Sadie vs Cat

Sadie spotted a cat in our backyard tonight so I decided to let her go after it, assuming the cat would clear the fence long before she could catch it. After 3 failed attempts, the cat decided to go under the fence instead and then climbed up in a tree. Sadie spent the next half hour trying to jump the fence. I cannot believe how high she can jump.

July

Here we are at the end of July. It's hard to believe. I've been at my new job for 2 months now and some of my classmates haven't even started yet. I was glancing at my calendar this morning and realized all the fun weekends I've had in July. Let me recap.

July 4th we drove to Mt. Ida Arkansas to see Camp Ozark and the lake. Then we drove Ben all the way back to Frontier camp and dropped him off. It was a whirlwind weekend but well worth the trip.

July 11th I spent in Dallas and got a last minute invite to the Keith Urban concert.

July 18th I spent the day with my sister in Waco. We haven't seen each other since May (even though I am living in her house right now) so it was very enjoyable.

Last weekend the 25th we had a family day at the river with all the cousins, etc. and 2 exchange students from China. We brought out the RV and had a tailgate and boat day. I love the lake!

Which reminds me, we have been to the river almost every Sunday of this month, and lots of Fridays. So much fun. I could just live out there!

This coming weekend we're going to Schlitterbahn... I can hardly wait!!

God.

I was humbled when reading this on Laurren's blog today, and couldn't resist sharing. It's always worth being reminded of His infinite power and worth.

He breathed life into existence, He walked on water, He healed the blind man, He healed the crippled, He fed 5000, He parted the Red Sea, He spared Job's life from the attacks of satan himself, He was in the blazin furnace, He is the beginning and the end,the Alpha and Omega, He cast our sins as far as the east is from the west, He numbered every hair on our head, He holds every tear we shed in the palm of His hand, He calmed the raging sea, He is close to the broken hearted, He gave His only son, so we might live, He has forgiven us, He has paid our debt, HE LOVES, CARES, RE-ASSURES, PROMISES, BLESSES, and most important HE WILL NOT LEAVE US NOR FORSAKE US, EVER.

Window Sticker

My friend Julia sent this to me yesterday. :)

MJ

Yeah... I'm posting about Michael Jackson. Can you believe it? I heard a discussion on the radio recently about the fact that he had accepted Christ sometime during the week before his death. Obviously, I have no idea if this is true or not, but I am hopeful at the possibility. Some people probably think there is no way that mj could be a Christian. How could someone accused of child molesting, drug abuse, and who knows what else be considered a Christian? Well, that is the beauty of Christianity. Jesus paid it all. Nobody is past the point of acceptance by God as long as they put their faith in Jesus.

How aggies measure height...

My brother is officially passing all of us up, one by one. This measuring session (last weekend in Houston) proved that Jenny is still a wee bit taller than Ben, and evidently, mom as well. But Ben is glad to report that he has finally outgrown mom for sure. By this time next year he'll be driving!!!

Check this out!

http://www.freerice.com/

This site is amazing (for nerds like me). You get to rack up points by answering questions and for every answer you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Food Program. Vocab is on the homepage, but there are tons of other subjects like math, languages, geography, art... just look under the subjects tab. I love it!