Peter Pan Event

Last year we all had fun seeing Megan in a play put on by CYT (Christian Youth Theater). This year she had a part in Peter Pan right here at Hononegah Performing Arts Center in Rockton. My sister, Louise got sick that morning and asked if I could call my friend Jackie and see if you could join us. I was so happy that she was able to attend at the last moment. Here we have Brett, Ann-Maire, Jan, Megan, her friend, Venita, Gary, Jeannine and that's Jackie way off against the wall in that orange blouse. (She thought she wasn't in the picture. Got ya.) Megan was a pirate- wench. She did an excellent job!

Megan's brother Caleb was one of the off-stage performers. He looked like a true Indian.

After the play, we all went out to eat at Jessica's. It was just down the road. It's nice to go somewhere you can order whatever you like to eat.

I'm not sure what Jan and Venita were talking about, but it must have been funny!

Here we have the girls. We took a picture of the two men...Brett and Gary, but it was a bad photo. So you get to look at us lovely ladies.

It was a fun event and hope that Megan and Caleb can stay involved. I love going to see my great nieces and nephews perform. Beside I love live plays.

Grace & Truth Conference 2009

Ann-Marie is always telling me, "When you get right with the Lord, you will join Morning Star Baptist Church." Well, perhaps I am right with the Lord about once a year when I attend their Grace & Truth Conference. We not only enjoy being together but growing in the Lord together with all the great speakers we hear. Morning Star always does an excellent job on their conferences. From the program folder, the food...oh the food and of course the guest speakers. I kid Ann-Marie that even if you didn't care for all the speakers, you could come just for the food.(See the video below.)

Now don't you want to attend by just looking at that food above?

The fellowship is also a wonderful time too.

Fortune Cookie

I was so taken by those fortune cookies, that I just needed to have one and see what my future held. Can you believe what it said? "You will spend your old age in comfort and material wealth." Now that was worth coming to the conference. Since I am already OLD...come on wealth!!! When I told Pastor Bixby my fortune his reply was, "That's in heaven." I guess I will work on the beauty of holiness. That's something I really need.

The place where the conference was held was at the brand new facility of Wesley Willows across from their nursing home. WOW! It was beautiful. Everything was great from the speakers Dave & Lucy Burggraff, Holly Stratton, the food and of course just the fellowship with other Christian ladies. Perhaps Friday's highlight was Miss Shellie Beeman, Lyric Coloratura Soprano.

The only thing that didn't work out was attending the whole program on Saturday. Ann-Marie and I did attend one of the morning sessions, but Samuel was not going to let us stay for the whole day. But we did enjoy what we were able to attend. And after all I was right with the Lord for almost two days.

Grace & Truth Video

Thank Him, Thanks Him

I'm am such a true bargain hunter! I don't know if it comes from growing up in a poor family or what, but I enjoy getting the most out of my money. Food, clothes or items I collect, like antique red handle kitchen utensils, would be included on my bargain list.

One habit I do have when it comes to bargain hunting is praying. Even though the Lord already knows my desires, I still pray for them. "Please don't let me buy things I don't need." is also in my prayer.

Last fall, I purchased a beautiful skirt, on clearance of course, at Bergner's real cheap. This spring when my sisters and I went shopping at Bergner's I got an orange top to go with the skirt. Wearing the outfit on Easter Sunday with a pair of white shoes, I thought wouldn't it be fun to have a pair of orange shoes instead of white ones.

This year my sister, Louise introduced to a resale shoppe to take clothes and make some money off the selling price. It's been fun making some extra money. So this Wednesday we went to the resale shop. Before we left, I prayed that I might find an orange pair of shoes.

And my God did supply this pair of shoes.

Since I had money coming from the shop, I didn't really have to pay the price of $5.99 out of my pocket. It came from the sell of some of my clothes I had placed in their store.

So when I wear these cute orange shoes, I will wear them with a thankful heart. Perhaps singing quietly in my heart, "Thank Him, Thank Him all ye little children. God is Love. God is love."

Another Fun Night With Great Niece & Nephews!

I've always enjoyed any of my Aunts and Uncles. They were fun to be around and when I was younger, I looked forward to spending time with them. Just given the title, "Aunt" or "Uncle" I think is such a privilege. So in the Rehfeldt family whenever any of my brothers or sisters got married and had children, we immediately were called Aunt or Uncle so and so. Now that I am a GREAT AUNT, it even gets better. It's fun to have young kids around...they do keep you hopping!!April 18, 2009 this pass Saturday, we had Megan, Caleb and Jacob over for supper while their mom and dad enjoyed an outing at their church. After the meal, Megan, Jacob and I took a walk while Caleb said he wanted to help Uncle Gary with the dishes. (Since I had made the meal, Gary said that he would do the dishes. Just love that guy.) After we returned from our walk we had our dessert.

Like all children, each kid enjoyed doing different things. Above we have Caleb showing GREAT Uncle Gary how to play the card game, War.

Jacob after sitting thru a movie that was only boring because he had seen it too many times, enjoyed putting in a video that he would enjoy.

Megan, being the teenager that she is enjoyed going online. If we had had more time, her and I would have played Wheel of Fortune. I guess we will keep it for the next time they come.

As you can see, being a GREAT AUNT is lots of fun. It can wear you out, but then you usually get a good night sleep.

Time for Baby Registry

April 23, Ann-Marie had an ultrasound appointment. It's still is so amazing to hear Samuel Robert Alan's heartbeat. And all the wonderful photos of just him...head, nose, hand etc. I'll let Ann-Marie describe it with more detail. She is the writer. I'm the picture type person. This photo reminds me of one my sister, Jan took with my dad...years ago!
We met Candice at Babies R Us after the ultrasound. Above you see the happy couple getting ready to enter into the world of things the baby will need.


Yes, that's Brett with the zapper. He looks just like the men who has to have control of the TV remote. But because he is tall, it came in handy for getting the bar code of items really high.

It truly was fun looking at a lot of baby items.

What would we have done without Candice! She truly was such a help when deciding if an item would be useful or not. Thanks Candice.

Thursday was a beautiful day weather- wise, but I don't think much of us realized how long we would be on our feet. We were in Babies R Us for about 2 hours. When we walked out of the store it was 1:00 p.m. Food was the only thing on our minds, so we stopped for lunch before we continued on over to Target.

Baby Samuel is doing great! We all look forward to his entry into the world. Can't wait to hold my first grandchild.

Easter Video