Why? Where?

Why have i been absent from the bloggy world?  Where have i been?  Can you tell from this picture??

To My Daddy

Thank you for gifting me with
 ~life~
~love~
~protection~
~support~
~encouragement~
~and so much more~

You helped instill the "I can do it" attitude that has permeated my life.
Love you daddy!
Happy Fathers Day!
(fyi~those are my girls in the pictures with a proud grandpa)

Birthday Camping

Our Supreme Diamond left her teenage years behind as we celebrated at a favorite State Park. It was a blessed R&R that we all needed. There were worship times, hikes, geocaching, swinging from a rope swing  into the water, campfire cooking, floating on tubes down the river,  reading or sleeping in the hammock, soaking up the sun, and 'air-soft' gun target practice.

The weather was perfect! The predicted thunderstorm had just passed when we arrived, and it was clear to partly cloudy the rest of the time.

Finding a geocache~upper left

signing a geocache log~lower right

Someday you just might see me taking this picture on street view google maps~ lol
They even drive through the 'camp sight roads'. That little red ball on top is the camera.

*Wheat Free*

A few years ago I discovered a sensitivity to wheat products, so am always in search of new and varied alternatives. Recently I was in a health food store searching for some -I don't remember- item, and came across these Qrunch burgers.  I had never seen nor heard of anything like them before.  So I snatched a few boxes, and am so glad I did!  They are made as patties that can be used in sandwiches, but I crumble them and put them into a casserole in place of  other vegetarian meat that a recipe might call for. These are quite expensive so I use them prudently.  I really like the flavor though, so will continue to use them when I want to perk up a recipe.  I guess there are others who like them too, for the last two times I was in the store, these have been out of stock. Maybe it is because they are free of most common allergens. 

I am not getting paid for this review~just sharing a discovery. 

In reality, unprocessed foods are the healthiest diets to adopt...that is always my goal...

Today I Sing and Claim Promises

Click on the links for the words to the songs and texts in the Bible.  These are a comfort for me today.

God brings comfort and peace 

Lift Up The Trumpet

Blessings

We Have This Hope

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Revelation 21:4

1 Thessalonians 4:14-18

1 Corinthians 15:51-53

Revelation 22:12

Today I Cried

I can't take credit~this pic was taken a year before we met the family

Empowered Living Family Camp where we got acquainted...and our friendship budded

Today was the funeral.

We live miles apart, so attending the funeral was impossible.

I am so grateful we saw her in March at her daughters wedding.

Our children bonded quickly. Both our oldest daughters are the same age, born in the same month, and we drove 15 hours to their home to celebrate their birthdays the first year we met.

During the next few years~ almost every time we took a road trip~if we were passing through their neighborhood, we would pause in our journey to visit a few minutes, or to spend a night or two. 

Birthday celebration with kids~and other special occasions

                     I can't take credit~this was a Christmas photo~

On a hike during one of our visits

Beautiful mother of the bride

Always in my heart~I will never forget you Caroline!!!

In Memory of Caroline

In memory of  a good friend who died today from cancer~tears flow freely.

She was an inspiration to me all the time I knew her.

So glad that she knew Jesus, and that *We Have This Hope*!!