The Rest of The Story

After selling our Airstream to Lee Ann Womack in September and delivering it to Nashville, we were promised tickets and backstage passes to the next concert that came to our area.

The last time we met Lee Ann, she was just a normal mom coming home from back-to-school night with her daughter.

This time she was singing to a sold-out Coliseum surrounded by spotlights and fans shouting her name.

And we were awed.

It was the loudest concert we have ever been to...

It was the longest concert we have ever been to...

But it was amazing.

Even though George Strait,

Reba McEntire,

and Lee Ann Womack

are big names in country music,

And there are some p r e t t y crazy fans out there,

Now that it is all said and done...

We're giving the glory to God!

Missing Child Alert

Can somebody please tell me where my nephew, Cole, is?

He should be four years old...

With a smile that melts your heart...

Unable to pronounce his R's...

And around thirty pounds.

Word on the street is:

He turned sixteen...

He's taller than his dad...

Has a girlfriend...

And is a linebacker at Elida.

But I refuse to believe it.

Trembling

Praying for......

Aaron and Wendy Lavy
Jeff and Betsy King
Stephen Rapp
Clint and Brenda Bower
Kurt and Arlene Rolle
Sheila and Andrew Stauffer


Please be our hugs and our hands and our voices in Haiti.
We feel helpless here at home.

Also....
Heath and Betsy Peters' two girls,
and all of the Haitians....

Almost A Year.

I won't post every day.

I won't be the best blog on the block.

I won't wow you with my deep insights.

I won't get a fancy layout.

I won't try to impress.

I won't let blogging consume me (which can happen, I promise.)

BUT

I will not quit.

I will keep taking pictures.

I will search scriptures for inspiration.

I will read yours.

I will still be open and honest.

I will not stop desiring to minister some grace into your day.

Thanks for reading and commenting this year. Love you all.

Ohio Christmas

Gather.

Eat.

Rip.

Squeak.



Light.

Break.

Freeze.

White Boy Dance.



So, how was yours?

Christmas 2009

Come in, come in.... we're so glad you came!

We will be your host and hostess today!

Help yourself to hors d'oeuvres ... Pioneer Woman Artichoke Dip, Shrimp Cocktail, Brie En Croute, Cranberry Bread, and Fresh Melon...

Enjoy happy hour with a little Christmas music...

Here's something with your name on it...

A little pre-dinner entertainment...



The next course is served... Filet Mignon with Roquefort Butter, French Bread, and Corn Chip Salad.

Make sure there is still room for dessert... Pioneer Woman Chocolate Sheet Cake.

Merry Christmas Ya'll... From the Bowman's!

Wait! Where are you going? There are still dishes and wrapping paper to clean-up!

Psalm 24

Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

She that has clean hands and a pure heart, she who has not lifted up her soul unto vanity, or she that has not sworn deceitfully.

She shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of her salvation.

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek his face, O Jacob. Selah.

I have been blessed by two teenage girls in my life. I have watched them grow up and am watching them bloom before my eyes. I have seen them accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and I have seen them standing up for the Gospel. I have seen their hearts break for friends that deny Him, and I have seen them bring friends in their life that need stability and family.

I just want it to stay this way. I don't want them to get dirty hands and souls filled with vanity and hearts that are not pure.

But I'm not the one that can make sure that doesn't happen.

So, I will lift them up to the God of their salvation and keep praying for them to seek His face every day.