house projects

Our laundry room is now a zesty, cheery and crisp orange. It makes me happy when I'm doing laundry.


And now...to peel that wall paper off of my kitchen walls.

Labor Day at the Great Minnesota Get Together

Cheese curds. Resting with cold coke. Fresh cold bottomless milk. Martha's Cookies. = A glorious day at the state fair.

picture that.

I thought this was fun and a new twist on those "get to know me" type surveys that swim around the blogosphere.

Here’s how it works:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker. Choose 3 columns with 4 rows.



The Questions:
1. What is your first name? amanda
2. What is your favorite food? pasta
3. What high school did you go to? home schooled
4. What is your favorite color? green
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Tom Cruise, Top Gun (when I was little)
6. Favorite drink? blue moon
7. Dream vacation? anywhere in Europe
8. Favorite dessert? warm, gooey, chocolate chip cookies
9. What you want to be when you grow up? travel reporter
10. What do you love most in life? the bible and my amazing hubby, charlie
11. One Word to describe you. adventurously-dreamy
12. Your favorite animal. boxer

...and OH, we moved into our house one year ago today...

Summer picnic with my best friend

There is a friend indeed, he will help thee in thy need,
if thou sorrow he will weep, if thou wake, he cannot sleep. -W. Shakespeare


A true friend is a gift of God, and He only who made hearts can unite them. -R. South

wrapping up...week two. -NI

 

week two -NI

Northern Ireland held so much more than a "pot of gold" for me---it holds golden HEARTS!

Summary's -NI

Summary's never do a thing, place or person justice. Nothing I can post here will enable you to experience what I have had the privilege of experiencing. The warm, open and friendly people of Kilkeel, the miracles I saw-God opening hearts and minds, the stunning scenery and historyI soaked and breathed in... words definitely fail me, but sometimes pictures can help one understand a little more. I would love to recount various aspects of the spectacular two-weeks I was there, but often those details are better expressed in conversations face to face...


This is quaint town of Newry at the bus stop, my first stop after arriving at the Dublin airport.

This was the jaw dropping veiw from my bed room each morning. -the Mourne Mountains, and the Irish Sea, Green Castle (if you look close), and mile after mile of rolling, lush, green hills.

Our BBC team quickly bonded with our new friends at Mourne Presbyterian. (The local church we came along side).



We spent an amazing week at Kittys Road during their "Festival Week". We got to do several service projects, like paint the Community Centre.  

 
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The mornings were filled with "Treasure Hunters" -VBS for the kids. And all the ladies from Kittys Road got together for coffee, laughs and some great craic! (fun).

These are the kinds of questions the kids were asking us. We had some amazing opportunity to share God's love and truth with them.

Gabby and I hung out together lots and we were roomies the first week. We stayed with Raymond and Sandra, who were gracious, amazing, caring, and loving hosts to us.




This is Jasmine and John Paul at the beach clean-up day. -two precious kiddo's!

As we shared more about God and the gospel, and just walked beside them, showing them what Christ can do for anyone in "real life" we (and their parents) saw many attitudes, actions and hearts change.
     






These adults from Kittys Road became dear friends of mine very quickly. -Miss'n them tons!


These are just some random shots from around the area:










OK, so I'll post more later... I have to get some more photo's ready....