I write and write and write. I am looking for authors and down-to-earth people who share my interest and can give a novice, like myself, good advice in this exciting but demanding field. Looking forward to hearing from you. God Bless!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Farrah

I just finished reading this book. It was so sad and made my heart just break. Everyone remembers Farrah Fawcett and how beautiful and alive she was. Her cancer just tore her down to nothing. I think it would have been a privilege to know her. She sounded like she was a very selfless and loving person.

I saw an article that came across email a while ago which goes right along the same idea as Suzanne Somers has been talking about regarding injection of the right things into your body. When you're down, angry, sick, not eating right or treating your body poorly, those cancer cells can come right to the surface. That's why it is so important to eat right and to exercise and to not take all the medicines/pharmceuticals if it's not absolutely necessary. The body is an incredible machine. God made us so we can be perfect and healthy if we just make the right choices.

This is just my opinion in trying to make good, healthy "life choices" and I'm not saying that Farrah didn't make the right choices. But after spending 2 years on procedures, surgeries, radiation and cemo to try and stop the cancer it just weakened her body even more so that nothing seemed to work after a while. Eating the right foods, exercising and staying away from the wrong chemicals/medicines can be SO beneficial to your life. Unfortunately, the results are NOT immediate but if you stick to it, the end result will be SO WORTH IT.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Dream.....

I thought these images might be nice to think about while our window sills are being bombarded with snow!.....aaaaaahhhhh....I can almost feel the warm of the sun on my face and smell the ocean air. Well, at least, until I walk outside.




Monday, January 3, 2011

Ohhh...if you only knew...

This was a "Santa" gift that Greg got this year at the Runnebaum Christmas. Michael and Vincent went with him on a trip back to KS this summer to go on a ride for one of Greg's classmates and good friends that was killed on his bike a few years out of high school. Well, Greg tipped his bike over (WITH Michael on it!!) and Santa felt it appropriate to give this shirt to Michael. Thank goodness Greg was just pulling out and wasn't going very fast at all.

Jesus' birthday cake

We started a new tradition this year. Actually it started last year with my sister but we (our family) did it for the first time this year. We made Jesus' birthday cake. It was so much fun and delicious!! It has three layers....one each symbolizing something. The bottom layer (chocolate....dark) symbolizes our sin. The second layer (red velvet - red) symbolizes the blood that Christ shed for our sins. The third layer (vanilla with food coloring - green) symbolizes new growth and life due to Christ's resurrection. The frosting (white) symbolizes purity, the red hots (or red drops of icing) symbolize all the love there is for Jesus and the yellow star in the middle symbolizes the Star of David.
It was very good. After we made it, we lit a single candle and read the Christmas Story (in Chapter Luke) and then each of us lit a green candle off of the center candle and said a prayer. It was a really nice tradition to start.

Story side Christmas

At home at mom & dad's for Christmas. It always seems so festive at their house on Christmas Eve. Vincent and Michael with one of their gifts from their Aunt Cindy and Uncle Jeff.
Yes, that's my adopted sister.....(just kidding...she's not adopted...heehee)
Cousins are decorating Jesus' birthday cake.
AH!!! Jeff, I got you actually cooking????....wow, what will happen next....is the earth going to stop moving. HA!!! Love ya, brother-in-law! And, Jodie, you're as gorgous as ever!
Will and Jessica (newlyweds.... and a typical look from Jessica) SO funny!!
Santa's helpers giving out the presents.
Ahhhhh.....my sweetie. Merry Christmas!!!

















Runnebaum Christmas 2010

WOW! The family just keeps getting bigger and bigger. I didn't take a count this year but I'm sure it was well over a hundred and there were several people/families that couldn't make it.


Charlie with Grandma Kim







Mom R. with Santa's helper opening her gifts. It was sad not having Dad there. But he granted Mark's wish to have a white Christmas. The snow was really coming down that day. Thanks Dad!









Mark and all of us. ....and the women opening their gifts.














Showoff Greg and the boys Godfather, Uncle Lynn

Christmas program

I told you I was behind in my posts.... These are pics of the kids' school Christmas program....that I missed! I was in the hospital the night of this program. It broke my heart but Greg took some great pictures.