Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Day 3 of Kid Week
I have never seen anyone freak out in an elevator like Alexis did. The video is actually the second ride which is why she won't get on. We walk into the elevator, close the door, and hit 3 and as soon as it moves she drops to the floor. She is practically HUGGING the floor. I thought for a minute she was going to throw up...then we got out, went and saw the new baby and on our way back to the elevator I got my phone ready. She WASN'T ready as you will see....she never stood in the elevator....too scary.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Pastor Bike
Petition being delivered
From Voice of the Martyrs:
Thank you for adding your name to the online petition asking the Chinese government to free Pastor Bike. Your voice was heard! Pastor Bike is FREE! On Friday, August 29, prominent Chinese house church leader Zhang Mingxuan, affectionately known as "Pastor Bike," his wife and a co-worker were released from Chinese custody. Pastor Bike was arrested along with his wife and co-worker August 6, two days before the Olympic Games began in Beijing. An outspoken evangelist, Pastor Bike has travelled on his bike to many places in China, handing out Christian literature and Bibles and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Instead of being held at a prison or a detention center Pastor Bike and his wife, Xie Fenglan, and their co-worker were taken to resort hotels on a "forced vacation" designed to ensure that they couldn’t talk to any foreign media. Pastor Bike was scheduled to do an interview with the BBC the day of his arrest.
All three believers are in good health and spirits and praising God for their release, according to our co-laborers at China Aid Association. The detainees said during their confinement they had opportunities to witness to guards and even high-ranking government officials staying at the hotels where they were held.
On August 26, The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association launched an international online petition drive advocating for Pastor Bike, his wife and co-worker to be released. On September 4, China Aid Association delivered the petition — which had more than 57,000 names printed on 619 pages — addressed to Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington, D.C. Included was a letter thanking the Chinese government for releasing these house-church Christians.
We are thankful to you and the thousands of others who logged on and signed the petition. Christians in free nations often wonder if we can really make a practical difference for Christians in persecuted countries. Pastor Bike’s release shows that WE CAN!
Continue to pray for Pastor Bike, his wife and their co-worker and for other believers in China.
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Look mom! Val lets me play with sticks!! This looks dangerous doesn't it? It was for the cat - in fact, our poor kitty hides from Isaiah cause Isaiah doesn't pet it very softly. More like a hit and a scream....
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So sorry - a bit behind since Day 1 was Monday...but you know...I have KIDS now.....Anyway, let me tell you about my mornings....I get up and I make me some chai tea and I sit on the couch. Alexis loves Chai tea. She hovers around me when ever she sees my mug....she asks - whats in there? (Like she doesn't know) I tell her and she asks for some, but its too hot for her to drink. I mean this is a ritual! We go through this everytime I drink the tea. I tell her to put her hand on the mug and she feels how hot it is so she looks at me and asks, "Your not gonna drink it all?" I assure her that I will not. She waits - staring at me - while I drink the tea....she'll come over to me and look INTO the cup to make sure there is still some in there. Then she'll feel the cup again. When she thinks its not too hot she tells me and I let her take a taste with the spoon. If she is good to go then I drink almost all the rest of it and she takes the cup to the table to drink the rest, reminding me to take the tea bag out cause she doesn't like it. I have thought about making Alexis her OWN cup but its more fun to share - and watch her wait!!
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Pastor Bike has been Freed!
Pastor Bike
Petition being deliveredFrom Voice of the Martyrs:
Thank you for adding your name to the online petition asking the Chinese government to free Pastor Bike. Your voice was heard! Pastor Bike is FREE! On Friday, August 29, prominent Chinese house church leader Zhang Mingxuan, affectionately known as "Pastor Bike," his wife and a co-worker were released from Chinese custody. Pastor Bike was arrested along with his wife and co-worker August 6, two days before the Olympic Games began in Beijing. An outspoken evangelist, Pastor Bike has travelled on his bike to many places in China, handing out Christian literature and Bibles and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Instead of being held at a prison or a detention center Pastor Bike and his wife, Xie Fenglan, and their co-worker were taken to resort hotels on a "forced vacation" designed to ensure that they couldn’t talk to any foreign media. Pastor Bike was scheduled to do an interview with the BBC the day of his arrest.
All three believers are in good health and spirits and praising God for their release, according to our co-laborers at China Aid Association. The detainees said during their confinement they had opportunities to witness to guards and even high-ranking government officials staying at the hotels where they were held.
On August 26, The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association launched an international online petition drive advocating for Pastor Bike, his wife and co-worker to be released. On September 4, China Aid Association delivered the petition — which had more than 57,000 names printed on 619 pages — addressed to Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington, D.C. Included was a letter thanking the Chinese government for releasing these house-church Christians.
We are thankful to you and the thousands of others who logged on and signed the petition. Christians in free nations often wonder if we can really make a practical difference for Christians in persecuted countries. Pastor Bike’s release shows that WE CAN!
Continue to pray for Pastor Bike, his wife and their co-worker and for other believers in China.
Day 2 of Kid Week
Look mom! Val lets me play with sticks!! This looks dangerous doesn't it? It was for the cat - in fact, our poor kitty hides from Isaiah cause Isaiah doesn't pet it very softly. More like a hit and a scream....
Day 1 of Kid Week
So sorry - a bit behind since Day 1 was Monday...but you know...I have KIDS now.....Anyway, let me tell you about my mornings....I get up and I make me some chai tea and I sit on the couch. Alexis loves Chai tea. She hovers around me when ever she sees my mug....she asks - whats in there? (Like she doesn't know) I tell her and she asks for some, but its too hot for her to drink. I mean this is a ritual! We go through this everytime I drink the tea. I tell her to put her hand on the mug and she feels how hot it is so she looks at me and asks, "Your not gonna drink it all?" I assure her that I will not. She waits - staring at me - while I drink the tea....she'll come over to me and look INTO the cup to make sure there is still some in there. Then she'll feel the cup again. When she thinks its not too hot she tells me and I let her take a taste with the spoon. If she is good to go then I drink almost all the rest of it and she takes the cup to the table to drink the rest, reminding me to take the tea bag out cause she doesn't like it. I have thought about making Alexis her OWN cup but its more fun to share - and watch her wait!!
Monday, September 08, 2008
Prepare yourselves. We are keeping Alexis and Isaiah for the week. This week is Kid Week. Victoria must have seen my Babysitting post and thought we would be perfect for the job. (actually she was desperate and I am crazy)
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Kid Week
Prepare yourselves. We are keeping Alexis and Isaiah for the week. This week is Kid Week. Victoria must have seen my Babysitting post and thought we would be perfect for the job. (actually she was desperate and I am crazy)
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Monday, September 01, 2008
Why do they have to get RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of whatever it is that you are doing???
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Why I can't get anything done....
Why do they have to get RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of whatever it is that you are doing???
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Nasty
Hotels are nasty...plain and simple...even if you stay in a really nice one, they still don't clean the toilets, or put new glasses in you room, they just wipe everything down. Its gross. But at least if you stay in a really nice one then you don't have to deal with a lot of things like, bugs or general nastiness. I stayed at a 2.75 star hotel. I had a worm on the side of the tub, (don't know if you can tell), and used my shirt as a pillow case cover....
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
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It Never Ends....
So I went on a trip for work and I thought that I had a great plan....I would let the cat out when I left and my sister in law would come and let it in for the night, and then she would come back this morning and let it back out....thats the normal schedule anyway...you know...but it didn't work that way. When I walked in the door I knew my plan had failed. I followed my nose praying that it wasn't in Carlos' room, thankfully it wasn't. I knew the smell was in our bedroom....I didn't know what to pray for, I just prayed it wasn't on the bed....I walked around the room and then I saw it....on my pants...that were layed out on my bed....unfortunately it soaked through my pants, through the comforter, through the top sheet...all the way though to the mattress protector. So much for a relaxing day at home. I am doing laundry with candles lit all through out the house. Yes Carlos, its still worth it to have the cat.
Update: ***After much feedback and mostly because Carlos told me that was the grossest photo he had seen on the internet in a long time...I took it off, so if you haven't seen it...sorry, call Carlos.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Seriously???
I NEVER watch tv...it just doesn't happen, but last night I turned it on cause I was gonna be packing and cleaning. On almost every freaking channel was the Democratic National Convention OR Football....I thought that I was going to die....did every channel have to broadcast the convention??? wow.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
I have been working really really hard lately and Carlos took pity on me and fed me - obviously I cheated. Carlos made so much fun of me because the color of my food was all the same - brown, tan, white - and he said that shows no variety and proves how unhealthy it is since there is no color to it....then he wanted me to take a picture of his food which I refused because his was way to colorful and would make me look bad....I must be really stressed out cause I went out to eat the next day with my boss and got the exact same thing. hehe! YUMMMMM!!!!! Who cares if I am fat now and Carlos is skinny??? NOT ME!! ***munching on a lettuce leaf***
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The Color of Carbs
I have been working really really hard lately and Carlos took pity on me and fed me - obviously I cheated. Carlos made so much fun of me because the color of my food was all the same - brown, tan, white - and he said that shows no variety and proves how unhealthy it is since there is no color to it....then he wanted me to take a picture of his food which I refused because his was way to colorful and would make me look bad....I must be really stressed out cause I went out to eat the next day with my boss and got the exact same thing. hehe! YUMMMMM!!!!! Who cares if I am fat now and Carlos is skinny??? NOT ME!! ***munching on a lettuce leaf***
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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Pastor Bike
Free Pastor Bike! Sign the Petition Now! 
Pastor Bike standing with Anna, an orphaned
Pastor Bike standing with Anna, an orphaned Christian girl also persecuted by the Chinese government.
Pastor Bike, as he is affectionately known, is considered to be one of the most outspoken evangelists in China. He is a bold believer willing to cross borders, hand out Christian literature and Bibles, share Christ with those under age 18 and lead thousands to Christ. All these actions are considered "illegal" in communist China.
On August 6, just two days before the Olympics began, Pastor Zhang "Bike" Mingxuan was arrested, along with his wife and a coworker.
In response to these arrests, The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association have launched a petition drive to free these three Christians and to let the Chinese government know that the world is aware that these Christians are being detained.
Together, our voice can make a difference. Please follow the link below to learn more, and please forward this email to your friends.
Go to FreePastorBike.com to sign the petition now.
Pastor Bike, as he is affectionately known, is considered to be one of the most outspoken evangelists in China. He is a bold believer willing to cross borders, hand out Christian literature and Bibles, share Christ with those under age 18 and lead thousands to Christ. All these actions are considered "illegal" in communist China.
On August 6, just two days before the Olympics began, Pastor Zhang "Bike" Mingxuan was arrested, along with his wife and a coworker.
In response to these arrests, The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association have launched a petition drive to free these three Christians and to let the Chinese government know that the world is aware that these Christians are being detained.
Together, our voice can make a difference. Please follow the link below to learn more, and please forward this email to your friends.
Go to FreePastorBike.com to sign the petition now.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Yesterday I went to the post office to mail a package of stuff to some kids. I had this box at home from like - 2 years ago - when we were going to mail a friend a christmas gift. I thought, the kids would like it and I didn't have anything else to use....evidently a Christmas box in August is an open invitation to talk to me in line. The guy behind me looked at my name and saw that we had the same last name and thought that standing next to each other in line with the same last name at the post office was a once in a lifetime experience. Carlos asked me if I told him about Jesus and I said no, cause the guy in front of me decided I looked like someone that he went to school with that had the same last name I had and was a light complected hispanic-I was like, hate to break it to 'ya but I am W H I T E and I just married the last name - wasn't born with it. It just got worse - and I really think my last name is rather normal here in texas - in fact I found out there are like 15000 people with my name in the world sooo not so weird.
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It must be the box....
Yesterday I went to the post office to mail a package of stuff to some kids. I had this box at home from like - 2 years ago - when we were going to mail a friend a christmas gift. I thought, the kids would like it and I didn't have anything else to use....evidently a Christmas box in August is an open invitation to talk to me in line. The guy behind me looked at my name and saw that we had the same last name and thought that standing next to each other in line with the same last name at the post office was a once in a lifetime experience. Carlos asked me if I told him about Jesus and I said no, cause the guy in front of me decided I looked like someone that he went to school with that had the same last name I had and was a light complected hispanic-I was like, hate to break it to 'ya but I am W H I T E and I just married the last name - wasn't born with it. It just got worse - and I really think my last name is rather normal here in texas - in fact I found out there are like 15000 people with my name in the world sooo not so weird.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
My cat - now named Mac A. Ronee thinks that sheets are just for him....and he thinks that its ok to be on the table as long as he is sleeping in the sheets. Nasty - all the way around....no cats on the table or in my sheets!
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So you think thats just for you?
My cat - now named Mac A. Ronee thinks that sheets are just for him....and he thinks that its ok to be on the table as long as he is sleeping in the sheets. Nasty - all the way around....no cats on the table or in my sheets!
Pastor Bike
I received the following email from VOM and wanted to share it with you.
Inspiration for Olympic Prayer Band Arrested
Pastor Zhang “Bike” Mingxuan, known for traveling across China on a bicycle to evangelize, was arrested by Chinese police just two days before the Olympics began. Pastor Bike was the inspiration for the recent partnership between The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association to create the Olympic Prayer Band.
Learn More about the Olympic Prayer Band here
Pastor Asks for Prayer BandEarlier this year, Pastor Bike pleaded with VOM staff to ask Christians to pray for persecuted Christians in China during the Olympics. The pastor voluntarily preaches the gospel openly in China despite being persecuted. He has asked for his identity to be revealed to bring continued attention to the persecution of Christians in Communist China.
Thanks to Pastor Bike’s inspiration and the commitment of concerned Christians across the United States, more than 800,000 prayer bands have been circulated. On Aug. 6, Pastor Bike was arrested while trying to deliver medicine to his ailing wife. His wife and another pastor were also arrested. We have also learned this week that Chinese officials are opening a full investigation of the Olympic Prayer Bands that were distributed to house church members within China. Despite this increased pressure from Chinese authorities, Chinese Christians continue to ask for prayer and to make their plight known.
Order your Prayer Bands today!As the Olympics goes on, the harassment of Chinese evangelists continues to increase. Please help remind others to pray for persecuted Christians like Pastor Bike by ordering your prayer bands today!
More about Pastor BikePastor Bike, president of the Chinese House Church Alliance, rode his bike more than 10,000 miles, visiting 24 Chinese provinces to introduce nonbelievers to Jesus Christ. Armed with a Bible and his business card, which declared “Believe in Jesus, Earn Eternal Life,” Pastor Bike brought the gospel to thousands of people. He and other Chinese evangelists have been repeatedly harassed by Chinese officials during this Olympic year. Please pray for the release of Pastor Bike and his wife.
Order Prayer Bands
To order resources about the persecuted church or to donate to VOM, visit www.VOMBooks.com.
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Inspiration for Olympic Prayer Band Arrested
Pastor Zhang “Bike” Mingxuan, known for traveling across China on a bicycle to evangelize, was arrested by Chinese police just two days before the Olympics began. Pastor Bike was the inspiration for the recent partnership between The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association to create the Olympic Prayer Band.
Learn More about the Olympic Prayer Band here
Pastor Asks for Prayer BandEarlier this year, Pastor Bike pleaded with VOM staff to ask Christians to pray for persecuted Christians in China during the Olympics. The pastor voluntarily preaches the gospel openly in China despite being persecuted. He has asked for his identity to be revealed to bring continued attention to the persecution of Christians in Communist China.
Thanks to Pastor Bike’s inspiration and the commitment of concerned Christians across the United States, more than 800,000 prayer bands have been circulated. On Aug. 6, Pastor Bike was arrested while trying to deliver medicine to his ailing wife. His wife and another pastor were also arrested. We have also learned this week that Chinese officials are opening a full investigation of the Olympic Prayer Bands that were distributed to house church members within China. Despite this increased pressure from Chinese authorities, Chinese Christians continue to ask for prayer and to make their plight known.
Order your Prayer Bands today!As the Olympics goes on, the harassment of Chinese evangelists continues to increase. Please help remind others to pray for persecuted Christians like Pastor Bike by ordering your prayer bands today!
More about Pastor BikePastor Bike, president of the Chinese House Church Alliance, rode his bike more than 10,000 miles, visiting 24 Chinese provinces to introduce nonbelievers to Jesus Christ. Armed with a Bible and his business card, which declared “Believe in Jesus, Earn Eternal Life,” Pastor Bike brought the gospel to thousands of people. He and other Chinese evangelists have been repeatedly harassed by Chinese officials during this Olympic year. Please pray for the release of Pastor Bike and his wife.
Order Prayer Bands
To order resources about the persecuted church or to donate to VOM, visit www.VOMBooks.com.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Before and After
I am trying to move back into my house at the 410...its a slow process. Here is a before and after photo of my bed spread. I made a cover for it and now its all comfy and pretty. I even dyed the cover to match my sheets...its so awesome.
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Friday, August 08, 2008
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