tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80572535258368566922024-03-14T04:13:39.375-07:00Baptist In The BayPhilippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-85402456949586569852013-10-08T18:56:00.001-07:002013-10-08T18:59:03.549-07:00Fall, Food, and Fun I am so glad that summer is over and have begun with the fall season. I love driving down the various streets and seeing the different color leaves down the block. Crunching through the park, and bringing a sweater just in case it is a bit cooler out. Of course that means I need to go and look for some leggings for the girls since their legs have gotten longer this summer. There is just something about this season that is so cozy.<br />
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I am thinking about how amazing the Lord is and how is has all these beautiful things for us to admire. All the fall food comes out in the stores, pumpkins, squash etc. the flowers are even different colors. As we walked through the park last week I snapped a bunch of pictures of roses and the girls said "mom why do you keep taking pictures of the flowers?" I said " Well, fall is coming and in about a week or two when we come back there will not be any more flowers here until next year. The flowers will bloom again and start all over again. That had me thinking about how the Lord has taken care of us and how things change in our life as we follow or not follow God's word. I keep wanting to say us Christians but I mean me , I choose daily to rejoice in the Lord or not. Homeschooling as I said in a previous post would not be my first option for my kids but I know it is the right one(now). I am still learning and trying different things and taking it day by day. I even joined a homeschooling group and the moms have different ways of homeschooling but in the end we are all teaching are children. I am on my 3rd year and as the new homeschooling moms join in and ask questions I felt like I have some knowledge or guidance here. It makes not feel so much like a rookie. Even though I still feel I need to do better, I have been thinking back to the first year doing this and the stress and emotional days I had because I did not or would not give it to the Lord. I just wanted to dwell on the negative and ruin my day and everyone else's. I guess you can say I was throwing a tantrum. As the season changes I am thankful and ready for each day of school. <br />
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I try to think of a verse through out the day to keep me positive or when I a frustrated a one that kept coming to mind was :<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-70203350635000929702013-08-23T14:40:00.001-07:002013-08-23T14:40:23.651-07:00End of the summerWhat should inspire us:<br />
* The wonder of God<br />
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* The miracle of God<br />
*The work of God<br />
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<strong>Psalm 16:8-11 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy one to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in my presence is fullness of joy at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.</strong><br />
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This summer we had some visitors to our church. One reason was because my husband had to go to India for work. Then some passing through on vacation. It was a bit weird to not have him preaching( even though I am usually in the class with the kids.) I praise the Lord for the family who came and helped fill my husbands spot. I think what was even better was the our group really enjoyed them. Bro. Pierce and his wife are missionaries for the military and also help small churches in their new ministry. I loved that his wife played the piano and sang! My girls also made a new friend with their daughter.</div>
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I have realized how different it is to have your own church and to be a part of one. What I mean is , we are in charge of everything from unlocking the church, collecting the offering, bringing food, making the bulletins, teaching kids class and nursery at the same time. We have not been able to visit other churches lately so it was nice to have a guest preacher. Occasionally we get some missionaries that my husband went to school with come visit us. Also we were able to attend a missions conference in Daly city. <a href="http://www.afbmissions.com/">www.afbmissions.com</a></div>
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Our friends from Central Valley Baptist Church came to visit as they began their summer vacation and introduced their ministry F.I.T. which helps get men off their addictions and hindrance's in their life. They shared how they lived, this family serves these men daily! And they live on the same property as them!. Now that is serving the Lord. They have a great ministry helping men get their life back in order using the BIBLE not some worldly therapeutic way. That may help some times but God works a lot better. If you would like to know more you can go to <a href="http://www.fitministry.org/">www.FITMINISTRY.ORG</a></div>
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It is always great to see the Vong family. They are missionaries to Cambodia, South East Asia. They are dedicated and excited to go back to where they are from to help spread the gospel to their people. Their story is amazing if you would like to hear more go to <a href="http://www.thevongfamily.com/">www.thevongfamily.com</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-77517729472700616962013-07-09T11:24:00.002-07:002013-07-09T11:25:46.338-07:00Happy 4th of July Well for summer I thought I would be a bit more productive but that hasn't really happened. I have been trying to have some fun with the kids and their summer reading programs. Our library has had some things going on there. Of course we have our park days especially since it has been pretty nice here in Oakland. As the summer gets closer to ending I have been trying to get ideas on my scheduling. We have our homeschooling and our church and thinking of getting my 3 yr old to do some schooling. Then I get myself frazzled and forget about it. <br />
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The girls received some coupons for a few places around town and I cannot wait to use them but then I can. I am excited to get them to go to the ice skating rink at <a href="http://www.oaklandice.com/">www.oaklandice.com</a>. I have not gone here yet but it seems fun. I have ice skated before but not the kids. Then we have to take a trip to Oakland' s fairyland <a href="http://www.fairyland.org/">www.fairyland.org</a>. So I will post picture of that when the time comes. I am really enjoying the programs for the kids, Buki the clown, the vivarium, and more to come. Every <br />
time the kids say they do not want to go they end up having fun. So glad to live near the Dimond library.<br />
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We did get a beach day in, it is hard to get there when it is not to hot. WE had fun and got a little tan. We had a nice time at the 4th of July parade in Alameda, it was a bit hot but the kids loved it. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-50247948508127872222013-05-20T14:29:00.001-07:002013-05-20T14:29:03.363-07:00Happy Sunday ?We are six months into our new building and it has been a slow baby type of roller coaster ride. We had some momentum then we just have slowly been going around the track.<br />
We have had some visitors here and there and them some "family time". I know the Lord is in this with us but I am just human. I get my kids lessons ready and always have extra snacks or activity pages for kids. Then the time comes and it is just us. Of course I tell the kids God knows and when he is ready to give some more kids in class he will. We have two boys who come every other week.. I guess I am waiting for that family who has been looking for a church to serve in 3x on Sunday, Wednesday evening and Saturday soulwinning. I guess it is not to be right now. <br />
We did grow by one this month. A family that attends had a baby and yesterday was her first sunday.!<br />
I did have a scare this month and had to go to the hospital. As I lay there I thought maybe this is why. Who would be at the church taking care of things right now. I am better now but alot has gone through my mind. I even was supposed to speak at a mother daughter banquet and was not able to because of the surgery.It is true everything is in God's time. I was able to go to church for Mother's day and my mom came from San Diego to help me with my kids. It all could have been for my mom. Her blood pressure has been down since she has been here with us. I guess I had to take one for the team. <br />
I am praying that this summer will bring some great things.We are going to have a chili sunday for Father's day. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-8829481250529600472013-02-04T22:01:00.000-08:002013-02-04T22:01:34.705-08:00We have moved!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-39239219365834087222013-02-04T22:00:00.002-08:002013-02-04T22:00:47.083-08:00 <span style="color: #38761d;"> Well, 2013.. We have not explored Oakland as much, mostly because I do not want to be out in the cold. One reason is we have not been sick in our house for quite some time. Second I teach our kids Sunday school class and do not have a back up yet. So I am definitely praising the lord for that.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> We did go out to the beach and it was really nice, the tide was extremely low in Alameda but beautiful and calm. The girls had a blast, my oldest even found some coral. there is something about the beach that is calm and relaxing. It never lets you down, unless its a super hot day. It always amazes me how the Lord made so beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> Last month I came across a wonderful little store in Alameda, new and used shop for girls, women, babies. I am in love with it. I was looking for a jewelry box for my niece and I just could not find one. This was my last stop. I wish I had took a picture of it. It was handmade, wooden, with some flowers and scrolls panited on it. The cover was a screen so you can see through it. Well my niece loved it and is using it for her photos instead of a jewelry box. Anyways, the store is Lauren's Closet in Alameda. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> Well for food we came across a donut store, we take goodies to our church on Sunday's. We usually go to La Farine in the Dimond District(they have great stuff to) we decided to take a break from that. We went to Dick's Donuts on High St. right under the 580 across from Walgreens. They were delicious.! Next to our church a cupcake shop opened up! That takes the cake! The owner gave the kids some mini cupcakes, chocolate, vanilla with Real strawberry frosting, and some red velvet one. They were great also. My fave is the red velvet. My Laura loved the strawberry. That's all for Oakland right now. Just enjoying my homeschooling and realized I have not been taking to many pictures of the sites. Maybe tomorrow.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-74634921216638233662012-09-29T15:21:00.001-07:002012-10-19T03:56:05.693-07:00New Friends and a New year for Seaside Baptist As we start a new school and our second year of Seaside Baptist Church I was thinking of the new people we have met while we have been in Oakland. The Chantigian Family at Hopewell Baptist church in Alameda and their church family, Pastor and Mrs. Fong in San Leandro at Heritage Baptist Church.Then our church family, The Denard family, The Ruiz (my cousins) , The Wong family, (our Landlord). then recently the Lord has allowed us to bumped into another christian family on the girls picture day, The Jensons. Our landlord has been very kind to us since we have been here every time we try to be a blessing they end up outdoing us :) I give them some fruit they bring bigger and better fruit, they are just kind and love our kids. They even remind us when its time to move our car for the street sweeper. My girls do not have the old friends near them as in Stockton but I have told them that when the time is right the Lord will bring them to us. The Chantigian always think me and my girls when they have activities and such. They are just great to be around. I believe this has also been a time for me to be closer to my daughters. I want us to have friends but I do not us to be close to each other as I have seen other Christian families. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-41306687616920833552012-07-26T13:09:00.000-07:002012-07-27T12:58:28.782-07:00Summer in Oakland,ca<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody>
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Well summer is almost over :( Sad because it will be back to homeschooling). Moving on.. This summer has been pretty relaxing for us.The weather here is great unlike last summer it was very hot. We have had many trips to the beach. I took the girls to Alameda and had many walks there on the beach but everytime we went it was so cool we never stayed long. We did enjoy observing our first Sandcastle contest. The tide was so low we were able to walk out a bit far. Not as far as some were going though. We went to the Alameda County Fair and it was AWESOME! Definately going again. We explored all the exhibits, ate deep fried twinkies, listed to some ametuar singers, watched a clown show, and of course let the girls get on rides. Of caourse went to the park and Lake Merritt, Maybe going to a kite festival this week.Went a memorial Day service at the Oakland cemetary. After all that I have so many pictures I do not know what to do with them. <br />
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Something I have stumbled upon was Instagram. An app on the phone or tablet you can use to enhance your pictures. Its allows you to take a pciture and share them instatnly over the site. I think the amazing think about it is I have viewed pictures from Ireland, Spain, Greece, London, China, Kentucky, New York, Detroit, San Franscisco, San Diego, and I can go on and on. It is amazing how many people take pictures, some of just things but mostly the beauty that one can catch with their camera or phone through their own eyes. There are many people out there enjoying the wonders of God's Creations, ocean, animals, plants, flowers, people. I have enjoyed seeing how many are sharing God's word. Some may not like it but many do. <br />
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Oakland..It has been a fun summer so far. I have explored many parts and know that we have much prayer and footwork to do here when it comes to our ministry. Many lost that need to be saved and that need to enjoy the beautiful things the Lord has given us. In October Seaside Baptist Church will have been here for one year. It has been exciting and challenging at the same time. Sometiems its like we are trying to break down a wall and are barely making a crack in it. Its hard work but we will do our best with the Lord's help. Excited for what the new year to come has for Seaside Baptist Church<br />
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So my home schooling has been a challenge for me. The Lord has really tested me in this area and I can say I humbly failed the test. My spirit was not good at all. After attending two conferances in February I came home and finally talked to my husband and we figured out the problem. I let my priorities get mixed up. I did not have God first in my life. I have been a christian for 10 years and i thought I would know if this would happen. Apparentlly not. the key was that I had to humble my self and we know that is a hard thing as a mom. We are supposed to have it all together, meals, school, husband, church, house work, etc. So I just am trying to take it day by day. As looked through my bible and the Lord gave me a verse. I am putting this here not for people to feel sorry for me as a reminder that it is easy to think we have things under control when we don't. I think the worst thing about this was the anger i felt for having to homeschool. It was really ruling my spirit at home.<br />
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Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Everytime I feel like I am not doing ok that verse has popped into my head.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-36646967949341609002012-03-08T19:26:00.000-08:002012-03-08T19:26:41.049-08:00Holidays in Oakland<div style="text-align: left;">
Our November started out good, we had some visitors at church that month, we even have a woman who has been faithfully coming to our church and bible study since the end of October. I was pretty thankful that the kids or I had not been sick for November and December, well Olivia got a cold but it wasn't to bad. We did not have to miss church. I had been praying we wouldn't miss because my nephews and another little boy have been coming to church and at the moment I am the nursery worker. It has been a little challenging to teach my kids, I am already homeschooling them and now their Sunday School teacher. At the other churches we had attended I always worked in the nursery( expect V.B.S. twice) so this is something kind of new for me. Also trying to get a lesson in and some songs is new to me. Well let rephrase that, its different than doing a devotional at home. Some days it was easy and some days not, depending if any little babies came in. Something that was nice to hear the other day from my oldest daughter was, " Wow! Mom that was a good story I think you are my favorite teacher now."</div>
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As December rolled in we lost our piano player but that was ok, my cousin Esther filled in and helped. It is weird how satan comes in and attacks by using other Christians. Praise the Lord for this trial. It made pray more for my husband, it was more toward him and it hurt to see that happen. We had our van stolen, before Thanksgiving then someone broke into the other car. Then just little things here and there. Our Christams special was great, my girls sang and I was so proud of them. They were so happy when their dad introduced them as Seaside Baptists choir. I cant wait for the next time they sing.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-9528593820374913222011-10-23T18:41:00.000-07:002012-03-08T15:56:25.571-08:00Opening days at Seaside Baptist Church<div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m0l6-dlFoB4/Tvu6cml7lGI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Wt2aDT0lJ0s/s1600/DSCF3498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m0l6-dlFoB4/Tvu6cml7lGI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Wt2aDT0lJ0s/s200/DSCF3498.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kjz8EDFHrho/Tvu57YCyEUI/AAAAAAAAAHA/hTf7G2yXc7Y/s1600/DSCF3477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kjz8EDFHrho/Tvu57YCyEUI/AAAAAAAAAHA/hTf7G2yXc7Y/s200/DSCF3477.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">After much praying and handing out tracts we finally started our first service. We were very excited and had many churches,family members and co-workers come and encourage us. We had Pastor and Mrs. Tharp come and that was encouraging especially since they had their fall carnival going on at Central Valley Baptist Church. Pastor and Mrs. Fong from Heritage Baptist Church in San Leandro along with a group of girls who sang some special songs for us. Pastor and Mrs. Chantigian from Hopewell Baptist Church in Alameda came with some help for me also in the nursery, that was a blessing. Then their was Pastor Strouf and Bro. Ortiz. We had a total of 49 people that day. The Lord also had blessed us with two families that are willing and ready to serve. They sing, play piano and are always ready to go soul winning.</span></div>
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My husband has his goals for the church and I have some also but not any differant then his but as a christian wife: to reach ladies who have not accepted Jesus as their savior, reach ladies who are saved but have strayed from the christian life(going to church , bible reading, praying, serving God), to let ladies know that their is a baptist church Oakland, ca that still sings Old Fashioned hymns, goes out soul-winning, and has a heart for missionaries.I hope that is not to much to ask for but it is a start.I will be posting pictures after our first Sunday.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-71645796240909229042011-09-15T13:07:00.000-07:002011-09-15T14:08:06.779-07:00Teaching and learning<div>
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<div>Well it has been a great week. The Lord has answered many prayers and showed how great he is. I have been homeschooling Laura for a week and I had stressed so much about it, but every time I got frustrated I would stop and ask the Lord to help me explain things to her clearly and without getting upset at her. I had been feeling so ... stupid I guess is the word that comes to mind. How can I teach a child?, I kept feeling like I was not smart enough or not fun and inventive enough. Then I thought of how many men in the bible that God used who I am sure did not believe they could do what he asked. Noah built the ark and we know that was not just some little sailboat. I have also been trying to do devotions with them at the same time and I believe it has helped not just them but me also.
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<div>Proverbs 8:17 " I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.</div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-6170409861101114262011-09-12T17:42:00.000-07:002011-09-12T17:42:55.212-07:00A Wise Woman Builds Her Home: True Christian Motherhood {& Super Bundle Giveaway...<a href="http://proverbs14verse1.blogspot.com/2011/09/true-christian-motherhood-mega-bundle.html?spref=bl">A Wise Woman Builds Her Home: True Christian Motherhood {& Super Bundle Giveaway...</a>: We are SUPER EXCITED to announce that our NEW ebook, True Christian Motherhood is finally HERE! Here is the description: Women eve...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-16322238744743774992011-07-22T14:33:00.000-07:002011-09-02T12:07:29.939-07:00Devotions: ChoicesThe other day I was having devotions with my two daughters one is 6 and one is 4 years old. I am still trying to get the hang of doing this with them. First because of their age, ( explaining things from the bible) second beacause their personalities are so differant (a thinker and a talker) and third I have a 1 year old running around.
As I went through the devotion it gives examples and explantions, and questions to ask them about the lesson. EX. Making choices can be hard, what should you do if : your friend is mean to you?, your mom asks you to clean your room?, etc.
I explained the bible helps you with verses:"Children, obey your parents" (Colossions 3:20); "pray for one another"(James 5:16); "Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good"(Psalm 136:1). I wanted my girls to know everything they do and say they get to make the choice to do right or wrong. They dont have to be mean back to that person, they can be happy or mad to obey mom and dad, when we are not looking they make a choice to watch that cartoon or show on the tv. It may seem like no big deal now beacuse they are so young but I told them when they are at someones houseIwant them to remember what they have learned at home will be the test when they are not at home.
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<div>Since Rebekah and Laura were visiting their granny I decided to take Olivia out to the park. We went down the street to where the Diamond District is. It has a beautiful park surrounded by a stream( I guess that is what its called.) There are beautiful trees everywhere and a couple of playgrounds and swimming pool. As soon as we arrived Olivia loved it. She loved watching the kids play tennis and then the place was surrounded by kids. Summer Youth programs were going on. Now I don't mind them, I used to work with summer youth programs in Stockton,I had a blast and they loved me so much they hired me full time. Well that made me think of that job and the first person I had led to the Lord, his name is Dino. He was doing a work program and we became friends, he came to our church a couple of times till he moved further out. But I thought of how hard it was to witness to him. I was so nervous I thought I was going to throw up. The Lord gave me an opportunity to witness and I went for it. He could tell I was nervous but listened and even teared up. He accepted the Lord and said he was so thankful that I did not chicken out and shared this news with him. I have the verse on the top of my page, Phil 4:13 because I could not have witnessed to him on my own. I had to have the Lord with me. Its so true, we cannot do anything without Him. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-80366447185610906402011-06-09T10:53:00.000-07:002011-06-24T14:27:51.941-07:00Well we have moved to the Bay area already, its been two weeks. The girls are excited, they miss some stuff from the old house but they are fine. We went to Lake Marrit last week to get away for a bit from the packing and unpacking. Olivia was calling the ducks and following them, Rebekah was screaming and chasing them. I had to get her to stop that. Laura got sick from swinging to high.
The reason we are here in Oakland is to start a church and spread the gospel here in Oakland and surrounding cities. We are excited about it, we are praying on finding some families and also looking for a building. We will first start with having a bible studies at our home. Cant wait for that. The Lord has been good to us and we are ready for the next chapter in the The Robinson Home.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057253525836856692.post-49551755292811931522009-06-24T19:44:00.000-07:002009-06-24T19:49:25.244-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqiiKCJbPFJMUSb-UDg2k-obJ72Dpv0qw0mWjyQpuxUH09GnZ1L4aWUqT6ZVj3kxopwByJdlmKWyByT-9wrBYD9VSawGJF9F69mYnFHPml1x_u431bD2AivkZ3wwsRQXdIKY-7UXu9y2S/s1600-h/san+diego+178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351091501745392754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqiiKCJbPFJMUSb-UDg2k-obJ72Dpv0qw0mWjyQpuxUH09GnZ1L4aWUqT6ZVj3kxopwByJdlmKWyByT-9wrBYD9VSawGJF9F69mYnFHPml1x_u431bD2AivkZ3wwsRQXdIKY-7UXu9y2S/s200/san+diego+178.JPG" border="0" /></a>
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My hunny playing for the Open House Sunday at church.
<div>The Robinson Family.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplZjH3K4lASPhD0jOZ-P3Te-ZKqg8VVYFqY_1Ssydfkpo6CeDryu8eNSl08OIdrtwIAR4ipSOpX5aqmlgAgY-4tLmeSeIap31r9I_FPP1HFrw-TvkOaxw7wNUhLtDfteRkPo8opwQDf7u/s1600-h/anniversary09+034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339875342955848578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplZjH3K4lASPhD0jOZ-P3Te-ZKqg8VVYFqY_1Ssydfkpo6CeDryu8eNSl08OIdrtwIAR4ipSOpX5aqmlgAgY-4tLmeSeIap31r9I_FPP1HFrw-TvkOaxw7wNUhLtDfteRkPo8opwQDf7u/s320/anniversary09+034.JPG" border="0" /></a>
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<div>MY GIRLS</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07341631262104506418noreply@blogger.com0