“The Impossible Catch” by Noah

When I was a kid, fishing was a part of the way I would spend my time. I would ride my bike down to the Sacramento river and fish for afternoons to pass time. Nothing was better than hooking a fish and feeling a large tug on the end of the line. No greater feeling of seeing what would come up from the depth’s. I always imagined hooking the mother load of a leviathan. One morning there was a tournament in the marina bait shop. My childhood friend Matt and I saw something exciting as we planned for a day at the marina. The sign hung behind the manager said, “Biggest catch of the day wins a prize”. Well, little did I know there was an oil rig that had spilled in the river and effected a bunch of fish. In fact, fishing wasn’t going to happen within a few miles of our location. The usual fisherman in their high class boats would normally come in from the day with 6-10 foot fish on their floors. Today yielded nothing for them. However, for me, I was walking along the marina and saw a couple fish coming near shore that were HUGE! Never have I seen these fish this close! Matt and I ran down to the waters edge and literally tried to wrangle and catch one with our bare hands. We even tried to make a spear with our little swiss army pocket knife. We managed to muscle this beast into our wagon. Upon walking in the door of the bait shop the manager was shocked knowing the circumstances of the day. He awarded us with a six pack of Fanta Orange drink. You would have thought we won the lottery. We drank ourselves sick and took the fish home to show our families. We smelt of dead fish, we were sick with soda but we were proud.

This Christmas welcomes a new piece from the Kid in Me™ titled “Our Little Nativity”. I remember as a kid dressing up with my sister as Mary and Joseph. I could use a cane as my shepards staff and a doll crib to hold the doll. I was so impacted by the story. ..”for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

I am so thankful for what God has done in our family and in our lives this year. The gift of his son and the hope that he brought to this world is reason to celebrate. May your home be filled with joy, abounding love and the spirit of Christmas.

Blessings to you and yours.

May we stop and pause to give thanks for all that God has provided and what he’s done. Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!!

These memories are to be cherished. Before you know it the kids are too big to fit on your lap and then before you know it you are in the passenger seat while they drive.

Here we see the classic scene of the kids coming into the bedroom to wake Mom at 6am!! It’s classic, kids always are so excited to see their Mom on Mothers day and give her cards and a gift. They pick some half lived flowers, or weeds from the garden, they fix “their” favorite meal….doughnuts. Breakfast in bed is a “big deal” in our home. Usually the coffee mug is from a local pottery “create your own” place and has the kids writing and hand prints on it.

The Kid in Me celebrates this Mother’s Day with wishes for all Mom’s to get some rest. Sleep is a major thing for Mom and all she does. Even if it is doughnuts, wilted flowers and a 6am wake up call we remember that “It’s The Thought That Counts”.

Here we see the classic “Kid in Me” holding a gift certificate good for 1 session of uninterrupted sleep session.

The Kid in Me celebrates this Mother’s Day with wishes for all Mom’s to get some rest. Sleep is a major thing for Mom and all she does. Even if it is doughnuts, wilted flowers and a 6am wake call up we remember that what she really wants is some “sleep”.