Deanna Doss Shrodes

It was a good day in the house today ~ Father's Day. Worship was really good and the presence of the Lord there in a powerful way. What could be better? After service our family went to Olive Garden (Larry gets veggies there like eggplant and stuff which fits perfectly with his Daniel fast - only one more week!) and we gave him his gifts. We got him a pair of Nike golf shoes, and a Steeler cover for one of his clubs. He really liked them. I thank God that Larry is a caring Father for our children and he has always been a Dad who loves on them and does things with them. My Dad is an hour behind me on time zone and I'm calling him when church gets out there tonight because I want to get the low down on how church services were at his place today. :-) I do love and appreciate my Dad too, BTW. Speaking of doing things with the kids, let me recommend a movie to any of you reading: "The Last Sin Eater", just produced by Fox Faith. Michael Landon Jr. is the producer. We...

"A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it." -- George Moore (1852-1933) FINALLY I'm home for a while. I am so excited that this week I'm going to be home the whole week, and have some nights I don't have to work or be anywhere else. Today was good. I did have to get up and teach a life coaching class this morning but other than that, I did stuff I always do when I'm in the routine of home, such as - ironing, the kitchen, getting last minute things ready for church tomorrow, weeding, taking a walk with Larry, and sitting on the patio to read the Word and pray at sunset. I know anyone reading this might wonder how in the world my day was good when I was ironing and weeding and such. I don't love to do those things, but I do love to be home and in my regular routine. I do like to travel mind you, however after a bit of it I am definitely ready to get back to home base. I love my world at 5036 Spectacular Bid Dr. Sava...

Just thought I'd share with you today on FUN FRIDAY 5 things I love and 5 things I hate. Obviously you know I love my family. (pictured above) So with that said, let's start with the positive side first ~ 1) I LOVE meeting new people. It doesn't make me nervous at all. There's nothing I like more than walking across a room and introducing myself, and then getting to know someone. It's like an adventure every time. You never know what you're getting and at the end of the conversation you might have just discovered that you have made a friend for life! 2) I LOVE telling people about the Lord. To me this is a no brainer. It doesn't make me nervous...doesn't make me sweat. It's not a burden, it's a joy. I've never quite understood "taking a class" to understand how to share the Lord with people - to me it's just woven into the fabric of who I am - it's something like breathing. 3) I LOVE delving into discussing topics that other...

Pastor Leanne, if for no one else, this is JUST FOR YOU...enjoy... And to my precious friends like Jenn who homeschool...please know I love and respect you dearly...this is only a silly song. :-) Who knows what God could do...I might even homeschool again someday. (And ya better look out!)

Friday's Feast is a website that gives you five questions to answer each Friday. It's a buffet of words and as you know, I love words. I think this is pretty cool...being that Friday is my day off and I can zone out and do silly things, fun things, or...simply nothing. To do this yourself each week, simply go to http://www.fridaysfeast.com/ . Here's the feast for this week: Appetizer Fill in the blank: The best thing about where I live is...... the fact that the beach is here, as well as the fact that it's a very multicultural area. (Okay, that's two, I couldn't just pick one.) Soup Create a new name for a deodorant (like “Flower Fresh” or “Shower Scent”). Ummm...let's see, how about "Wonder"? For a wonder woman...you'll never have to wonder again if you are smelling fresh?? Salad What was the last piece of software you installed onto your computer? I don't do it, Larry does and I have no idea what the last thing was that he put on here. ...

Once again I just want to thank my friend Ada Alfonso for doing what she does best: understanding. Yesterday I walked in to get my hair done. Before I could even say anything, in her usual caring tone, she reached out to me and said, "are you alright?" She had heard from Lisa about my car. I wasn't going to talk about it, (I just don't want to hear condescending words from people - not that Ada would do that - but some would so I stay quiet). But when she brought it up, I just said, "no one could really ever understand..." and she cut me off before I could finish and said, "yes...yes I do understand. I know what it means to you. It's not just a car." And with that she stood there for 10 minutes and gave me a "consolation speech" without me saying anything just letting me know how much she understands, before she even had me get ready to put on my color. She basically said everything that was in mind that I didn't say...and as us...

I'm sure you've met your share of them. They are people who aren't helping us in bringing people into the Kingdom of God. If they fell off the face of the planet, Christianity would be no worse for it. Usually when I go to my hair appointment each month I swing by Subway and grab a sandwich to eat later right before church as I have no time to stop after the appointment and I'm starving. I didn't do this yesterday as I ran out of time. So I swung by a new casual sort of Mexican place that opened by my hair place since my appt. ended about 20 minutes earlier than usual. I'll never go back. Never, never, never. While I was ordering my food I was sort of having a brain warp since I've just had so much on my mind. I ordered a hard shell taco. The woman asked me what size drink I wanted and instead of small or large, I answered, "hard." I guess I was just brain-fried from everything going on the past week. So she says, "uh, small or large mam...the...