tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311417142011-04-21T13:04:03.590-07:00AKA: Focus FaceJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773757424236551896noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31141714.post-21554409481328514152007-07-13T20:05:00.000-07:002007-07-13T20:13:06.257-07:00

Ok - I have not blogged in FORVEVER! I got a digital camera for my birthday -- so maybe someone ( mmmmmm - Dianne) will show me how to get he pics on the blog all by myself. ( : I hope to get back to simi-regular blogging. We shall see! I am OFF TO ITALY tomorrow! Yeah - 20 years of being married to John! He has planned a very fun and eventful trip. Home in 10 days to get busy, busy, busy on my

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Robby is my hero. He very calmly called me upstairs earlier and told me he saw sparks over his pool table. When I arrived, I saw small embers at the ceiling and the light fixture was aglow and I smelled an electrical burning smell. Not good. My first thought - 911! I told the kids to go outside and I went downstairs to call 911. I all of a sudden could not breathe very well. After the call - the

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Yes, this is my eldest child with Georgia's Governor, Sonny Perdue at a local event for folks who are helping in the re-election campaign. I heard Governor Perdue speak last year and was really impressed with his testimony. I decided then that I wanted to get involved with his re-election!! Robby had an opportunity to talk GA football with him! How COOL! I have plenty of SONNY signs to share -

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Happy, Happy Birthday , Tracey!It is not so bad! You look great, have lots to be proud of - and hey, turning 40 beats the alternative!! ( :Celebrate today - eat some cake and know that your blogging buddies are celbrating with you!!!Love and miss you! Julie

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Yes - I have a favorite quote. It is from Aesop's book of fables. I have loved this little collection since I was a kid. You know the story of the tortoise and the hare-- great little object lesson. The hare just brags and brags about how good and fast he is -- so against the turtle -- he has no real competition.....or so he thinks. He thinks that he is slicker fellow, a more talented racer

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Well, I have not fallen off the face of the earth, but I have been pretty busy. I will get "back on the horse" when I can. My schedule is a little crazy right now - but since this is so much fun -- I will try to keep up!! Blessings on each of you!!JC

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How great is it to live in a land where we get to vote on our leaders. I had an informal history lesson with a friend the other day who was listing the communist ( "closed") countries. Wow - there are more than I thought!Anyone who knows me well knows my heart on being aware of and praying for the persecuted church.Please take time to check out www.persecution.com. Make yourself aware of what our

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Here is my girl! We are so proud of her and wish her the best as she begins High School! Thanks to all our friends who have invested in her! Here is my prayer for her " that she would love the Lord her God, listnen to HIS voice and hold fast to him." Deut. 30:20Being the parents of two great kids - such a joy! The above verse stays on my desk so I can pray it for both of my children. I have

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Yes. I have said it - we have all said it. I always said " There are 3 things I will never do!" 1. Drive a van2. Homeschool ( ok - I was uninformed at the time...) 3. Can't put this one down in print - but I have not done this one!!!Well...I have done the first two - the third - I don't think I'll venture into a discussion of that.I am going back to #2 -John and I have decided to homeschool our

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Does anyone know what happend to summer? I feel like I just got in the summer midset and -- it's already over. Do you all remember when summer was actually 3 months long? A distant memory...........

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I almost pulled a " Dorothy" today. I was standing in the middle of the Pitttsburgh airport-- after numerous "bumps" -- I honestly felt like putting on my ruby slippers and clicking my heels 3 times and saying..(c'mon you know how it goes...) THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME..... suddenly out of nowhere a nice customer service guy comes along. ( it was a vision of Tommy i

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Well, I am in Pittsburgh with Lucy. She is a fun travel buddy. Pittsburgh is very pretty, very hilly - lots of bridges and we two "southern girls" stick out pretty bad. Ok - we asked for grits - big mistake-- they were NASTY. We had a tough time getting here....we sat in the airport for ohhhh about 8 hours. I discovered that having your laptop makes it ok. I could check flights and play around

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How do people know that larks are indeed happy? Where do all these sayings come from? Anyone know? In any event - John and I have been married 19 years and I would do it all over again. My best friend who understands - and yes - puts up with me. He prays for me and I know that he prays for our children. How blessed I am to have him in my life. He reminds me to slow down and enjoy the funny side

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Well - it seems that filing your nails is the most recent of the acceptable things to do at church. Yep. I was on the second row at church and I kept hearing this NOISE. I very carefully looked around, as the gentle SAWING noise kept on and on. I kept looking at Dianne like " You don't hear that???" I finally spotted the nail filer - she was at the end of my row. I had never seen her before - so

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Today was a glorious day. I did not HAVE to go anywhere - I did go out for a while, but only because I chose to. John got me a new leather chair and ottoman ( birthday) for me to create a little reading/sitting area in our bedroom. The ottoman did not match - so it had to be swapped out..so off I go to swap it. ( I hate lines and returning stuff - so this was a real exercise in patience for me...

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I was feeling left out in the blogging world so here I go! I have been inspired ! It is a great way to keep up with old budddies and new ones,too! I won't have long posts, mostly because I type sooooo slowly! See you in blogville!!

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