Julie Lyles Carr

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”  Matthew 1:22&23 It’s this prophetic name of that Nazarene carpenter that demands we leave the safety of neutrality and step into a field…
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~O Tannenbaum~ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:59:00 +0000julielylescarr

I’m so excited. Seriously excited. So we’ve all established I’m a photo freak–love my big Canon, love my little Sony point and shoot, love taking pictures and sharing them. About a year ago, I happened across a site that I immediately connected with. Scrapblog. Oh the joy! Now don’t get me wrong–I still have a deep and abiding love for…
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It was a festive 81 degrees here on Tuesday. Yep. Eight-one.Degrees. Doesn’t that just make you want to slurp some hot chocolate? In your underwear? In front of a fan? Our weather forecasters here remind me of the Steve Martin meteorologist character in LA Story; “Monday, 75 and sunny;  Tuesday, 76 and sunny; Wednesday, 78 and mostly sunny…” Which made…
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So after last week’s post on the variety of shots we got while trying to do a DIY Christmas card, I promised you I would post the pic that made the final cut… Here you go… Here’s an irony of big family life; it really doesn’t feel like as many kids as it looks. Can I get a witness here…
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