That Marky chose me among women to design what will now be a part of him until he leaves this earthly life and his earthly shell, I’m very thankful for that. It’s something I have done that will not pass away, at least hopefully not for a very long time. Sniff…..now I miss him. Like the deserts miss the rain.
Remember how last year you wrote Activated articles for me? That was fun. I got some great articles (thanks, friends) and I think three of them are coming out in the May Activated mag. Let’s do it again. Here’s the topic.
Getting Things Done
• Teamworking
• Encouraging others
• Getting rid of clutter
• Not giving up
• Bringing the Lord into our planning
• Those who depend on the Lord will succeed
I very, very, very much appreciate whatever you’re able to send me during these busy times. The deadline is March 25th and you can send your articles to jkvern@yahoo.com
The one visible web page is aesthetically pleasing, which has to be a good sign. Apparently through e-spresso we will learn how to become more professional. Plus, this proves what’s I’ve known in my heart all along; Family administration clearly endorses coffee. Only good can come of this. Go sign up.
Chuck, Michelle and I all have something very, very special to praise the Lord for. This gift of His love came into our lives in late 2008 and filled a void in each of our hearts that we never even knew we had. You see, since we don’t have children, the Lord in His wisdom gave us a little Emi to fill our void so that we could experience the magic and wonder of raising a tiny little human being in His nurture and admonition.
But for serious, Emi is a treasure that I’m truly thankful for and here are some reasons why.
1.) She’s very small. I like that. I don’t know why, I just do.
2.) She is chilled. She’s very chilled. But she’s also a hard worker. She’s a chilled, hard worker. She should be an RS.
3.) I find her to be hilarious. Here are some examples:
TallGoddess: you could totally be in leadership
Emi: no thank you
TallGoddess: ah hah, now it’s settled
TallGoddess: you will be
TallGoddess: only people who don’t want to be in leadership end up there
Emi: ahh so now i just have to “want to be in leadership” and by saying so will end up not
TallGoddess: it’s too late
TallGoddess: the Lord has you marked
TallGoddess: He just has to break you first
Emi: oh I believe he already has
Emi: in HALF!
Emi: which is my logical reasoning of why I’m short
And then today — she sends this email around to our loving Home seeings as her back is out and she must lie in bed all day (pray for her please).
In pondering about my “situation” and thinking of how I could speed up my healing process, the idea was brought up in how I would enjoy it if everyone would draw me “Get Well Soon” cards, I honestly believe it would cheer me up immensely.
I know it will take some time and effort, but the results of it would be fruitful, inspiring, unifying, and quite possibly make us bond even more as the Team that we are (no pun intended).
I would recommend drawing the card upside down with the card facing the opposite direction, and possibly with your left hand if you’re right handed and vice versa (with your right hand if you’re left handed) as that would portray a more childlike result and thereby exude more sincerity in the card you are drawing.
Speaking of drawing, if you happen to use color pencils or markers, in light of the recent economy and the constant need to minimize our spending, I want to emphasis the need to be sparse in your haphazard coloring. I would suggest drawing arrows to the desired colored object with the note stating the color. (i.e. Picture of Lamborghini. Arrow to Lamborghini saying “This is Electric Yellow” and so on…) As I believe the effort is two-fold, in that the Lord will continue to supply through your earnestness to be a happy Ragman for Him AND that I would know what colors you want your object of desire to be.
I will inform you that I am quite adept at reading colors; due to the daily toddler flashcards I have been doing, so there should be absolutely no glitches along that line…a real testimony in itself! PTL! TYJ!
I hope this explains it real well to make this card-making process a reality.
I will be praying for you desperately….while in bed.
Thank you.
–Emi
Yup. Emi brightens my life on a daily — and sometimes, when she’s really on a roll — hourly basis. I’m including a nice photo of her here because it encapsulates another prominent feature of hers that I like; she really, really enjoys beer.
Hullo World!
Wow, I haven’t posted anything in ages so here’s posty post for you. I may see my crazy sister soon..I have to make sure that her 77 inches are still zealous. If I know you I miss you and can’t wait to see you, if I don’t be frightened…it’s not for nothing that I live so far away.
(insert scary Jaws music) 
In 2008, Chuck and I, with the help of our friends, perfected the art of Walrus Day. It’s something I’m deeply grateful for and it goes like this.
Step 1: Wake up on freeday.
Step 2: Eat a large breakfast and drink a caguama.
Step 3: Take the empty caguama bottle you just drank and trade it at the corner store for a new one.
Step 5: Steal the boombox from the other Home.
Step 4: Go to the beach, drink your second caguama, and lie in the sun like a walrus while blaring metal.
Man, I miss summer. A couple weeks ago we went out on a boat and saw real walruses and noticed that they do a great deal of barking. If its warm enough to fit in a Walrus Day before I leave, we have so definitely got to include the barking.
Notice that we work with the 27% mas caguamas. I’d say on the overall, it helps to make Walrus Day about 27% more fun.
I’ve decided that since it takes nearly no time at all to make short posts, I’m going to try to post more often to siphon off some of the immense pressure that builds up whenever I don’t update. I’m going to try this for awhile and if it interferes too much with the image I try to give off of the reclusive-genius-who-waxes-not-prolific-but-every-post-is-worth-the-wait then I’ll go back to my old post-every-two-weeks policy. So, Lord bless this.
I’m kicking off with thankfulness posts from last year. There was a lot to be thankful for from 2008 and so in no particular order, I’m going to share them with you. This one is an exception though, as it’s the one thing that I’m most truly thankful for, and that is Mama’s blog. She makes blogging cool. I love, love, love the book summaries up there — if you haven’t read “Empire of Debt”, go read it. It reads like a novel, plus you’re smarter at the end of it. Thank you everyone who had a hand in the convincing her to start that site, it’s one of my life’s deep and abiding joys.