WEDNESDAY'S WORDS ON THURSDAY

Special prayer request.

Barry has been out in Micronesia for about three weeks now. He has been teaching and preaching on Chuuk, Pohnpei, Saipan and Guam. He just called from Guam to say that our friend from Saipan, Kohne Ramon   went out fishing  (for food -- not a fun trip) with his brother-in-law  yesterday.  They were fishing outside of the lagoon.  The boat was swamped and wrecked .  They had to swim over the reef and across the wide lagoon  to the shore.  The brother-in-law has not been found.  Kohne was found on the beach very badly injured. Coral reef is not only dangerous because of the waves but also infection that sets in from the coral.  He is in the hospital on Pohnpei.  Elsie, his wife, is en route right now from Saipan to Pohnpei to see Kohne. 

Kohne and Elsie in England 2006

Please pray for Kohne and Elsie.  Kohne is a pastor of a small Micronesian church on Saipan, a very faithful and genuine Christian.

K IS FOR...

K is for KITTENS -- what else is there?

These two were in the shelter a couple of months ago

(Prisma Colored Pencils and water colors. Size about 4 x 4 inches)

This is for Mrs. Nesbitt and her team on ABC Wednesday.

STOP PRESS!

STERLING WAS ADOPTED TODAY!

I have been volunteering at the shelter since June and he was in there when I came, so I have no idea how long he has been there altogether.  But he was in a nice room with two other cats and was doing quite well.  But today he was chosen.  I didn't know whether to laugh or cry because he has been my favorite all this time.  Before the prospective owners came in, I had just spent about a half an hour with those cats and especially Sterling, who sat snuggled by my side all the time except for a couple of moments when he came on to my knee and looked with that golden/coppery gaze right into my eyes.  Such a sweetheart and not a mean bone in his body.  I hope his new home takes good care of him.

RE: CREATIVE BLOG AWARD

They are all true except #4.  I'm seriously unsociable  -- big handicap for a Pastor's wife, but I managed to hide it most of the time.

As for #10, "My wedding day was not the happiest day of my life."  It goes with #4.  Being in the eye of all that attention was agony.  I would truly have loved to elope but my family and the groom and his family, would have been disappointed-- except for my sister who hated her bridesmaid dress. However, being married to MOTH (the man of the house) was the happiest decision of my life, (not counting my decision to follow Christ).

And I almost blacked out right before the event  in #2.

J is for ...

JackieEvancho

Another Susan Boyle moment!  

I happened upon this a couple of weeks ago while surfing TV.  I don't usually watch American Idol or America's Got Talent, but I hit this event at just the right moment.  Please listen, it will knock your socks off!

I'm taking the risk that many bloggers haven't already seen this, so I apologize if it is old hat, but it's certainly worth listening to again and again...and again... It almost brought me to tears because she is such an unspoilt child and not in the least proud of her talent.  What a sweet heart!  If you liked this (providing blogger cooperates), go over to You Tube and see and hear her singing with Sarah Brightman.

That's my J for today.  She's worth any others I might find..

CREATIVE BLOGGER AWARD

So I've been chosen for a CREATIVE BLOGGER AWARD by Morning AJ  but there are strings attached, so I don't know whether to be honored or not. But thank you AJ  --  I guess! :)  :)  Seriously, thank you for visiting me.  I enjoy your blog and your writing.
However, it has been bugging me all day trying to decide what to write, because the strings are:

1. To thank the one who awarded and link to that writer's blog.  No problem there.
2.  To choose five other bloggers to pass along this award.  That's difficult, because I know some people just don't want to get into it and I don't want to irritate them.
3.  Then worse than that I have to state six crazy things about myself of which only five are true and one is not -- or vice versa.

The truly crazy things about myself  I would just never divulge. In addition my husband says I am disgustingly honest. So do I embarrass myself, or force myself to go against my inherent nature and lie? So is this an award or torture? (Don't take me seriously AJ.  I'm honored when anyone even reads my blog.)

Well here goes:

1. We had the head of an important missionary society for dinner and I dropped the dessert, rhubarb pie and custard, all over his feet. 

2.  I once spoke formally at a meeting of more than 3,000 people.

3.  I have visited and at least stayed overnight in  more than ten different countries.  

4.  I love going to social functions and meeting a lot of new people.

5.  I sold one of my paintings for $70

6.  I can't swim.

7.  I was always known as an airhead... still am.

8.  I once put the butter in the oven instead of the 'fridge.

9.  I hate people singing happy birthday to me.

10. My wedding day was not the happiest day of my life.

11. My favorite animal is a dog.

12. I flew  more than a thousand miles by myself to stay the weekend with my favorite music group, The King's Singers.

13.  I played the part of Satan in a college theatrical.

14.  I broke my cat's leg when it was just a kitten.

I'm on a roll so I thought I'd give you more than your money's worth. The instructions still stand:  Either there is only one true statement above or only one lie.

Now for the recipients:

Kaybee because she's my younger sister and I have to bug her.

Incultus because he has a way with words.

Living as Rosa because I like her blog.

Sandy at Birds, Bees, Bugs and Blossoms because she has a creative mind.

Morning's Minion with whom I have much in common.

Now, all you recipients, be it known to you that if you  are at all averse to participation, please feel free to ignore this. (But I would really like to see what Incultus has to offer because he has a sharp mind and a good wit).

My Week's Art Work

The first one is the black and white cat from Wanda's Art Challenge. I did this one with Prisma Color pencils.

 The second one I took (with permission) from a very nice photograph Monsoon Dreams posted on her blog..It was of a group of ballerinas and I chose just one of the faces to reproduce.  Thank you Monsoon Dreams.

I did this one with water colors only.  It was quite a challenge.