tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217631723286642732024-02-06T20:05:11.683-06:00God's Work In ProgessReflections on God's work in everyday life.Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.comBlogger452125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-27006826752706306372011-12-10T18:24:00.000-06:002011-12-10T18:24:04.816-06:00A New Take on a Lifetime of BirthdaysCompassion International has published one of my posts about what I've learned from my Compassion children. <a href="http://blog.compassion.com/a-new-take-on-a-lifetime-of-birthdays/">Click here to read it.</a><br />
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This year has been different. In June I joined a women's running group and this kept me motivated. To add to that, I decided to sign up for a half marathon -- 13.1 miles. I played with the idea in the winter and spring -- rationalizing that it would give me something to seriously train for.<br />
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I wished I could go with the bigger crowd of kids. There was an allure to the huge groups of kids walking together in their matching uniforms, a cohesive group that the rest of us could never quite pull off. I wanted to be like them.<br />
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My immediate reaction was, "I give up!" It took me a few moments to regroup and head to the finish line. Though frustrated that I had missed the route and that it meant my time would be slower, not finishing would be worse.<br />
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Earlier this summer, I came across a deal for a wooden Adirondack chair. It needed to be treated and put together, but I thought I could manage that, even though I am not particularly handy. I spent a Saturday morning staining and on Sunday I began the assembly process. The one glitch was the missing piece in the back of the chair.<br />
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<center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-24324081495022949642011-03-18T06:00:00.001-05:002011-03-18T20:36:25.722-05:00Bravery and Bridges<p>Have you ever said, "I could <i><b>never</b></i> do _______?" Maybe it is speak in front of a large crowd. Maybe it is run a mile, let alone a marathon. Maybe it is write a book or learn to dance.</p> <p>Or have you ever looked at someone else's circumstances with cancer or a drug addicted child or a marital affair and said, "I could <i><b>never </b></i>handle that."</p> <p>With either scenario, we look at the impossibilities. We see all the reasons why we could never pack up and do missions work in Africa. We see reasons why we could never handle a special needs child.We are (at least I am) plagued by impossibility.</p><p>I'm posting over at the Internet Cafe today. To continue reading, click<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2a1UpsujsUHEKb8OvMpAUvOY7ctO4ZLU2OyPTYlr7c-EnmTnscpqpV8ZEVECh1jA9KVLhbfANz1swBD67ArTREwm1eLeNe6hIq5SHCTS3MIJh2CvPEoWmJnBUJh5KhthYi8DsWkyqR_pM/s1600/cafebuttonplain-1.png"></a><a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2011/03/bravery-and-bridges"> here.</a><a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2011/03/bravery-and-bridges"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2a1UpsujsUHEKb8OvMpAUvOY7ctO4ZLU2OyPTYlr7c-EnmTnscpqpV8ZEVECh1jA9KVLhbfANz1swBD67ArTREwm1eLeNe6hIq5SHCTS3MIJh2CvPEoWmJnBUJh5KhthYi8DsWkyqR_pM/s200/cafebuttonplain-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584420053671792114" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-90510901656328506002011-02-11T05:00:00.001-06:002011-02-11T06:27:46.098-06:00Finding My Awe<p>I have lost my awe. I have lost the moments that take my breath away when the only true response is an "Oh!"</p> <p>It would be easy to pass that off with the fact that I don't live somewhere that routinely takes my breath away. I am in a town with street lights. The snow is gray with accumulated dirt. I see the stars only through roof tops. There are no mountains or ocean beaches in the heart of Illinois.</p> <p>But it seems like there should be something that takes my breath away.</p> <p>Maybe there is.</p> A year or so ago, I started knitting again.<br /><a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2011/02/finding-my-awe-edited-by-js-emailed-lori-re-pic/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0zAwvqKgfSZTYLVm04m4Y4_0kPREjxKrWdyp6jqMR8CbUTezJE93YGpshuKASLPpOtP9PU4BSZpVUZxpsOACHoz2l8evT7CsiFE8rwFLhVGV1MqrMY6PY_jBKLP7PGxsCIt5loS0bkw/s200/cafebuttonplain-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571084715858705106" border="0" /></a><br />I'm posting over at the Internet Cafe today. To finish reading click <a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2011/02/finding-my-awe-edited-by-js-emailed-lori-re-pic/">here</a>:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-53986452682323415722011-01-14T05:00:00.000-06:002011-01-14T05:00:00.648-06:00With Bells OnA while back I invested in some trinkets. One is gold and silver. The other is black and white. They have dangles and make faint jingling sounds. The best part about them is that they are lovingly inscribed -- name and phone number.<br /><br />However, my cats are less than thrilled with said trinkets -- especially since they went around their necks. Yes, I've had my cats for a while but they've never worn collars. My rationale has been that they are indoor cats so they really didn't need them. Still, there was that one time Mali darted out on the deck.<br /><br />I'm posting at the Internet Cafe today. Click <a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2011/01/with-bells-on/">here </a>to read the rest!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2011/01/with-bells-on/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn8Xz7fN4AcvulNzlUYfutZ7bvgb5LTaOYiw5XPHuPVCUwRA_aL1VxTsQ_vERvZUHzvpNYsJpfvRRFtVCB-xZdnxrXcNM8tV4Qnm8li04TpRdGNeOxDBlvPNugThI9YSsE8BGZEZx7ybd/s200/cafebuttonplain-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561853690004461858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-80408751603057296402011-01-03T17:52:00.007-06:002011-01-03T18:12:36.609-06:00Torture By Chopsticks<div>I started knitting again this past spring. I had done it some in college and a few baby blankets here adn there, but now I started tackling sweaters and such. Still I stayed clear of socks and hats and gloves amd gloves and such. For those items, you need the infamous double pointed needles. With yarn on 3 needles and using a 4th, I think it looks a bit like some kind of acupuncture torture.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558113826832864882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazZBV6IkYejeNqd89C5G9u3Q62GOxWLf0rckiJJhFzQOzfqkGVCgvP4a0VJrV4x4c5AuURAbDDiUZm_Pe5edw_LawsE_J8V89TaSAr-JgFnY6Scp6EUGKbCH3JCJj6EWbZSas1wbDFk2w/s400/002.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But I knit a cranberry cowl. I really wanted mittens to go with it. I confess to checking the store first to see if I could purchase some. No luck. I decided to try knitting mittens. But how would that become a mitten?<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>Like so many other things, I get lost in the moment and forget to trust the one who sees the beginning and end, who knows where I am and how to tell me to get where I am going. I need to dive in and trust.<br /><br /></div>Surprisingly, it has gone quite well. My mittens are almost done. I'm starting the thumbs tonight!<br /><br /><div></div><br /><p></p><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558112666715039506" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVgXdzk9bYP6y15T2A3cBb5aWsVFkNYYCOaXk4qUqZqTnnUBeTmsGJ1vTN4-HNhOnyC0cylhpTPkMuLpFXevwqfPRdFQRCm5dJFhFCWkrcu27DQKlsU-dYLRnCgjV152tLOq8qSI2_ESz/s400/003.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p></p><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-41127407178264528512011-01-01T17:30:00.002-06:002011-01-01T17:44:10.053-06:00I Don't Like Resolutions, But . . . .I'm not much for New Year's Resolutions, however, I am fond of this older song by Carolyn Arends. I've put the words below for you. What if we did live our lives like every day was New Year's day instead of like our problems and failures defined us? I confess to believe in a God of second chances (and third and fourth), but what if I lived that way? It really might start a revolution if I extended grace to myself and those around me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Year's Day</span><br /><br />I buy a lot of diaries<br />Fill them full of good intentions<br />Each and every New Year's Eve<br />I make myself a list<br />All the things I'm gonna change<br />Until January 2nd<br />So this this time I am making one more list<br /><br />This will be my resolution<br />Every day is new year's day<br />This could start a revolution<br />Every day is new year's day<br /><br />I believe it's possible<br />I believe in new beginnings<br />I believe in Christmas day<br />And Easter morning to0<br />I believe it's doable<br />Because I believe in second chances<br />Just the way I believe in you<br /><br />This will be my resolution<br />Every day is new year's day<br />This could start a revolution<br />Every day is new year's day<br />One more chance to start all over<br />One more chance to change and grow<br />One more chance to grab a hold of faith<br />And never let it go<br /><br />This will be my resolution<br />Every day is new year's day<br />This could start a revolution<br />Every day is new year's day<br /><br /><br />Here's to living this year like I belong to the God of second chances.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-90331777872033435022010-12-02T06:00:00.000-06:002010-12-02T06:00:17.162-06:00The Other Side of Christmas<p>Our nativities are beautiful.</p> <p>Even when we briefly lament that there was "<i>no room for them in the inn</i>" and that Jesus had to be born in a stable, our nativities are clean, peaceful, idyllic. We imagine the animals keeping watch and the wonder as the shepherds come. We think of little woolly lambs.</p> <p>But it probably wasn't clean. Because stables smell, we can assume it was smelly. Joseph was probably frantic trying to make a bed in the straw and figure out how he was going to deliver the baby when that was usually left to other women. There were probably bugs.</p> <p>I don't share that to ruin all nativities for you. We can go back to those pristine images in a bit, but bear with me for a moment.</p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">I'm posting at the Internet Cafe today</span>.<a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2010/12/the-other-side-of-christmas-edited/"> Click here to read the rest!</a><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2010/12/the-other-side-of-christmas-edited/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fNqF0Zu6o6xOmzqNZEgzupftb_EsCt1CzhXMdpA9yuzLYPD2l6ZZ00os8ijOOVTFwQ1ztkIbET5O1O1pe5mYuTYO_uaS2TPQ_cnZiDL7rHDtlOANuOqsZXPdFco5pG2479G2Vwy8_anU/s320/cafebuttonplain-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544664118844782434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-29724544904786593282010-11-25T10:36:00.000-06:002010-11-25T10:36:39.789-06:00Keeping Up With the JonesesHere is a bit of perspective on this Thanksgiving day! It's reprinted from Comapssion International and was written by Tim Glenn. The link is to the actual post on their site.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/keeping-up-with-the-joneses/">Keeping Up With the Joneses</a><br /><br /><div><div style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><p>Who are the Joneses we’re trying to keep up with these days?</p> <p>Like many Americans, we sometimes find ourselves comparing our lives to those of others. And most often, we look at those who make more and have more than we do.</p> <p>As the old adage says, we look to “the Joneses.”</p> <p>But <a target="_blank" href="http://www.whoarethejoneses.org/">who are the Joneses</a> really?</p> <p>Consider this: If you make $43,000 a year, you’re in the top 12% of earners in the world.</p> <p>That’s right. The world.</p> <p>So maybe we should flip this whole Jones thing over.</p> <p>Eighty-eight percent of the world is comparing itself to you … and me. WE are “the Joneses” to 88 percent of people on this planet. And yet, where do we most often look for comparison? The other 11 percent.</p> <p>I’m not saying we should compare at all. We shouldn’t. Life is about much more than material things. But, just for a moment, let’s entertain this thought of keeping up with the proverbial family.</p> <blockquote> <ul><a target="_blank" href="http://www.whoarethejoneses.org/"><br /></a><li>If you make more than $2 a day, you are the Joneses to 1.2 billion people.</li><li>If you have a warm bed to sleep in at night, you are the Joneses to the billions who are sleeping on cold, hard ground in makeshift huts and tents.</li><li>If you drive a car to work every day, your license plate might as well read “RICH” to the billions who have to walk miles just to get access to clean water, medical care, education or even a food source.</li><li>If you finished high school, you might as well be “Dr. Jones” to those who have no chance of getting an education.</li><li>If you eat three full meals a day, Jones. Jones. Jones.</li></ul> </blockquote> <p>So should I run out the front door yelling, “I’m rich! I’m rich!” as if I just won the lottery? Probably not. But that’s what the rest of the world may think.</p> <p>Just a little perspective. </p><span><br /><br />Courtesy of Compassion International: <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://blog.compassion.com/keeping-up-with-the-joneses/#ixzz16JRz6bPj">http://blog.compassion.com/keeping-up-with-the-joneses/#ixzz16JRz6bPj</a></span></div></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-64823051779144741122010-11-15T21:03:00.002-06:002010-11-15T21:13:01.844-06:00It Matters to the OneI learned recently of a person where I work who has been in the hospital for several weeks with an aneurysm. He is out of benefit time and has a wife, two small children, and a baby on the way. Today they had a bake sale for him. (I made peanut butter - oatmeal -- chocolate chunk cookies.) But as I was baking, I just had to sigh. Will cookies really make that much difference? How can a bake sale replace lost wages or pay all the bills.<br /><br />Can it take care of all the needs? Probably not, but . . . .<br /><br />I looked at my phone. It has a picture on it of a starfish. The reason I put that on was a story I heard long ago about starfish being washed up on a beach during a storm. They littered the beach. A child was throwing the starfish back into the ocean. A man came up and chided the child, "That doesn't make a difference. You will never be able to throw them all back in."<br /><br />I imagine the child's response as she threw another starfish as far as she could. "No. But it matters to the one."<br /><br />I put that on my phone to remind myself that I may not make a huge difference in the world, but I can impact those around me.<br /><br />And baking cookies may not answer all the problems, but it matters even if it simply means that someone cares.<br /><br />And I am going to throw another starfish now and ask you to pray for Josh and his family. Pray of healing, pray for God to sustain them financially, emotionally, spiritually, and pray for hope.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-33937406707851219792010-11-04T06:00:00.000-05:002010-11-04T06:00:03.036-05:00Trust the Pattern<p>“k3 p2 sm k3 p2 pick up 5″ — so goes a knitting pattern.</p> <p>My mom taught each of us girls to knit when I was about 10. However, the extent of it was one doll blanket. In college, I spent a semester in England and a woman who owned a wool shop came in and gave us free lessons. I managed a couple of sweaters that semester. However, after coming back to the states, I pretty much stuck with baby blankets. I didn’t trust myself to be able to figure out a pattern on my own.</p><p>I am posting over at the Internet Cafe today. <a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2010/11/trust-the-pattern/">Click here</a> to finish reading.</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2010/11/trust-the-pattern/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOOP8GSGebECAn7DNkBRiEhY4LKw37-kEaZ2Vz_ACX1via4GOvRJMRX-znEWHkBL6PE0OIdYfZoE56a30bUMJv3oHjzWELXQzVL8rkUbrt3u60ITaF6jd0oDF9SJ5y5FBS3KG3mbcbMO0/s400/cafebuttonplain-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532928106803074402" border="0" /></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-28161692100102001852010-11-02T21:25:00.006-05:002010-11-02T21:44:31.631-05:00Please Help<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blog.compassion.com/send-christmas-cards-a-christmas-card-drive-of-epic-proportions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CompassionBlogPosts+%28Compassion+Blog+Posts%29"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vuK-iC47ZOd9ZGytMVLW8SCsn2h4F65AnVl1tpiKQJZiJO0bHERwDFcIV-elVhNJKCJH_9KRrSNaekqvJfGRPGLbbvhCqR2BUUtYSLDpbX5YW6mnsLg9-xZBPbbnm6gUPAn0joQjsmel/s320/ecuador-cards2010.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535147919100869602" border="0" /></a><br />If you've hung out around me very long, you know I have a passion for kids. I especially want to help children without a voice of their own. To that end, I sponsor 2 Compassion International kids -- Kayirangwa and Margarita.<br /><br />Christmas is coming and in the last two day I've read 2 posts from Compassion International and Christmas for Compassion kids. Some kids, like Kayirangwa and Margarita have sponsors like me. They will get presents and a letter. Unsponsored kids will still get something from people who give to the Christmas fund but they won't get a letter. This is hard for them to understand.<br /><br />Please read these two links: <a href="http://blog.compassion.com/christmas-child-what-is-christmas-like-for-an-unsponsored-child/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CompassionBlogPosts+%28Compassion+Blog+Posts%29">Christmas for unsponsored kids</a> and <a href="http://blog.compassion.com/send-christmas-cards-a-christmas-card-drive-of-epic-proportions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CompassionBlogPosts+%28Compassion+Blog+Posts%29">How you can help!</a><br /><br />Basically, you have the opportunity to send a letter to an unsponsored child and let them know why God loves them.<br /><br />I'm going to turn it into a give away of a Christmas book for kids with a grown up theme (<span style="font-style: italic;">A Tale of Three Trees)</span>. If you participate a card (follow the directions in the second link), leave a comment below and say "I wrote!". December 1st, I'll select a winner. Be sure to leave an email too so I can contact you. (If you write more than once, I'll enter you more than once! Let me know how many you send.)<br /><br />Help me out. If you have a blog could you post a link to this post or tweet it or facebook it etc.? You will be my hero.<br /><br />Wouldn't it be great if the letters were like the loaves and fishes with more left over than what they started with?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-54441937971857441542010-10-28T18:16:00.003-05:002010-10-28T18:28:15.821-05:00Try Again TomorrowHonestly, my day job is pretty dull. We deal with facts and figures and land records and such. But occasionally, something happens to spice it up. Today was one of those days. A gentleman we have dealt with before -- in situations that were equally dizzying -- came in again today. At times he has been combative enough that my boss and I have told everyone else not to engage with him, but to let us do the talking. My boss was at lunch, so it fell to me. Sigh.<br /><br />He wanted to see my boss and wanted to have a document recorded. I explained the process and that it wouldn't get recorded today. He pointed out that I was talking about public documents. Yes, I was. He went on to assure me that<span style="font-style: italic;"> my boss knew what this was about</span> (I later confirmed he didn't) and that he would personally record it <span style="font-style: italic;">by hand</span> (everything in the office is now by computer). He then told me that even though I was management that I probably wasn't privy to the information and that the document would be recorded in a <span style="font-style: italic;">secret</span> book and that the office of the <span style="font-style: italic;">governor was watching this particular document</span>.<br /><br />I never did get to see the doc. I ended up having to have my boss call him when he got back.<br /><br />Of course the staff buzzed about it afterwards and through out words like conspiracy theory and crazy! We all laughed a bit.<br /><br />Yes, the irrationality of the comments and the requests make us shake our heads. However, I wonder if I could be a touch more sensitive. Maybe kind is the right word. Part way through, I think I began to dismiss him. While it is easy to do, it isn't necessarily right. No, I cannot stand for hours discussing secret books that I do not apparently have clearance for, but I can listen attentively for 15 minutes and see if there is any way I can easy his anxiety or address a valid concern.<br /><br />I get a chance to try again tomorrow. Apparently he is coming in to meet with my boss. So, we will see if I can do a better job, be a bit more compassionate.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-23134361815647897672010-10-26T22:20:00.000-05:002010-10-26T22:20:55.355-05:00Grace Stops Violence and Heals the Wounds of HistoryI got this in my email and wanted to share it. Knowing that Christ can heal is what led me to select a child from Rwanda. Kayirangwa wouldn't have been born during the genocide, but her parents would have been. I do not know what side they were on, but I don't think it matters. Jesus blood covers it all.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/kurds-in-iraq/">Grace Stops Violence and Heals the Wounds of History</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-76042678094407799802010-10-25T07:00:00.000-05:002010-10-25T07:00:02.780-05:00Internet Cafe GiveawayHi All --<p>I wanted to pass along information about a giveaway this week. Check it out!<br /></p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>We here at the cafe want to help you during this glorious season to fall into Jesus and experience His love like never before. How, you ask, are we going to do this? Oh, my friends…we have some fabulous blessings in store for you. From clothing, to jewelry, to books, to movies, to music, we have treasures galore that will help you to fall into your sweet Jesus more.</p> <p>This year our “Fall into Jesus” giveaway is a BLESSING indeed! “Fall” Into Jesus Giveaway runs from today, October 25, 2010 through Thursday, October 28, 2010. Two winners will be selected at random and announced on Friday, October 29, 2010.</p> <p>Head on over to the Internet Café find out how you can enter for your chance to win one of two fabulous giveaway bundles.</p> </blockquote><br />Click on this graphic:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2010/10/fall-into-jesus-giveaway/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMS0kfXxtKoxjj43UO_d4EYxbf3m0TMpVivOQIM0LebpQG7f10tdV_KbVhGGE75lw6IROGlY6U9xGyT5NI9W_CidFe35JKbzKgTxTYyVw49ssHeFbYjP0w8TTQekJxc9KGT7oGQAurK6jV/s400/cafebuttonplain-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531789357706814866" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-91263691461799077512010-10-18T06:31:00.000-05:002010-10-18T06:31:00.808-05:00Somebody Special<p>Recently, I listened to a co-worker talk about an event he had helped with. He assisted with the meet-and-greet portion of the event and was thrilled when he kept it running on time. He explained that the most people wanted a word or longer with the celebrity but he had them ushered out the moment their picture was snapped.</p> <p>Except for the important people, that is. These he ushered up to the celebrity and stated who they were, noting their prominence. While they weren't given a great length of time, they were given time where the average person was not.</p> <p>Honestly, part of me bristled at this. What made these people more important, that they deserved a conversation rather than just a flash of a camera? True, events are things that need to be kept on schedule. But I hate it that we live in a world where money and power and fame denote importance that the average person is not likely to achieve.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br />I'm posting today at the Internet Cafe<a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2010/10/somebody-special/">.</a><a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2010/10/somebody-special/"> </a><a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2010/10/somebody-special/">Click here</a> to finish reading this post.<br /><br /><a href="http://internetcafedevotions.com/2010/10/somebody-special/"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 273px; float: right; height: 89px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217414143473534482" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7abBE6SLUMTYzrEkhoPItyS9AeRHxc9QZkW1jTcUo98k8OpIGEbdLoKdEHzrScEedIYUUyW3PLPgtz7cTBGRsN6YE7jSe1mdUsMhHEC4bf5fpLH05LgNqabT-hOI1t_4GwGyhpf3D0LO3/s200/internetcafe.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-70564672534970034192010-10-03T23:19:00.003-05:002010-10-03T23:32:02.020-05:00Hope Isn't FlatThis weekend, I sent my Christmas gifts to my Compassion kids. Okay, part of them. I sent the money that Compassion International will use to buy my two girls and the other Compassion kids Christmas gifts. But there is that yearning to send a bit more.<br /><br />I've actually started working on cross-stitched bookmarks with their names on them. They are simple and flat. Flat is the key ingredient when mailing a gift to a Compassion child.<br /><br />I also found myself wandering in a craft store today wondering what other flat things I might send. I already send stickers and coloring pages. I just so wish I could send big boxes of things for them to unwrap.<br /><br />I didn't find anymore flat ideas. The bookmarks and the things that Compassion picks out will have to suffice. But my search got me to thinking about that McDonald's kid's meal commercial. It says that hope is in the box and all the kids keep looking for it and saying that they don't see it. The gist is that a little money goes to McDonald's charities for every kid meal that is purchased.<br /><br />Hope isn't in the box. Hope isn't in the envelope. It isn't even in the carefully cross-stitched bookmarks I am making. Hope is in being released from poverty. It is coming to know Jesus. It is knowing that someone on the other side of the world is loving you and praying for you.<br /><br />The world isn't flat and neither is hope. Hope is three dimensional and it sets the captivates free.<br /><br />Still, I find myself wishing I could send those packages. One of my dear ones, keeps writing and asking me to come. I wish I could. <span style="font-style: italic;">I think</span>. Honestly, I'm not much of a traveler and making my way to Rwanda sounds daunting. It isn't a country that has ever even been on my someday travel list. But I would love to meet Kayirngwa. I've sponsored her for 3 1/2 years now. What a gift it would be to meet her! But Rwanda is several thousand dollars and miles away. Still, it is something to pray about. Because hope isn't flat.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-77439570851541174032010-09-26T15:33:00.002-05:002010-09-26T15:40:25.785-05:00Mystery Solved<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnHmrNTARsF8PFL7L7vb_9HRiv7FoF74yUswAM_UQrVfHrlXo73JaDonQMwn6hGiwXmjvavc96RQEdWbsGzNXz3d5mxMUP763mMygjXxcnY4pq3DHpbsdZ7bCEOvCW2nG4iUCMislhVTM/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnHmrNTARsF8PFL7L7vb_9HRiv7FoF74yUswAM_UQrVfHrlXo73JaDonQMwn6hGiwXmjvavc96RQEdWbsGzNXz3d5mxMUP763mMygjXxcnY4pq3DHpbsdZ7bCEOvCW2nG4iUCMislhVTM/s400/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521324459426972850" border="0" /></a><br />I'm not always good about putting things away where they go, however, since towels and hot pads have been coming up missing, I've really worked at putting them in the drawer so I will have them when I need them. Apparently, Mali has figured out how to get at them. I got her in the act.<br /><br />I knew both cats opened the bottom drawer where I keep foil, etc. Now, I know that they can get behind the drawers and crawl up one!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321763172328664273.post-86881202556908408472010-09-18T20:37:00.006-05:002010-09-18T21:07:13.551-05:00Hadley Rose<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPG1ODalygikuvfy2sBcUyKcb7HfhafMdWjp3XMiEeOr4JXiNFy-LeDSUQ-sPENDyOpsl275RD9udfNCV7fChVtpuQN-jo5kPWKa8uVdJsArXmv2XOMHBgdNDcdzej0QnMq_bemeHw0l3/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPG1ODalygikuvfy2sBcUyKcb7HfhafMdWjp3XMiEeOr4JXiNFy-LeDSUQ-sPENDyOpsl275RD9udfNCV7fChVtpuQN-jo5kPWKa8uVdJsArXmv2XOMHBgdNDcdzej0QnMq_bemeHw0l3/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518437157325299938" border="0" /></a>I had wanted a puppy for awhile but I wasn't sure how I would work it into my busy schedule. I should have known with my soft spot for all things furry that just looking at her would mean me taking her home. Sure enough, that is exactly what happened. One look at those big brown eyes and my heart melted.<br /><br />Her name was Harley, but I couldn't see calling a girl Harley. I didn't want to confuse her and wasn't partial to Haley. I'm not sure where I had heard it before, but I decided to go with Hadley. it seemed close enough as well as different enough from Harley. Without thinking about it, I found myself adding Rose to it. Now, if I am in another room and call "Hadley Rose," she is about 80% sure to come.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1-wpai49Th0UFJHzi8sfFzBXQVlVjtrk4bN4hafYDQWEylutO0qrRA17lvEleFVgbc2NrC2MBjt211am_ZBN67jNxJrHgVGJ1rPmgLAy8C591s8S1Y9U03PFpP15_Hutht7_O93PUW-k/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1-wpai49Th0UFJHzi8sfFzBXQVlVjtrk4bN4hafYDQWEylutO0qrRA17lvEleFVgbc2NrC2MBjt211am_ZBN67jNxJrHgVGJ1rPmgLAy8C591s8S1Y9U03PFpP15_Hutht7_O93PUW-k/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518438029463221810" border="0" /></a><br />So, a year and a half ago, when Hadley was 6 months home she came home with me to my cats dismay. (Though honestly, I think they do fairly well together.) She was sweet from the get go. Maybe that is to compensate for all the things she gets into!<br /><br />One of her favorite things is cat food. However, it isn't good for her or the cats. They need to eat too and she would woof it all down. I've finally resorted to putting it on top of three storage bins. It was just on two, but she managed to climb them. This was taken today. Yes, she still tries and I'm waiting to see her make it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fICN3LGXDRtt8z0RN81vwoF3ktQbhS-cbNHk2-qC6q0P4u2R2R-6UAM8yvdndcrQ0xVktFYQOvRM2SKZze40ZF1kLWL-BHp6NHx26B54msiyhqdb4zzBxwSkTPJeeivNZEOcLE9hk-j_/s1600/Hadley+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fICN3LGXDRtt8z0RN81vwoF3ktQbhS-cbNHk2-qC6q0P4u2R2R-6UAM8yvdndcrQ0xVktFYQOvRM2SKZze40ZF1kLWL-BHp6NHx26B54msiyhqdb4zzBxwSkTPJeeivNZEOcLE9hk-j_/s320/Hadley+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518435953252774002" border="0" /></a><br />Hadley Rose is a very friendly dog with people and other dogs. If we go on a walk and pass people on the porch, she whines to go and visit because everyone <span style="font-style: italic;">needs</span> to rub her belly.<br /><br />She is a bit of an alpha dog with other dogs -- even ones bigger than her. She doesn't put up with much, but she is also usually up for a game of chase and will run and run and run when we are at the dog park.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X1ckiYRstCF-Gs_gtJ7DywUMp8edtmuvTFbmgkBMIidJiCF8hYmKD9CpDsw-PS4YHbKfYAQKFQhftLWlgPStN6AHt6IpNTXAWkRKzG6mDAFApuOo6RVjA7i4GaF_O8vYxIovKtkWCKgx/s1600/Hadley+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X1ckiYRstCF-Gs_gtJ7DywUMp8edtmuvTFbmgkBMIidJiCF8hYmKD9CpDsw-PS4YHbKfYAQKFQhftLWlgPStN6AHt6IpNTXAWkRKzG6mDAFApuOo6RVjA7i4GaF_O8vYxIovKtkWCKgx/s320/Hadley+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518435510175258866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />She runs so fast that her ears fly and I have expect her to fly too!<br /><br />A year and a half into this adventure of dog owning, in spite of the items that have been chewed on or torn or gotten into etc, I am thrilled with the companionship and love.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X6OIHzmSOxWWgcMde4An2McL1n8XQ734o1oPzB3znzEnZNIqbfyuvQXoAax9c2y7oyAN_efW5Tzu5m0iBqRoH3M-eEyOO50q-YImZkGkF6OL1rGxzsWDsaXh0pu0rmkEWW3JC69bELFf/s1600/Pets+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X6OIHzmSOxWWgcMde4An2McL1n8XQ734o1oPzB3znzEnZNIqbfyuvQXoAax9c2y7oyAN_efW5Tzu5m0iBqRoH3M-eEyOO50q-YImZkGkF6OL1rGxzsWDsaXh0pu0rmkEWW3JC69bELFf/s320/Pets+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518433547744408434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy 2nd birthday Hadley Rose!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85692/abrooke2002/fa38abd39cdc2fa85f13a7db24dc8850.png" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X6OIHzmSOxWWgcMde4An2McL1n8XQ734o1oPzB3znzEnZNIqbfyuvQXoAax9c2y7oyAN_efW5Tzu5m0iBqRoH3M-eEyOO50q-YImZkGkF6OL1rGxzsWDsaXh0pu0rmkEWW3JC69bELFf/s1600/Pets+004.JPG"></a><center><a href="http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/?action=view&current=pinkshell.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh225/abrooke2002/pinkshell.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amy L Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411525703683054659noreply@blogger.com2