Oh Where, Oh Where is my Stimulus Check???

According to the IRS website we should have gotten our Stimulus check electronically deposited as of May 16.....Today is May 30 and we not seen hide nor hair of it!!! So, I've decided to write a song to the tune of Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone to humor myself as I wait.

Oh Where, Oh where is my Stimulus check
Oh where, oh where can it be
I've been waiting for months
and it's taking so long
How long, how long will it be?

Oh where, oh where is my Stimulus check
oh where, oh where can it be
I've checked my bank account
for the past 14 days
I think Uncle Sam forgot about me!

Memorial Weekend

We had our Sunday School over last night for a backyard BBQ! We had a lot of fun, good visiting, and of course, food. Two of our newer couples were able to come which is always exciting. The kids jumped on the trampoline or played on the swing set while the growns up all sat in chairs and visited. Emalee just crawled or pushed her shopping cart all over the back yard.
After crawling all over the yard Emee was so filthy that I gave her a bath with Laura Carlton before they went home. Laura's mommy is pregnant and tired, so I thought I'd save her the trouble of bending over the tub for at least one night this week.
This morning we went to church. Kara and I were able to sing the duet we've been working on for a few weeks now. I think it went really well. We made it through w/o crying, but I don't think there was a dry eye in the congregation. Our church recorded it. I'm not sure if it will be on the web site or not, but if so, you can go to www.jabc.net and click on today's sermon to hear us sing. It'll probably take a few days for it to be loaded to the site.
Tonight we're going to a BBQ for David's SS class. It's a farewell to the kids that are moving up to the youth group...David's one of those! I love BBQ's, but I am getting tired of hamburgers and hotdogs. I'll have to cook something complete different for dinner tomorrow.
Well, that's all for now!

Turtles Turn Up On Tuesday!!!

When I was a little girl we had a book in our home (I think it was Laura's) titled, Turtles Turn Up On Tuesday. We all loved that book. If I remember correctly, it was about a brother and sister that had a pet turtle that got lost in the house and couldn't be found anywhere! As you can guess, the turtle was found on a Tuesday.

Well, my children were in the backyard playing yesterday(Tuesday) and came running in the house telling me that they are our neighbor children had "found a HUGE turtle" and that I needed to come see it. I was busy cooking dinner so I decided to look out the window. They were right...it was HUGE! The biggest backyard turtle that I'd ever seen!

I took the camera out to capture the moment. Jacob and our neighbor, Hayden, posed for a picture with the turtle.

I'm not sure where the turtle is now, but next Tuesday I'm going outside to look for it!

Science Fair

Both boys are in the Science Fair at their school this week. David made an Electromagnet and Jacob made bread that is supposed to mold. I don't have a pic of David's electromagnet, but here's a pic of Jacob and his bread!

Happy 1st Gotcha Day to my sweet baby, Emalee Grace Jeong Nothnagel. We love you sooo much! You've changed our lives forever and have made us so proud to be your parents. One year ago we brought you home to an airport full of family and friends that couldn't wait to finally see you in person. We are blessed beyond measure to have the priviledge of watching you grow into a beautiful, silly little 16 month old and look forward to watching you grow into a beautiful, strong young lady. God surprised us with you. We thought we had all the children we would have, but He knew something we didn't know...we needed a sweet baby girl from South Korea! We remember seeing you for the first time. We must have cried a million tears. You were so tiny, so sweet, and an absolute doll in the hat your foster mother had made you! Thank you, Jesus, for giving us such a sweet blessing.

Love forever,

Mama and Daddy

ADOPTION and CITIZENSHIP DAY!!!

Wow! I can't believe that this day has finally come. We went to court today and finalized Emalee's adoption. She was also granted American citizenship and is forever ours! We went to a Korean restaurant afterward to celebrate. These are pics of us in front of the court building and later pics with the Judge.

The Heavenly Perspective

This past month has been extremely difficult as we said "good-bye" to three different loved ones. Two of these departures were somewhat expected, an old neighbor friend that I grew up with since I was 7 months old and a beloved grandpa that fought Parkinson's with much dignity. The other was a complete surprise, a 47 year old deacon at our church that had a massive heart attack. All three men are in the presence of our Lord today!

Of course, things like this make a person stop and evaluate their own life. I've done just that. The one thing that I'll walk away with from this is that TIME really does matter. How we spend our time, who we spend it with, what we do with it. If you're a Christian then the one thing that we're put on this earth to do is to glorify God**. Is that what your TIME says about you? Most of us would think that we should spend more TIME with our loved ones, family, friends, etc. But how many of us would think that we should spend more TIME with God? Yes, other people are important, so don't read this wrong, but in the end developing our relationship with our eternal Savior out weighs all of the rest! When I enter His presence I want Him to know me, but more importantly, I want to already know Him! Give Him some of your TIME today!

** Romans 11:36
Everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is for his glory.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for his own purposes.