October 24, 2007 by julie.

My New Pre-Ordered book By Joel Osteen f i n a l l y came yesterday!!!! I have had this ordered since the first day possible.  I have not had much time to get through it, but what I have read is so inspiring and already brings me feeling closer to God.  He is an amazing speaker and can really put real life into perspective.  Dale and I were blessed to see him live last year and hope to see him again this year.  He just takes my breath away with his Love for Our Lord.  It is nothing but contagious.  I have been trying the last few years to really make a difference in the lives of people i know and bring them closer to the Lord.  I can only pray I am doing my best.  I know my purpose, and I will not stop.  God works behind the scenes in all Our lives, I know God has given this life to me, and I am going to make the most of it.  “Become a Better You” 7 steps to improving your life every day, is the most recent book from Joel.  I would highly suggest it be put on your Xmas wish list or just go and treat yourself http://www.lakewood.cc/site/PageServer?pagename=BBY_homepage

I knew it would come sooner or later….Addison knows that In the past I owned a salon and was a Hairstylist.  I cut Cole’s Hair, Mine, Dale’s, Color mine and of course  TRIM her’s.  Well her friends in Kindergarten all have the famous cute “Bob” haircut…..so just when her hair was getting long enough to braid, pull all the way back, grew out the bangs…ok you get it, she asks me to cut her hair to her CHIN..AHHHHHHHH!!!!! AND she wants BANGS!!!!!!!!!!!  I would not touch her hair all weekend, but she kept asking….finally i decided if this is what she really wants I will do it for her, it IS her hair. So i cut the first cut from the back, it was 6″ long, I cried.  Dale lectured me that i was confusing her and to go back and finish what she wanted…so I did….UNGH, she looks Beautiful, she is a Amazingly Gorgeous Girl: Short or Long hair but let me tell you how hard that was.  FYI… She is Thrilled, everyone at school Loves the new “do” and I have to admit I do as well.  Lesson learned, mom needs to really listen to child.

God’s Blessings on you all, may you all have a peaceful life. J

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October 20, 2007 by julie.

Since moving here way out near the Superstition Mountains, I have often wondered if my family would be better somewhere else?  Dale and I fell in love with all of God’s glory that we felt surrounding us everywhere the moment we came here over about 7 years ago, to this mountain, this place.  When i drive i feel close to the Lord, I feel close to my Mom and Dad, I feel a huge power of Love.  My Husband and children feel it too.  The beauty and the glory of the desert.  The one day passing of a gorgeous female Deer, to a Coyote the next.  Gardening all year round and finding caterpillars one day, and a black widow the next.  We have learned the beauty but also the dangers of this place that is our home.  But all of these dangers we are aware of, and would not trade them for the beauty any day.  My dear Cole was running around the house on Oct. 7th screaming “Bobcats Bobcats”… he was in his room playing and they were on the block fence right outside his room, a Mama and two babies, I sent Dale with my camera to grab some shots,  when he spooked them they jumped the fence and ran under our neighbors car to safety…..

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