That Thing You Do

That Thing You Do is my all-time favorite movie. So what better way to celebrate my 25th Birthday than 60's style! (Well, mostly 60's, Charles and Rikki didn't have 60's clothes, so they dressed like the 80's.) Springer made his world-famous barbeque and ribs, and we had a blast! I just thought the blog world might enjoy some pics of the birthday extravaganza!

This is some serious meat.

We laughed about how Springer's hair looks very similar to my brother Will's right now.

Alison made a yummy birthday cake, and I blew out ALL the candles!

Check out the Mod Squad on the far right!

All the ladies... I loved having Amantha and Caroline come from out of town... a great surprise!

Springer minus the fro... it really did a number on his hair though.

This picture was taken the next day in Macon, hanging out with our family to celebrate.

Funny

On Wednesday morning before work, I went swimming with my friend and workout buddy Emma at the Y. Whoa... swimming is not for wimps! (which is how I felt after like 1 lap) It was quite fun though, and I think we'll swim more often.
The BEST part though was on the other side of the pool. Picture if you will... three ladies in their 70's, with booeys (I'm not sure how to spell that word, but basically blue foam-things used for water aerobics) moving around in the water... WITH MATCHING ZEBRA-STRIPED SWIMSUITS!!!
It was absolutely amazing. They looked like they were having a blast, and I thought "When I am 70, I hope I have a zebra-striped swimsuit!"

Laura Susan

Doorkeeper

I love it when God brings me back to a passage of Scripture over and over again... and there have been many seasons in life where I have found myself back in Psalm 84. And tonight my spirit agrees with verse 10 so fully:

"Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked."

Commentary by Charles Spurgeon (Good Stuff):
"To feel his love, to rejoice in the person of the anointed Saviour, to survey the promises and feel the power of the Holy Ghost in applying precious truth to the soul, is a joy which worldlings cannot understand, but which true believers are ravished with... The lowest station in connection with the Lord's house is better than the highest position among the godless. Only to wait at his threshold and peep within, so as to see Jesus, is bliss. To bear burdens and open doors for the Lord is more honour than to reign among the wicked... God's doorstep is a happier rest than downy couches within the pavilions of royal sinners, though we might lie there for a lifetime of luxury. Note how he calls the tabernacle the house of my God; there's where the sweetness lies: if Jehovah be our God, his house, his altars, his doorstep, all become precious to us."

I want to be a doorkeeper.

Laura Susan

Welcome

I really love "The Welcome Song" by a band called Pocket Full of Rocks. I first heard it on our favorite radio station here in Augusta, 88.3 WAFJ. I was on my way to work one morning at 5:45 am... and it is hard to get motivated at 5:45, by the way... but I heard this song, and I was like "Yes, Lord! You are welcome here!" It's become one of my favorites. I love the simplicity of the words.
I hope these words bless you too! And draw you in to worship our King!


You are welcome Lord of Lords
You are welcome King of Kings
You are welcome Lord of Hosts
You are welcome Prince of Peace

Your children dance before You
Oh, we lift Your song to You
This is our deepest heart cry
It is You we long to see

Open hearts, burn for You
Outstretched hands reach for You
We reach for You

You are welcome here
You are welcome here
You are welcome here Mighty God
You are welcome here
You are welcome here
You are welcome here Mighty God

Lord in my heart there is a hunger
In my heart there is a fire
Lord down in me is a burning desire
It is You I wanna know, it's You I want to see
Come walk and come talk, come dwell with me


Here's an article I found about the band...
http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/artists/pocketfullofrocks.html

Laura Susan

Second Thoughts

My favorite bird is a Cedar Waxwing. I know what you are thinking... who has a favorite bird? I do. You see, my sweet husband is a birder, and he is teaching me the art of bird watching. It is actually pretty fun! Last spring we saw Painted Buntings in Augusta, which are the most beautiful, and also one of the most rare birds. We will probably blog more about our feathered friends another day.

I love Cedar Waxwings because:

1. They are the only birds that I can make their call... I can't whistle like Springer, but CW's makes this high-pitched squeal that I imitate perfectly.

2. They have a teeny tiny bit of yellow on their tail and a teeny tiny bit of red on the tip of each wing. How creative and intricate is our God!

3. They feed berries to each other! How cute is that!


However, the berry-eating is precisely what is causing me to have second thoughts about my favorite bird. You see, we have berries in some trees outside our home. And the CW's get the berries and then sit in a tree that is right over our cars, and proceed to POOP, POOP, POOP! And my car is covered! I took my car to get it washed on Friday, and today it is digusting!!! Maybe I should have chosen a different favorite.


So anyway, that is what I am thinking about this afternoon. This blogging thing is pretty fun.

Laura Susan


P.S. If you want to see a picture of a CW... http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Cedar_Waxwing_dtl.html

It all started at Sconyers

So I guess we are officially bloggers now. Seems kind of weird because I didn't even know what a blog was a year ago. We decided to have a blog while we were out eating one night. We were at Sconyers Bar-B-Que here in Augusta. I had the idea a while back that I wanted to start making a journal of everytime we go to a BBQ restaurant, because I love BBQ. It would kind of be a critique of the restaurant and all that we had to eat or drink. From how the Pork was to if the ribs were fall off the bone or not to how sweet was the tea. I had kind of forgotten about that until we were at Sconyers. So when we were done eating I thought that we should go home and write down all about Sconyers, make a BBQ log if you will. So my beautiful bride then said "Instead of a BBQ Log why don't you make a BBQ Blog." So here we are.

We're not exactly sure what this will look like. It won't just be a BBQ Blog, but will have some BBQ excerpts every now and then. I guess it will be a little insight into our life.

Springer