Need I Say More?

Um...this pretty much says it all. Think I know what one of my New Year's resolutions will be :)

Too long~

As always, I have been a complete slacker on my blog. Could bore you with the details of why, but just thought I would let you know through videos of what has taken place in our lives for the past couple of months. My husband has been doing weekly video blogs on our "Wizard of Oz" production back in November as well as "Aladdin," which took place during December. If you have some time this week while you are waiting for the New Year to approach, I would encourage you to watch these entertaining vidoes. Kudos to my husband...he does it all! Maybe a goal of mine in 2012 will be to blog a little better : ) We shall see. Hope you have a very blessed New Year!

Weekly video blog

So my husband is doing a very fun/informative weekly video blog of what takes place "behind the scenes" at the theatre where we are so richly blessed to work. Stay tuned for his updates as I will continue to post them~ I think you shall like it! : )

Be the Centre~

Jesus, be the centre
Be my source, be my light
Jesus

Jesus, be the centre
Be my hope, be my song
Jesus
Be the fire in my heart
Be the wind in these sails
Be the reason that I live
Jesus, Jesus

Jesus, be my vision
Be my path, be my guide
Jesus

Narnia August 4-7, 2011

You HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE to come see this show! Did I mention you HAVE to come? The costumes and scenery will seriously blow you away! Everything made from scratch. Yep, that is my ingenious husband along with his talented team. Please come...it's worth your time and the inexpensive ticket! : )

A reminder~

I was given a huge reminder this morning from David Kubal, President of Intercessors for America, as he spoke at a conference at The Inn over the weekend, and was reminded of the importance of praying for our nation. I get so complacent sometimes in my own little world. I know I don't pray for this nation as I should. He brought about a really great point that sometimes we sit back and wait for our leaders to make the changes, our mentality is sometimes, "well God, you are going to do what you are going to do anyway, so why should it matter?" In all actuality, of course God is going to do what He wants to do. He is God. But, he depends on His people and often requires us to make the move. Not our leaders (duh, they sure as heck don't have my dependency), but us! I wish I could write  just as he spoke , but it made me really look at my own life and ask myself, " Am I really taking the time to ask God how to not only pray for this nation, but what steps can I take to help save America?" Sure I pray this for country....I pray for His mercy and so on and so forth. But in each of us, God is waiting to unlock or perhaps reveal to us what our purpose is to help save America. I can't help but think there is something stirring inside of me that doesn't want to give up on this great nation. We have come too far to let it go and when it is all said and done, it is my responsibility that I do my part. No matter how small or how great, I have an obligation and by golly, I have got to own up to it!

Here is a quick video that puts the challenge before us. Thought it would be a good time to post as we are getting ready to celebrate the birth of our America!
Hope your have a wonderful 4th and pray the Lord will reveal to you what your purpose is in helping  save "Our America!"

I love the beach because...

Perhaps it's because we can stay in the pool as long as we want~

Or maybe it's because of the celebrations we have and can sing songs as loud as we want~

Perhaps it's our long walks we take in the evenings holding hands, singing, searching for clues, or just watching the guys play bocce ball till dark falls~

It could be because there are sisters, who are just sisters...laughing like there is no one else in the world~

Or the newly weds gazing into each other eyes (haha-cheesey, but precious)

Or maybe it's the slumber parties we have with our "silly drinks~"

But perhaps most of all it's because it's our little paradise~

And there are quiet moments to listen to this~

But best of all...we are just all together. Well, for the most part. The saddest part is he isn't there and I missed him like crazy. But maybe another year : (

G & D First Dress.m4v

Scotty is now video taping what takes place behind stage at our shows-

Guys and Dolls

Happy Weekend~

Hi all-
As usual, I haven't posted in awhle. Life is full, never dull, but I find myself either too tired, or assume a story isn't interesting enough to post, or let's just get down to the real reason ...the evenings when Scotty gets home, we sit and play "words with friends" and that is our down time now. So fun. He sits in his chair, I sit on our couch and we play back and forth and just have a fun time. Some couples play cards, some put puzzles together, we play "words with friends."
Anyhow, Scotty is in the middle of rehearsals for Guys and Dolls (June 23-26). You for sure need to come see it! It will be a WONDERFUL production. I am actually not in this show because my family goes on vacation during rehearsal time and I would have missed too many rehearsals, so I had to choose. It was actually a difficult decision believe it or not because Guys and Dolls has always been one of my all time favorites. Don't ask me why, but in college I became somewhat obsessed with it. I think because it was the first show on Broadway I had ever seen and from that moment on I was captured. But, "c'est la vie" as the French would say. I decided to go with a vacation instead, which I am super excited about. Our family has been going to the same place for the past 15 yrs. and it is truly a little heaven on earth. We love it! Of course, I am just plain ol excited about being with my family~ I get just as excited when all my family is together as Scotty does when he goes to Disney.
Many of you know there is a family who just joined staff at The Inn and they found out 2 weeks ago their little boy, Michael has leukemia. But, PRAISE THE LORD he is doing remarkably well and it has been such an amazing process to see how his parents along with the body of Christ have stood in faith for his healing. He had a huge mass on his chest, that is now completely gone. It looks like he will be coming home sometime next week. He will have to continue with treatment, but we are all rejoicing that he is being healed. So, if you think about it, please continue to pray.
The interns arrive at The Inn on June 8th. We are excited to see what the Lord has in store as families and young people walk through the Inn's doors. I love what takes place at The Inn during the summer in the lives of young people. I love to see how the Lord transforms these individuals lives and I love being a part of the process of knowing I am helping futher the Kingdom of God. Although I won't be as involved this summer, I know that the Lord has incredible things in store and I am waiting in anticipation to hear the testimonies and stories that will be told. If you know of a young person between the ages of 14-17 yrs. who would be intersted in attending a very exciting week, let me know or have them visit our website at www.heroesoftoday.com.
We continue to practically live at the theatre. Scotty is now the manager, so his work load has tripled, but his is totally in his element and loving it. He has such a passion for this place and it makes me excited to be around him and with him as he continues to live out his dream. God really is so good! We are just so blessed to be able to have a place like this in our hometown. There are still so many moments I will stop dead in my tracks and have to pinch myself to make sure it is real. I feel so grateful to be able to share this experience with my husband~ not to mention (because she is standing in my doorway and telling me I better being writing about her on my blog) that Rachel Alford is so cool that there just aren't words to describe her! She really has made me laugh all day today and I really am glad she is around for the summer.
Well folks, enough rambling for now. I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial weekend and enjoy all the hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, tator tots, baked bean, potato chips, pickles, corn on the cob, & homemade icecream that this world has to offer. I plan to-