tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21226936036151996722024-02-07T16:37:13.305-08:00Crown of FavorMichele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-50707752270587083072011-07-07T12:27:00.000-07:002011-07-07T12:36:45.282-07:00Dad Life (Connection Church Style!)And just like that, she is blogging again<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzb6AJ3-JPBhZxTW2HxvyLGxIiPBUw2cVXU7XZDc2Zx1gCb_Dvk8NXG7OrAR1uhDiRc_nz24wetekO6H_6OxQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-81841250351489512302009-03-10T07:29:00.001-07:002009-03-10T07:33:48.303-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5Wvt4Tx-l8P_d3xkPJz-Hk0n-ktRanzDk9xpm-ZIYo9eWYICVz8IQajCn9UatdLkYJkeozRhoCyKrldt9wjtMc-MThKePz0QptxbuYTzBsN1PGXTHbMrNB-vFFs32OPGyooX_K3AcL01/s1600-h/P1000835.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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We hiked up the back way, climbed on huge boulders and fallen trees, and even spotted a deer that seemed unphased by humans. The photos don't do the waterfall justice, it was spectacular. Joe and the kids climbed the huge 'rock wall and made it to the top (see Connor waving) while I shot pics from the stream below. Awesome day!Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-25342343821984584692008-10-14T06:15:00.000-07:002008-10-14T06:17:27.360-07:00Cherish the EverydayNormal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall bury my face in the pillow, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.<br />- Mary Jean IronMichele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-63423140842759877282008-08-18T11:38:00.001-07:002008-08-18T11:38:51.104-07:00Abundant Life at The Bay House<p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-04.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-04.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=576460752336563204&site=widget-04.slide.com"/></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=576460752336563204&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-04.slide.com/p1/576460752336563204/ms_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=576460752336563204&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-04.slide.com/p2/576460752336563204/ms_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=576460752336563204&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-04.slide.com/p4/576460752336563204/ms_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-62104161997167693772008-05-14T09:16:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:20:23.460-07:00Four on 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGztgUoxU_-8Kgon5UUKdNZ-lzq7r72Xq_g1_fRRjesYgBsvYzdFQCB5ABy9Xlf-jHVKP45g1d_RGlCsXi47UvB6chaB3K9el30f9T17MT3V4QJj64cofa5IoNNTvYf2HV-iBeNSBQRTf6/s1600-h/P1020423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGztgUoxU_-8Kgon5UUKdNZ-lzq7r72Xq_g1_fRRjesYgBsvYzdFQCB5ABy9Xlf-jHVKP45g1d_RGlCsXi47UvB6chaB3K9el30f9T17MT3V4QJj64cofa5IoNNTvYf2HV-iBeNSBQRTf6/s320/P1020423.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200269103441830946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyJ2AfJF6COTZSQRheqEguyWBWD28lv6jdMUcs8UP_bhyphenhyphenIO6G6j24u15496Tywxw0WYU3BQjJ_AlL4kyFiwqXn5IVSb2Bpw42k2mXlpogAr8liKTkghq9kKX5As9GOA_kJ4MYMvjM8PCG/s1600-h/P1020426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyJ2AfJF6COTZSQRheqEguyWBWD28lv6jdMUcs8UP_bhyphenhyphenIO6G6j24u15496Tywxw0WYU3BQjJ_AlL4kyFiwqXn5IVSb2Bpw42k2mXlpogAr8liKTkghq9kKX5As9GOA_kJ4MYMvjM8PCG/s320/P1020426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200269116326732850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GYjrd26eg0z0Q1yw3tPbYxE9Owb5F0aF5m9usqXO_mV7B6czvThsFQmVSfGtm00nyfBhDBoYxRT9tDfAZKlEDocj_pSRIvL7zrLWuQwtdHl6AvXO2Exro6SvYNmz6zGj-LW5Wxf1C9AC/s1600-h/P1020427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GYjrd26eg0z0Q1yw3tPbYxE9Owb5F0aF5m9usqXO_mV7B6czvThsFQmVSfGtm00nyfBhDBoYxRT9tDfAZKlEDocj_pSRIvL7zrLWuQwtdHl6AvXO2Exro6SvYNmz6zGj-LW5Wxf1C9AC/s320/P1020427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200269120621700162" /></a><br />Look who’s riding his 2-wheeler. After months of perfecting his skills on Connor’s razor scooter, Will took off on the bike like it was nothing. Proud mommy.Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-16247035118363000712008-04-08T07:25:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:26:23.435-07:00Nestle’s Baptism<div><embed src="http://widget-e2.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=576460752331932642&site=widget-e2.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=576460752331932642&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-e2.slide.com/p1/576460752331932642/bb_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=576460752331932642&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-e2.slide.com/p2/576460752331932642/bb_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-22786236274944507192008-04-02T20:42:00.000-07:002008-04-02T20:46:00.351-07:00Apple Ain't Too Far<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK7yhHjD2DEmdMr2Jg2pTiZXcmDqOHKhp3-io7YQ1RaLBJZJRlq8X8xGiIFtlMXVuI7G7JiPN4Y7xmIM_sfKLV-7brhYkiOckqcPlAp3w4Pk7Ah8Dq5c-b6KZ7pdoJgEjMFJ4wbrvlF7m/s1600-h/P1010735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK7yhHjD2DEmdMr2Jg2pTiZXcmDqOHKhp3-io7YQ1RaLBJZJRlq8X8xGiIFtlMXVuI7G7JiPN4Y7xmIM_sfKLV-7brhYkiOckqcPlAp3w4Pk7Ah8Dq5c-b6KZ7pdoJgEjMFJ4wbrvlF7m/s320/P1010735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184860260440356082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKIHiXmDpB1TXEugM12MIb67j43a4iPwI-S-vdljxAzlCNvTH6KRThvtRCwAQJEpNiHJKi9KslYyfaaG9OL_qj1-dcj0Gmu5B_8X6KMFSZRCXmIAZrJU_GG_mDZRatP-qETURvUQKEHuH/s1600-h/P1010736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKIHiXmDpB1TXEugM12MIb67j43a4iPwI-S-vdljxAzlCNvTH6KRThvtRCwAQJEpNiHJKi9KslYyfaaG9OL_qj1-dcj0Gmu5B_8X6KMFSZRCXmIAZrJU_GG_mDZRatP-qETURvUQKEHuH/s320/P1010736.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184860269030290690" /></a><br />Connor had an awesome week just before Easter. He won an Irish jig contest at school, which is funny because every year we watch him practice when its Irish jig time at school. He does have it in his blood.<br /><br />Plus, he was Artist of the Week and his piece was displayed in the front entry hall at school all week long. What a proud mommy!!Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-36600635034859802012008-04-02T20:37:00.001-07:002008-04-02T20:40:40.692-07:00Overdue Outtakes from Easter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6q6brb6WYfI7x0PTmZw_5mkn7YgG7lwOrwhfIfDXGgjmKSZVEXxqddM3SqibIbQUSvfLB_cePN7s73OLkxdcHO2NgGZ6PjV01yJy6zuD3pxiMT1r6Q1zFPfNMSkc9MEn-jPqCqaQ3wBMk/s1600-h/P1010745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6q6brb6WYfI7x0PTmZw_5mkn7YgG7lwOrwhfIfDXGgjmKSZVEXxqddM3SqibIbQUSvfLB_cePN7s73OLkxdcHO2NgGZ6PjV01yJy6zuD3pxiMT1r6Q1zFPfNMSkc9MEn-jPqCqaQ3wBMk/s320/P1010745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184858727137031346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNakbdWlYsV6mdvWeyCPns9t8JmItOJl1oMh-8_tOqKqhlIE7-iKBgCx6KHQvcK6tMU-73k0-F0ty8jcHX502x_KSF9nqV5r0I2M3GbD13MEECBh9yIUIFp3hmHPhLXssenShIg7Jj98x/s1600-h/P1010762.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNakbdWlYsV6mdvWeyCPns9t8JmItOJl1oMh-8_tOqKqhlIE7-iKBgCx6KHQvcK6tMU-73k0-F0ty8jcHX502x_KSF9nqV5r0I2M3GbD13MEECBh9yIUIFp3hmHPhLXssenShIg7Jj98x/s320/P1010762.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184858735726965954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKLs14vW7nMIKn7hsRG6ii08AGr37emIuH04pQBwd47w3Pn_OX9JJWrvRCgg55IvbarpattbUoJ_xt5Ah2qnRwuWxtUttzilgU_bF5jjXrGA26FZ6ttsplXxXVwcIkpdZEEQS90GJRSfZ/s1600-h/P1010765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKLs14vW7nMIKn7hsRG6ii08AGr37emIuH04pQBwd47w3Pn_OX9JJWrvRCgg55IvbarpattbUoJ_xt5Ah2qnRwuWxtUttzilgU_bF5jjXrGA26FZ6ttsplXxXVwcIkpdZEEQS90GJRSfZ/s320/P1010765.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184858740021933266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMb9m7LE4xS3ww5gkHpRMWtSsnRbuZqvFEt1SCF79C5G-bwwlCzzXRLDev4KRxjbAxh4YZYq6dpq1CaCTMEDp-J2pl96MLoUt-QCJkpRLNa2oAREdEEvHMyoyy2MXJDpVpv5GfTWzhGuX/s1600-h/P1010797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMb9m7LE4xS3ww5gkHpRMWtSsnRbuZqvFEt1SCF79C5G-bwwlCzzXRLDev4KRxjbAxh4YZYq6dpq1CaCTMEDp-J2pl96MLoUt-QCJkpRLNa2oAREdEEvHMyoyy2MXJDpVpv5GfTWzhGuX/s320/P1010797.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184858740021933282" /></a>Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-28678112712581457022008-03-25T16:33:00.000-07:002008-03-25T16:34:24.643-07:00Quote of the DayThe majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have a potential to turn a life around. It's overwhelming to consider the continuous opportunities there are to make our love felt. - Leo BuscagliaMichele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-45910631372569912072008-02-26T07:35:00.000-08:002008-02-26T07:41:31.798-08:00Random GoodnessThis past week we discussed with some new friends how important it is to tithe. They did on Sunday morning. On Monday she was told she'd be getting a $500 bonus at work. God is so good.. This is the kind of thing that lifts my spirits and reminds me how intimately God cares for us.<br /><br />Then this morning I got an email from my sis:<br /><br />Hey everyone,<br />Just wanted to share my joy with you, my art work has just been published on the website of the person i am now working with, and i also have a piece on the homepage! yay so excited...To see the work just click either on my piece on the front page, or go to artists and then click on my name! (Vanessa Olink) There is also a blog if you want to write comments on my work, obviously not to me but everyone else who visits the site will see them. An article is comming out in about two weeks so that should be some good publicity! (Just scroll down where thing are written in french they are then in english)<br />the web site is: www.artandstars.com<br /><br />Take a gander. She is sooooooo talented, and soooooooo beautiful, and sooooooo awesome. I'm doubly excited because I created a website last week for her to display her work: www.artsdreams.org<br /><br />Again it just feels like God is working in the lives of people I hold dear. Not a bad start for a yucky , dreary Tuesday.Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-68721761191351815522007-12-28T09:33:00.000-08:002007-12-28T09:41:12.453-08:00Yes sir, that's MY baby!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3DpnawynjnC7_vnYeqCEcvXUMSaKlLXP8Bcfv6c0eakXh5FqbDHweW0JbA6sOLdKiNhGQ0ljD6pE7CuytUF3gfTKFRAf_Cg1rtd18KzZIpLsL0HGBspbX2wQlG3USqA-qJvY4wfUIEhm/s1600-h/P1010650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3DpnawynjnC7_vnYeqCEcvXUMSaKlLXP8Bcfv6c0eakXh5FqbDHweW0JbA6sOLdKiNhGQ0ljD6pE7CuytUF3gfTKFRAf_Cg1rtd18KzZIpLsL0HGBspbX2wQlG3USqA-qJvY4wfUIEhm/s320/P1010650.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149080129299616962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZrpo75jj1zjbBFd4PUWhVPCEDLsrr4KaWt_wTFu3IuH687xHPgSnsnw0fQfTOzINKtNc65xBtleteMozxRFsoK2mMsxkclpCHg-Ggxwna4di23arGYy7-0ih7oOeqECrv_ksEsTIz8yq/s1600-h/P1010662.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZrpo75jj1zjbBFd4PUWhVPCEDLsrr4KaWt_wTFu3IuH687xHPgSnsnw0fQfTOzINKtNc65xBtleteMozxRFsoK2mMsxkclpCHg-Ggxwna4di23arGYy7-0ih7oOeqECrv_ksEsTIz8yq/s320/P1010662.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149080133594584274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtYovpyzeTFG6F1V_u74aNY-_P84qUHAVWk-YtslIX8MxQqlAA87jPfPu37gD28YoAWR0UOrBseN7Uw-5Z8mmZxpqCiOKZXMKostT-qDhgAunahhFNz1YCYA_cfGqNTQSIGef0sHo3dpd/s1600-h/P1010639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtYovpyzeTFG6F1V_u74aNY-_P84qUHAVWk-YtslIX8MxQqlAA87jPfPu37gD28YoAWR0UOrBseN7Uw-5Z8mmZxpqCiOKZXMKostT-qDhgAunahhFNz1YCYA_cfGqNTQSIGef0sHo3dpd/s320/P1010639.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149080137889551586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDow8qYi37fiqFo9WJVEn67wGbIicLAmBN4jwQbJeokM7wFmKZ4WoXAUwXM8g_EiaE-CreE1pIURCM_8Qzp7Q56n3MwOn7rotiHEWTS5EpdXtFhdURIvaqe1p3HXHuf3ppcR1SppDYH4X/s1600-h/P1010633.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDow8qYi37fiqFo9WJVEn67wGbIicLAmBN4jwQbJeokM7wFmKZ4WoXAUwXM8g_EiaE-CreE1pIURCM_8Qzp7Q56n3MwOn7rotiHEWTS5EpdXtFhdURIvaqe1p3HXHuf3ppcR1SppDYH4X/s320/P1010633.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149080142184518898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpB_P1KUXvyRvSOPDJjlpt6cFPk9FsNFafsFGVoHFRF44Docx7EoBNk_9sCYFv7tXSu9HPmPshjs8ire0wyOnVqVlfosN7BGk4i9C7Kx4qVNFTUSWZlHLS5HoP4wqGpcZWZWMWfkn6XjEU/s1600-h/P1010666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpB_P1KUXvyRvSOPDJjlpt6cFPk9FsNFafsFGVoHFRF44Docx7EoBNk_9sCYFv7tXSu9HPmPshjs8ire0wyOnVqVlfosN7BGk4i9C7Kx4qVNFTUSWZlHLS5HoP4wqGpcZWZWMWfkn6XjEU/s320/P1010666.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149080146479486210" /></a><br />No really, Grace is mine. Vanessa didn't have her out of wedlock and we're raising her. It just looks that way.<br /><br />Christmas is over and its a little sad. Vanessa gets on a plane to go home today-yuk. Each visit we have it gets harder and harder to say goodbye. But we had a great holiday, as evidenced by the photos. Looking forward for all the xtra tasks to be finished. Chores all piling up, and all the ladies said..."Amen!"Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-42807034668887891972007-12-19T07:24:00.000-08:002007-12-19T07:25:32.606-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">What did one snowman say to the other snowman?<br /><br />"Do you smell carrots?"</span>Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-3317323927739323812007-12-15T09:18:00.000-08:002007-12-15T09:24:21.192-08:00The Thrill Is Gone...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcOPergHKcMZFGi0AkSEVva87oJA5gMf_X4iNqw7tPkZYDs0hrwaB17UjgWng1TM5y7NJ__K-Re35-ZFq8Cnhr2p2rJ5WdVY-WvXmLLl5rI4h0N3G5k-lCDBTff0ur2dNysRcbfnf7ITH/s1600-h/P1010513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcOPergHKcMZFGi0AkSEVva87oJA5gMf_X4iNqw7tPkZYDs0hrwaB17UjgWng1TM5y7NJ__K-Re35-ZFq8Cnhr2p2rJ5WdVY-WvXmLLl5rI4h0N3G5k-lCDBTff0ur2dNysRcbfnf7ITH/s320/P1010513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144251718475519122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XnbiM8F7y9V-nCXoqmdUzSiBRJmGzfuHaSQUGYslfjRdJ9WbIYUqNDkhwcuflhNIAdO97WLUgEMX-ixOBLgDuKjBSgizsrjymHaQrxlxgj4nQKAFvBcqYDXb4yeE1m6HQtOd8Wdgu9Tk/s1600-h/P1010516.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XnbiM8F7y9V-nCXoqmdUzSiBRJmGzfuHaSQUGYslfjRdJ9WbIYUqNDkhwcuflhNIAdO97WLUgEMX-ixOBLgDuKjBSgizsrjymHaQrxlxgj4nQKAFvBcqYDXb4yeE1m6HQtOd8Wdgu9Tk/s320/P1010516.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144251735655388322" /></a><br />Well, not for me and Will!! We went and saw Santa even though everyone else seemed to have misplaced their Christmas Spirit. Will was a little confused that he didn't leave with the present he asked for but I reminded him of how it works and the Polar Express movie we just watched. Small consolation.<br /><br />We have the Christmas banquet scheduled for tonight and the sky keeps getting more and more ominous. Freezing rain is in the forecast but I am holding out hope that it won't start until MUCH later or pass us altogether. That reminds me, I gotta get cookin the appetizers...Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-9833208824764386262007-12-07T07:11:00.000-08:002007-12-07T15:21:51.205-08:00"The soul never thinks without a picture." -Aristotle<br /><br />I found this quote on one of the websites I frequent. It sort of sums up what my whole creative career has been about and even more importantly my ministry. Next to family time, I spend the majority of my time trying to create visuals for spreading the gospel, and then making sure it sticks. I peruse web site for inspiration, I read blogs of pastors across the country and magazines that are geared towards the creative arts in ministry (ie. Collide). There is nothing like the perfect marriage between God's word and the visuals, whether it be in print, in video, in music or in a skit. <br /><br />Recently I came across this guy named Blaine Hogan who attends the Mars Hill graduate school in Seattle. After daydreaming about being a student again, and actually getting to study how to implement the creative process in ministry, I actually read the article. Here are the paragraphs that floored me:<br /><br />If, as artists, we are truly carrying the gospel with us in our daily experiences, through breakfast and meetings and coffee breaks and creative brainstorming sessions, then it should spill out quite naturally into the art we create. It is inherently marked and stamped by the truth we hold onto in the center of ourselves. It is our act of worship. It is our most unique and holy offering to the Creator of the universe. This offering does not need to be big, better, slick, or sweet, it needs only to be honest.<br /><br />...This is the tension that comes from our deep desire to create work that serves the community we are a part of, affects the heart of people who refuse to be touched, and provides a path back toward the truth that will heal us.<br /><br />These words perfectly encapsulate what drives me. Especially now that my charge is to take our new church and really give it a presence, an approachability that will reach out to the city. They also let my OCD off the hook because I do have an inferiority complex that nothing will be as big or as complex and effective. But it is nonetheless my offering to God who has placed these desires in my heart and the ability in my person.............nuf saidMichele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-60323390618075681222007-12-05T13:36:00.001-08:002007-12-07T15:22:55.723-08:00Let it Snow!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJE4aoJ_D5gbuHksh439iA4mq_v-PVeOzYSdhWaevT5AyEKmY5ezkZxiqK6EIDPWX7r39Cdc5hhtKHwUyYKJa7Wg3Qa58Ke1DVMXu6gIDQ8C2wVDBPVGLOgd4QBc9OCkKRAljbbFl2fqwJ/s1600-h/P1010503.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJE4aoJ_D5gbuHksh439iA4mq_v-PVeOzYSdhWaevT5AyEKmY5ezkZxiqK6EIDPWX7r39Cdc5hhtKHwUyYKJa7Wg3Qa58Ke1DVMXu6gIDQ8C2wVDBPVGLOgd4QBc9OCkKRAljbbFl2fqwJ/s320/P1010503.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141375506788967618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXjq5RZXggaUSL_0DpWqQqWq1SQFElmuwJuwFtV1k41LObDkcwOthudaMzN0q771QecvEyN8xIfNjFm8iTYdjNisYR2UUP78q5omjABRR_Y2_n4cn7-E9FIgwipG4oPq5dMHP89OgMmX_/s1600-h/P1010493.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXjq5RZXggaUSL_0DpWqQqWq1SQFElmuwJuwFtV1k41LObDkcwOthudaMzN0q771QecvEyN8xIfNjFm8iTYdjNisYR2UUP78q5omjABRR_Y2_n4cn7-E9FIgwipG4oPq5dMHP89OgMmX_/s320/P1010493.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140606248081482882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DP9dwCVifgofHHjrlj08Jf650qJ9syjlUdXhBxN9wIbc0DGigSwF0cOpiX0hxkSAQheHAshwtEXGl3q-YTfEVl76q-OBp6QGVmHMjubcvBrMFsIg8eTmx4o7iGF1tkp3uBklP5z8ho5d/s1600-h/P1010501.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DP9dwCVifgofHHjrlj08Jf650qJ9syjlUdXhBxN9wIbc0DGigSwF0cOpiX0hxkSAQheHAshwtEXGl3q-YTfEVl76q-OBp6QGVmHMjubcvBrMFsIg8eTmx4o7iGF1tkp3uBklP5z8ho5d/s320/P1010501.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140606256671417490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nH9o2UW5_E3weiGjzySnIPbMIlQ_hkEdmQbCfp52FlGBiGs1K78MEOQFrizfRRMFhua08M3gVRyNGp0R_Z9-Cj3s2QzNxdLmPSlYj5SeLkWb2gnZ0sMVHPWiMOIruvbTGp1IplxqCzno/s1600-h/P1010496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nH9o2UW5_E3weiGjzySnIPbMIlQ_hkEdmQbCfp52FlGBiGs1K78MEOQFrizfRRMFhua08M3gVRyNGp0R_Z9-Cj3s2QzNxdLmPSlYj5SeLkWb2gnZ0sMVHPWiMOIruvbTGp1IplxqCzno/s320/P1010496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140606260966384802" /></a><br /><br />The first snow of the winter is always the best. Especially when you get out of school right after lunchtime-unexpectedly. So now our 'ski slope' trail has been properly flattened by courageous hineys and ready for what else the weather has to deliver.<br /><br />The only bad part is that Grace needs a new ski-bunny outfit. Will grew out of his and into hers. She grew out of hers and into---nothing. Everything pink online is back ordered. SO I guess I'll have to brave Target as soon as I can get out and properly outfit my girl.<br /><br />I also managed to get the lights and angel on the tree, the banister and the mantle. Still need another set on the tree but it feels good. We used Granny's blue angel from when Joe was a child. It looks and feels great. As soon as the snow melts I can get the outside lights put on. Modest but festive nonetheless. But for now, let it snow...Won't effect Tim and Heidi tonight in the least.Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-60985682812724800532007-12-04T15:58:00.000-08:002007-12-05T13:35:21.311-08:00Sunday Evening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5egrvGzwn5qmcQBhNoRd6VNMeCEVfwTRWb1DMxuyd56Lk5n2JkTdx1-ziwIwT8X4SkcTPkBiCvAaM8TRddlkXgDp8qN-4fliEOgwje-QALuOuganese3eJEOcrLlqvB-wO2w0wfvHI_fu/s1600-h/P1010492.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5egrvGzwn5qmcQBhNoRd6VNMeCEVfwTRWb1DMxuyd56Lk5n2JkTdx1-ziwIwT8X4SkcTPkBiCvAaM8TRddlkXgDp8qN-4fliEOgwje-QALuOuganese3eJEOcrLlqvB-wO2w0wfvHI_fu/s320/P1010492.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140605573771617394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ci0poC9quNdLcAiEJ432gCSgbbWaJCsZ0JxQFOBKnuNY9CZ460EYM8GOetq1xX6R7kgYOQN-I6Q19f_Oi3kwMbryugx1i5QxFQTcfQSDbdtJkmirDnJA9sUcbbIjm7Z2pU32Qa5W7xIo/s1600-h/P1010441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ci0poC9quNdLcAiEJ432gCSgbbWaJCsZ0JxQFOBKnuNY9CZ460EYM8GOetq1xX6R7kgYOQN-I6Q19f_Oi3kwMbryugx1i5QxFQTcfQSDbdtJkmirDnJA9sUcbbIjm7Z2pU32Qa5W7xIo/s320/P1010441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140605328958481442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr7BWeptv2Z_JuG6ISuqdY94UiZmlbJJkWX1iqPicGLI8B0BxzoZZBwt3MOM-Fdb7rIZkLt6iic5UAe0XozyWvc-VbFd2DJrhl0Oj_VZG1V0jZvzZS3NWwkot63FAFbfNga9ZF6yl39oF/s1600-h/P1010463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr7BWeptv2Z_JuG6ISuqdY94UiZmlbJJkWX1iqPicGLI8B0BxzoZZBwt3MOM-Fdb7rIZkLt6iic5UAe0XozyWvc-VbFd2DJrhl0Oj_VZG1V0jZvzZS3NWwkot63FAFbfNga9ZF6yl39oF/s320/P1010463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140605333253448754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUR92Hfd_vaVv1H9Jrkr3TWWP5sJdNkteguNxNBfn286MwortjwJie-RtzXDP6XZ4bDyLtQ10AKssLmpgLkOGbBHVo4UZ9cporLQFpAXCR5w-7LYVPoICDCbfItj_jf_DUQkAyrVCLm4h3/s1600-h/P1010464.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUR92Hfd_vaVv1H9Jrkr3TWWP5sJdNkteguNxNBfn286MwortjwJie-RtzXDP6XZ4bDyLtQ10AKssLmpgLkOGbBHVo4UZ9cporLQFpAXCR5w-7LYVPoICDCbfItj_jf_DUQkAyrVCLm4h3/s320/P1010464.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140605337548416066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPVKZ7BlqGkU_hscjnr7nGszX4_uoqpA0FWIFyxGeBTFUOfC1UMXCXRcMPOJ6uzNjSJorCtuU2kZfXXzgvChqvMam_L3c22TKWzOt9rdffyebwgClNzPgWMR8l5o68qdheA3lCLpk1Sod/s1600-h/P1010468.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPVKZ7BlqGkU_hscjnr7nGszX4_uoqpA0FWIFyxGeBTFUOfC1UMXCXRcMPOJ6uzNjSJorCtuU2kZfXXzgvChqvMam_L3c22TKWzOt9rdffyebwgClNzPgWMR8l5o68qdheA3lCLpk1Sod/s320/P1010468.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140605341843383378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQgmBc_O5F8AVUjiZLPgplmWrhoP6-YnID9l9uSaQFo1HWTOyUSotB6IkNIS89djxkIs3gXQbXafiE612BmqlHn-crnLBqgrglIa-MjZ1yUx60I8eGyCBDfNrQoZFP70TR4zySs92GGfw/s1600-h/P1010469.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQgmBc_O5F8AVUjiZLPgplmWrhoP6-YnID9l9uSaQFo1HWTOyUSotB6IkNIS89djxkIs3gXQbXafiE612BmqlHn-crnLBqgrglIa-MjZ1yUx60I8eGyCBDfNrQoZFP70TR4zySs92GGfw/s320/P1010469.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140605350433317986" /></a><br />One of the proudest, most humbling days of my life. We drove through freezing rain to get there, but made it safe and sound. The kids were baptized, the music was played and sung melodically, the sandwiches were devoured. Great friends, great memories, Great God!!Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-57626334091002509922007-11-23T12:45:00.000-08:002007-11-23T13:23:33.608-08:00Giving Thanks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5Fhav62T3pxhPTwFHosi2bpeaMLliKn9skYVQF7EWxT3y4Dgrjwhyphenhypheny1jWXOjoofkCL_ekFi3Sn3Pd81sp4YG7m-8Zfz__7wRIThsztIJhSi3HjzuqJrn5qeyLjfWS7MLtv-cKTg5QB2z/s1600-h/DSCN4001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5Fhav62T3pxhPTwFHosi2bpeaMLliKn9skYVQF7EWxT3y4Dgrjwhyphenhypheny1jWXOjoofkCL_ekFi3Sn3Pd81sp4YG7m-8Zfz__7wRIThsztIJhSi3HjzuqJrn5qeyLjfWS7MLtv-cKTg5QB2z/s320/DSCN4001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136149348179604146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmj_jmrhdI39ag9ZBW-30EOFX6JOj36KCmBqjebulFzdHW0e_Vpy-gv_xGr8qULrXNSVthjXidFXHSrV48ZihYYJ6PItdJ3CtGWX_aqS90xD6gBT9_13CyKL-HjvtjW34fUrywK8b_G5K/s1600-h/P1010426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmj_jmrhdI39ag9ZBW-30EOFX6JOj36KCmBqjebulFzdHW0e_Vpy-gv_xGr8qULrXNSVthjXidFXHSrV48ZihYYJ6PItdJ3CtGWX_aqS90xD6gBT9_13CyKL-HjvtjW34fUrywK8b_G5K/s320/P1010426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136149378244375234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRtfOBcju7H1tXKuRh-GLioqE7kbwkcR02Rnm9zErG4d6rsTa5pj4RCUupZQ21zIlM_EPmX0voaPs5MOcW3tsW6ev3WNJUl8AmmkSTGTZ1WLHdma3JdESlF_1hef8-cQyr4kAbTAPqPc_/s1600-h/P1010428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRtfOBcju7H1tXKuRh-GLioqE7kbwkcR02Rnm9zErG4d6rsTa5pj4RCUupZQ21zIlM_EPmX0voaPs5MOcW3tsW6ev3WNJUl8AmmkSTGTZ1WLHdma3JdESlF_1hef8-cQyr4kAbTAPqPc_/s320/P1010428.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136149408309146322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGT9SMoLARLFz_ORgIqXOZHJ9tQjhiINlvlp1ffhjoxMi9NYq_xDcZonF28HV3BcODwLIku_puY6UC6Q8xoQIT2EOZWf6BKo1BAJs39jvYS1-yShRHOt3pk5K-JWNbyLmljwcFv1OElMvs/s1600-h/Jr.Cousins.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGT9SMoLARLFz_ORgIqXOZHJ9tQjhiINlvlp1ffhjoxMi9NYq_xDcZonF28HV3BcODwLIku_puY6UC6Q8xoQIT2EOZWf6BKo1BAJs39jvYS1-yShRHOt3pk5K-JWNbyLmljwcFv1OElMvs/s320/Jr.Cousins.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136149489913524962" /></a><br />Had a wonderful Turkey Day! 22 people were here. We were only missing Marc, Mary Ellen, Alex & OSKAR!! but I got a picture. I see so much of so many faces in that cute little chub. Mom also brought her dear friend Anna Lisa and we showed her a complete, eat til you are sick tradition.<br /><br /><br />My favorite part was getting the cousins together for a picture. The last one I had of them all together was when Em and Grace were infants, and Luke, Marcus and Will were just twinkles in the eye. Our family is truly blessed!Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-79432824447480567852007-11-12T06:45:00.001-08:002007-11-23T13:29:51.563-08:00Oh Happy Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72AMrgvS9rVNw-bM8xS_vDRtQ8UeEc27HpPN4xDntFS3TqyDR4wMSuHAPXFqAKkVPgpRpmFxOgr69z_Lcr_FGfpXZXJ9FTm5jhHGo1Z0eyUJ75rNmA9IU2nYXgGoFwMLJZ77FZtCxdiOl/s1600-h/Wreath.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72AMrgvS9rVNw-bM8xS_vDRtQ8UeEc27HpPN4xDntFS3TqyDR4wMSuHAPXFqAKkVPgpRpmFxOgr69z_Lcr_FGfpXZXJ9FTm5jhHGo1Z0eyUJ75rNmA9IU2nYXgGoFwMLJZ77FZtCxdiOl/s320/Wreath.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136151096231293682" /></a><br /><br />Today is Joe's first day as an Associate Pastor!!!!!!! It's a happy, happy day here at the Sheedy house. Instead of being on the road this morning he was helping Grace with a short story she was writing. Instead of drinking Mountain Dew to stay awake, he made himself an omelet and exercised before I even came down stairs...put me to shame. Plus we get to have lunch with our new pastor and a wonderful lady, Roberta, that has made us feel so welcome. Good, good stuff.<br /><br />God spent much of my Sunday recapping how he has brought us through the last two years of transition and 'discomfort' sha'll we say. It felt as if He was walking around with me all day. One of those days where you feel His presence acutely. And you are brought to tears with joy. <br /><br />And today I hear Joe singing God's praises in the next room as he works on a new song that Zeb brought over last night. Maybe they'll debut it at open mic night this week!! Triple good stuff.<br /><br />And as if things couldn't get any better, there is a crop at Scrapmania AND ProjectRunway starts WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!! Happy, happy Monday.Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-29156850056242893452007-11-05T05:11:00.001-08:002007-11-05T05:11:12.945-08:00Halloween 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf55M58Lkr_lyy0sY9DFjIRkuFUiFJh-t5wAZNEQmz1f9rJSttWgXoimiIKi2Cu0JLjazakvtkv6cVnt-QEAb94gEuB2qkhX2cBqJoSvA7BcdT_sunGDAr9OB6EKueDwVW6FwugVDCsxxi/s1600-h/P1010350.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf55M58Lkr_lyy0sY9DFjIRkuFUiFJh-t5wAZNEQmz1f9rJSttWgXoimiIKi2Cu0JLjazakvtkv6cVnt-QEAb94gEuB2qkhX2cBqJoSvA7BcdT_sunGDAr9OB6EKueDwVW6FwugVDCsxxi/s320/P1010350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129338758756170210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr7Kd8HNRqsR1SHV9FpCCzk5GsUBjz6Souyc98WPPt1cQoJiLc5uhXhtsjLpTMLPb4KUBnbKTUo3i4WA-tPFuSfGSlg89Z5Vcz2Xw9yUmgeEWnynRZzOAe6qkZzIaOxmrd2hBq1uZAA_0/s1600-h/P1010364.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr7Kd8HNRqsR1SHV9FpCCzk5GsUBjz6Souyc98WPPt1cQoJiLc5uhXhtsjLpTMLPb4KUBnbKTUo3i4WA-tPFuSfGSlg89Z5Vcz2Xw9yUmgeEWnynRZzOAe6qkZzIaOxmrd2hBq1uZAA_0/s320/P1010364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129341636384258562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfy-QTPZhO_SXQXQrFTi7JgLgb3DD8Pthv-Cl1Qgn_G3ud2AASXn7AtW6xZxk-gMyw0xY70Kp29PSKB8JEmtd_UI5TMSdnx66nZ_zbfImL9OsDp6rO4zc2wNsh7Xbziznr56u5BEizHe9/s1600-h/P1010356.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfy-QTPZhO_SXQXQrFTi7JgLgb3DD8Pthv-Cl1Qgn_G3ud2AASXn7AtW6xZxk-gMyw0xY70Kp29PSKB8JEmtd_UI5TMSdnx66nZ_zbfImL9OsDp6rO4zc2wNsh7Xbziznr56u5BEizHe9/s320/P1010356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129339888332569074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejMlnG6Dq8RUDDO_uKMlKPFp2leYKxITiJEnP1oyhOoXIHBiu7UXeyIx_RLoFAGG9ZkqYNzz0OVV0Xau_CW1JkpAUZNWj_a6sjMfQqxMarnxOt6eKVcS2OLGK51go4r1V4EYvWhha6y5g/s1600-h/P1010365.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejMlnG6Dq8RUDDO_uKMlKPFp2leYKxITiJEnP1oyhOoXIHBiu7UXeyIx_RLoFAGG9ZkqYNzz0OVV0Xau_CW1JkpAUZNWj_a6sjMfQqxMarnxOt6eKVcS2OLGK51go4r1V4EYvWhha6y5g/s320/P1010365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129341885492361746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Link, Gabriella and Spiderman...as any self respecting mom, my life revolved around making sure the costumes were just right for my 3 for weeks. Spidey was a hand-me-down that needed mending in a big way. Gabriella was a no-brainer that was purchased weeks in advance but needed alterations the day of. Not to mention the wig hunt which lasted forever and the last minute wildcats jacket that I made an hour before trick-or treating. I must say that I had the most fun with Link because I knew how happy it made Connor. We got the cap on eBay, the T and pants at Kmart, and the shield and sword were a mom creation. He really looked the part, even without the fake pointy ears.<br /><br />We had the yearly fire truck parade to the cul-de-sac followed by trick-or-treating and daddy manning the porch at our house. We bought way too much candy but better that than running out. My new favorite discovery...Take 5 bars-YUM!!!Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122693603615199672.post-2192463746041436702007-09-28T16:22:00.000-07:002007-09-28T16:23:16.821-07:00<div><embed src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=576460752318479813&site=widget-c5.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=576460752318479813&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/p1/576460752318479813/bb_t000_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=576460752318479813&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/p2/576460752318479813/bb_t000_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Michele Sheedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151908858136875740noreply@blogger.com0