The Lady In The Third Row
There is what appears to be a very sweet lady who sits in about the third row at our church who ministers to me every single time I go to church.  The interesting thing is that I have never spoken to her.  I don't know that she has ever noticed me.  But I notice her every time.  First you should know that I enjoy worshiping the Lord.  I enjoy turning my eyes to the Heavens and imagine myself singing directly to the Lord as He sits on his throne receiving the praises of his children.  I enjoy lifting my hands to Him as I sing.  Often I will hold my hands with my palms turned up as if giving the Lord the praise directly from my being into His h

Tuscan Style Soup
Valerie Bertinelli, who has lost weight using Jenny Craig, was on GMA this morning and shared this recipe for a vegie soup that she loves.  It sounds so good!!  I thought I would share it with you all here as well.  I am planning to add it to my repetoire of recipes.  I can almost smell it cooking now.  Low cal and low sodium.  You just can't beat that!  Let me know if you have tried it before. SOUP'S ON!!!!! From the kitchen of Valerie Bertinelli Servings: 4 Difficulty: Moderate Cook Time: 1-30 min Tuscan Style Soup satisfies with 63 calories, 2 grams of fat and 300 milligrams of sodium. The

Soccer, Studies, College and Expectations
This is the last week of the soccer season for Lauren.  Is it possible?  Really?  It seems like school was just starting and they had just started practicing.  It just reminds me that time goes by so fast.  Michael has a couple of more weeks of NYSA (city league) season.  But tomorrow night will be the last game of the season for Lauren at school.  I can't believe it.  District tournaments begin over the weekend.  Where is the SLOW DOWN button?  I know we are all trying to figure out where it is located.  If anyone finds it please share with the rest of us.  I know the next time I blink they will both be heading to college.  I

From The Inside Out
Is this your prayer?  It should be for all of us as Christians.

Lessons Learned
I have been doing Beth Moore's newest study on Esther.  We just finished Week 3.  Every day of homework this past week has reached up off the page and shook me to the core.  I wanted to share some of the thoughts I've had.  We met last night and discussed a lot of it.  It's so hard for me not to spend the whole study doing all the talking.  Beth just brings it out in me.  She is incredible!!!  Anyway, I'm not gonna rehash the study.  I'm just gonna mention some of the lines from each day that spoke to me.  And I will say a few things about how it challenged me.  Let me know if any of them shake you up like they did me.