Mr. and Mrs. Morgan & Celsey Brown

Look at the three people who are watching Celsey and Morgan: his dad, her sister and lifetime friend, Joy. Nothing is more engaging than the couple themselves. Love that.

Amy and Hugh's newborn

Welcome Emerson Victoria Weber into God's full world.

Be sure and thank your Mama for hours of work, Oh Gorgeous One.

Well done, Amy. So proud of you!

Joy's favorite pic of she and Nathaniel.

Valley of Fire ride

where was care?

I shoulda gone to Celsey's wedding. Look at this handsome crew! Wow

Celsey's Colorado wedding

Colorado trip

Don the Businessman offers some logic

Subject: $50

I recently asked my friend's little girl what she wanted to be
when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President someday.
I asked her, 'If you were President what would be the first
thing you would do?'

She replied, 'I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people.'

Her parents beamed.

'Wow...what a worthy goal.' I told her, 'But you don't have to wait until you're President to do that. You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house.'

She thought that over for a few seconds, then looked me straight in the eye and asked, 'Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?'

I said, 'Welcome to the Republican Party.'

Her parents still aren't speaking to me.

(Don is the owner of his own company)

I'll take one, thank you very much, Miss Morgan!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all. The lad brought Christianity to the Irish shores. Celebrate!

Curious about St. Patrick: http://www.adherents.com/people/pp/St_Patrick.html

An Easter gift came to a mailbox near Morgan. She likes it.

Who needs to create drama?

My cousin Sarah and her husband, Peterson, serve with Youth With A Mission in Haiti. They have wrapped their arms around God's Wild Drama!

10 Things they've learned from using the local bus system in Haiti:

1. When paying for your tickets it is best to save all the seats your group will need before actually giving the money.

2. Be quick about buying snacks and drinks from venders at the window. If you take too long, the bus might drive off before the vender brings you your change.

3. The term "seat" is more hypothetical than actual. School bus-sized buses seat 6 people across each row. This comes to about 60 people per bus when you count the few that stand for the ride (sometimes 5 hours long) plus those on top with the larger luggage.

4. When a loud fight breaks out on a moving bus it is usually best to not get involved.

5. If the fight moves from a yelling match to a more physical fight, depending on your location, you might want to get out of the way.

6. It is best to store your bag under your seat however if small children are on the bus, be ready to move your bag to your lap if they need to pee on the floor.

7. When someone yells out that the bus is on fire, it is a good idea to take them seriously rather than assume that the tires are just smoking from the climb up the mountain.

8. If your bus breaks down, don't despair; just make the best of the situation by swapping jokes with your fellow travelers.

9. Be sure to bring a handkerchief to wipe perspiration and possibly a change of clothes if you need to look nice when you arrive.

10. Watch the road as little as possible; it's less scary that way.

Home sweet home

A new study indicates the states with the most freedom are South Dakota, New Hampshire and Colorado, while Americans see the most complete government control of their personal lives in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, California and Maryland.

Give me liberty or give me dearth.

hand in hand

The Father always seeks friendship with His children. A trusted relationship is what He is after. He is after us. We are after Him.

The adventure of communion with our Lord winds its way through both experience and experimentation. The goal being ~ an interactive conversational relationship throughout our days.

But what has to change in me so that I am ready to be trusted as God’s friend and confidant?

Better late than nevah

Pics of last summer: Danielle's glorious wedding and dancing with Morgan in Santa Cruz.

Thanx Elissa for exhuming these from the deep recesses of your old camera.

Pleasonton, Calif

Danielle and Cheri after a run.

On the job

I thought I left click-happy photo editors behind in Tracy! :)
I interviewed a retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot yesterday and he was fed up with being in front of the camera the entire time, so he convinced me to give him the camera. Bad idea! This is me, embarrassed, at the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, a tribute to Area 51.

My West Coast Friend in training. Or maybe just runnin' for the sheer joy of it! Rock on, cheri0!!

Gabe and his Girls in Spearfish Park