Can’t Take A Vacation From “It”

While I was standing in line at the Target in Kapolei, HI, on vacation, I was reading the magazine covers and it hit me.  You can’t take a vacation from all this.  The magazines front pages had all the usual  ”So and so lost 14 lbs in two weeks, You too can have the skin [...]

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I Should Be Doing Something Productive

I haven’t been feeling well, not too sick, but maybe this is why I haven’t gotten better, I just don’t stop and get completely healed.   I couldn’t read or think straight, so I sat down (or laid down) and watch a lot of my new programs on my DVR.  I made a pretty good [...]

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The Best Birthday Ever

My two granddaughters started my day singing happy birthday, at 6:45 am. and when Losiah heard them singing, he woke up and sang to me also
After school I was told to go to my room so they can do what their family does on birthdays.  They stringed a long  ribbon all over the [...]

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Autumnal Equinox – The First Day Of Fall!

Here comes Autumnal Equinox, September 22, when days get eaten by nights.  Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be shorter than today.
Fall arrives tonight in spite of what our thermometers say, while this is no Georgia or New England there are a lot of California places where the leaves will turn gold, orange, red and some will turn [...]

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I Feel A Birthday Coming Up

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I was in Hawaii for two weeks –  long enough to get used to the time change, but now I’m in Atlanta, GA.  I’ll be here for one week, taking care of the grand children while Carlos and Heather are away.  I haven’t had any problems getting up, but oh boy, by 9:00 am I’m [...]

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That Every Man, Woman, Boy And Girl . . .

Jesus said, “Come follow me.”  Matthew 4:19
One ability my husband had from the beginning of his ministry as Executive Director of the California Southern Baptist Convention was to stay on target.  From the beginning his aim was to help Christians and specifically Southern Baptist Christians to share the gospel throughout California, the United States and [...]

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Our Labor Day Week-End

Our Quick Labor Day Week-End Trip – Fermin and I left on Saturday to go to Burbank.  Never stayed in Burbank before, somehow I expected to see Jay Leno or someone famous to just walk by
Richard and Lidia Cano (Language Mission Church Planter Strategist for the area) came by and picked us up. [...]

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Da Pidgin Ten Commandments Hawaiian Style

I found this at Jameston by the Sea Restaurant on the North Shore of Oahu
1. God is numbah one.
2. No make da kine statues.
3. Watch yo’ mout. No swea with God’s name.
4. On Sunday, no can do notting.
5. Leesen to yo’ muddah and yo’ fuddah.
6. No murder nobody.
7. No go moemoe with yo’ bradah’s wahine.
8. No [...]

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Mahalo For Showing So Much Interest

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth… God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” (Genesis 1:1, 31)
It was bittersweet leaving Hawaii.  I don’t remember the last time I felt like I really had a vacation.  Staying two weeks really helped, but I was also so ready to [...]

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Happy Birthday To My Son Carlos Whittaker

I always tell people how proud I am of you, today I’m telling you…

 
Monday, Labor Day… I was at a church picnic when I started feeling uncomfortable, I walked around the park.  You should have been born already.  They had given me August 4 as your birthday, and now it was September 3rd and you [...]

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