This is better than a birthday card! I do like those too, but this is moustache fancy!
Moustache May 2006 : Detail : Renaud
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Saturday, May 13, 2006
30 and Flirty!
Today I am 30! That is so crazy to me. I mean CRAZY. It's so crazy I am eating at a restraunt called LOCO- which in Spanish means crazy. I don't feel 30, well I am not sure what your suppose to feel at 30 but I feel like I did at 25. Confused, hopeful, naive a bit, and ready for something new. My body feels 55, but that's not new either. I am excited about this year. I was talking to God this morning before I got a bed, letting him know some things I would like to happen this year in my life, and it felt very hopeful, it wasn't a desperate plea, just something like "I think I am ready for these things to happen, what do you think?" Well I guess we will see what happens this year.
At my birthday I also like to look at the past year and all in all it was a pretty good year. I am thankful for many things and I want to express my appreciation at this time. First of all I am thankful to the Lord for drawing me closer to him and loving me when loving me might of been challenging. He has given me so many things, a Great Church!, a Great family, Great friends, and even a new job. Yeah God! I want to thank my brother Jim and sister-n-law Christie for being my best friends. I love them so much and they have made the last year fun and have listened to me complain and helped me to figure out things when I could not see things clearly. They are so supportive, oh and they gave me a beautiful new neice, so I guess they get a few brownie points for that. A few highlights of our past year together would be
1. Nashiville with Jim - that was so fun!!! Ya'all It was so great for my brother to meet a group of people that I love so much!
2. Cedar Point - Again so much fun!!!!
3. Champions on Ice with Christie - I know a little cheesy, but I love those figure skaters, and the show was great!
4. Piston game with Jim, I love Ben and it's alway great to find someone who appreciates that!
5. All the movie nights - I can always count on Jim and Christie to watch a great movie with me, at home or out!
6. And last but definatly not least, Loving on Maya!!!!!!!
I would also like to thank my home group! They are the coolest people you will ever meet and I am so lucky to have all of you. Spending this year with you every Wed has been so great. I never liked Wed till all of you came along, now it's one of my favorite days!!!!
My parents are amazing too and love on me so much. As much as I would like to live on my own soon, I am enjoying living with them. They are super fun and good to me.
My Nashville gang are some of the most supporting friends ever. They continue to challenge me in my walk with the Lord and that is so awesome. They also know how to have a good time. I love visiting all of you.
I know I didn't list everyone I would be here forever but (Amy, Jim and Megan, Jenny and family, Katt, Melissa, Rick, Carrie, Rob and Maddie, SOTW gang, Borders Nashville gang, I love you all and you make my love so full)
Thanks for a great year and I hope all of you will be a part of this great year ahead!
At my birthday I also like to look at the past year and all in all it was a pretty good year. I am thankful for many things and I want to express my appreciation at this time. First of all I am thankful to the Lord for drawing me closer to him and loving me when loving me might of been challenging. He has given me so many things, a Great Church!, a Great family, Great friends, and even a new job. Yeah God! I want to thank my brother Jim and sister-n-law Christie for being my best friends. I love them so much and they have made the last year fun and have listened to me complain and helped me to figure out things when I could not see things clearly. They are so supportive, oh and they gave me a beautiful new neice, so I guess they get a few brownie points for that. A few highlights of our past year together would be
1. Nashiville with Jim - that was so fun!!! Ya'all It was so great for my brother to meet a group of people that I love so much!
2. Cedar Point - Again so much fun!!!!
3. Champions on Ice with Christie - I know a little cheesy, but I love those figure skaters, and the show was great!
4. Piston game with Jim, I love Ben and it's alway great to find someone who appreciates that!
5. All the movie nights - I can always count on Jim and Christie to watch a great movie with me, at home or out!
6. And last but definatly not least, Loving on Maya!!!!!!!
I would also like to thank my home group! They are the coolest people you will ever meet and I am so lucky to have all of you. Spending this year with you every Wed has been so great. I never liked Wed till all of you came along, now it's one of my favorite days!!!!
My parents are amazing too and love on me so much. As much as I would like to live on my own soon, I am enjoying living with them. They are super fun and good to me.
My Nashville gang are some of the most supporting friends ever. They continue to challenge me in my walk with the Lord and that is so awesome. They also know how to have a good time. I love visiting all of you.
I know I didn't list everyone I would be here forever but (Amy, Jim and Megan, Jenny and family, Katt, Melissa, Rick, Carrie, Rob and Maddie, SOTW gang, Borders Nashville gang, I love you all and you make my love so full)
Thanks for a great year and I hope all of you will be a part of this great year ahead!
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Craig's Angels
I LOVE this picture. These are some my Nashville friends, they are my Border's friends. Boy do I miss working with them.
Good Times, Good Times.
Good Times, Good Times.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Happy Easter!
He is risen, he is risen indeed. How amazing. Today I was thinking that sometimes getting out of bed in the morning is incredibly hard, and yet Jesus rose from the dead. What?! I mean he finally leaves the filthy flesh and goes to the father and yet he comes back to earth. Why would he do that? I mean there is no way I am coming back to earth once I get to heaven. Pearly gates, angels singing, no pain, no tears, a wedding party all the time! I am there forever. Yet Jesus came back to give us hope. To finish his work. The cross part, and the entering hell part was not the end, it was the beginning for all of us. Him coming back to earth is more amazing to me than his original birth in the manger. That is amazing and all, but he hadn't quite seen first hand how hard headed us earthly people are. He knew that we would probably kill him again given the chance, that we would continue to sin, and be our hard headed selves, yet he rose from the dead anyway. He brought us life! That is why we celebrate today! Without him we would be dead as well. Yeah! Jesus!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Revelations
I need to post more, I guess I always think I need to write something amazing or nothing at all. Well to hell with that idea.
You are getting all my thoughts, well not all of them or I would be here writing all day and not doing anything else. I think a lot!
Anywho yesterday I had a revelation or as Oprah would say an "ah ha" moment. I was day dreaming about the bakery I want to open, and this and that, and wondering what God has for my life. And realized that my retail job that I always think is not a real job, is totally where God wants me. I have relationships at my place of work with people I would probably not come in to contact with otherwise. Most of their lives are messy, and most of them are unsure of what to do next, and most of them feel lost. And I relate. I know that God has me there to just love on them, and love on them with no judgement of who they are or how they live, not to change their life styles, but to just love them. Sometimes it's hard and challenging, but suprisingly they are some of the easiest people to love. They don't expect much from me, so whatever I give is appreciated. That is cool!
Anyway I am trying to remind myself of this especially when deadlines are approaching and my boss is on my back, that task have to be done, but people need to be loved first. So that is my revelation of the week, and it's only Wednesday.
You are getting all my thoughts, well not all of them or I would be here writing all day and not doing anything else. I think a lot!
Anywho yesterday I had a revelation or as Oprah would say an "ah ha" moment. I was day dreaming about the bakery I want to open, and this and that, and wondering what God has for my life. And realized that my retail job that I always think is not a real job, is totally where God wants me. I have relationships at my place of work with people I would probably not come in to contact with otherwise. Most of their lives are messy, and most of them are unsure of what to do next, and most of them feel lost. And I relate. I know that God has me there to just love on them, and love on them with no judgement of who they are or how they live, not to change their life styles, but to just love them. Sometimes it's hard and challenging, but suprisingly they are some of the easiest people to love. They don't expect much from me, so whatever I give is appreciated. That is cool!
Anyway I am trying to remind myself of this especially when deadlines are approaching and my boss is on my back, that task have to be done, but people need to be loved first. So that is my revelation of the week, and it's only Wednesday.
Monday, March 06, 2006
My New Niece
Here she is Maya Elizabeth Renaud! Cute as can be! (You can tell I just got back from Nashville)
5 lbs 3 oz, 19 inches long
and beautiful!
5 lbs 3 oz, 19 inches long
and beautiful!
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Rejoice in the small things, come on Rejoice!
Do you ever have a really bad day followed by a really good day? And when you try to think what made it so great there is nothing to point to? Well that has been my last two days. Must be the grace of God. I was covered in his grace and totally felt it. Nothing amazing happened, wasn't delivered from my troubles, I just felt okay with life, and that was really nice. Yea!
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