Tonight was my first Wednesday back to the regular school year schedule at church. In some ways I was dreading it - just because Wednesdays are so long in church work. But I must admit, after spending an hour with my hilarious and energetic middle schoolers, my attitude was much better. They are so cool … Continue reading Wednesdays

Hope each of you had a productive and fun weekend. It was a great weekend and great weather. I took several youth up to Kansas City for the annual Rock the Light concert. We went up on Saturday and enjoy the outdoor Christian concert event. We heard the bands Building 429; KJ-52; Casting Crowns; Pillar … Continue reading Labor Away

I went with my sister and mom today to see my Grandma Baker in Iberia, MO. This was her first time to see Blake and for Blake to meet her. We had a nice visit and Blake was his usual charming self. I took a lot of photos and have updated the photo album on … Continue reading Blake Update

I just typed up an incredibly loooong post to explain my whereabouts the last few days and LOST IT!!!! Uggghhhh..... Don't you hate that when that happens? I'm trying to decide if I have the energy to type it all again. Abridged version: 1. Kitchen not done yet. 2. Unplanned $600 jeep repair caused financial … Continue reading Dang . . .

Day Two of vacation was a pretty decent day. Despite the constant rain, I managed to take two full jeep loads of stuff to the Salvation Army. That is a cleansing feeling. Nice to have clutter out of the house and my life. As I look around, I still see some more items that I … Continue reading Two Down, Three to Go

Vacation update from Day 1: laundry done; dishes done; yard (jungle) mowed; cell phone fixed; checks cashed; kitchen cabinets emptied; NCD report written; and two movies watched. Fairly productive day, don't ya think? I saw Princess Diaries 2 - cute flick (better rental) and The Notebook - beautiful work of art based on the story … Continue reading One down; Four to go

My youth kids returned to school today thus marking the official end of summer. In honor of their return, I have taken the week off!! I'm staying in town and using the town to get my house in order and to redo my kitchen. It needs to happen now before we get into full swing … Continue reading Summer is Officially Over

Tonight was our last night of Elevation - our summer youth program. Each week this summer our talks have been based on hit mainstream songs from secular musical groups such as Hoobastank; Audio Slave; Black-Eyed Peas. Tonight one of my senior boys (who is going into youth ministry) brought the message based on the song … Continue reading Where is the Love?

I'm chilling to some vintage Rich Mullins tonight as I clean up from having Common Ground friends over for a bbq and meeting. I took all of my Rich Mullins's cds and loaded them into my cd player. Hit "shuffle" and savor the classic stories that Rich forever tells through music. Many of the songs … Continue reading Vintage Mullins

Blake Update: He and mommy went home today. All are doing well and adjusting to the beautiful changes in their family. Thanks for all the nice notes and comments. Some of our young singles group, Common Ground, helped with move-in day at Lincoln University here in Jefferson City. It is a step forward in realizing … Continue reading Life Goals