God Is Good

I really wanted to title this post “Cancer Sucks” or “Coffin’s shouldn’t Be Made This Small”.  However, in the midst of all these things, I have seen the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.  Hoping that I continue to see those things well and that my vision will not be clouded. 

The rest of this post should be up tomorrow, but I just realized it’s time to go teach my last block of math.  I’ve enjoyed my lunch break journalling beneath the lamp on my desk and listening to quiet music.  All the while, many of the students in the room are writing letters to their friend that passed away yesterday.  I guess if I don’t finish this soon, you can just know that our students, families and staff can use your prayers during this time.

Mija Lulu (Pronounced Mee-ha LOO-loo)

I have added a new member to my family!  Her name is Mija Lulu and she is an Affenpincher Schnauzer mix, or so they say!  I have looked up Affenpinchers and I can totally see it!

Anyway, she is a precious little girl!  She’s about a year old and is actually fairly well trained already (PRAISE THE LORD).  I’m not sure how excited she was that I left for work, but I will say that after driving around the block, I came back and she was not crying!

Here is a picture, followed by the significance of her name.   Though when it comes to her toys, I call her the destroyer!

I like it in this seat, as it usually means a trip to PETCO!

After about 18 hours of having her, I finally settled on a name!  There are so many great names, so I decided to go with some names that had meaning.

Mija….short for Mi Hija. A form of affection meaning my little girl.

 

The girl’s name Lulu \l(u)-lu\ is pronounced LOO-loo. It is of Swahili, Tanzanian and Hawaiian origin, and its meaning is “precious; pearl; calm, peaceful, protected”.

 

 

Are you thirsty?

I have been challenged this fall to find practical ways to meet very real needs. 

Are you wondering how you could make a difference this Christmas? 

I will probably put out other opportunities as well, but would like to propose that you think about providing clean water for those who need it. 

Check out http://www.water4christmas.com

The Nelson’s National Holiday: The Annual Unveiling of the Red Cup!

“This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.”

Today is Tuesday, November 3, 2009.  Just another day and yet not!   Today is the day that Starbucks begins serving their coffee in the Red Cups again!  I started this post on (11/03/09), but forgot about it!  My steam has been lost, but I can’t help but post at least one picture!!!

Tutoring was so much easier with this cup in my hand!

 Oh and I promise to get to writing down my thoughts/continuation of the “Heart of It” at some point!  Just need to clear my mind and get rid of this headache!  Maybe I just need to get a Red Cup!

 

 

 

 

Check The Score

Well, my little brother came down this weekend for the Seahawks game.  He enjoyed seeing Jerry’s world and the HUGE homes in our surrounding community.  However, the Seahawks did take quite a beating.  Actually, they played like c***!  We did not expect a win, but were hoping for a game!

We were in the nose bleed section and the players looked a bit like ants.  However, thankfully the 50 yard long screen was right at eye level! 

It was great to have my brother come visit.  We missed having Pat along for the journey, but I packed a weeks worth of activities into a weekend adventure.  Snuffers cheese fries with friends, Mamas Daughters Diner (with friends of course), The Stock Yards in Fort Worth, lots of house gazing, dinner with friends, visits with other friends, dessert and of course lots of COFFEE!!

Here is a picture from the game!