Road Trip !

Today my friend Jennifer and I will be traveling to Columbia, TN for the TBC Choral Connection. We are taking our 2 daughters, Lydia and Hannah. Let me just tell you that they are both 100% girl, both middle children and both can be high maintenence ! YIKES ! They are soooooooo excited. They will be making a CD with kids from all over TN. It's going to be fun!
Please pray for us as we travel. A big shout out goes to those of you out there that helped provide for the trip.
Blessings,

Cecelia

Fall Into Reading 2007

Ok I know this is crazy but I have accepted the challenge to join the Fall Into Reading 2007. If you have some reading you need to catch up on and need a challenge to get it done go here to the Callapidder Days blog. This is a blog I stumbled across on the CWO blogroll.

Ok here is my list: Inside My Heart by Robin McGraw (yes Dr. Phil's Wife);

He's Been Faithful by Carol Cymbala (Jim's wife)

Prayer the Great Adventure by David Jeremiah (Donna's Husband) I had to keep the pattern going !! LOL

Ok I know it's only 3 books but for those of you who know me well you know that is a huge accomplishment. The goal is to get them read by the end of Fall. I'll try hope I can do it. I'll keep you posted.

Blessings,

Cecelia

Give Away Alert

5 Minutes for Mom is giving away this pink Dyson Vacuum available on at Target. So go here to enter to win

Fall is Here ! Fall is Here !

I love Fall ! It's my favorite time of the year ! All the creativity of God shows up in His creation ! It's Football Time !! Go Vols ! It's a great time to go on a hike in the mountains. It's cooler outside. It's all good !

Duke: Rest In Peace

Today is a sad day at the Miller house. We had to make the terrible decision to put our dog Duke down. He was 12 years old and not doing well at all. His hair was falling out on his back. He had arthritis very bad and cried when he had to scratch. He was also blind and had lost his hearing. He loved to visit our neighbors and eat their dogs food and leave a "tithe" of it in front of their carport door. They just didn't appreciate the generosity of the Preacher's Dog. They insisted that we keep him chained up and we knew that was not a life that Duke would and could tolerate at his age. So as a family we decided it would be best if we had him put to rest.
I went to work this morning and my husband had to come by on his way to take Duke. I went around to the passenger's side of the truck and Duke was just laying in the floor. He wasn't trying to get out or even get up in the seat. He was just laying there. I think he knew and that he was ready. I bid him farewell and told him to tell Topper (Patty's deceased dog) and Sinatra(our deceased cat) hello.
We will miss Duke but our family believes that we will see him again in heaven someday !
Duke (originally of York Street; Bulls Gap, TN) March 1995-Sept. 21, 2007

Ok I tried the signature thing

Yesterday I went on the mailgirls blog. She had a cool signature and she gave the address to get one on my own. So here it is.....






P.S Check out the bottom of the blog for the Deeper Still Nashville Commissioning.

Tomatoes, Tomatoes Everywhere

Here is how I spent my morning and most of my afternoon yesterday. I had 10 boxes of Yellow tomatoes to start with. I was blessed by a friend that had more than she needed. I love when God provides. He really meant that exceedingly abundantly thing ! I had so many that I was able to share with church folks as well.

From the box to the sink to get washed before getting squashed !

Now to the tomato squasher. This part took a while but it is easer than what I used to have. All I have to do with this is quarter the tomatoes and turn the handle. It seperates the juice and pulp from the seeds and skins.

Now time to cook it down; add a little salt and sugar to prepare for going in the jars.

The finished product. I still have several to go but I had an interruption in the afternoon and I didn't get to finish yet. I can't wait to use some of these to make spaghetti sauce and white chili ! I love Fall !