Together again!

My babies are together again! Okay, so Cameron needs to shave that junk off his face...what's the deal with that? Overprotective brother took no time giving Chelsea big-brotherly advice and threats to keep the boys away! Yea, Cameron's home to protect his little sister!

"Seeds don't work so hard."

Wow! We have had one of the most incredible, life-changing weekends of our lives! John and I were able to attend a service last night, thanks to Micah, where Kevin Prosch lead worship and Heidi Baker spoke. Wow! The incredible worship just was beyond this world! It reached a whole other dimension and was just such a healing opportunity for me personally. Then came time for the message. There are things the ordinary Christian wouldn't understand, but God allowed John and I to be there and experience something we've missed for a long time! Heidi spoke on Ezekial 47 and the River of God and the Healing Waters and gave such a visual message on jumping into the River and letting go instead of "slogging" around stirring up the muck and mire. She explained how when we're in the water and we just let go and relax that we can float and we'll be weightless. She explained that stepping into His kingdom is just as easy if you're totally emersed. You can't float in water that is ankle deep. You can't float in water that is knee deep. You have to be fully emersed in the water!

It seems like such an easy thing to do, yet we in our normal lives just don't do it. We hold onto weights and busy ourselves in things that weigh us down, instead of just letting the Lord handle it for us. Heidi asked the question, "Do you want to be somebody or become like Him?" Wow! Smack me upside the head! How simple it is...how complex we make it!

Fruit will come because the seeds are planted on the banks of the river. Only the water can nourish the plants, the "seeds don't work so hard." The seeds don't need to get the water, it will come through the rains and the river. The seeds will flourish and be fruitful and have an abundance. We need to fix our eyes on the prize and don't work so hard.

Wow!

He's Home!

Lights down the street...here he comes!









Hugs from John...he's home!

Even Zach gets in on the act of

welcoming Cameron home!

Yipeeee! Tired from the drive, but he's home! What's on the agenda? Harbor House with Richard and Chelsea! Gotta' stock up on all the food he's missed since he's been gone! He looks so skinny! ;(

Cameron's Coming Home!

Pictured here with his buddy and teammate from Sweden "Figgy" at Christmas time! Hamming it up as always!!!! Dorks!

So, Cameron's trek home started a week ago today...after a long, hard hockey season in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, playing for the Edmonton Oil Kings, he headed back to the USA! His Canadian family, Wes, Lee-Ann, and Katie Mucha, woke up to see him off at 5:00 a.m., as he headed to back to California via his dad's home in Seattle, Washington. Truck packed and warmed up, he headed west...well, then he realized he left his hockey bag back in the Muchas' car...turn around, back to the Muchas' house! Then it was on the road again.

It was the perfect sunny day for him to head through the Canadian Rockies. Along the way he ran over a squirrel. Obviously getting ran over by a Ford F250 4X4 is gonna' do some damage to the carcas! Then a crazy duck decided to dive bomb him! Okay, that wasn't a pretty sight. He said he had to pull over to let get the body out of his tires because it was like, "thump, thump, thump." Okay, back on the road...then he had to swerve to avoid the dead fox in the road. He missed the moose on the side of the road and no bear sightings like we had on the trip up there! Oh, Cameron, you ain't in California anymore!

He arrived safely in Seattle to his dad's open arms! Of course, he was hoping his dad's open wallet since it cost him over 400 bucks in gas to get that far. He spent a few days in Seattle, headed for a few days down to Portland to visit Kurtis Mucha and the ladies he lived with when he lived in Portland. Saw Meghan and her family...now he's headed back to Cali!!!! I can't wait to have him home again! He left at 5:00 a.m., and I can't wait to hear about the adventure tonight! My baby boy's coming home!

Thanks, Yvonne!

So I was looking for a unique present for my hubby this Valentine's Day. How do you get the man that is the PERFECT gift-giver a gift that will knock his socks off? Give him what is his already! Thanks to Yvonne at ybscrapbooking.com she made my vision come true. Who'd a thunk it would take over 3 1/2 hours to pose the guitars! It was a lot of work, but really fun too...I try to not let myself spend too much time "playing" during the day since I'm trying to get work done from home, but this day it just happened and now I'm hooked! If you check out Yvonne's site below you can actually see the article that she wrote explaining the process of bringing my vision to life! I let her down by not getting it framed in time, but it's still awesome to look at on the coffee table while I wait to have it framed!

P.S., He thought I rocked!



http://www.ssreflections.com/yvonne.html

Walking Through the Valley

A friend of ours last night sent us a reminder to listen to the song by Third Day, Called Mountain of God. It truly is a song with an appropriate meaning to us at this time as we are walking through a valley of growth right now. I had to remind John last night that the Lord has given us sooooo much joy in our life as a reminder of how our life truly is, even when we're walking through a valley. The line in the song that stands out is "You are there for me." He never does leave us and He's right there holding our hands, drying our tears, and giving us His hug, as well as that little "push." We've come to learn that He has set us apart to be somewhat of "Firestarters," which we have always believed were ways to start the fire of His Spirit in our church, our family, and our friends. Well, right now the "Firestarters" got a bit burned by the fire we were trying to start. As painful as it is right now, we are able to see clearly there is a bigger picture, and growth will come from this situation. I, personally, am ready to see the growth and move on to the next little fire; however, we know He has the perfect timing for His Will to be accomplished.

Lord, you know the situation, you know our hearts' desires, you know our weaknesses. Thank you that your Hand is on the situation and good will come of this. Thank you that you think enough of us to handle the responsibilities you've placed before. Thank you for loving us!