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Friday, 29 May 2009
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Just a real quicky for those of you that don't have facebook. A week ago today my poor little car got the front right corner smashed in by a young guy pulling out in front of me. I was fine except for a bruise and a scrape. PTL! Now I'm waiting on news about whether it's fixable or not.
I'm learning how much of a blessing having a car is! I need to be organized and think ahead for what I need the next day so I can get run to the store while Dennis is home with the truck.
We're heading home to PC this evening for my cousin Kara's grad then on Sunday night is my cousin Evan's grad.
Sooo I need to clean my house and do some other things.
Till later...
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Monday, 11 May 2009
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I had full intentions of crawling back under the covers after my hubby left for work but then I checked e-mail and saw my xanga sub. digest. Reading everyone else's news just put me in the mood to update. It's been way overdue! I have a Facebook but I don't spend much time on there either. I like reading the short little updates but I always wish I could write more than one line. One line is better than nothing though! Having food fights etc. with a few people is fun but when you have a slow computer connection and can't reply requests just pile up and you have to take the time to delete them all. I like the simple straightforwardness of Xanga. I have a cool Grandma... she signed up for Facebook and sometimes I help her with it when I'm over there.
Well, I'm getting used to this new life of being a wife. I'm lovin it! Although it does tug on the heart to not be able to spend Mother's Day at home because of baptism at church. I am so blessed to be close enough to be able to zip down for an evening for a graduation like we did on Fri. I'll try to keep this short... Here's a list of what's been happening in the TROYER household. Sorry, no pics. Our internet is sorta slow...- The honeymoon in Hawaii was awesome!!! Once we got there... We had our flight canceled leaving Canton/Akron and couldn't get another one until the next morning.
- I loved all the beauty of the blooming flowers this spring! Last year this time I was in India so I didn't get to enjoy spring. The people who lived here before Dennis planted lots of perennials so I'm having fun watching everything bloom. I love gardening!
- We went crappie fishing with Dennis's little boat on Tappan Lake on Sat. It was extremely windy so we had to find protected spots. The fish didn't seem to like those spots the best so we only had 4 keepers to bring home.
- The Maranatha Chorus sang at church (Sharon) last night. They did an awesome job! Loved their rendition of the song with the chorus that goes... "My Savior loves, my Savior lives, my Savior's always there for me, My God He was, My God He is, My God He's always gonna be..."
- This last weekend starting Thursday were the Sugarcreek communtiy Garage Sales. It was amazing to see all the people who turned out for them! Our neighbors had sales and I would've enjoyed staying home and watching the show if I hadn't wanted to try to find some bargains myself! I am finding that Garage Sailing can be addicting. Hopefully I'm making wise descisions on stuff I bring home! My favorite purchases... A $1 framed picture that fits perfectly in my kitchen and a $1 dollar Granite Kettle that leaks so I'm planning to use it as a planter.
- I love the discount grocery stores around here too! Sat. night we had a delicious Indian Meal from a canned sauce I got at one. (Tasted much better than what I tried to make from scratch the other week!) I just added potatoes, broccoli, and bell pepper then served it with rice. Yum! Still doesn't compare with the real authentic South Indian food eaten over there but it does satisfy a craving!
- Time to eat breakfast and get my day started... I have lots of laundry and ironing to do and I'd love to plant flowers if it's nice. Maybe I'll get a walk in too... Plus, all the little things that pop up during the day that you hadn't planned on. I'm still looking for a job that has decent hours (Hours that coincide with the hours that Dennis works). Seems like all the nursing homes just have 2nd shift available. I keep praying and trusting that God will lead me to the right place for me.
- The honeymoon in Hawaii was awesome!!! Once we got there... We had our flight canceled leaving Canton/Akron and couldn't get another one until the next morning.
Monday, 12 January 2009
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AS I LOOK AHEAD AT 2009...
I'M CELEBRATING. "because i am just one, everyday young woman...and though the world is so wide, it does not matter. God is bigger, and He dwells in me, in you. dreams will live. you'll see. i'm shouting, "FOLLOWING JESUS PAYS."
"i stand before Christ and the world. my heart shouts an affirmation: "Jesus, i am a humble, lowly servant woman. take me...all of me. add anything. take away anything. at any cost. with any price. make me Yours. completely...wholly. may i not be remembered for how i wear my hair or the shape of my face or the people i know or the crowds i've addressed. may i be known for loving You...for carrying a dream...for building bridges to the hurt and broken and lost in the world. make me what You would be if You lived in Person where i do. may everything accomplished through my simple life bring honor and glory to You. take my human flaws and failures, and use them to remind these who know me, that only You are God, and will always just be me. amen. amen."
Everywhere you look there are hearts and souls. People with hands and feet. Beings that feel. Wonder. Cry. Hurt. Everywhere I turn there are faces. Eyes that look up at me. For a brief moment we see eachother. WHAT DOES MY LIFE SAY TO THEM?
I am an ordinary woman. I am simple, human, and flawed. I grapple with longings and dream dreams. I wonder and I worship my Father. I live a simple, uncomplicated life. I am lost in a world of many, many people. I am poor. Making a difference?
YES.
I believe in the kind of God who takes ordinary people, with ordinary personalities, ordinary talents and ordinary lives and uses them. I believe in the kind of God who shapes earthen vessels into a vessel He can use. I believe in the kind of God who knows every sin, imperfection, hurt and doubt and still pursues people. I believe in the kind of God who makes all things and everything possible. Because of this God, I can love and embrace the word and meaning of impossible. Because of this God, I can believe and have hope that my ordinary life can make a difference.
Not because of who I am...but who lives within my heart.
PLEASE...you...celebrate too?
"you can. it was God's idea you should. the world is silent and morose and depleted and waiting to hear your laughter and your shouts and your echoes of praise and thanksgiving. eyes are glazed. hearts are tired, beating slowly. thousands dress up and cover up and work over all their empty places and unheard cries............................................the world is waiting to hear your song. to see the wonder in your eyes. to touch the music and feel it, too."
From I'm Celebrating by Anne Kiemel
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
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I'm glad I haven't had experience with fruitcake this bad! My Grandma's is yummy! Anyway it's a cute song. We have it on CD by the Von Trap Children.
(Hi kids! This is your Great Aunt Frances calling to let you know that my special gift is on its way! I know Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without it! I’ll talk to you soon…I love you…Bye!)
Every year, about this time, your gift comes in the mail
And I know it’s sent with good intent, I know that you mean well
And as much as I adore you, please know that I’m sincere when I say
Please don’t send me fruitcake this year
(Oh nasty! Gross! Blecch!)I’ve tried it with my coffee. I’ve tried it with me tea
I’ve covered it with butter. I’ve smothered it with melted cheese
I’ve tried it dipped in chocolate. We washed it down with Coke
We’ve eaten so much fruitcake that we’re about to chokeSo…Please don’t send me fruitcake
Please don’t take the time to bake a fruitcake
It’s your fruitcake that I fear
(You got a Coke? You drank my last one! Oh yeah!)
Please don’t send me fruitcake…
It just sits there on the plate
So please don’t send me fruitcake this yearI fed it to the kitty, she scratched me ‘cross the cheek (Meow!)
And like, I sent it to the neighbors, And now they refuse to speak to me
I fed some to the goldfish, they floated to the top
I gave my boss a fruitcake, he gave away my job!So…Please don’t send me fruitcake
Please don’t take the time to bake a fruitcake
It’s your fruitcake that I fear
Take it boys!
Please don’t send me fruitcake
Those chewy, red and greenish candied thingies I hate
S o please don’t send me fruitcake this year(Fire up that harp! Okay. Smokin'! Thanks!)
Send me your love, send me your kisses
Send me your warmest Christmas wish
Just please don’t send me fruitcake this year!
(Send me socks! Uh, underwear! Umm, more socks!)Please don’t send me fruitcake
Please don’t take the time to bake a fruitcake
It’s your fruitcake that I fear
Please don’t send me fruitcake
(That moldy, rancid paperweight)
So, please don’t send me fruitcake
Send me anything but fruitcake!
Please don’t send me fruitcake this year(Merry Christmas everybody! Hey I’m thirsty, you want a Coke? Sure you got a quarter? Yeah, I got – no, I got two nickels… hey, y’know, you play that harp pretty well…)
Copyright © 1993 Che-Rollin' Music (ASCAP)
Mom n Dad and Dennis n I went to hear the Messiah a week and a half ago. Then on Saturday night Dennis n I joined some of my friends from here to see the Gospel according to Scrooge. It helps get you in the Christmasy spirit to take in some productions that are made for the season. This past Sunday afternoon we went caroling and passed out food boxes in Columbus. I always enjoy seeing the joy on people's faces and hearing their responses.
Right now we are living in the basement while we redo the kitchen, den, and living room. Dad and Bruce moved the stove and refrigerator down and it's quite cozy. It has taken a lot of work to go through things and pack away things and decide if we'll need this or that before we move back into the kitchen the middle or end of January. Sometimes we'll be making a meal and Mom will say, "Hey, Cindi, do you know where this dish is?" So I go search through the boxes in the bonus room above the garage. We keep talking about how NICE it will be once everything is in place and we can get back to normal!
Then of course there is the fun of wedding plans. "Hey, I just thought of this idea! Mom, what do you thing of this?" I'm sure everyone will be sick of me talking about it by the time it comes!
Wishing you all a very wonderful Christmas season!
Saturday, 15 November 2008
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Something I learned today....
A person can bear more pain than they think they can when they put their mind to it.
I had one of my wisdom teeth pulled. The dentist was very kind and I did get half of my mouth numbed but it still was painful. He was surprised at my high pain tollerance. I decided to do it here in India because of the cheaper price. It cost 1500 rupees (about $30). I could have gone to one who would have charged 5000 rupees but I thought they'd probably do basically the same thing. So now I'm eating ice cream to my heart's content! Too bad it has to be right before I leave when I want to enjoy Indian food for the last few days. Tonight they had pizza for supper (Indian pizza) and it smelled soooo good! At one time I thought it was horrible tasting but now I've come to like it.
On Friday we had a special day with the children from the three Good Life Schools. November 14th is Nehru's birthday (he was the first president of India) and since he liked children a lot they decided to make Children's Day on his birthday. We all gathered at the Stone Quarry school and had a great time together.
I had a wonderful time in in Vijayawada with the Sharon team again! For pics you can go to AnthonyYoder'sWeb Album. It was neat to enjoy India with Dennis again. It's funny to think back to a year ago when we had just met. God must have a sense of humor when he decides to bring two people together!
Well, I'm going to sign off before I lose connection. This internet is kinda touchy.
Hope to see a bunch of you when I get home.
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- Name: Cindi
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I'm an Ohio farm girl (now living in Sugarcreek with my wonderful hubby Dennis) with big dreams for the future.... I believe God gave me these dreams for a reason and love the way He is unfolding them..... He truly does turn my mourning into dancing and is my Best Friend, Redeemer, Father, and Lover.
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