Froelich's Frolics

Looking back at 2009, there have been good times and bad times. But in all that has happened, God has been good. I couldn't ask for a better Friend. I know that I can trust Him with whatever happens in 2010. I think this is a good song to listen to as you think about the past year and look forward to a new year. Happy New Year!!

O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight For Christ is born of Mary And gathered all above While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wondering love O morning stars together Proclaim the holy birth And praises sing to God the King And Peace to men on earth How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven. No ear may his His coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him still, The dear Christ enters in. (This is my favorite verse!) O holy Child of Bethlehem Descend to us, we pray Cast out our sin and enter in Be born to us today We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell O come to us, abide with us Our Lord Emmanuel

From our house to yours... Merry Christmas!

Funny...

Maybe I could enjoy exercising if I had one of these.

Yesterday marked the six months of marriage milestone for us. Time has really flown. We are having the time of our lives being together. God has really blessed us.

Here is a picture of our Christmas tree. I still need to get a tree skirt and some ribbon to make a bow for the top, but we are pretty pleased with the tree. Close up pic of the cute little sign we found at Wal-Mart. Decorating the tree...

This has been on YouTube for a couple of years now, but we just recently found it. This brings a smile to my face every time I see it. This is something to watch when you are having a bad day, and you need something to cheer you up.

I got this in an email today. I liked it and thought I would post it here. With just weeks before Christmas REMEMBER: Jesus is better than Santa. Santa lives at the North Pole. JESUS is everywhere. Santa rides in a sleigh. JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water. Santa comes but once a year. JESUS is an ever present help. Santa fills your stockings with goodies. JESUS supplies all your needs. Santa comes down your chimney uninvited. JESUS stands at your door and knocks…and then enters your heart. You have to stand in line to see Santa. JESUS is as close as the mention of His name. Santa lets you sit on his lap. JESUS lets you rest in His arms. Santa doesn't know your name, all he can say is "Hi little boy or girl, What's your name?" JESUS knew our name before we did. Not only does He know our name, He knows our address too. He knows our history and future and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads. Santa has a belly like a bowl full of jelly. JESUS has a

Today is the half anniversary (six months) for my good friend Brittany and her husband, Sam. They got married 3 weeks before Carl and I, so we will be having our half anniversary soon. It was actually Brittany's mom, Terri that introduced Carl and I through an email. Brittany and Sam got engaged a few weeks before Carl and I met. Sam proposed to Brittany for her birthday, and Carl proposed to me for my birthday. Brittany is a very special friend to me. It was a privilege to be part of their special day. Brittany and I had a lot of fun being in each other's wedding. Here are some pictures from their wedding. It was a beautiful wedding. I had never been to an outdoor wedding before, and Brittany and Sam had an awesome ceremony and reception. They got married at the Valle Vista Golf Club in Greenwood.

Today is our 5 month anniversary. (I can't believe it has already been that long. I think I say that every month...hahaha)

These were taken at Grandpa and Grandma Miller's house in the early 80's. We were probably 4 and 5. We loved playing in the leaves.

Thank you to all the Veterans out there for your service to our country. We appreciate all that you do and have done. God Bless you all!

Here are some of my favorite pics from our trip to Brown County on Saturday. Check out my Facebook album for the rest.

I want to wish my Grandma Peña in Panamá a very happy birthday...a few days late. Her birthday was actually on the 22nd. Please pray for her. She has some health problems and was actually in the hospital due to high blood pressure the past few days. This is a picture of my Grandma and my Mom the day before we left Panamá on our most recent trip there, which was April 2008.

I have noticed that a lot of people I know are going through some rough times lately. It seems like almost every where you turn, someone is really sick with the flu (regular or H1N1) or some other kind of virus, facing financial hardships, carrying burdens for lost relatives and friends, or fill-in-the-blank. Through whatever we have to face, I know that we have a Heavenly Father who is watching over us, even when it seems like He is a million miles away. I keep finding myself being reminded of the verse in the Bible that my Pastor shared with us back in the summer. Proverbs 18:10 says "The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." Pastor Forsee went over several different names of God, and explained what each meant. A few weeks later, Brother Walden did a similar study during a Wednesday night service. I took some notes on that one and thought I would share the notes with you. Remember, these are not my thoughts, these are from Brother

Here is an invitation to our church Friend and Family Day. IF you don't have a church to go to, please consider coming to the Franklin Pilgrim Holiness Church. We are having a service at 10:30am, with a pitch-in dinner at noon, and a service at 2:30 in the afternoon. The afternoon service will be a singing service. We are having the White Families sing for us. Their music will certainly get your toes to tapping. Please join us! We would love to have you!

We had our Pastor Appreciation night tonight after the service. We always try to surprise our Pastor and family with a time of fellowship and giving them groceries and things that they would need. We really wanted to shoe them that we love them this year. The whole family was sick for a couple of weeks...Pastor Forsee is still getting over whatever he has. And Sister Forsee's father passed away after a long battle with cancer at the beginning of the month. Here are some pictures from tonight. Pastor and Sister Forsee and boys, we really appreciate you!! The table that Mom and Aunt Pat decorated. My Mom put together this floral arrangement. Pictures of the church people Pastor and Sister Forsee I also put together a Shutterfly photo book with pictures of the Forsees. I used photos that I had and some that I got from others in the church. I even used some that I copied from Kelly's, Sister Forsee's sister, blog. Here is a link to that photobook. http://share.shutterfly.com/

You can see the mischievousness in her eyes and silly little grin...she gets it from her Grandpa Miller, I am almost positive. Ha ha ha.

I was able to get $90 in free products for having my Pampered Chef party. I was very excited. I got the medium sheet pan, medium stoneware pan, tool turn-about, paring knife, citris peeler, pizza cutter, can opener, cookbook, small batter bowl with a lid, a mini measuring cup, and a microwave rice cooker. Not bad for having a party. Thank you, everyone who came to my party and placing an order. I really appreciate it. Here are a few pictures from the party:

Can't believe it has already been 4 months. We are 1/3 of the way to our first anniversary. Wow. Time is going by so fast. We received our wedding album in Saturday's mail. It actually came to my work, and it was waiting for me when I got there yesterday. It turned out beautiful. Carl and I are very pleased with the results.

This past Saturday was my birthday. I had a very nice day. Carl treated me so well. He gave me this: Which means that we are going to hear this group: The group is Time for Three, and they are really cool. We heard them at Symphony on the Prairie this summer and we loved them. We also are going to hear the music of The Wizard of Oz while the movie is played. That is going to be so cool! I love The Wizard of Oz. Carl also gave me some of this stuff (which smells really good): He gave me the shower gel, bubble bath, body spray, and hand cream, along with a pair of really comfy slipper socks. He tends to spoil me... We went up to UBC for their Old Fashioned Day. On the way back home, we stopped at Clay Terrace. We then had to hurry home to get ready for revival service that night. We plan on going to Apple Works and to Little Nashville this Saturday. Then going back down to Brown County later this month. I make my birthday a month-long event... Thanks to everyone that wished me happy birt

Since it is getting colder now, I decided to fix a new soup recipe. This recipe is from the Taste of Home Simple and Delicious magazine, the September/October 2009 issue. It is really good, and really easy to fix. Carl said that this may be a new favorite. Chicken Cheese Soup 4 cups cubed cooked chicken breast 3 and 1/2 cups water 2 cans (10-3/4 oz each) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted 1 pkg. (16 oz) frozen mixed vegetables 1 can (14-1/2 oz) diced potatoes, drained 1 pkg. (16 oz) process cheese (Velveeta), cubed In a Dutch oven, combine the first 5 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in cheese just until melted (do not boil). Yield: 7 servings

This was posted by a couple of my friends on Facebook. I thought I would share it here: National Anthem will give you Goosebumps!! This was at a Texas Tech University basketball game . . . The National Anthem is sung by five little girls. The two on the right are six years old. The two in the middle are seven and the one on the left i...s eight. An entire arena remains completely silent throughout the song. You could hear a pin drop.. Take a moment to listen to this. Trust me, you will not regret it.

Check out Tim Hawkins. He is a Christian comedian who is really funny. Carl heard about him on Moody Radio one day and looked up his stuff on YouTube. I was in tears laughing so hard. Go to his website here: www.timhawkins.net

I am having a Pampered Chef party later this month. I can't invite everyone to my house...I wouldn't have enough room for everyone. But, if you want to order something, you can go to my consultant's (who is also my cousin) website and order directly from there. Her website is www.mindiewilson.com I will let you know later how the party went...hopefully with pictures.