ann kiemel

they made it!  safely!

brandt and jasmine.

2yr.old colben.

2 dogs in a kennel of a

packed suv.

they drove straight through.

california to pennsylvania.

called the economy plan.

angels' wings flapping as

they followed my children;

guaranteeing safety to

the end.  brandt starts work

in harrisburg june 6.

he got the job!!!

he got the job!!!!

woohooooo!

praise Jesus Almighty.

he's a firefighter in the united

states.  three hours from

jasmine's family.

i am so humbled.

Jesus hears every mother

crying out

for her children.

colben, ann

colson now has two jobs..

he manages mcdonald's,

and picked up another part-time

position.   he carries his wallet

with him; id enclosed.  no

cash.

"mom, it's the best way for me

to make it.  even if i'm tempted, i

don't have any money to spend.

i have to keep remembering that i

am poor.  that every dollar counts."

taylor and brock have been working

with colson.  helping him to come up with

a system for his money.  they have spent

hours on the phone.  back and forth to each other.

makes me think of the verses in

ecclesiastes 4....

"it's better to have a partner than go it alone.

share the work. share the wealth.

and if one falls down, the other helps.

but if there's no one to help, tough!

"by yourself, you're unprotected.

with a friend, you can face the worst..."

and my favorite:

"a three-stranded rope

isn't easily snapped..."

Jesus, plus two brothers, equals three.

it's one of the most beautiful things i've ever

observed.  my sons always watching each others'

backs.  the strength of three-stranded rope.

taylor is here for the week-end.

working with tony pinillos on the covers

of two of my old books being prepared for

mass-market publication.  "i'm running to win"

and "seduced by success".  please pray for them.

in the process, taylor decided to take his computer

apart.  getting everything geared up for all his

projects.

taylor's computer 

and brock's band plays in los angeles
this month.  every time he sends me a picture

of him and his girlfriend, she has a new tattoo somewhere.

oh, i love her.  and she's given me permission to say

these things.  a few tattoos..sort of hidden..don't bother

me.  but, on a girl, i get nervous. jumpy.  yet this is

what pure love is all about.  unconditional love.

complete acceptance.  God is using my children to

teach me so many things.

"let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me.

all His wonderful passion and purity.

oh, Thou Spirit Divine, 

fill this being of mine....

til the beauty of Jesus 

be seen in me."  old chorus

i love you all.