How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,

Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

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When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,

And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.

When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur

And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.

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Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

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And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;

Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;

That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,

He bled and died to take away my sin.

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Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

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When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.

Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,

And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"

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Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

We had a great time at the lake :~)

It was awesome and wonderful!

Yeah, now that's what I'm talking about!

It's been HOT!

It's been HOT!

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Not the past two days, but the previous few.

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And it's warm enough to really be

Considered lake weather!

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Man, could life be any better?

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79 in Pueblo this weekend... uhhh, ohhh, ahhhh...

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Nachos & ice cold beer ~ get me out of the house!!!

Guess What?

It's Easter Weekend!

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A celebration of our direct connection with God through the

ultimate forgiveness of sins ~ praise you Jesus!

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Love, Joy & Peace to All :~)

Hey!

Man, how is it APRIL and I still feel soooo busy that finding which way is up is hard? Hair on fire. Going fast and around in circles (would someone nail my other foot down?) Why is it that after 43 years of great experience, I can still fall into the same trap of wanting to do more, to help more, to give back more, to accomplish more, to participate more that I jump in with excitement to so many wonderful things that I lose the wonder of it all and have it replaced with the dread of the balls that fall to the ground?

So, just an interesting way to say that all is very good but very busy around here.

Ryan doesn't want to go to school anymore (spring break - woo hoo) and while senior-itis is setting in big time, he's still working hard through the complaining and carrying a 4.0 or 4.2 gpa this whole year. He was able to get the tobacco, drinking, drug-free dorm of his first choice at CU-Boulder as well as his buddy Logan as a roommate. Kelli is doing very well and also received her CU admittance for this fall (not that there would be a question there for this bright cookie :). Work at Joe's is going well and he was given word of a guaranteed transfer up to their new store in Boulder this fall. Halo over-indulgence is rearing its ugly head (well handsome to the boys, but ugly to all of the rest of us who know and love them). All-in-all, he's more upbeat and content than I've ever seen him and certainly a joy to live with. I love too that he is so gracious with the limitations and idiocies of his parents ~ that has been so heartwarming.

Drew's concussion from late January snowboarding took him out of physical activity for a month and in the past month he's been struggling with headaches often. We've been at the doc a few times, broke the headache once last week with a shot of tourdol, and yesterday went downtown for a CT scan. Everything with his head so far is looking fine, but why does it hurt? Two weeks ago at his six-month cleaning, the dentist said the wisdom teeth need to come out (scheduled for June 2) ~ maybe that's the problem? Or muscular work-outs and strains from power weights every day? Or not eating and drinking water regularly enough? Or just the hormone fluctuations and strains of being 16? Who knows, but I hurt for him. Grades are doing better in all the academic subjects but photography (can you believe this?) is killing his GPA. Hmmm. One last chance before summer for the final report card to bring home a 3.0 and finally get his drivers license ~ if not, his next chance to drive won't come up until 6 weeks into his senior year. Hopefully he'll find the motivation and personal drive to make that a reality. His girl-friend Brittany is a dear-heart and his buddies Rocky, Freeze, Brian, and the rest of the gaggle are doing well, too. Prom is just a couple of weeks away! One of my favorite parts of our boys is what neat people they choose to date and have as friends. I love getting to know these other wonderful people better. Drew & Ryan are enjoying their Halo time together, and so for all of you who join me in being worried about their video attraction, let's remind ourselves that they are building into their relationship with each other.

Trey & Sean are goofballs as usual! Trey's wrapping up 6th grade while Sean is winding down with 3rd. The warm weather has brought out lots of airsoft battles and roller-blade hockey in the court. We are so blessed with our local schools and our neighborhood. I love living here and I love the families and kiddos we are surrounded by. Karate (2 to 3 nights per week) and AWANA (Tuesdays) continue to round out their schedules.

Dave and I have been going gangbusters on our bedroom redecoration and after what, 5 weeks maybe, of sleeping in the basement, we are back in our bedroom and our king-size bed. Phew! The walls, new bedspread, and all the new baseboards came out so very, very cool. The carpets cleaned up nicely, too. Gwen is coming next Friday with window treatment ideas and we'll pick her brain for what to do with lighting, towel holders, electric and light swithes & plates, artwork, decorative pillows, and covering for Dave's migun back massage bed. I'll post pictures at some point.

Our teen group on Wednesday nights has been an awesome group and blessing ... what neat kids. This week one of the gals took the lead on cooking a huge mexican dinner for the group which was a nice break for me, but even more, was so tasty for everyone else :) I've spent a couple of days this week in Colorado Springs at the headquarters of the International Bible Society helping with some big projects as part of my six-week old new role on the Board of Directors ~ and still many more projects on the plate for them. Sunday night dinners at church continue although we missed a couple due to our Spring Break trip. Last night we picked up bread at one of the local restaurants and I have so many loaves in the kitchen I don't know where to start. At the end of this month, I'll be giving one of the classes at our ladies retreat in the mountains.

Oh, and did I mention work? Probably not ~ lots of BIG work going on! Speaking of, I better get back at it.

Happy Easter Everyone! Aren't the blooming daphodils, greening grass, and budding trees soooo exciting and wonderful? The resurrection of life ~ ahhh :~)

Love, Sherrie

The Clean House

Last week, my A#1 client George and his wife Barbara came to Denver. While here, George and I met with the regulatory agency for the company I manage for George. We had an awesomely great meeting with the regulators.

Afterward we had dinner at the Palamino downtown and walked over to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and watched The Clean House playing at the stage theatre <http://www.denvercenter.org/event_calendar/caldetail.cfm?id_production=10573148>. The play is summarized as follows, "What happens when your house is clean but your life is still a mess? From the breathtaking imagination of playwright Sarah Ruhl comes a quirky romantic comedy for the 21st century. A finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize, The Clean House is a startling and warm-hearted look at four extraordinary women as they cope with life, love, loss and the power of humor."

The Buell Theatre was dark and I had concerns about this play, given the name, but it had received great reviews and I love live theatre and have always thought seeing a show helps with memories of trips. So, we all agreed to give it a shot and that we'd leave at intermission if we didn't like it.

This play was awesome and I recommend it highly. The development of characters and our ability to see parts of each of us in each one of them was incredible. It's a story for the heart about living fully and living healthy. It was very cool. Very cool indeed.

Love, Sherrie

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