Happy New Year 2008!

Wishing all a Happy and joy-filled New Year! May you experience God's richest blessings in 2008!

The Story of "Amazing Grace"

Got this from a friend - it's too good to not share.

Baby Got Book

Found this video and loved it. Enjoy! :-)

The Golfing Fox

I'm a real softie for animals, especially ones that do really cute things. This little fox not only grabs the golf balls, he prefers the good (and expensive) ones.

Watch the fox getting golf balls on the news

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fall Color at The Cove in Asheville, North Carolina

I was at the Cove (www.thecove.org) the weekend of November 2 - 4, 2007, for a seminar with Pastor Bob Coy of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale. Here are two shots taken by me of the wonderful color there that weekend.

View of the mountains from the back deck of the training center



Just outside the entrance of the training building,
along the road towards Pilgrim Inn and Chatlos Chapel

Curriculum Vitae for Jesus Christ

This was a cool e-mail I received from a friend, and wanted to share with all of you. (requires Adobe Reader - free download available at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/)

You can download a copy of this inspiration from my mediafire account:
http://www.mediafire.com/?d0dqzy9xdmt


Love & hugs,
Ruth Anne

Wonderful Tribute

This lovely poem came from a friend on Canine - L (canine-l@lists.psu.edu) in memory of Smokey, so I wanted to share it with you.

Smokey, she was our dear girl,
Our blessing, a real pearl.
She wrote us poetry for the ages
With the wisdom of the sages,
A heart pure as snow--
How could she go?!
Be free, dearest one,
Bask in the sun.
Your work here is done.

We'll remember you forever.


Marilyn
Queen Emma
Annie Sunshine

Smokey ~ 6 January 1996 ~ 31 October 2007

I'm still here in shock, so I'm blogging....can't get to sleep yet.

Today was such a normal happy day for my beloved dog, Smokey. She loved kids, and loved to greet the trick or treaters, which we enjoyed doing this afternoon and early evening. We returned in, and she took a short nap. I started to pack for going to The Cove in Asheville, NC. After a short bit, around 7:30 to 7:45, I went down to get a bite to eat and to get her dinner. She didn't wake up. She had passed on to the Rainbow Bridge.

Rest well, my sweet Princess. Mommy will always love you.

Smokey
6 January 1996 ~ 31 October 2007

A quote that struck me....

From Quote of the Day on iGoogle:

Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.
- Bill Vaughan