http://www.wikio.com/search=Fuller Life Wikio - Fuller Life http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69363700 TAMPA - Wednesday was a particularly hot day for Alonso High School football players. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:46:06 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69363700 2008-08-29T04:46:06Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69362518 Bring the Travel Channel to Life! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:30:37 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69362518 2008-08-29T04:30:37Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69362085 Remarks as prepared for delivery Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:08:44 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69362085 2008-08-29T04:08:44Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69362997 Well, I'll be ! My friend, Jen gave me a blog award. Thanks, Jen. I appreciate your kind words. Jen is an amazing woman whose life is full of caring for and teaching her six children. She is one of the most creative people I have ever met. I'm not sure where she comes up with all the ideas she does for activities to make learning fun but she is always doing something amazing. She also has the largest collection of children's books of anyone I know and she's always discovering more reading treasures to share with her gang. Honestly, I don't know how she does it all...and what's more, Jen does all she does with a smile on her face while living with fibromyalgia. I do not think I've ever heard her complain about her health. She is, instead, full of thanksgiving to the Lord for his goodness. I know she would say it is the Lord's enabling. In April, 2006, her youngest, Camden, was born 3 months early. I remember seeing him the day after he was born in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He was the tiniest baby I've ever seen. Today is a healthy, happy, adorable 2 year old and such a blessing to this sweet family. When Jen and her family lived in NC, I taught some of her kids in Sunday School. I loved having them in my class. They were always inquisitive and fun, but for the first few months her daughter, Annie, never spoke. I was just getting to know the family and didn't know why Annie would not talk in Sunday School. Was she shy? Did she have a problem with her speech? What was going on? And then one day, I invited the kids to come over to our house to play. For the very first time, I heard Annie talk!!!! After that, she always spoke in class. How I enjoyed her comments and her artistic bent. I do miss those kids and their lively little selves - always something interesting going on with them. Here are the rules of this "I love your blog" award that Jen so sweetly bestowed on me: 1. Link back to the person who gave you the award. 2. Include the award on your blog. 3. Pass it on to 7 worthy bloggers with links to their blogs on yours. 4. Notify your recipients. So here are my picks: Ann at Holy Experience and Tonia at Study in Brown are online friends whose blogs always encourage and inspire. They are women of deep spiritual insight and grace. Amber at brighthouse is my dear, dear friend who juggles mothering her 5 sons, homeschooling, gardening, and many, many creative endeavors. Her husband, David, is the artisan in wood whose etsy shop is in my sidebar. I wish Amber had more time to write but she's way too busy with life at brighthouse to sit down at the computer and write about it very often. She is a faithful friend, walking companion, gardening collaborator (when she has time to garden!) and creative inspiration for me. I love to sit and drink tea with her and I can't wait to go to SAFF with her this fall. Bonnie at Being Transformed is more my age. Let's just say, an "experienced" mom with grown children and some still at home. Her blog is full of art, poetry, books, and vignettes of daily life. Erica at The View from Africa is a young woman who moved to our city, joined our church, blessed our lives for two years, and then followed God's call to move to Kenya to teach at Rift Valley Academy. I am so glad she keeps us posted on life at the edge of the Rift Valley. I love her writing and her amazing photographs. I hope, hope, hope I will be able to return to Kenya and visit her one of these days. Lisa at Scotty and Lisa's big fat blog. Scotty and Lisa were also at our church a few years ago and we have the high privilege of supporting them as missionaries in Bolivia. I love to read their stories of God's leading as they plant this church, their adventures in their new country, their home life and food talk. And I can't wait to hear about the birth of their first child any day now! Kristin at Getting Stitched on the Farm is another creative inspiration. I don't know Kristin personally, but I feel like I know her life a bit. She lives in NW Massachusetts near where we used to live and reading her blog evokes memories of a different time and place in my life. I love reading about the sheep, the farm projects, the land, and knitting. Kristin's love of color has encouraged me to branch out a bit and play with color. Now, I know the award rules said pick 7 but I would be remiss if I didn't mention my two favorite bloggers in the whole world . Neither of them write very often, but when they do, I love to read. They write about very different things. Erin speaks mostly of husband, home, and horses. She very sporadically chronicles her life as a young married woman living and working in the country. After training horses, teaching lessons, and managing a very large and busy horse farm all day, I expect she doesn't have much energy left to write. I love the life she is carving out with Luke as they grow together. She is a beautiful daughter, inside and out, and I don't get to see her nearly enough because she lives so far away. I miss her like crazy and her blog is one little way I get to feel a bit closer to her. Jonathan , my oldest son, has been a traveler these past few years; to Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries his junior year in college and this past summer after graduating, to India. He is a passionate, funny, thoughtful young man who asks lots of hard questions and doesn't accept pat answers. He loves music, children, traveling, his friends and his family, and more. And we love him. We all miss his humor and I especially miss his hugs and long conversations. I can't wait to see him at Christmas time and maybe, just maybe, Lord willing, I'll go to India with him next summer. As my friend, Lori, says, "dreams are free." Erin and Jonathan are two very different children. I count it one of the greatest gifts of my life to be their mother. I also thank God everyday that they love Him and walk with Him. Erin might write a blog post when I let her know I mentioned her in the context of this award (I hope so!) and Jonathan will probably roll his eyes. I don't expect to see the award graphic on his blog, but I do hope he knows how much his mom loves to read every word he writes. Thanks again, Jen. I feel honored by your words and have enjoyed the opportunity to think about some of my favorite blogs and why I love them. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:51:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69362997 2008-08-29T03:51:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69360042 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:40:26 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69360042 2008-08-29T03:40:26Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69359545 Obama’s speech in full; one of the great speeches of all time. To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. . Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of [...] Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:40:26 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69359545 2008-08-29T03:40:26Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69359079 Child care provider to fall in breach of listing rules. 29 Aug 2008 12:35 PM Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:27:05 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69359079 2008-08-29T03:27:05Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69363790 Barack Obama promises to keep the American dream alive as he accepts his historic Democratic nomination for the White House. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:23:31 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69363790 2008-08-29T03:23:31Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69360104 Wow. I haven’t seen Obama deliver a full speech since the 2004 Convention and am glad that I took the time in the middle of the working day to watch MSNBC’s coverage of this one. How anyone could have watched this speech and not want this man to be our president is beyond me. Here are some of [...] Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:59:19 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69360104 2008-08-29T02:59:19Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69359389 because I am going to say the unsayable. I like Bush. G W Bush, current president, and proud trampler of civil rights of Democrats. I mean to say: aren't the prisons full of Democrats'--Oh, no, that's Denver. Trample harder, George--they're still showing signs of life. I am one of the 30 percent who approve of GWB. I think he tries to do what he considers right for the country, no matter how much he is reviled and hated. If popularity mattered to him, he would have set a different course. So far, whatever he is doing, New York City is still intact; so is Washington, DC. Chicago. The Statue of Liberty. Hoover Dam. The Golden Gate Bridge. American nuclear facilities. All of these are still present and accounted for. Could any of Bush's activities have contributed to this, or is it just a happy coincidence? He's made plenty of mistakes, of course. His public relations are a disaster. He should have made his case for the way in Iraq to the people of this country. He should have not been loyal to losers like Scott McLaren. He should have kicked ass at the State Department and the CIA. He should have changed strategy in Iraq when he saw that what he was doing wasn't working. Still, I've lived a long time, and I doubt whether I have ever seen, or ever shall see, a president who is such a dedicated public servant. Note to "Anonymous:" bugger off. I don't want to hear from you. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:49:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69359389 2008-08-29T02:49:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69357224 Tomorrow is Camping Trip #2 of the summer. In Camping Trip #1, The General and I had been together all of three weeks. I’m not entirely sure why it became such an urgency for us to go camping together that early, but we did and it was super awesome. So, we figured we’d close the [...] Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:48:38 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69357224 2008-08-29T02:48:38Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69359491 - To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. . Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me on this journey, and especially the [...] Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:32:24 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69359491 2008-08-29T02:32:24Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69355030 Available in full after the jump ... Just a graph in, by the way, he launches with a salute to Hillary Rodham Clinton . Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:17:31 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69355030 2008-08-29T02:17:31Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69356139 Central America with the family...are we crazy? Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:11:58 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69356139 2008-08-29T02:11:58Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69361896 New Survey Finds Economic Incentive for Protecting Ocean Resources Source: Oceana Oceana released the results of a new study today that finds a strong economic incentive for protecting living ocean resources. Sea the Value: Quantifying the Value of Marine Life to Divers shows that scuba divers are willing to pay more to see healthy corals, sharks [...] Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:00:43 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69361896 2008-08-29T02:00:43Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69354600 This is it folks… +++++ To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me on this journey, and [...] Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:49:29 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69354600 2008-08-29T01:49:29Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69354915 Read the full text of Sen. Barack Obama's prepared speech Thursday night to the Democratic National Convention. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:36:37 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69354915 2008-08-29T01:36:37Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69352259 To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:32:37 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69352259 2008-08-29T01:32:37Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69354030 DENVER--Text of Barack Obama's Aug. 28, 209 acceptance speech.... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:27:10 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69354030 2008-08-29T01:27:10Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69356886 Obama makes history as the first African American to lead a major party. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:13:31 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Fuller+Life?rinfoid=69356886 2008-08-29T01:13:31Z