Kyler's Preschool Pictures 2008!

Moonshadow Studios took the school pictures at CDC this year. At first I was a little disappointed that she didn't get any "sweet" pictures of Kyler like the other kids had, but then I realized that she really captured his personality. He really is so very cute...if I say so myself! I can't wait to get the prints.

Random Fall 2008 Pictures...

I have been taking my camera with me everywhere and snapping pictures whenever the mood strikes. Here are a few I've chosen to share.

One day when we came home from school there was a TON of leaves that had fallen and we played in them for quite awhile and I got a lot of great pictures. I also took a picture looking down our street and the trees look really pretty.

We're really excited about the new "KOBE" Japanese restaurant opening soon. Kobe and I have been waiting for almost a year for it to be built and opened and it will be soon.

The picture of Kobe and I is from his Brown Bag lunch in his classroom. We bring lunch and they share the books that they have written. His teacher does this every few weeks.

The cute picture of Kyler is one I took of him as we were walking out the door to go to school. I love him in that hat!

Having a conversation with God...

First, I have to say that I'm so enjoying my devotional called, The Message// Remix: Solo (The Uncommon Devotional) by Eugene Peterson. I've been doing daily devotions for years but this one encourages me to dig a little deeper inside myself than many of the others have. The devotional incorporates lectio divina, or "divine reading" into your daily time with God. This means that you pray, read a passage and then imagine yourself in the passage or scripture. It's really easy to identify with scripture when you do this. You then reflect on what you've read by doing different activities like journaling or reciting passages aloud.

Today's' reading was about having a conversation with God. What if He were sitting in the room with you and you were able to talk to him face-to-face? What would you say? I found that I had a LOT to say to Him. When I thought of Him sitting in a room with me, it was easy for me to imagine Him being a gentle, grandfatherly type person who had unconditional love for me and wisdom that I could learn from.

What would He look like to you? Is He that real to you?