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Taylor's Graduation: http://picasaweb.google.com/kevdeb79/TaylorGraduation8thGrade?authkey=Gv1sRgCJvUmby1k-K6bg#slideshow/5345031386320439010
Brooke's Graduation: http://picasaweb.google.com/kevdeb79/BrookeSHighSchoolGraduation#slideshow/5345027145179010962
NEWS Articles from local Paper:
Joe's ball game and Joe's school program....
Great video of Monk the Dog....(a must watch!!!)....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKohJ1k4oKA
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that
everything in this life has a purpose.
A Kept Woman..........................
I Am a 'Kept ' Woman?
You see, there were a few times when I thought I would lose my mind,
But GOD kept me sane. (Isa. 26:3)
There were times when I thought I could go no longer,
But the LORD kept me moving. (Gen 28:15)
At times, I've wanted to lash out at those whom I felt had done me wrong,
But the LORD kept my mouth shut.. (Psa. 13)
Sometimes, I think the money just isn't enough,
But GOD has helped me to keep the lights on, the water on, the car paid, the house paid, etc.., (Matt. 6:25 -34)
When I thought I would fall, HE kept me up.
When I thought I was weak, HE kept me strong! (I Pet. 5:7, Matt. 11:28-30)
I could go on and on and on, but I'm sure you hear me!
I'm blessed to be 'kept '
Do you know a 'kept ' woman?
If so pass it on to her to let her know she is 'Kept '
I'm "Kept" by the Love and Grace of God
Thanks Trudy!!!
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SEEN ON THE INTERNET
Check it out: (click on the links in blue)
http://www.howmanyofme.com/ a fun site to see How many people have your name!!!
There are only 17 of me, aren't you all glad!!! (thanks for the site, Teresa!)
dog having great fun in the snow..............
http://www.dogwork.com/dogsnow/
(If you have seen some thing "awesome" or "inspiring" or "just plain fun" ON THE INTERNET, let me know, send me the link and I will add it to the site.....share it!!! send it to kevdeb@mchsi.com )
Recommended Movies:
The Final Season..... (great Baseball Movie)
Facing the Giants....(Joe's Favorite!!!)
The Gift
Mickey
Water Horse
Fireproof
Mama Mia
XPRESS YOURSELF~~~~~~~~ 
Just email me your original poems, artwork, stories, artistic photography, jokes etc. and we will include it in this section of the web-page!
Let Family and Friends enjoy your talent!!!! 
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Poem~
Tell Me About It
Son, even before you were born
I talked endlessly to you
Whispered my dreams for you
My hopes for your life...
Told you all about it
When you were learning new things
Each and everyday
I guided you, taught you
Delighted in each new adventure with you....
Talked with you about it
When it was time
I walked you down to the school bus
And watched you climb up the steps
Calling to you with encouragement, “It will be fine,
When you get home,
You can…..
Tell me all about it”
Your first “crush”
Your first “broken heart”
You shared your excitement, your pain.
You...
Told me all about it.
Through the trials of your teens
I tried to understand your anger,
Your pain, your struggles
You no longer would...
Tell me all about it
Soon, You were going to be a Dad…
You shared your trepidation,
I watched you light up with pride
As your son grew to…
Tell you all about it
Although our time was cut short
And my questions have no answers
I hear the love in your words on my heart each day…
“Mom, when you get home…
I will tell you all about it."
Debi Trudeau 4 – 4 - 07
Poem~
Open Your Heart
In the beginning we were mute, deaf and blind,
we knew nothing of what could be.
So impatiently we waited,
for what we were certain was the right to speak, hear and see.
Then one day words came forth,
but what use are they when they go unheard?
When our ears opened to sounds of spoken word,
not a moment’s passing thought was given to how those words could hurt.
When finally the light came into our eyes,
we still could not see that our souls were lost.
We now walk around confident and smug,
believing that beauty and truth can be bought at any cost.
If only we knew to open our hearts as well,
we would find out that it is with our hearts we should truly feel.
For that is how we first find our way to Him,
that through Him we get (at no cost) the best deal.
He paid our price,
He paid with blood.
If we were smart enough to put our faith and trust in Him,
unconditional love and forgiveness would sweep us away like a flood.
He is our ticket if we only knew,
He is our one-way to paradise.
When our hearts belong to Him we are better people,
words no longer cut and slice.
When our hearts belong to Him the world is magical,
our ears open to His music that we could never before hear.
When our hearts belong to Him we see clearly,
our souls are no longer lost because in His heart He holds us dear.
Mandy Rowell
2/2007
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GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.
2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge..mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fibre, not the toy.
GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD
1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.
(from Aunt Betty Trudeau, thanks!)
Grandma, some ninety plus
years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn't
move, just sat with her head down staring at her
hands.
When I sat down beside her
she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I
sat I wondered if she was OK.
Finally, not really wanting
to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the
same time, I asked her if she was OK. She raised her
head and looked at me and smiled. 'Yes, I'm fine,
thank you for asking,' she said in a clear voice
strong..
'I didn't mean to disturb
you, grandma, but you were just sitting here staring
at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were
OK,' I explained to her.
'Have you ever looked at
your hands,' she asked. 'I mean really looked at
your hands?'
I slowly opened my hands and
stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up
and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really
looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the
point she was making.
Grandma smiled and related
this story:
'Stop and think for a moment
about the hands you have, how they have served you
well throughout your years. These hands, though
wrinkled shriveled and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and
embrace life.
'They braced and caught my
fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor.
They put food in my mouth
and clothes on my back. As a child, my mother taught
me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and
pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped
my tears when he went off to war.
'They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were uneasy
and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son.
Decorated with my wedding band they showed the world
that I was married and loved someone special
They wrote my letters to him
and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and
spouse.
'They have held my children
and grandchildren, consoled neighbors, and shook in
fists of anger when I didn't understand.
They have covered my face,
combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of
my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and
broken, dried and raw. And to this day when not much
of anything else of me works real well these hands
hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to fold
in prayer.
'These hands are the mark of
where I've been and the ruggedness of life.
But more importantly it will
be these hands that God will reach out and take when
he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me
to His side and there I will use these hands to
touch the face of God.'
I will never look at my
hands the same again. But I remember God reached out
and took my grandma's hands and led her home. When
my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my children and husband I think of grandma. I
know she has been stroked and caressed and held by
the hands of God.
unknown author (contributed by Aunt Vickie Redman) Thanks!
A row of bottles on my shelf
Caused me to analyze myself.
One yellow pill I have to pop
Goes to my heart so it won't stop.
A little white one that I take
Goes to my hands so they won't shake.
The blue ones that I use a lot
Tell me I'm happy when I'm not.
The purple pill goes to my brain
And tells me that I have no pain.
The capsules tell me not to wheeze
Or cough or choke or even sneeze.
The red ones, smallest of them all
Go to my blood so I won't fall.
The orange ones, very big and bright
Prevent my leg cramps in the night.
Such an array of brilliant pills
Helping to cure all kinds of ills.
But what I'd really like to know...........
Is what tells each one where to go!
(thanks Leetha)
~The Law of the Garbage Truck~
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now
call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck.
"He explained that many people are like garbage
trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of
frustration, full of anger, and full of
disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need
a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on
you.
Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish
them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and
spread it to other people at work, at home, or on
the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let
garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short
to wake up in the morning with regrets, so.....
"Love the people who treat you right.. Pray for the
ones who don't." Life is ten percent what you make
it and ninety percent how you take it!
(thanks Crystal!!)
Best Wishes !
Old age ain't no place for sissies. ..Bette Davis
Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty . but everything else
starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
-- Phyllis Diller
June--
Xaiver -- June 7
Ashton Bowling -- June 7
Cory Trudeau -- June 9
Big Bill Long -- June 9
Jeanine Clifton -- June 10
Aunt Dorothy Doran -- June 22
Teresa (Nelson) Bleich -- June 28
Patrick Osborn -- June 30
Mike Trudeau -- June 30
Remember~ Old folks are worth a fortune
With silver in their hair
Gold in their teeth
Stones in their kidneys
Lead in their feet
And gas in their stomaches
Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!!
"Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. Love never gives up. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
Harold & Sharon Wiedeman -- June 16
Kevin & Debi Trudeau -- June 23 (30 Years)!!!!!!!!
RULES FOR A PERFECT DAY
by Tom Hopkins
Just for today...
~I will try to live and delight in the reality of being alive. My past is forever gone, my future an uncertainty, so I will be happy and thankful for each moment.
~I will not allow negative input into my mind...happiness is a choice and I choose to be happy.
~I will be thankful to God for my health, my loved ones, my business, and my country. I will also be thankful for any pain in crisis that helps me grow because God has said, be thankful in all things.
~I will take care of my body, realizing the importance of the words moderation and balance, knowing that as I bring my flesh under control, how much easier it will be to control my will and my actions.
~I will treat everyone I meet today the way I would like to be treated. I will strive to have them like themselves better when they’re with me.
~I will avoid gossip, jealousy, and negative thinking. Most people don’t think about what they think about. Today, I will make a conscious effort to hold loving and beautiful thoughts in my mind.
June QUOTE~~
Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple.
Grandmas
are short on criticism and long on love. ~Author
Unknown
Life Just Isn't
Life isn't about keeping score.
It's not about how many people call you
and it's not about who you've dated,
are dating or haven't dated at all.
It isn't about who you've kissed,
what sport you play, or which guy or girl likes you.
It's not about your shoes or your hair
or the color of your skin or where you live or go to school.
In fact, it's not about grades, money, clothes,
or colleges that accept you or not.
Life isn't about if you have lots of friends,
or if you are alone, and it's not about
how accepted or unaccepted you are.
Life just isn't about that.
But life is about who you love and who you hurt.
It's about how you feel about yourself.
It's about trust, happiness and compassion.
It's about sticking up for your friends
and replacing inner hate with love.
Life is about avoiding jealousy, overcoming ignorance
and building confidence.
It's about what you say and what you mean.
It's about seeing people for who they are
and not what they have.
Most of all, it is about choosing to use your life
to touch someone else's in a way that could never
have been achieved otherwise.
These are your choices and it's what life is all about.
_thanks Darlene!!!!___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
June scripture:
Psalm 36:7
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!
therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
IN LOVING MEMORY:
Always in our hearts ~~ Dustin Lee 
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
-Matthew 5:4
There once was a woman who woke up one morning,
looked in the mirror,
and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.
Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today."
So she did
and
she
had
a
wonderful
day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror
and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.
"H-M-M," she said,
"I think I'll part my hair down the middle today."
So she did
and
she
had
a
grand
day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.
"Well," she said,
"today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail."
So she did
and
she
had
a
fun,
fun
day.
The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.
"YEA!" she exclaimed,
"I don't have to fix my hair today!"
Attitude is everything.
Be kinder than necessary,
Live simply,
Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly.......
for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning to dance in the rain, the snow, the dust storms and the hurricanes.
Blast from the Past Click on this link to find out if you know the people in the Mystery Photo!!!! It will be changed every so often, so try your luck today!!! NEW for June!!!
Prayer List
~~~~GET WELLS~~~~~HEALTH CONCERNS~~~~SUPPORT THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES~~~~
Prayer has the power to change mountains into highways. -Wesley L. Duewel
Heaven is full of answers to prayer for which no one bothered to ask.
-Billy Graham
Prayer List
Chase Rowell ~~ healing from surgery
Cody Gregory~~ tumors on and around brain stem, coming home today 11/17/08
Son ~ Cory Trudeau ~~ having repeated terrible migraines, and nothing seems to be working as far as medications UPDATE: he is trying some new meds that seem to be helping!!!
Maggie Humphrey ~ ~ Health issues
Cousin David Romine ~~ Still having chest pains....no real diagnosis.......pray for wisdom and answers for the family
Tad Livengood ~~ (9/26) (via email from Lorena Saxton) Please pray for Floyd Saxton's grandson, Tad Livengood, Caryl's son.
He has been in surgery since 11:30 this morning.
He is diabetic, has had a previous heart attack, is 40 yrs old and has gangrene in a foot. They have done a graft to get blood to his foot
and were planning on removing two toes. He has been in surgery about 10 hours. Caryl called about 9:30 and said the graft
was working and they were getting ready to close and take him to ICU. He is in the hospital in Temple, Tx. Thank you for your prayers.
Mary Cluver Fletcher ~~ at St. Mary's ICU, also battling Cancer UPDATE: Mary is out of the hospital and staying w/family
My Friend Barbie's Father ~~ problems in the area of the Pancreas UPDATE: Doing well, pray for continued strength
Tom Guinnee ( a former Teacher of mine & friend) ~ having surgery to remove tumor & kidney July 3
UPDATE: (7/29/08) He has an infection and is running a temp...please continue to pray for God's healing
Mom ~~ Marlene Redman ~~ upper respiratory problems & heart problems
Uncle Bud (Romine) ~~ arthritis problems
Sister ~~ Juli Kirchgessner diagnoised with MS, please pray for healing and proper medication and treatment
Uncle Leo (Trudeau) ~~ Rheumatoid arthritis and eye problems
Aunt Betty(Trudeau) ~~ Knee problems and eye problems
Church Family ~~ Rilla Parker ~ battling Myasthenia Gravis...Please pray for the family in there many struggles and decissions.
Big Bill(Long) ~ please pray for him and his "kids" that he works with ~~ so that God can work through him to reach them....please pray that he "fills his van" to transport kids to church on Sundays!!!! It holds 15, a full load is a true blessing.... Praise God!!!
ALSO: Please pray for the children's safe passage to and from the schools and home
on all the bus routes in good and inclement weather!!
***Please continue to keep the the flood victims in your prayers as the struggle continues in many ways.
Please Pray for Our men & women defending our Great Country!
~~THE GARDENS~~
Those who dwell among the beauties and
mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.
-Rachel Carson
My mind is a garden. My thoughts are the seeds. My harvest will be either flower or weeds.
-Mel Weldon
2007 & 2008 Gardens.....
Check them out!!!!!!!!!!
Please feel free to "take a walk thru our Flower Gardens"......just click on this link Gardens
Pull a few weeds while you are there!!!!! New plants are "blooming" every few days, so keep watching! Also, if you wish, check out http://www.ornamentals-edibles.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=754 and go to the Garden Walks... our own Iroquois County Historical Society Garden Walk is one of the tours. 
If you would like to add info to this web page or to contact us, we would LOVE to hear from you:
kevdeb@mchsi.com Share your ideas!!!!!! And let us know who you think the "BLAST FROM THE PAST IS!!!"
No one was forgotten intentionally, more likely, I don't have a photo of you or yours so please send me a photo to include....(via email is fine).....Thanks so much!!!
Flower or photograph of the Month: June...Wren making nest in bird house
~~NEW ARRIVALS & growing "sprouts"~~
Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them. -Lady Bird Johnson
If your baby is 'beautiful and perfect,
Never cries or fusses,
Sleeps on schedule and burps on demand,
An angel all the time,' you're the grandma.
~Teresa Bloomingdale
Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.
~Author Unknown
One of the most powerful handclasps is that
of a new grandbaby around the finger of a
grandfather.
~Joy Hargrove
Taylor & Joe...Our Sport Guys!!!!!!!!
Mason.... loves video games!!!
Ashton ~ our story-teller...
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Kyah....is her "Grandma Sheila's shadow"!!!! and loves to take care of her "babydolls"!
Lathan....what a "cuddle-bug!
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Savanna.... such a cutie!...
Keely.... is growing like a little princess should....such a sweetie!
Chase Alexander......... pure sweetness!
CHILDS PRAYER~~ Dear God, I thank You for the gift of this child to raise, this life to share, this mind to help mold, this body to nurture, and this spirit to enrich. Let me never betray this child’s trust, dampen this child’s hope, or discourage this child’s dreams. Help me, dear God, to help this precious child become all you mean him (her) to be. Let your grace and love fall on him(her) like gentle breezes and give him(her) inner strength and peace and patience for the journey ahead. - Marian Wright Edelman
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Happy Summer!!!!,
Kevin & Debi
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