Prayer Request

Cousin Donna is doing better.  The assumed blood clot has disappeared or doctors think it might have been something else.

However, keep Cousin Debbie in your prayers for blood pressure.

Different cousins ... same side of the family.

Thanks.

Prayer Request - Cousin Donna

Our cousin - Donna - has a blood clot in her lung following a minor knee surgery.

This is one of my Mom's cousins that she grew up with.

Favorite florida surprise

Florida

Lost tooth

Crocheting Mats from Plastic Bags to help others

Our homeschooling group is passing this around .. and a quick look in Youtube shows that these mats are being made for far more than this organization.


The girls are thinking about trying to do a few mats between them - here is all of the information that we have about this group - if you wold be interested in making a mat or 2 or plaiting the plarn (Plastic Yarn), or saving bags.


I think this is an awesome way to help people and keep the bags out of landfills at the same time - RECYCLE!


These are also being handed out at homeless shelters here in the USA, in South America, and I'm sure it is useful where-ever people have been displaced from their homes, or live in conditions that make it difficult to have "real" furniture.


Make a difference - Make a mat!








We've teamed up to help Ugandan Women & Children!!!! YOU CAN HELP!

We've teamed up to help Ugandan Women & Children!!!! YOU CAN HELP!

by Fruitful Vineyard Childbirth Ministries 

Dear Friends,
Many of you may not know that we have teamed up with the Segner family who are missionaries to Uganda, Africa.  Jason and Kari will be moving with their 4 children from their home in Texas in January 2012 to help as much needed support to an established medical clinic.  Kari will be providing life saving midwifery care to pregnant women in Uganda and their precious babies.

Fruitful Vineyard's role is to educate others about their mission, provide any physical materials we can that will help women and infants there in Uganda which may include but is not limited to funds, gathering supplies for medical and other physical needs, and being a prayer warrior for the women and infants and children in Uganda as well as for the Segner family.

Currently we are working to provide sleeping mats for pregnant women, mother's with young infants and small children as well as orphans that Kari and Jason will see and meet the needs for on a daily basis in Uganda.  Plastic bag sleep mats are very desireable as they offer padding and are more comfortable than a bare floor or other mats.  They roll up and can travel well.  These mats can be sanitized quickly, they are bug, and disease resistant and because of their health benefits some places in Africa are using them as hospital beds as they last for a very long time and can be adequately cleaned between patients.  They are made from 100% recycled material.

We are commiting at this time to have 250 mats made by June 2012.  We are looking for

Crocheters who will make the 4ft x 6 ft mats

People who will save plastic bags (we will need 200-300 mat)

Plarn workers (workers who make the plastic into yarn)

Financers who may not have the time but would send funds to get these mats to the pregnant women and young children in Uganda.

This is such a little luxury to give to a pregnant mother and/or child.
Please contact us if you'd like to work on a mat individually or you'd like to organize your own group such as a church group or group of students would like to have a Mat for Moms Crochet Party.  We can arrange for pick up when you are finished.

Thank you for your time for more information or questions please direct them to Jo Wheeler at 660-457-3184  or jodoula@yahoo.com

Be sure to check out Fruitful Vineyard Childbirth Ministries on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fruitful-Vineyard-Childbirth-Ministries/244491865576891

For more information about the Segners and their upcoming Uganda Mission please visit them right here on Facebook.  Healing Faith  https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Healing-Faith/179693938753130

Mats 4 Uganda: Pregnant Women & Children


For a tutorial on how these mats are made here is a very good one.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQtcpPBJc70&feature=related

Baby

A favorite toy

Love Is .... a Big Brother

Teaching prayers

teaching puzzles

Reading library books together

more praying together

melts a Momma's heart

Hat Fashion

LaRue found this hat.

And she spent most of one week wearing it.

These were taken about 6 weeks ago.

Usually she asks to be lifted in and out of the crib.

A few days ago,

Aunt Karen showed her how to get in and out by herself.

Today,

she tried and succeeded at climbing in and out alone.

I am hoping to store or sell the crib soon,

and bringing our little toy kitchen to sit there

by the end of next month.

Walk-a-thon ... Tim is walking

Tim will be participating in the American Heart Association walk on October 29,

Please pledge to help him reach his $200 goal.

Please donate Today

Hair cut

I Need a Sign ...

After getting our new room all organized ...

I said, "I need to make a sign ..."

Joel brought me this .. I think he asked me how to sound out drink.

We tacked it up and he went to bed.

Vannan corrected his spelling of allowed.

LaRue "helped" him finish it 

the next morning,

 he had to redo it and take his picture again.

He also made sure to tack it

higher than her arms could reach.

Fixing the water Leak and Blueberries

Remember when our water broke last month? or was it July?

Anyway, Joel climbed under the muddy house

with Papa to fix the leak.

While they were doing that,

I snapped a picture of each of our

blueberries.

I'm hoping these make it, in spite of the drought,

as it is one of the few things that we watered.

I think we lost this one.

Hoping we can manage to rebuy one next spring.

But the other 2 seem to be doing ok.

Any suggestions on how to

protect them this winter?

And there is Dad and Joel under the house 

fixing that leak.

Joel got a bath when he crawled out,

and before he had his supper.

He thought this was a great adventure.

And the best part was the water at the end, 

in his tub!

Our new playroom / family room

I would like to get some pool noodles or A pool noodle to put on the 

frame of the bed.  Can you see it there?  

I'm slightly concerned about a kid falling on it and getting hurt, as it is about 1 inch from the bed mattress.

But other than that ....

But Joel and LaRue have had a wonderful time playing with toys 

because it is a floor and not a carpet

it is level, so the blocks stack properly

and they have twice the space!

Someday, we hope to have a couch or futon in there instead of 

a full sized bed.

But the boys are having a great time playing under the bed,

and LaRue takes her naps there.

Mom's Cup and LaRue

LaRue?  Why are you so wet?

Well, I was thirsty, so I borrowed Mom's cup....

and it's a little full ....

so when I tip it, it gets in my face

and up my nose

and runs all down the front of my chin!

But I really like Mom's cup ...

so I keep drinking her water.

Bouncy Big Brother

Joel's favorite thing is to be a big brother.

It is wonderful to watch how careful and protective he is with LaRue,

and very funny to see just what he puts up with from her.

He was working on his school work,

and she plopped on his back.

So he rolled over and bounced her up and down.

Oh the giggles!

from both of them!

Texas Forest Service

Texas Forest Service

Wildfire update - Sept. 16, 2011

Current situation:

· Yesterday Texas Forest Service responded to nine new fires for 168 acres.

· In the past seven days Texas Forest Service has responded to 131 fires for 19,736 acres. The Rhonesboro Fire in Upshur County was contained yesterday, along with #839 in Leon County and the Manton (Hat on Road) Fire in Clay and Montague counties.

· The latest drought monitor shows 95 percent of the state in extreme drought, with 81 percent in exceptional drought (the highest category). Seasonal outlooks continue to indicate drying throughout the fall, so the drought is expected to worsen.

· 250 of the 254 Texas counties are reporting burn bans.

· Daily detailed fire information can be found at inciweb.org.

New large fires from yesterday (more than 100 acres in timber, 300 acres in lighter fuels; or where homes were lost):

None.

Uncontained fires from previous days (more than 100 acres in timber, 300 acres in lighter fuels):

BASTROP COUNTY COMPLEX, Bastrop County. 34,068 acres, 80 percent contained. The 719-acre Union Chapel Fire is now included in this complex and is being managed by the Southern Area Type I Incident Management Team. Crews and equipment continue to protect homes within the perimeter. There is no fire burning outside the main containment lines. An assessment team has confirmed 1,554 homes have been destroyed on the large Bastrop fire and the Union Chapel Fire. Two civilians were found dead as search crews went through the charred subdivisions.

OLD MAGNOLIA/MOORE, Gregg County. 4,963 acres, 90 percent contained. Several structures and a gas plant are threatened. The fire is burning in pine plantation. There are still some hot spots in the fire that crews continue to mop up.

101 RANCH, Palo Pinto County. 6,555 acres, 95 percent contained. Crews and aircraft continue to monitor the fire. Thirty-nine homes and nine RVs have been reported destroyed. Crews continue to mop up and aircraft are monitoring.

IRELAND, Coryell County. 1,023 acres, 65 percent contained. This fire is burning 5 miles southwest of Jonesboro.

DARK HOLLOW, Clay County. 1,500 acres, 70 percent contained. The fire is burning in light fuels. Numerous homes are threatened but no lost. This fire is burning 23 miles southeast of Henrietta.

UNION GROVE, Bell County. 500 acres, 80 percent contained. This fire is burning 7 miles southeast of Killeen.

BEAR CREEK (#536), Cass County. 40,963 acres, 90 percent contained. Sixty-six homes have been destroyed just southeast of Linden. A Type 1 Incident Management Team is assisting with management of the fire.

DIANA (#545), Upshur County. 2,324 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning in grass and timber. Twenty homes are threatened.

BOOT WALKER (#553), Marion County. 1,047 acres, 80 percent contained. A wind shift to the south could threaten 30 homes. Access to the fire is limited.

MARSHALL (#574), Harrison County. 1,465 acres, 80 percent contained. The fire is burning actively in timber. Heavy airtankers, C-130s, scoopers, and helicopters assisted. Evacuations occurred but no homes were lost.

GETHSEMANE COMPLEX (#592), Marion County. 2,695 acres, 80 percent contained. This complex is burning approximately 8 miles north of Uncertain.

#839, Leon County. 4,689 acres, 80 percent contained.

ARBOR (#841), Houston County. 4,931 acres, 80 percent contained.

THIRD (#898), Walker County. 466 acres, 90 percent contained. Seven structures are threatened. This fire is located 15 miles west of Huntsville.

TRUCK FLIP (#899), Trinity County. 832 acres, 70 percent contained. Six homes were threatened and saved. This fire is burning 11 miles east of Trinity.

GEORGE BUSH PARK (#900), Harris County. 1,623 acres, 95 percent contained. A type one helicopter, air attack and ground resources responded. This fire is burning on the outskirts of Houston.

Weather Outlook:

The cold front that passed through the region earlier in the week will begin to lift north as a warm front today. This and a couple of passing upper level disturbances will bring the chance for showers and thunderstorms today, especially over the Northwest, West and northern end of the North Branch. However, isolated thunderstorms are possible across the rest of the state. Winds will be gusty statewide, but will be strongest over the panhandle and western part of the Northwest Branch. A southerly component to the wind will be experienced today. However, outflow winds and lightning will be a hazard near any thunderstorms. Outflow winds can reach many miles away from the parent thunderstorm and bring gusty winds from a different direction from the prevailing wind. In addition, lightning strikes could occur away from the main rain core today.

A cold front over the area from around Huntsville to near Kountze around sunrise will begin to lift slowly north as a warm front as high pressure moves into Missouri. Mostly cloudy to cloudy skies in the morning will become partly cloudy by early afternoon over most of the region except near the Red River where scattered showers may be moving through the area along and north of Interstate 30 during the morning. East and southeast winds will be strengthening to around 10 mph with gusts of 13-21 mph during the day as the warm front moves north. Temperatures will rise into the mid-80s far north to mid-90s in the south. Afternoon minimum relative humidity will be lower than yesterday with 30-43 percent across the north and 35-55 percent south. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may develop near the front as it lifts north in the afternoon. An upper level disturbance will approach the region from the southwest and west and storms may increase in coverage across the western areas during the evening hours. Gusty and erratic winds in excess of 40 mph may accompany the thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy skies will likely return to the area overnight with light east southeast winds. Overnight recovery of 50-85 percent north to 80-95 percent south should occur.

Just LaRue - Early August