Hey guys!

 Just wanted to drop you a note and let you know that my blog has moved...and it has a new look too! You can find it by going to www.mdbcstudents.blogspot.com

  There you will find the new and improved blog! Can't wait to see you all there!

Maurie

Ever wondered what my life looks like when I am NOT at church? I decided to give you a glimpse. These are the things that I see every day, things that I pet on the head (hello, Minnie!), things that I read, things that I wear, the place I relax (the Serta "dream" mattress) & things that I love (clouds). Baby sister is responsible for the final shot!

 

                   

 

 

I'll be the first of admit it...I live in disorganization. And although I try really hard to stay on top of all the clutter that is irresistably drawn to my desk/bookcase/general person, I lose the battle on a regular basis. BUT, the current condition of my office trumps anything the world of chaos has ever seen before. Be Mine '09 rolled into town this last weekend and with it came lots and lots of...stuff, I'll just leave it at that. This office is scary, even by my standards. Don't believe me? Take a peek.

Disclaimer: Obsessive Cleaners will suffer psychological damage in the viewing of the following images.

 Receipts, reciepts, reciepts...yuck.

 this poor end table is a casualty of Be Mine, it caught all the odds and ends from my desk that got evicted to make room for slumber party odds and ends.

 embarassing, but this is my workspace desk...yes, I have enough clutter to validate 2 desks! Please note the safari hat in the background - it had nothing to do with the weekend, but somehow ended up here anyway.

 this is my primary workspace. Yes, those 2 inches in the front are where I do all my work. Points of interest: Hafasha's bracelet made by Hollie is in front of my keyboard, it is time to get some more lotion, J.Crew is having a great summer sale, and Chick-fil-A's Dr. Pepper brought a little sanity to the insanity.

I am trying to talk myself into cleaning...but it will take a lot of Dr. Pepper to get me through this one! I am at a cleaning impasse. The Prayer Team is going to boycott praying if I don't get this room (which doubles as their prayer closet) cleaned and the cleaning crew has not been able to get into the room for the last 2 times they came out to work. My office is too dirty for the cleaning people to clean!!! I promise to post pics of my new and improved clean office soon. And by soon, I mean 2012.

Hey all!

  It has been a long time since I was on the blog bandwagon...I got really busy doing things that I can't remember in this moment, but things that were very important, I am sure. I'm sure my 1.2 readers didn't miss me, right? :)

 Oh, just remembered some of the things that I have been doing. I had to star in a photo shoot! Here is one of the many awesome shots that were taken by family friend and personal photog, Jenn Bellah:

This was the sister mugshot...clearly Mandie (far left), Anna (3rd from right), and Addie (baby sister) have experience in this area.

Next up, it was time for a gradumaction...a really LLLLLOOOONNNNNGGGG one, too. Anyone ever heard of Texas Tech? Well, when Millie graduated, the decision makers thought, "What would be the worst thing we could do to these kids who have worked so hard to obtain degrees?" The answer they came up with? "Let's make 3,000,000 of them graduate at the same time and make their poor families sit through 2,999,999 names until the 1.5 seconds it takes for their loved one's name to be called!!!" And guess what? They succeeded!

I also had another big event on this past weekend's agenda: Mother's Day. I am NOT a mom, but working with 20 teens and living with 2 teens, 1 preteen, and 1 kiddie sure makes me feel like it sometimes. But more than that, I have a great mom that I wanted to celebrate! She has become more than my mom...she truly is one of my best friends. I don't ever want to take her for granted because back in 2004, we weren't sure whether we would have these days with her. We did have a wonderful day with her, though, and she scored an under the counter cd player, a giftcard to Lowe's and some really bizarre Turbie Twists.

Did I mention this is how we started the morning? Yummy! Hot off the icing highway, oh my gosh, I could just die.

 Just in case you didn't know what a Turby Twist really was!!! No, they are not cooler in person.

Anyway, all that to say, I have been busy doing important stuff. I look forward to being back on the blog full-time soon. See you guys Sunday!

 

I just want to let Debby know that I prayed that you would NOT bomb the science and history portions of the TAKS...and I have every confidence that you didn't!

Summer is almost here and so we have initated our sand volleyball ritual...every Wednesday night, come in your sports gear so that you can join in our game! Our Wednesday night schedule is this: FREE food, a lesson where the Bible and current events intersect, and sand volleyball. I think I just made you a deal you can't refuse. Your friends are welcome to come and play with us. By about 8:30, the sun has disappeared, so that leaves you with plenty of time to go home, finish that homework you "forgot" and plan your outfit for the next day! :)

Hope to see you on the court come Wednesday...prepare to be demolished!

This Sunday is such a special day. It is Easter, a celebration of hope for all who believe. For the Christ-follower, it is the event on which our faith rests. Paul wrote, "if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, your faith also is vain." 

The beautiful truth is that He has been raised! Death has been defeated, victory has been obtained. And this truth is what sustains us in the darkest times, fills us with joy in times of celebration, and reminds of the awesome power of the King we serve. I pray that this week has been about more than getting a new dress, buying some candy, or enjoying a Friday off of school; I pray that it has become a sacred time of remembrance and reflection. After all, there would be no Easter without the Cross and there would be no life without death.

Make it a proiority to be at church on Sunday, gathering with other believers and celebrating the Risen Lord!

Here is Chris Tomlin's latest song. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch

March 29, 2009 will go down in history as one of the best Sunday night services our church has EVER seen. First, we kicked it off wth a Fifth Sunday Singin' and Deb brought down the house with her rendition of what is apparently a Randy Travis classic. Enjoy this video. www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi

Then, after all the fun was had...we merely took a deep breath and it was time for a weddin'. Lori & James's weddin' to be exact. It was one of the sweetest weddings I have ever been to.

The grand finale was, of course, the eatin'. (Sorry, I have an aversion to makin' any words in this blog fully spelled out. I'm diggin' the country style of writin' today!) As good Baptists, we outdid ourselves and how could we not? It was a WEDDIN' EATIN'...okay, I am even annoyed now.

Enjoy the pics and make sure that you don't miss a single Sunday night at Mission Dorado Baptist Church - you never know what's going to happen!