Good News

Well we have a date. Rhonda Todd and Steve Spencer will be united in marriage an May 10th,2008 at the Marquette Manor Baptist Church in Downers Grove, Ill. Both Quin and Paige are going to be in the wedding. We look forward to having a new brother in-law and three new cousins join our family. Congratulations to you both.

Bookshelves

Today we received some Christmas blessings. My mom gave our family some extra money for Christmas and this is what we had Bill build for us. I am so excited and the shelves are so beautiful. We can now have all the books that are all 0ver the house all put in one location and I can't wait to start filling them up. Tomorrow is home school chapel so I will get to organizing my books first thing, in the morning. Bill has such a great mind I explained to him what I had in mind and he produced these beautiful shelves form stretch. Thank You Bill and your team and thank you mom for the Christmas money.

Round Up Sunday

Last Sunday was Round Up Sunday at GBC. It was a wonderful day. There was great fellowship and wonderful food. We had a shipwreck (Paul's) in Children's Church and a HUGE thunderstorm. We had soooo much fun teaching with Jon and April Sweet. They are the best.
The music in the evening service was a blessing and it was an encouragement to hear the testimony of Bruce Frye. GBC had another GREAT round up Sunday.

Round up Sunday

It Could be Worse

In this part of the country it is the coldest day of the year. I think it's around two degrees. In this household we are experiencing some form of Chinese touchier. You see, my smoke detector in the bedroom up stairs is going off BEEP BEEP BEEP. I think I'm going to lose my mind. When it gets real cold outside the condensation in the wires gets moist and it sets the smoke detectors off. I have tried EVERYTHING that I can think of to get to the ceiling to get it down. You see we have 9 foot ceilings and I am simply not tall enough. I will have to wait until my husband gets home. I'm very thankful that it's Wednesday because he comes home early for church. We only have 1and1/2 hours to go of the BEEP BEEP BEEP. Gina claims that I will look back and laugh about this but right now it not funny. Today I have unplugged a smelly toilet, cleaned up after the dog. did four loads of laundry, and wiped a lot of noses. It's all in a days work. The Bible tells me to be thankful in all things. I'm bringing the new year in with many messes and LOTS OF BEEPING. Praise the Lord !!! I'm warm, we have food in the house, and the Lord provided the money to have our bills paid. It could be worse. Thank You Lord for all the things you have given me ,including my hearing.

We Are So Excited

We are so excited!!!! Sam's baby sister is getting married. Rhonda Todd has waited for 41 years for the man that the Lord had for her. Praise the Lord she found him. Steve Spencer is a Godly man and we could not be happier for Rhonda. The Lord called Steve's first wife home and Steve has three beautiful children. We are gaining a new brother in law and three new cousins. We could not be happier for the five of them. Congratulations we love you. A date has not been set yet. Details to follow.

Happy New Year

I pray everyone in blogger land had a wonderful New Year's eve. We celebrated by going out to a Brazilian Steakhouse with our dear friends Bill and Gina. It was so much fun to get all dressed up and get babysitters and sit in a nice restaurant and talk about how good the Lord has been to us. We talked about the things that each family wants to accomplish in 2008 and we talked about the blessing we have had in 2007. We finished our evening by looking at Christmas light and a Starbucks on the way home. The Lord has been VERY good to the Todd family this year. We have two healthy beautiful children and a great church and MANY wonderful friends.
I hope 2008 finds you happy and content with every thing that the Lord has done for you. HAPPY NEW YEAR

P.S. Quin wants me to mention that he made it until 12:00 and watched the fireworks in Navy Pier. Happy Year to all.