

Today was the sad day as those at her current job said goodbye. I know that they will miss Aleah's warm spirit, can-do attitude, sense of purpose and maturity. Plus, she is a lot of fun to be around! So here is to ends and beginnings and thanks for the provision of God as he gives us His best!

Yay Aleah! This Mama is very proud of you!

25 year reunion from college....Is that really possible?

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It doesn't compute to me. Can we really have graduated 25 years ago in May? It surely doesn't feel that long. It must be the old saying "Time flies when you are having fun".

This past weekend was a great time reconnecting at our old alma mater- Corban College. When Les and I graduated in 1984 it was Western Baptist College. Over the years the population of the college has grown 4x and the buildings have been modernized and the campus looks terrific. Even though we attended when the class size was very small it was some of the best years of our lives as we made friends, memories and learned a lot of things. Solid teaching and people that genuinely cared made a great combination. This year is the 40th anniversary of Corban being based in Salem and they held a Master's Touch Reunion as well. Les was the sound man for MT III which included a year of travelling on a bus with 10 other students putting on musical programs at churches to promote the college. It was quite an honor to be chosen to be a part of the group. They always seemed to be the "super stars" on campus. 5 people from MT III were at the reunion and it was great for Les to see them again. There was a dinner on Friday night with all the Master's Touch groups. Saturday morning there was a President's luncheon honoring distinguished Alumni of the year as well as distinguished friends of the college. It was a wonderful program and I so enjoyed hearing the great strides the college has taken to be a relevant part of the 21st century. That may sound like a funny thing to say but it is a big deal, really! At the luncheon the Masters Touch people that came for the reunion all sang a song together. I had a dream come true by singing with them! Mr. Kobe the director told me to get up there and sing with them on Friday night. I'm sure it left some people scratching their heads as to which group I was in. Hopefully no fights ensued. We finished off the weekend with dinner out with several of our friends who were also in town and then we went and saw the Corban chamber concert and choirs. Both excellent. It is wonderful to see the stellar programs Corban is incorporating to be one of the top 10 colleges in the Northwest.

We enjoyed our weekend very much. Unfortunately I had a headache throughout most of the festivities and by our drive home on Sunday was in full blown migraine mode. Ended the trip with a trip to the walk in clinic and have spent the past 2 days holed up here at home. All praise to God, I'm feeling better today and will return to the real world tomorrow.

Les with Dave and Tammy McGinnis from MT III

Kim and Lisa Pennington-Kusler

Mr. Kobe (our choir and MT director) with wife Carol and 2
of their grandsons! So great to see them!

38 again?

Well the crazy thing is that she looks like she could be 38!
Happy Birthday friend!
We celebrated at Rivers with a delicious girls luncheon!
I did a bad job taking a picture of the 3 of us.....

"They shoot commercials don't they?"

Tyler Faires Productions began shooting their first commercial this afternoon. It was a great treat for me to be able to be there on the first day. Lindsey Tyler is the actress and she is such a beautiful person. Her outward beauty is evident but she is also lovely in her character and inner beauty. Everyone has been eager to help Tyler in his endeavor. Aunt Peggy helped by getting some students together and her school let them film in one of their classrooms. Mike Downs came to be Ty's assistant. Of course this was just the first phase of the project with much more to come. Such fun to be there from the beginning though. I'll make sure to keep you updated as things continue on in production.

It has been a real blessing that Tyler has gotten several video jobs over the past month or so. He shot another wedding last Saturday in Sacramento and also shot some political footage for Les Baugh's re-election campaign. As always we are thankful for the support and prayers. The community we have is amazing!

Thanksgiving Turnovers

I made some calzones the other night and all week since I have had this new idea for a turnover in my mind. I tried it out tonight and thought I would share the results with you all.

OK, so here they are.... thanksgiving turnovers.
First get a package of GRANDS biscuits. Open the package and let the dough rest for at least 5 minutes
Get a package of stuffing mix and cook according to package direction.
Take each biscuit and roll out to a 6" circle with a rolling pin. Use a lot of flower on the board.
Put the rounds on a greased cookie sheet. On half of the circle put one spoonful of stuffing, top with some turkey (I used cubed deli turkey) fold over and crimp edges with a fork.
Bake in 400 degree oven for 12 minutes or until golden brown. I served ours with a side of cranberries which I would highly recommend. I also thought about topping them with gravy which would also be tasty.

We decided it was kind of like eating turkey, stuffing, rolls and cranberries all in one convenient little package. All I left out was the green bean casserole.