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November 30, 2006 By kimc


OK, it’s later now, right? We’re done thinking about it and we couldn’t wait.
Blog about our new Geneva Bible Pages, use our banner (with a link to the website) in your post, mention the contest, and email us using the email address on the site.
You’ll be entered in a random drawing to receive a FREE Framed Geneva Bible Page! This is an authentic leaf from a Geneva Bible, approximately 400 years old!
Description from the website:

Your original Geneva Bible leaf will arrive carefully preserved in a simple 11″ x 14″ wood frame between 2 panes of glass, beautifully highlighted in a double mat. Outer mat is black; inner is your choice of 5 colors.
Solid brass plate reads, “Original Leaf, Geneva Bible A.D. 1566-1644″
Frames are open in back for easy viewing of both sides of your page, giving a floating, suspended effect with a peek of your wall behind!
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity stating the year and publisher of your particular leaf.
$94.99 w/free shipping

So friends, please help us spread the word!

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Our new website! and contest…

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November 30, 2006 By kimc

Our new website for Geneva Bible Pages is up and running!
We’re still polishing the rough spots, so feel free to offer suggestions and point out bone-headed errors, and of course tell anyone that you think might be interested! And anyone who wants is more than welcome to try out the order process. Wink, wink.
We’re really excited about what we think is a very special and unique product.
You’ve probably already guessed the product, and the url is – can you guess? – www.GenevaBiblePages.com.
And I can’t resist sharing the header here, which would double nicely as a banner if anyone wants to display it for us. Who wants to be my best friend?


We’re also hoping to have an affiliate plan soon, so keep your eyes peeled.

Did you read all the way to the bottom looking for details about the contest? We’re still working on that, so check back – Soon!

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Kid Comedy

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November 29, 2006 By kimc

Did anybody wonder where the Carnival of Kid Comedy was yesterday?
After making a small change to my email accounts, I spent Tuesday under the mistaken impression that everybody had forgotten about the carnival as completely as I had.
Then my memory circuits were jiggled this morning and I remembered the small change to my email.
I found 9 submissions waiting for me.
So thanks, y’all. Keep ‘em coming, and we’ll have a double dose of laughter next week.
:D

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November 28, 2006 By kimc


I’m pretty sure the image says it all.
If you meant to take advantage of the Vision Forum free shipping special over the weekend but missed it due to technical difficulties, you’ve been given a second chance.
If you just plain forgot, that counts too.
I’m pretty sure that a bad memory counts as experiencing technical difficulties. After all, the brain is far more technical than a manmade computer, right?

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Happy Birthday Grandma!

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November 27, 2006 By Perry C.
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Help!

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November 27, 2006 By kimc


Rachael just showed me the lego person she built. Rachael is only 2, so a few details were missing – like a second leg.
I dutifully oohed and aahed and told her how cute it was. Rachael is becoming quite a talker so I asked what her lego girl could say.
In a phony falsetto, she answered:
“Help! I can’t walk!”

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Happy birthday

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November 27, 2006 By kimc

to my dear sweet mother-in-law.
I won’t tell you how old she it today, but I will tell you 27 reasons that I love her and am I’m thankful to know her.

  1. She loves the Lord.
  2. She has a servant’s heart, laboring tirelessly for others: friends, family, the vaguest acquaintances. She will do nearly anything for anyone.
  3. She puts up with our household “weirdness.”
  4. She hasn’t killed my father-in-law yet. (Oh, hi Dad…didn’t realize you were a reader…)
  5. She gave birth to my husband 33 years ago.
  6. She taught my hubby to love the Lord and have a servant’s heart.
  7. She is a wonderful cook.
  8. She gives me chocolate.
  9. She is a gracious hostess, not afraid to have a loud and rowdy group under her roof. The more, the merrier.
  10. She made me feel like family – real family - right from the start. When Hubby and I were first engaged, she insisted that I should be part of the family portrait that year.
  11. She is transparent, willing to share her struggles and weaknesses.
  12. She taught me the benefits of shaving one’s legs daily. I’ll never go back.
  13. She can make anyone feel right at home.
  14. She talks to strangers in line at the store.
  15. She loves her grandbabies.
  16. She brings me chocolate every time we get together.
  17. She loves to laugh.
  18. She calls us, even though we often forget to call her.
  19. She talks my father-in-law into bringing her to visit us.
  20. She does my laundry when she comes to visit…and my dishes…and bathes the little ones…
  21. She taught my hubby to make proper southern biscuits-n-gravy. He, in turn, taught me.
  22. She always leaves behind a bottle of good shampoo when she comes to visit.
  23. She loves to change her grandbaby’s diapers.
  24. She wakes up cheerful and hits the floor running. Sometimes we forget to be thankful for this when she’s up at 5 AM and we’re on vacation, but it is a good thing, right?
  25. She has an incredible head for details.
  26. Did I mention the chocolate?
  27. She loves coffee as much as I do. At least I think she does, if that is possible.
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Too much fun not to share

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November 27, 2006 By kimc

We don’t do the whole Santa-Reindeer Christmas thing, but this is too much fun to keep to ourselves.
Be sure to hang around for the solo.

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define:MIRL

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November 25, 2006 By kimc

MIRL \mirl\ vb, usu. capitalized MIRLed; MIRLing [meet in real life]:
1: to meet in real life, specifically after having first met via Internet or electronic mail correspondence.
2: to become real life acquaintances after having first met via Internet or electronic mail correspondence.

So…did anyone see who I ran into on the way home from Fort Worth? Is everyone as amazed as I am?
An hour or two into our return trip, Hubby dropped me in front of Starbucks and went to get some gas. As I stood inside waiting for my order, I noticed a flock of small children milling about on the patio outside.
A few minutes later I left the store with my cups in hand but Hubby wasn’t back yet, so I poked my head around the corner of the building to smile at the kids, and a woman caught my eye. She smiled and headed my way, and asked me – as if I were a celebrity – “Are you KimC?! I’m ____” We had never met, but I recognized her name and immediately called her by her Blogger ID!
When Hubby came back around, we all hung around for a fun visit. My new friend and I nursed our babies together, and explained how we each came to be here at this particular Starbucks today. She laughed apologetically for sounding like a cyber-stalker when she introduced herself (she didn’t!). We compared our children’s ages, spacing, and gender.
Hubby talked to her husband about projects past and future, and backgrounds and common acquaintances.

Has anyone figured out who my mystery friend is?

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Funny Or Mean?

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November 25, 2006 By Kittykait

For Thanksgiving we went over to my Great Aunt Linda’s house. Aunt Linda and Uncle Ronnie have a son named Gary and a daughter named Annette.
After Thanksgiving dinner, which was very good, we watched a football game. In the 4th quarter, I got my tarantula out and started showing people when Dad suggested that I get the tarantula out and put it up close to Annette’s face and call her attention to it.
“But Daaaad,” I said. “It might get hurt! What if someone steps on it?”
He said, “Oh, never mind.”
“Wait – I’ve got an idea, Dad. I’ll put it in the little jar it uses for a burrow and then put it next to Annette.”
So I put it in its little jar, put my hand over the jar as a lid, and creeped over next to the couch Annette was sitting on. It was so perfect because she had her head turned the opposite way of where I was coming up next to her.
I put the jar right up about 3 inches away from her face and then called her name.
“Annette…Annette!”
aaaahhhhh!
She screamed thee most real scared scream you ever heard!
And then we all regretted we didn’t have Uncle Ronnie get it on video for America’s Funniest Home Videos.
So, was that funny or mean? Or both?

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A blog-worthy lunch

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November 25, 2006 By kimc

The day after Thanksgiving, Hubby and his Dad met the pastor of Colleyville Presbyterian Church for some manly reminiscing of old times. (hi, Pastor Smith!) As you may remember, this church is where Hubby’s family and mine first met over 20 years ago. Hubby and I stopped to have our picture taken together in front of the building last month.
They ate, drank, told a great story about my dad. They talked about people, events, issues, old times. I’m sure they shook hands at some point and maybe even hugged manly hugs.

The women, younger men, and children all went to a Mexican restaurant.
Although the men had some interesting conversations, I think it’s safe to say that our lunch was far more blog-worthy.
Even though we all started out at the same hotel just 6 miles from the restaurant, it took 4 cars, 11 phone calls and 20 minutes for all of us to arrive at the restaurant. This was an inauspicious start.
There were 21 of us at the Mexican restaurant: my mother-in-law with 4 of her mostly-grown children; 3 of her sisters; me and my 8 children; and various other cousins, in-laws, and cousins-in-law. We were a crowd to behold, and the waiters must have cringed as we entered.
They pushed together 5 tables in the middle of the main room and we were all seated.
Somebody quietly informed the waiter that my mother-in-law’s birthday would be Monday, and would they please sing to her?
Several of the children headed to the bathroom and came back, and the waiter took drink orders. As the second deployment returned from the bathroom, the waiter brought our drinks.
He spilled 3 glasses of iced tea all over my mother-in-law and her sister.
He apologized profusely, and left. Other staff appeared to add their own apologies on his behalf; my mother-in-law courteously asked what they would be doing to compensate her for this accident and a managerial-looking gentleman promised to take care of the matter, then they all disappeared. We laughed weakly, and rejoiced that it had to get better from here. The dumped-upon ladies excused themselves to the restroom, damp and grumbling but consoling themselves with thoughts of free food.
Eventually, a waiter came back from the kitchen with a couple of damp rags and sopped the tea off of the table, oblivious to the puddles on the chairs and floor.
Then Hubby’s 13yo sister came around the table to get some cheese sauce and there was a collective gasp as she hit the puddle on the floor: her feet flew out from under her, her dish flew up into the air, and she hit the hard tile floor flat on her back! A moment later, her dish came down beside her and shattered into a thousand pieces.
I helped her to her feet and she slunk back to her seat, shaken and bruised. The room was silent, and the waiters stood by looking a little shocked and embarassed, and somebody decided it might be a good time to get rid of the puddle on the floor. A manager asked if she was alright and quickly disappeared.
My mother-in-law and her sister finally came back from the restroom, looking – well, as if somebody had dumped a tray of iced tea on them. They inquired if they might have some dry chairs and were accomodated.
My mother-in-law inquired if taking a flying leap off a puddle iced tea qualified a customer for free food, and was assured that things would be taken care of.
When it came time for refills, the waiter played it safe and held the glasses over the floor behind us as he respilled – er, refilled them. As he overflowed my glass, I was deeply thankful that the liquid splattered my sandaled feet rather than landing on my head and down my back. He was only slightly amused when I asked if my wet feet qualified me for the Free Food Club.
The 7th deployment to the bathroom came back.
We had been there over 30 minutes before the circus of placing our food orders had begun and ended. It included 3 separate bills, too many people asking too many questions about each other’s food, 2 more bathroom deployments, and 2 very patient waiters. Just to keep things interesting, a few members of the group played musical chairs, hopping from one of the table to the other. But finally our food was ordered and we were making progress toward lunch. We munched our free chips and salsa, chatted, estimated the chance of removing iced teas stains, and waited.
After nearly an hour, we realized that some of the children were still patiently waiting for their drinks. This was remedied, and we continued to wait.
The 13th bathroom trip came and went.
When the food finally arrived, we began to sort out the meals. As we sat in the middle of the main room of the Mexican restuarant with our own 21 pairs of lips a’flippin, 40 other patrons talking and clanking dishes and silverware, frequent crashes from the kitchen (we heard at least 4 trays hit the floor) and raucous mariachi music all around us, a waiter would timidly call for the owner a pair of cheese enchiladas.

cheese enchildadas? 2 cheese enchiladas with a side of beans and rice?

“Who had chicken enchiladas?”
“I did!”
“No, you had chicken. He said cheese.”
“But I had cheese!”
“You said chicken.”
“Did somebody say cheese? I ordered a cheeseburger!”

When it was all said and done, I think 8 of us had the food we had ordered, 6 had food we were content to eat even though it wasn’t what we had ordered, and 7 of us were still waiting on meals that were absent or sent back for corrections. I strongly suspect that some of the 6 were eating the 7′s food.
One child was still waiting for her drink.
In a quiet, surreal moment, we all watched idly as a waiter sent a condiment cup of catsup flying, and it bounced in slow motion along the entire length of our 5 tables. He stared dully after it, waiting for it to come to a stop. He picked up the cup and headed to the kitchen leaving an 18 foot trail of catsup splatters beside our tables. We stared at catsup, waiting for somebody to mop it up or slip in it, but nothing happened. Maybe the fun was over. I was blogging in my head, so I really hoped it wasn’t over.
The din and clatter resumed, and 15 minutes later the number of people with ordered or acceptable food had climbed to 17.
Finally, they brought 2 more enchilada plates. Now 19 had food of some sort.
My brother-in-law still hadn’t received his food, so he told them to bring his in a to-go box.
Most of us were nearly finished eating by now, and I realized that our 5yo Becca hadn’t touched her food.
“Did you eat too many chips, honey?”
“No, Mom. I’m waiting to pray.“
Good girl. We had prayed, but the mariachis on the loudspeaker didn’t know, and neither did Becca.
17th bathroom deployment.
Now came the day of reckoning. The bill arrived – just one bill. oops. One bill with 22 meals on it. We had 21 people, 3 of whom had earned free meals the hard way. oops again.
My mother-in-law was treating the girls and I to lunch, and there were supposed to be 12 meals on her bill, minus 3 freebies. The staff had spent irreplaceable time, brain cells and tree pulp taking 21 orders onto 3 separate tickets, then evidently discarded them in favor of charging her for everyone’s food. They had also charged twice (and two different prices) for a meal that had yet to be delivered.
We wished my father-in-law was with us – he once got a free meal because he had to peel the seal off of his own catsup bottle in a restaurant. He would have had fun with this bill.
In the middle of some hard-nosed bargaining, an unsmiling waiter appeared and slammed down an ice cream sundae in front of my mother-in-law.
“Happy birthday,” he announced brusquely and spun on his heel to leave.
“But don’t you sing to her?” Aunt Beth called after him.
“No,” he answered without looking back.
No? Twenty of us burst into song, bidding her a happier day Monday than the one she was having just now.
The waitstaff took the liberty of bringing the very last meal, the wrong meal, in a to-go box, perhaps as a subtle suggestion that our group ought to consider leaving very soon.
In the end, the bill was divided and paid. The waiter was tipped, 2 meals were free, and one damp unhappy aunt had a complimentary glass of iced tea.

Then somebody mentioned a free ice cream bar. We ate 21 free ice cream cones, and everyone left smiling. It’s amazing what a little chocolate ice cream will do for the morale.

Disclaimer: For the benefit of those who were there, I will confess that I fudged on some of the details that were fuzzy in my head: how many people actually received their correct order? how many bathroom trips? I think we were actually 22 or 23 people, and there really weren’t 22 meals because 2 of us had babies too young to need real food…but did you really want to do the math yourself, or just hear the story?
Furthermore, certain details have been omitted to protect the identity of those involved. You know who you are, and I’ll just say thank you for making lunch an even more interesting story than what I can tell here. Someday, Lord willing, we’ll all laugh about all of the details.
I love y’all.

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Coming up for breath

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November 24, 2006 By kimc

We’re having a wonderful weekend visit in Fort Worth with family from here and Tennessee!
As expected, we have enjoyed an abundance of food, family and fellowship with more to come tomorrow.
Just a few quick highlights:

Rachael has coined a new word: whobody. This word allows her to make a casual inquiry without a formal question mark, as in, “Whobody rode the elevator with us.” Not just somebody (who cares who it was), but whobody (who was that?).

Hubby’s great uncle Billy told stories of old family treasure, full of mystery and deception. These stories are treasures in themselves, and we thoroughly enjoyed hearing them from this 80 year old man, the youngest of 7 siblings.
I also learned that Uncle Billy was a Congregational Methodist minister long ago. He had the privilege of marrying several couples and shared his favorite piece of premarital counsel: Make sure that God is first in your life, and your spouse second. Don’t ever put your spouse before God; don’t put yourself before your spouse. Keep these 2 rules, and you’ll never need to argue. Discuss, perhaps, but not argue.
Sounds so easy, doesn’t it? Let’s all do that from now on. ;)

Heading back to the hotel, we had fun pointing and laughing at the insanely long line outside of Comp Usa at 9:00 tonight. We circled and made a second pass to get a better view of the crazy people, and the line was gone – evidently they had just opened the door on a Spectacular Thanksgiving Sale or Something.
Then, on second thought, Hubby had me drop him there on our way to the hotel.
And here I sit, wondering just what he’ll bring back with him.

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Geneva Bible page

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November 22, 2006 By kimc

Remember project #2?
It should go live on the web with Vision Forum at any minute!
Go do a search on the Vision Forum site for Geneva Bible and tell me if our pages come up yet – I’m going crazy with the suspense!

How amazing is it that we can hold a piece of history like this in our hands???

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O Give Thanks Unto the Lord!

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November 22, 2006 By kimc

Our family loves to read this Psalm responsively, with the leader (usually Dad) reading the first part of every verse and the rest of the group responding loudly and enthusiastically, “His mercy endures forever!”

Psalm 136

Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy

1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods!
For His mercy endures forever.
3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!
For His mercy endures forever:

4 To Him who alone does great wonders,
For His mercy endures forever;
5 To Him who by wisdom made the heavens,
For His mercy endures forever;
6 To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,
For His mercy endures forever;
7 To Him who made great lights,
For His mercy endures forever?
8 The sun to rule by day,
For His mercy endures forever;
9 The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His mercy endures forever.

10 To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,
For His mercy endures forever;
11 And brought out Israel from among them,
For His mercy endures forever;
12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm,
For His mercy endures forever;
13 To Him who divided the Red Sea in two,
For His mercy endures forever;
14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His mercy endures forever;
15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endures forever;
16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His mercy endures forever;
17 To Him who struck down great kings,
For His mercy endures forever;
18 And slew famous kings,
For His mercy endures forever?
19 Sihon king of the Amorites,
For His mercy endures forever;
20 And Og king of Bashan,
For His mercy endures forever?
21 And gave their land as a heritage,
For His mercy endures forever;
22 A heritage to Israel His servant,
For His mercy endures forever.

23 Who remembered us in our lowly state,
For His mercy endures forever;
24 And rescued us from our enemies,
For His mercy endures forever;
25 Who gives food to all flesh,
For His mercy endures forever.

26 Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven!
For His mercy endures forever.

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Praise God and Thank WalMart

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November 22, 2006 By kimc

update:
The complete text of WalMart’s statement from the link given below:

Respect for the individual is one of the core values that have made us into the company we are today. We take pride in the fact that we treat every
customer, every supplier and every member of our individual communities fairly
and equally. We are working hard to make our corporate contributions reflect the
values of our customers, communities, and associates. As Sam Walton said,
?Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the
vision they hold for their community. Wal-Mart will not make corporate
contributions to support or oppose highly controversial issues unless they
directly relate to our ability to serve our customers.Wal-Mart does not have a
position on same sex marriage and we do not give preference to gay or lesbian
suppliers. Wal-Mart does have a strong commitment to diversity among
our associates and against discrimination everywhere.

Remember the uproar against WalMart’s Black Friday donation to a homosexual group?
Were you among over 400,000 people who signed the petition pledging not to shop at WalMart on Black Friday weekend?
WalMart has changed its tune.
WalMart has issued a statement announcing that it “will no longer make corporate contributions to support or oppose controversial issues unless they directly relate to their ability to serve their customers.”
The site seems to be down this morning, but I was able to click over last night to read the statement.
In the meantime, you might like to read a brief article on the subject from The Eagle.
The AFA is encouraging Christians to send an email thanking WalMart. Your email will be sent to WalMart president Lee Scott.

Of course, we should thank God first for this wonderful news!

Psalm 150

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

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