Scenes From Thanksgiving Day 2009

“Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.” Psalm 105:1

Next year we are going to need more than one bird.

Before the lunch crowd arrived.  The weather was in the upper 70’s just perfect

Three of my siblings, Nancy, Enrique and Rosa.  It was a beautiful day at my sister Nancy’s home.

My brother Joe

Carlos asked what kind of Mexican food we were having for Thanksgiving – no Mexican food, we are saving that for Christmas when we get together and make our Tamales.

This is who came this year plus three more who came in later.

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Have A Blessed Thanksgiving

Celebrating this special day with loved ones and thanking the Lord for His many blessings and missing those who are not able to be with us this year.

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Scenes From The California Southern Baptist Convention 2009 Annual Meeting

Before one of the sessions of our annual meeting

One of the outstanding young men choral from our very own California Baptist University

Volunteers, Chuck and Jo Erikson, for Disaster Releaf and Literacy Missions

Ivan and Yelena (Helen) Mileyev, missionaries to the Slavic speaking people.

Carmen, Barbara, Vicky, Helen and Gloria

Vera, Pulido and Solorio – Los Tres Amigos

Howard Burkhart, Language Church Starting Strategist

Daryl and Brenda Lackey, Director of Missions for Inland Empire Baptist Association.

Beverly Regensburg and Alma Long – Women’s Ministries/Woman’s Missionary Union

One of our previous CSBC president, Tom Stringfellow, worked together with our state staff to make “Feeding Those Who Feed Us” the success that it is today.  This is what defines us as California Southern Baptist “cooperation”

Ministers Wives Luncheon.  Another fun thing that defines us is food and good times 😉

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Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary – Mill Valley, CA

Between my trip to Santa Barbara and my trip to visit my sister and parents, we took a one day trip to Mill Valley!!!  Flexibility is the name of the game.  I thank God for the priviledge to travel such a beautiful state and work with such godly people.  Here are a few photos I took along the way.

I never get tired of taking pictures of this beautiful view.  Did you know that the United Nations was looking to build their headquarters in this site before they settle for New York City?

This place make you feel like you are very far away from the city.

One of this days I’m going to have to stop and see if this statue is really Don Quixote or a dragon slayer.

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An Embarrassing Moment

The Last Train

We were living in Atlanta when Fermin and I went to visit a friend of ours.  Her husband had been in a coma for a while.  After that visit Fermin left to go on one of his out-of-state trips.  While he was out, “Mrs. Smith”, the lady we had gone to visit, called and ask to speak with my husband.  I told her that he was out-of-town and would not be back for a few days.  Mrs. Smith then went to tell me that Mr. Smith “had taken the last train”.  I immediately thought of Mr. Smith laying still with no movement whatsoever in his body, and thought “what a remarkable recovery” so I asked her “Where did he go?” I knew they were from New York and I thought he might have gone to visit family, and then I said “and you let him go by himself?” She composed herself and said “No, no Mr. Smith died” to which I said “I’m so sorry.”

I had heard “He bought the farm” or “He kicked the bucket” but never “He took the last train”.  I was so embarrassed – “and you let him go by himself?” what was I thinking!!!

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