~ phfr: Red & Black, Purple & Green ~

Linking up to Like Mother, Like Daughter to share some pretty, happy, funny and real times...

{pretty}

Lent can be pretty

{happy}

Someone is really happy that they achieved their white/black belt, her eleventh belt and just one belt away from black belt.  I am SO PROUD OF YOU MY SWEET GIRL!

Butterfly went from red/black belt to white/black belt...
WAY TO GO!!!

{funny}

This reminds me of the bad witch in the Wizard of Oz when the house dropped on her and only her legs were showing...

{real}

My son (and eldest daughter) helped design these tee-shirts for our recent Youth Retreat...
I hope to post some pictures write a post about the retreat before the year is over!  :o)
Our full theme for the retreat was:
Get Connected - Encounter Christ:  To Know, Love, and Live the Faith

Designed by Conductor & Butterfly

Go to Like Mother, Like Daughter to find more contentment...

~ Seeing RED and BLACK ~

The Five Tenets of Tae Kwon Do:

 

MODESTY

 

INTEGRITY

 

PERSEVERANCE

 

SELF CONTROL

 

INDOMITABLE SPIRIT

 

Conductor and Butterfly tested last weekend for their

RED-BLACK BELT

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Dear Son and Daughter,
I am so proud of your accomplishments!!!
Your dedication, committment and perseverence are inspiring.

Always remember - whatever you do, give Him the honor and thanks:

+AMDG+

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

~ Time Flies ~

This weekend we met up with friends that we hadn't seen in years.  YEARS!!!  Like 9 or 10 years.

Their oldest son, who is now playing college basketball, was in the area...so we decided to take a drive and watch the game and catch up.



We had a great time...great game, great company, great visit.
Their children had grown.  Our children had grown...they met Little Lamb for the first time...

TIME FLIES.

We decided to grab some dinner with the group after the game...we had such a good time.  We laughed, and laughed. 
I really appreciate these friends - who have been like family.  My husband has been friends with Mr. D ever since elementary school! 

I appreciate the effort they make to keep in touch and to reach out.

I've really been reflecting on what kind of friend I've been to others.  How I often let time pass without making that effort...because of a (tiny) fear that it may lead to a bigger investment (of much more than I'm willing to spend).  The funny thing is, I've never regretted it.  In fact, it has always enriched me... 
Time.  I've been very stingy with my time lately.  A regular ol Scrooge.
It felt good to give up some time...and as the saying goes:

"Time flies when your having fun"

I love these sayings about Time:

Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow. ~Denis Waitely

The Future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. ~C.S. Lewis

And Lastly,

"Tempest Fugit, Memento Mori" or "Time Flies, Remember Death"

 

 

How are you spending your time?

 

~ Sweep ~

Need I say more?!

~ Let's Play... ~

BALL!!!
Daddy scored and is at World Series - GAME ONE...
And back home there is plenty of
*High Energy*

Re-creating AT&T Park...Home of our San Francisco Giants!

Tonights fare:
Nachos & Chili Cheese Casper Dogs (mama's has saurkraut + cold one)

BASEBALL ~ AMERICA'S PASTIME 

God Bless America! & protect those that protect us!

 

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, ...Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there...

 Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave.  O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave...

Giants 8

Tigers 3

 

 

 

GO GIANTS!!!