15 Years of Living Proof

LPM celebrated its 15th birthday on May 5, 2009. We praise You, Father, for all You have done!

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Part 4

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Part 5

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Ten-Ticket Giveaway for Albuquerque Living Proof Live!

Sorry I'm delayed on getting this invitation out there, Siestas! My life is a roller coaster right this minute. Among other things, my wonderful hair stylist didn't have enough time this morning to do both color and a cut and I had to decide between the two. What do you mean, which did I choose? Are you kidding? Color! Still, it was entirely too much to ask of a person. After all, I paid out with great highlights and hair nearly to my waist. Of course, I'm overblowing this whole thing in case you're thinking I need to get a life. And if you're not thinking that and, instead, feeling sorry for me, you may be my best friend. Anyway, I studied my commentaries the whole time I was there. I'm not just blonder than I pay to be. I'm a real student. I just want to be a real student with great hair. Now you've gone and made me feel defensive. Sniff.

Even this late in the week, I still want to pitch the opportunity out there for anybody who wants to go to the Albuquerque LPL this Friday night and Saturday till noon but can't spare the money for a ticket! If you're among the first ten women to call, I've got you a seat, Girlfriend. Please call Living Proof Ministries toll free at 1-888-700-1999 and ask for Susan or Kimberly and, thanks to the Siesta Scholarship Fund, we'll get you fixed right up. Call any time till 4:30 CST today or from 8:30-4:30 CST tomorrow (Friday). IF YOU WANT TO COME, WE WANT YOU THERE.

We love you, Siestas!

PS. I'll be the 52 year-old with the long hair.

4th of July

Finally! I'm not exaggerating when I say that this post has been five days in the making. We've been adding pictures to it slowly. Sorry it's taken so long! Our family had a blast at the beach in Galveston. It was just the girls from Wednesday through Friday and then the boys joined us for the rest of the weekend. It was everything we hoped it would be. We relaxed, swam, built sand castles, played with hermit crabs, walked along the beach, shopped, laughed, ate Dad's famous gumbo, watched fireworks from the top deck of the beach house, played games, and enjoyed each others' company very much. It was a very happy 4th of July!

Our quiet time spot.



Our view from the beach house.





Girls lunch at Willie G's.



My boys in the waves. We meant to take a lot more beach pictures but it never happened!



Annabeth's new jammies. They say "Berry Berry Sleepy."





Baby Girl was very taken with her Auntie.





Mom, Lis and I played a gamed called Whoonu while we were waiting for the boys to arrive. When Melissa excused herself to answer a phone call, Mom and I rigged it so that she would get these cards. We picked 4 things we thought she hated and she had to rate them in order of how much she liked them. We thought we were hilarious. Turns out the joke was on us because apparently my sister loves her some four square. Whoonu? But, having been the second born daughter, she does despise hand-me-downs.

Mom and Dad at the pool.

Jackson has been learning how to swim this summer.



We've finally found something that tires him out!

Apparently it tires Annabeth out, too.













Aunt Melissa got Jackson a treat from the ice cream truck and simultaneously became his best friend.



A visit to Galveston is not complete without a meal at Gaido's. Mom and Dad have been going there since before they got married. We took the opportunity to celebrate Dad's birthday, which is actually today! Happy birthday, Daddy!

Some fun in our backyard after we got home.







We all missed Colin so much! His presence was the only thing missing from a perfect weekend. But as you can see, he was having no shortage of fun on his getaway with some college buddies. You can probably tell by his fleece jacket that he was nowhere near Texas! 

Siesta Bible Study: Gathering II

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Hey Summer Bible Study Siestas!
It’s time for Gathering II! Remember, all comments to this post are meant to come AFTER your small group meeting as a way of sharing a highlight with us from your time together. Try to limit your feedback to one regular-size paragraph and be sure to remind us where you’re from and how many are in your group. Only one group member is requested to give a report but if something huge is happening in your life through the study and your leader didn’t share it, by all means, post an individual comment so your Siestas can give God the praise He’s due.

If at all possible, please watch the video for your instructions for this week’s gathering but, just in case you can’t get it to work or can’t spare the time, here are the activities in writing:

1. By now you’ve been well introduced to the concept of the study. We’re cleaning out our thought closets. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you individually need this particular subject matter and why?

2. Look on p.13 at the quote in the margin: “Who I am and what I struggle with are not the same thing.” In what way did that statement resonate with you? What struggle do you most tend to define yourself by?

3. Look on p.23, Day 4 of Week 1 at the interactive where Jennifer says, “In your own words, describe worry.” What was your answer?

4. Go to p.44 in Week 2 and focus on the part of the study where Jennifer talks about “faulty assumptions.” I thought this part was incredibly insightful. What is one of your faulty assumptions?

Have a great time with one another and may Christ’s Presence and power be evident in every gathering! You are loved and prioritized here at LPM.

*Previous posts:
Summer Bible Study Sign Up
Summer Bible Study Kick Off

Good Morning From The Beach House

Good morning, my favorite blog community on the planet!

The "Moore" girls are all together at a rented beach house having the best time! AJ, Melissa, Annabeth and I got here yesterday and all the boys will join us tomorrow. Til then, girls just wanna have fun. We've already laughed like crazy, made a ton of fun of each other (it's usually AJ and Lis making fun of me in particular but I got in a few good ones). We also got especially tickled at Annabeth who was in her jammies last night at about 10:30, sitting on our laps in the den where we were watching TV. She was smiling big enough to eat a baby elephant, squealing, kicking her legs and looking from one of us to the another - Mommy, Aunt Lissy, and Bibby - as if she were about to bust out with "Par-tay! Par-tay! Par-tay!" She's just killer cute. AJ brought her camera so we'll try to post some pictures while we're here. AJ and I brought our "Me, Myself and Lies" workbooks so we won't fall behind. A five day stint is way too long to take a vacation from the Word lest our men arrive to the 3 Brides of Frankenstein. I am not sure what Melissa brought for spiritual enrichment but I saw her Greek New Testament in there by her bed. Maybe we can spend some rich devotional time parsing verbs this morning.

Speaking of "Me, Myself and Lies," AJ got an email from Jennifer Rothschild's husband yesterday saying that she is going to be on the Dr. Phil show this very day. Can you believe your summer Bible study teacher is going to be on network television like that? I think I'm scheduled to be on Jerry Springer at some point with my family. I'll keep you posted on when. We're waiting for a couple of situations to come to a head.

OK, we're going for a walk and I need to get Annabeth's diaper changed and her swim suit on if I can bear the love. I also need to pull Melissa's hind end out of the bed. We did not come here to sleep. We came here to "Par-tay!" I'll check in with you really soon so that, just in case you didn't get to head to a beach with a temperate climate of 105 degrees for the Fourth, you can live vicariously through the Siestas Sledge.

We love you, Darling Things. I especially do but I only get to say that because neither AJ or Melissa know I'm posting this.

Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 13!

Hey, You Scripture Memorizing Siestas!

Can you believe it's already July 1st? FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Where has the summer gone? Well, actually, in Houston we're ready to say good riddance to it but I don't think it's going anywhere soon. As if we didn't already have the hottest summers in the Wild West, we are setting record temperatures here this year. There is no font big enough for me to type the word "Bummer" as large as I feel it. I do not like hot weather. Especially hot, HUMID weather. But I'm not one to complain. I just walk out the door in the morning and yell at the top of my lungs, "GOOD GRIEF!"

On to much more important things! It's time for Verse 13! We've made it over the hump to the second half of our commitment and I'm really pumped. Yesterday morning on the way to work, I said all the verses in my spiral out loud to God. To His great glory, I did indeed get my Psalm 112 segment memorized and it has been no small delight to me this month.

My selection this time around is coming from our SSBS, Me, Myself and Lies. Jennifer mentions it in Week Three. I'm a little ahead of you so, if you're staying on schedule, you probably haven't seen it yet. It's Proverbs 7:4 out of the NASB. Since I primarily use the NIV, I had never seen it worded like this before.

Say to wisdom "You are my sister" and call understanding your intimate friend.

That's what I'm saying! "You are my sister" to wisdom and "You are my intimate friend" to understanding. Now, that's what I call some mighty fine soul mates. Try hanging out with them, why don't we?

OK, let's hear yours! Name, city, verse, and reference with translation abbreviations. Hit it, Siestas!

I love you and I'm so proud of you.

Living Proof Live - Stockton, CA

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