July 9, 2009 Sermon Without A Word ~ A very neat read...

The title of this blog entry is referring to a blog entry over at the following site: http://haitianstreetkids.net/blog/?p=493#comment-286

Please check it out when you can... It is a very powerful message.

And, if you can, please DO browse the site. It is called "Haitian Street Kids: Forgotten Angels". It is one that has grown near and dear to my very own heart, and I highly recommend taking a look at what is going on in the lives of the Haitian children and those trying to help them.

You will find three buttons on my sidebar related to this site... Click on them and read more.

Have a great day!! May God touch your life in a special way today.

June 3-11, 2009 Digging For The Foundation and Basement...

It has finally begun... The Work on the new addition looks like this. There is a lull now that the hole is finished. The weather has not been good, and the workers have been busy with another project. Hopefully they will be able to continue soon... This needs to get done. When the new addition is complete, we will have added bedrooms and bathrooms, and some storage space. Nice!
























































































Found these rocks when bulldozing (we have plans for them)...





























My Father-in-law and Benny...





























Resting In The Shade?

















Carmine

June 9 and 10, 2009 Hay Bale Time...

First they planted. Then they waited for it to grow. When it was time, they got the tractor and the hacking extension and cut it all down. After letting it dry some, they got the tractor again, attached that green machine that makes the hay into bales. After the hay was all in bales, they got Anthony's red truck, loaded it up, and took the bales to sell to a local farmer who has a lot of cows. Hope those cows enjoy!!!




This tractor and machine take the hay and make them into bales...

June 8, 2009 Welcoming The Newest Addition To The family.

We recently went to Anthony's cousin's house to meet the newest addition to the family. Meet sweet, little M... :-)

And afterwards we stayed to have pizza with M's uncle and aunt and cousins next door. Yum!




Proud Papa Cousin...





The smallest member of the family at this point (In Italy and In USA)...





My sister-in-law and her daughter with our new baby cousin...





I love this feeling!!!! And I miss it...





My Mother-in-law is a great-aunt again...











All of the kids...

















The Two Anthony's (Yes, they are first cousins with the same name, more or less)...





Cousins on the swing (Antonio, S., V., Luca)...





The Italian Flag Cousin (Anthony noticed they were wearing these colors- not planned- and loved the idea of taking this photo this way)... :-)

June 14, 2009- My Turn In Nursery/Small Child Care At Church...

Emergency Prayer!

Tracy Ocasio, our missing cousin





Tracy Ocasio, our missing cousin



We have a cousin who has been missing since May 27, 2009. Her name is Tracy Ocasio. Please pray for our family.

Links to read more and see Pictures...

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/orl-missing-tracy-ocasio-062409,0,6058290.story

Photos from same site...
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/orl-missing-tracy-ocasio-pictures-060209,0,2262836.photogallery

My Good Laugh...

Yesterday was a great "laugh" day. I visited the blogs of two friends and was inundated with humor that just wonderfully tickled my funny bone.

I thought I would pass it on to you in hopes that you might be blessed with a good giggle, chuckle, or plain roll on the floor in fits.

"Laughter is a medicine." So take a good dose... Of course, simple humor and not the rauchy kind, is best for our souls, too.

So, I have a question for you... What makes you go into a fit of uncontrollable laughter?

Here are yesterday's examples.

http://www.octamom.com/2009/06/humor1-of-8-style.html

http://scribbit.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-meaner-than-mother-moose.html

With a good sigh, I say, "Yay! for giggles, guffaws, and snorts,
That lighten our hearts and souls,

Yay! for the smiles contagiously shared,
And the lives where bubbling Joy cavorts."

(By Celita :-D )