An emotional day for me. Today is Kristi's first day this year in Liberia. Don't know how I got so very blessed but I have the best 7 children God has given to any woman.And though it is hard to let go, it is also so rewarding knowing each of them is following God's direction in their life. And boy is it hard letting your little girl go year after year to Liberia to serve Him. But it is also such a blessing knowing she is doing her Father's work.
Here are the lyrics to the song from Tim McGraw, and though it is a father talking to his daughter, this song means so much to me, especially these words:

"You beautiful baby from the outside in
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again
Go on take on this old world but to me you know you will always be
My little girl"

My Little Girl Lyrics
By Tim McGraw
Gotta hold on easy as I let you go
Gonna tell you how much I love you though you think you already know
I remember I thought you looked like an angel wrapped in pink so soft and warm
You’ve had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born

You beautiful baby from the outside in
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again
Go on take on this old world but to me you know you will always be
My little girl

When you were in trouble that crooked little smile would melt my heart of stone
Now look at you I’ve turned around and you’ve almost grown
Sometimes your asleep I whisper I love you in the moonlight at your door
As I walk away I hear you say “daddy love you more”

You beautiful baby from the outside in
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again
Go on take on this old world but to me you know you will always be
My little girl

Someday some boy will come and ask me for your hand
But I won’t say yes to him unless I know
He’s the half that makes you whole
He has a poets soul
And the heart of a mans man
I know he’ll say that he’s in love, but between you and me
He won’t be good enough

You beautiful baby from the outside in
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again
Go on take on this old world but to me you know you will always be
My little girl

I decided to give my blog page an uplift. Enjoy my rose garden!

Just finished Jude's first kilt! I made one for Nehemiah and Nicolae yesterday. Measured the older boys. I readjusted Caedmon's kilt at Christmas time. Noah and Isaac have shot up but not out, Isaiah is much taller, and a bit bigger around, and Asher and Levi also grew both directions, so all three of them need totally new kilts! It really only takes a couple hours per kilt, so it should be all done by the end of the night. Here are pictures of Jude at his "fitting"

Easter 2009!

Terry and I spent Easter at Matthew and Chandra's house and welcomed our newest granddaughter into the world on Saturday in Houston.
It was a great weekend, got to see Mark, Jordan and Caedmon and Jordan's family, and of course our precious new Caithness!
Matthew delivered a good sermon about the "other side of the cross" and we were blessed with music etc.
And a good time was had by all!

Easter 2009!




















And a good time was had by all!

Heading down to Houston in the morning to welcome 409 into the world! Prayers for Jordan and Mark appreciated See their blog (Double A Connected), link to the side of this blog.

Subject: Socialism - an experiment
I got this in an email today. Do not know who to give credit to for the writing...

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.

All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.. The second test average was a D! No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when government takes all the reward away; no one will try or want to succeed.

Could not be any simpler than that.

Our son Mark is the Music and Youth pastor of Cabool Christian Church in Cabool, Missouri. Last night in a joint Cabool/Hillboro chruch service, Mark was ordained as a minister in the Christian Church. Please pray for him and his family as they continue this service for Christ. Thank you! Here is the order of the service.




The Ordination Service for Mark Anderson






March 22 2009
Hillsboro Christian Church
Hillsboro Missouri




Welcome and Prayer

Comments by Elders of Cabool Christian Church



Comments by Pastor of Cabool Christiain Church


Comments by pastor of Hillsboro Christian Church


Responsive Reading:

Ken: Ephesians 4:1-13, It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."
Congregation: Mark has been called to this biblical ministry.
Ken: (to the candidate) Have you considered seriously this biblical ministry to which you are called?
Mark: I have.
Ken: As a minister, you are called to a higher level of responsibility and integrity than other Christians. Have you seriously considered the high level of integrity, morality and Christian living to which you are called?
Mark: I have.
Ken: Do you believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God, your personal Lord and Savior?
Mark: I do.
Ken: You do not enter this ministry alone, but with the help and support of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the great cloud of witnesses in Heaven,and the church universal. Church, please repeat these words of faith.
Congregation: I believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God, and my personal Lord and Savior.
Ken: (to Mark) Will you strive to encourage the church and lead the lost to a saving relationship with Christ?
Mark: I will.
Ken: Will you remain faithful to the teaching of the Scripture, teaching "the whole counsel of God" as you teach in the church?
Mark: I will.
Ken: Will you follow the leading of the authority of the local eldership of the church you serve, promoting unity in the cause of Christ?
Mark: I will.

Laying on of Hands


Charge to the New Minister


Comments by Mark Anderson

HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD.

George Phillips, an elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi, was going
up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the
garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.
George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that
there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked 'Is someone in your house?' He said
'No,' but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.

Then the police dispatcher said 'All patrols are busy.. You should lock
your doors and an officer will be along when one is available.'
George said, 'Okay.' He hung up the phone and counted to 30.

Then he phoned the police again. 'Hello, I just called you a few
seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you
don't have to worry about them now because I just shot them.' and he
hung up.

Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two
Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips'
residence, and caught the burglars red-handed..
One of the Policemen said to George, 'I thought you said that you'd
shot them!'

George said, 'I thought you said there was nobody available!'

(True Story) I LOVE IT! Don't mess with old people

It has been said: 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain.. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.'
Advice for the day (as copied from an email from my Aunt Polly)

1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others..
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. 10. and 11. missing from the list???? Where did they go?
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest
18. Eat right.
19 Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good 'Thank you Jesus ....'
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego
33 Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe..
36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.

TODAY'S VERSE from HEARTLIGHT------
http://www.heartlight.org/




March 13, 2009


VERSE:

And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is
living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give
life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
-- Romans 8:11
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Romans+8:11

THOUGHT:

If we belong to Christ, we know the Spirit of God lives in us
(Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 6:19-20). Because of the Spirit's presence, we
know that we are eternal! The Spirit is God's down payment
guaranteeing that our future is with him (2 Cor. 1:21-22; 5:5).
What's more, even while we're living for Christ now, the Spirit
gives us life in our physical bodies as we use them for God's glory
(cf. Rom. 12:1).

PRAYER:

Father, animate my body with your Spirit so that what I do not
only brings you glory, but it also reflects your character and
grace. To you, O Father, be all the glory for your presence and
power that is at work within me, your child. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Proverbs 17:6
Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
Oh my how true this verse is! What a huge blessing Terry and I have! We are so blessed!


My little cowgirl is going to be visiting this week! I am very excited that she and her darling little brother and their Mommy get to come for a visit! She told her daddy last week that her kittens were at Lou Lou's house. Then after a few minutes of silence she asked "Are my kittens at Lou Lou's?" I hope she will not be too disappointed because they are quite a bit bigger than they were last time she saw them. Tomorrow we are doing February and March birthdays at Kristi and Joshua's Little Asher has had about the biggest birthday month any little boy could ever wish for! He has been celebrating all month! Micah is probably pretty blue with his family gone. I wish they lived closer so he could come more often! But we will take what blessings we get and be glad. Hope you have a great day!

On April 26, 2009,
Terry Anderson,
Head of the Terry Anderson Clan will be turning 60! We will be having a BIG Christian Celtic celebration to honor him on April 25th all day at the Washington State park. Our sons and grandchildren will be donning their kilts and entering into some fun Scottish games. We are hoping to get a nice family portrait done that day, as just having a great time of fun and fellowship and food with our family and friends. I am starting today to get things organized and planned for the day.
Our son Mark will be getting ordained on March 22 at the Hillsboro Christian church, at 4 in the afternoon. This is going to be another of the wonderful celebrations we are having this year. God is blessing us a lot in these times of struggle in our nation. We just need to look around and find our many blessings.

God is good, all the time.
All the time, God is good

Please watch this video! THANKS! American form of government

For those of you who write blogs, do you ever wonder if anyone reads what you write, or if you even want anyone to read it? Some days I write and think I have something really important to share, and then get no comments, and think WOW I guess it was not so brilliant and certainly not inspiring! Well today is a day when I have nothing to share, but just thought I would comment on comments. I seldom get any and often wonder why I even blog. I think I do it mainly for myself....

Happy Valentines Day everyone! We had Joshua and Molly and John, Issac, Grace, and Jude out for dinner. We had stuffed pork loin and manacotti and broccoli and salad. A good time was had by all, except John got a bad headache and they had to leave early. It has been fun the past couple days, yesterday Terry and I bummed around before and after our eye exams, and then went to the Missions Valentines dinner. IT was a wonderful day, the dinner was a lot of fun for us. And today we cooked dinner together and had a great time doing it and then Molly and Terry did the dishes afterwards how grand is that? My pitiful hands sure were glad! Anyway hope you all had a blessed day with loved ones near.

200 Years ago today, Abraham Lincoln was born. Over the years, I have read so many articles on him, both positive and negative. I really do not know what to think of him. Was he a great uniter, or was he in actuality a great divider? Did he cause the Civil War? Or was he making the nation strong? What would our Nation look like today if the Civil War had never happened? Would our states eventually changed their laws and made slavery illegal all over the nation? or would we still have slavery had Abe Lincoln never gone to Washington?

Could we have done a greater service to our country by avoiding the Civil War that killed HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of Americans? At least 618,000 Americans died in the Civil War, and some experts say the toll reached 700,000.


To many, Lincoln was all in it to free the slaves, but this letter to Horace Greeley shows this is not the case. His purpose was to save the Union, not to free the slaves.

Executive Mansion,
Washington, August 22, 1862

Hon. Horace Greeley:

Dear Sir. I have just read yours of the 19th addressed to myself through the New York Tribune. If there be in it any statements, or assumptions of fact, which I may know to be erroneous, I do not, now and here, controvert them. If there be perceptable in it an impatient and dictatorial tone, I waive it in deference to an old friend, whose heart I have always supposed to be right.
As to the policy I "seem to be pursuing" as you say, I have not meant to leave any one in doubt.
I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I don't believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be error; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.
I have here stated my purpose according to my view of Official duty: and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free.

Yours,
A. Lincoln

Source: "Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings" edited by Roy Basler

You can decide for yourself, but I read this to say Slavery really did not matter to Lincoln one way or the other his concern was to preserve the Union, not to free the slaves. So I think having him as a savior of the slavery movement is ridiculous! He did not free the slaves out of a conviction that slavery was wrong, he did it to save the USA. He does say his preference is that every man be free, but after reading this letter I do not know how anyone can think any differently on this issue. The war from his point of view was over the Union and States rights, not slavery.

Our prayer today is for President Obama to have the spiritual support and nurture needed to excel in office

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.
—II Timothy 3:16(NIV)

Heavenly Father, we praise You today for Your active involvement in the writing of Scripture, an involvement so powerful and pervasive that what is written is the infallible and authoritative Word of God. It is our life manual, by which we can know how to live a righteous life, through Your direction, that is pleasing to You.

Knowing this, Lord, we now intercede for President Obama, that You would place men and women in his life that would teach and, when needed, correct him from the pages of the Bible. Help President Obama to be open and desirous of this instruction, and guide him, O God, to seek the Scriptures for himself so that he may have the principles and wisdom necessary to excel as our president. In the name of Jesus we pray, amen.

Levi called and wanted us to come visit and see the puppies, so we went in, had dinner with Mandy, Asher, Levi and Addie at The Mexican restaurant in DeSoto, and then brought Levi home to spend the night. We had a snack and hot chocolate, and then went to watch "Yellowstone at Christmas" and then Terry and Levi are watching the "Stable Story" with Terry hoping Levi will fall asleep watching it. I can still hear Levi asking all the Why this and Why That questions in there, so I am afraid his short nap on the way home revived him too much! Terry gets to stay up until Levi falls asleep tonight! This is Terry's 10th anniversary with Yellow today, and that is why we ate out, to celebrate his anniversary. He has to go back to work tomorrow. It has been a good day. We had breakfast with John He made us a nice breakfast. Then we shopped at Orchlens, and then we planned our veggie garden, and then went to see the Luke Anderson family....

And now, remember how much God loves you!

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and
sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
-- 1 John 4:10

For members of the Obama administration to walk humbly with our God
From Praying Through the First 100 Days

He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
—Micah 6:8(NIV)

Awesome and righteous God, You are beautiful and good in everything You do. Your glory is vast and incomprehensible, so magnificent are You! You are the only one worthy of praise and glory, O God. I humble myself before You today laying before You my life and all that includes. I bow before You mighty God in humility and awe.

As I bow, Lord, I also lift the members of the Obama administration before You, asking that You constrain each one to look to You in humility and trust as they serve our nation. May their hearts long for goodness—goodness as You define it—characterized by a humble and unassuming walk with You. May they desire and receive Your grace to serve with humility today and every day of President Obama’s tenure. I ask this in Your Son,Jesus Christ's holy and good name. Amen.