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They did it!


No surprise, at least in our household nobody thought it was a shock. I mean, they've done it six times by now...it's not like it's rare.

When the Steelers win, I get a double blessing. I do believe they are an awesome team however aside from that, my husband is very happy and it makes for a good week in our house, versus him brooding and analyzing and wondering, "what went wrong?" But of course we are talking about the Steelers here, so those times are few and far between.



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Anonymous said…
My mom loves this team (has since I was in high school). When you think of them, would you pray for her to be born again! She's getting up in age and doesn't know Jesus. 2as1
9:38 AM
Lisa N Alexander said…
No celebration here in Houston. Mr. NFL cried. The Steelers knocked his favorite team the Chargers out of the playoffs so he was really cheering for Cardinals!

And I've seen pics of the new puppy...what happened to Gina? I think that was her name...
11:02 AM
Deanna Doss Shrodes said…
Pastor Lisa, Geena is with another family. (Truly she is, that is not code for anything else...lol) Geena was not a friendly dog and behavior kept getting worse. Perhaps we should have gotten the Dog Whisperer, but I dunno...anyway, she bit so many people or dogs (and we paid the bills from it) and you just can't have a mean dog in a pastor's home at least a pastor who always has people over. It got to the point where we realized she needed to be with maybe a single person or couple who did not entertain...and perhaps if they sent her to obedience school it would have helped although she is getting very old and probably doesn't have many years left. Anyway, that's what happened to Geena. We gave her to an agency that places with families and does not put them down, and always finds a place for them.

As for Maddie, look for more pics to come! So far Maddie is an angel and only loves up on anyone and everyone. We take her to church and keep her in our office during the services and we let her out right before and after because her bladder is still small and only holds for about an hour and a half to two hours.

Sorry about Mr. NFL's loss...I know it's hard when the team you were rooting for doesn't win and it seems that these boys/men take it so hard...
11:17 AM
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