Hungry yet?

Sukkot is almost here. Daria got here around noon, and she along with my mom and I have been busy working on supper for tonight as we are opening with a Thanksgiving type meal - turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, squash casserole, sweet potato casserole, challah, apple banana salad, and pumpkin pie. Yummy! I can't wait.

It was nice to find some notes from fellow Crown staff who were missing me at the Crown Reunion. I would normally be there, but with Sukkot, I'm not there.

Sukkot is Almost Here!

Sukkot is almost here, and I can't wait! The Fall Feasts are always exciting...better thanChristmas ever was!

I'm trying out a blog post from my iPad this time around. We'll see how it turns out, and if I like doing it from here. If it does, it allows me more flexibility and hopefully I'll get back to blogging on here on a regular schedule. :)

Today, I got a therapeutic massage, and it felt wonderful. Ever since my fall on the ice, almost seven years ago, I've had ongoing neck and should issues. The chiropractor helped greatly, but it had gotten to the point where it just didn't seem to be lasting as well. I have a friend who's going to school to be a massage therapist and he explained that for the full benefit, you actually need both massage therapy and chiropractic care. Today felt heavenly, and I truly think my friend, Timothy's, advice was correct as she said my neck felt like cement even though I had just been adjusted on Friday. I feel looser than I've felt in a along time. Hopefully this will greatly help.

Well, it's off to bed I go...

Sukkot is almost here...

This week has been busy with work and preparations towards Sukkot at our house. I can't wait for that special time of rejoicing before our Father. You can read more about Sukkot at http://www.hebroots.org/sukkot.htm.

Plus I have started blogging for One Money Design on Finances from a Biblical perspective of which I greatly enjoy. I'm also working to get back on a regular schedule since we've moved Nana and Gaga to skilled nursing care...so I at least had to post a short update here. More coming soon...

Am I Really Another Year Old?

Yes, it's hard to believe that I'm another year old. I celebrated my birthday on August 22 with a family and a few close friends. It was a very special time. That morning, we ate breakfast with Nana and Gaga. It was a very good meal too. Then we returned home and grilled out a late lunch with friends. Spending the afternoon relaxing, talking, and playing games was just up my alley!

DFW Trip - Part 3

As promised, here's the final piece about my trip to DFW - the Money Map Coaches' Meeting which was a real treat! I was able to be with just under 100 fellow coaches! I also had the privaledge of leading the Coaching Panel. Here's my panel praying before hand with Tim Ballog (Area Director for Fort Worth and a good friend). My panel was Julia Sizemore, Jim Johnson, and Reid.


Introducing my panel...


Here we are answering questions. We even had some fun with "What do you do with distractions during a coaching session such as a cell phone?" by having Julia answer her cell phone during that question. And, yes, we set her up. Tim, the Area Director, called her on that question!


Here I am with Doyle and Charlsey Greenlee who are in my department.


It was great to meet Bill Caldwell, one of our Online Coaches.


And Joan Neshem, also an Online Coach, and her husband Stan as well as a friend Dave.


After the meeting, we ate lunch at Hard Eight BBQ which is not only famous in the DFW area but DELICIOUS! I had BBQ Beef and loved it.


Brad Jack coordinated the meeting and treated us to lunch. It was great to get to spend some time with him once again.


The time in DFW was wonderful. :) Now, I'll have to tell about the Georgia Trip and my Birthday...then we'll be caught up on the highlights.

DFW Trip - Part 2

My trip to DFW was truly the trip of a lifetime. I made so many WONDERFUL memories there...I'll definitely be going back at some point. But I'm home to stay for a while...enough traveling for this travel bug...until my Israel trip in November. :)

Julia had the neatest aquarium...

On Friday, we went down to the Fort Worth Stockyards for lunch and some shopping. I was able to get a few souvenirs to take home and some great pictures. The old timey train was really neat.


There were real cowboys there too! This one stopped and smiled when he realized I was taking pictures.

Here's Lindsey, Kristen, and I by the train.


We had lunch at Riscky's BBQ. I had a BBQ Beef Sandwich with fries. Charlie got jalapeno poppers (deep fried with a cheese filling) and Julia and I both got into them! Yes, this is from the girl who does NOT eat hot stuff!


On our way to the airport, we drove by and stopped at the Mustangs of Las Colinas which was really neat. Due to the location of the fountains, it looks like they were running through the water and actually kicking it up.

One last picture with my "extended family"...I truly feel like Charlie and Julia are family now!


It was a super special trip to Texas. And yes, I got a lot of work done...I just told all about the fun on here! I'll do one more post about the Money Map Coach Meeting that was held while I was in DFW.

DFW Trip - Part 1

Just 10 Days after returning home from Oklahoma, I flew out to Dallas Fort Forth for a few days for Crown related travel. I had the privilege of staying with Charlie and Julia Sizemore, friends of mine and Crown volunteers. They truly treated me like a princess. By the end, they were adopted family!

Here's my room and welcome basket...


Julia and I stopped at the Gaylord Hotel which was huge! It's a large tourist attraction in the DFW area.

I met with Professor Presslor who has the largest Stewardship Museum (even larger than the Library of Congress's collection on stewardship). Here we are in the museum.


The middle bank (round looking can) was the oldest bank in the museum dating from the 1500s.

Here is Larry Burkett's Giving Bank and an old version from the 1800s.


While I was in DFW, I had the privilege of being interview by Chuck Bentley on MoneyLife and sharing about Money Map Coaching. That program can be heard at http://www.crown.org/media/relatedcontent/080310.aspx.

I was also interviewed by Michael Moore on 1220 Hot Pepper for the DFW area on his radio program, Pastor's Corner.


Here I am with Michael after the interview.


And there's even more to come. One more post about my trip to DFW and more pictures coming soon!