Christmas in Griffin Creek

Our Christmas this year was spent here in Southern Oregon at our families home in Griffin Creek. We own a 6 acre parcel in a valley that backs up to a mountain called Anderson Butte. We love coming here and getting out of the city. During our trip we have spent lots of time with family and have seen a few friends. Luckily my mom has a good camera because we left Portland without ours. Jacob and his wife Jana are here, Grandma Gerry, Grandma June, Aunt Pam, and of course Mom and Dad.

My parents recently purchased a hot tub and a Finnish sauna so I helped our family friend Josh build an overhang to cover up the hot tub and sauna from the elements. It kept us busy for a few days and now is completed. The winter storm up in Portland ended up delaying the delivery of the sauna and it still has yet to show up but at least we finished the area where it will go.

Charlotte got to spend some time with her Great Grandma June before she died this week and that was a special time. We got some precious shots of Grandma June and her Great Granddaughter. June was 89 and died in her sleep on this last Tuesday. She was diabetic and lived much longer than any of expected. She was a very sweet woman and my mom always said that "June did not have a mean bone in her body" I hope our daughter Charlotte gets some of her traits. That same day we also had to have our family dog put down - "Chin Li" was 15 and would have been 16 in January. She lived a good life as did our Grandma June. While this has been a Christmas filled with loss we have our addition Charlotte who has been a complete joy for our family. Even in death there in life. God has blessed us immensely this year and we are overjoyed during this Christmas season that our hope lies in Christ. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your families.

Click here for Christmas pictures

Charlotte's Photo Shoot

Last weekend Charlotte had her first photo shoot with my good friends Todd and Gretchen. This was her first professional experience being a model. While she is young we figured with how much her college is going to cost us some day - we probably should get her working for some extra money before she gets to old. Her beauty shots are amazing and I have to say we have a very special little girl on our hands.

Let us know which shots you love the most and we will add that to our list of which ones we want to blow up and frame for her.

With Love -

Click here for the pictures of Charlotte

Whitney's Wedding

We had a marvelous time in Grants Pass last weekend for Whitney's wedding. It was good to see family and we made it home on the tail end of the winter storm.

Click here to see the pictures and video I uploaded.

Love,

M & N

Advent Conspiracy

What if we all gave more and spent less this Christmas Season?

(CLICK HERE)

Charlotte's First Bath and Doctor's Appointment

Today Charlotte turned 5 days old and we had our first Pediatrician appointment. Charlotte was very excited to get back into the car and into her car seat. She seems to love riding in the car with her Grandma and Mommy. Her eyes open up very wide and she looks at whatever she can focus on for the minute. She gets a very serious look on her face that I think she gets that from her daddy =)

When we arrived at the doctor we took lot's of funny pictures including one with Dr. Daddy checking the heartbeat of our little girl =) (click here). Everything went well at the doctors office and Charlotte has gained a few ounces. She now weights 7lbs and 12 ounces. She has gained 1 ounce in the last two days which is normal.



Along with having a week of first's for our daughter she also had her first bath yesterday. Those pictures are also above on that link. She was not quite sure at first of the bath, but as she relaxed a bit she absolutely loved the warm water and waterfall that daddy was creating in the tub. I can tell that she is going to be a bath tub baby like her mom. When we where done with the bath she did not like getting out one bit and cried for some time. Overall bath time was a success and we look forward to giving her more baths in the near future.

Charlotte Abigail Sackett

Charlotte Abigail Sackett was born on November 26th 2008 at 11:15pm. Melissa and baby are happy, healthy, and getting as much sleep as we all can. I am sure you will see more pictures of this beautiful little girl as we go and here are some for you today.

With Love,

M & N & C too

Baby will be here today!

We are heading into the hospital now for our baby to be born. Keep Melissa and the baby in your prayers if you think about it.

Love N & M

History is Made

Whether you like him or not he is our new President and we should get behind him. Obama needs the support of the people as we have some very serious issues facing our country right now. Let's be praying for his wisdom and how to handle the issues at hand.

Passing on the Organic?

Budgets Squeezed, Some Families Bypass Organics
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/01/business/01organic.html?_r=1&em=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1225563048-/NH5BEsa4YkB8QNZbtpe3A

By ANDREW MARTIN
Once upon a time, sales of organic and natural products were growing in double digits most years. Enthusiastic grocers and venture capitalists prowled the halls of trade shows looking for the next big thing. Grass-fed beef? Organic baby food? Gluten-free energy bars?

But now, shaky consumer spending is dampening the mood. It turns out that when times are tough, consumers may be less interested in what type of feed a cow ate before it got chopped up for dinner, or whether carrots were grown without chemical fertilizers — particularly if those products cost twice as much as the conventional stuff.

Whole Foods Market, a showcase for the natural and organic industries, is struggling through the toughest stretch in its history. And the organic industry is starting to show signs that a decade-long sales boom may be coming to an end.

The sales volume of organic products, which had been growing at 20 percent a year in recent years, slowed to a much lower growth rate in the last few months, according to the Nielsen Company, a market research firm. For the four-week period that ended Oct. 4, the volume of organic products sold rose just 4 percent compared with the same period a year earlier.

“Organics continue to grow and outpace many categories,” the Nielsen Company concluded in an October report. “However, recent weeks are showing slower growths, possibly a start of an organics growth plateau.”

If the slowdown continues, it could have broad implications beyond the organic industry, whose success spawned a growing number of products with values-based marketing claims, from fair trade coffee to hormone-free beef to humanely raised chickens. Nearly all of them command a premium price.

While a group of core customers considers organic or locally produced products a top priority, the growth of recent years was driven by a far larger group of less committed customers. The weak economy is prompting many of them to choose which marketing claim, if any, is really important to them.

Among organic products, those marketed to children will probably continue to thrive because they appeal to parents’ concerns about health, said Laurie Demeritt, the president and chief operating officer of the Hartman Group, a market research firm for the health and wellness industry. But products that do not have as much perceived benefit, like processed foods for adults, may struggle.

The economy has “crystallized the tradeoffs that consumers are willing to make,” she said. “Fair trade is nice, but fair trade may fall off the shopping list where organic milk may not.”

Thomas J. Blischok, president of consulting and innovation for Information Resources, a market-research firm, said shoppers were not moving entirely away from categories like organic products in the grocery store. But they are becoming more selective, buying four or five products instead of seven or eight, he said.

Mr. Blischok conducted a survey of 1,000 consumers in the first half of the year and found that nearly two-thirds said they were cutting back on nonessential groceries and nearly half said they were buying fewer organic products because they were too expensive. Such consumer attitudes have compounded problems for Whole Foods Market, the Austin, Tex., chain that served as a launching pad for many organic and natural brands. The company’s stock has dropped by more than 70 percent since the first of the year, and analysts expect more grim news when fourth-quarter earnings are announced next week.

Recently in Boston, on the sprawling convention floor of the Natural Products Expo East, some vendors said they had been hurt by the economic malaise and others said they had not yet felt the impact.

Several of them noted that Whole Foods Market faces a broad array of problems, including increased competition from traditional grocers, and should not be viewed as a proxy for the whole industry. But many also worried that if the economy continues to flounder, consumers — particularly those who only occasionally shop for their products — may decide they can no longer afford to let their conscience dictate their shopping list.

Theresa Marquez, the chief marketing executive for Organic Valley, which sells primarily dairy products, said she was not worried about core customers because they were so committed to buying organic.

“I’m not sure the periphery — those that purchase perhaps only four or so times a month — will break the industry,” she said in an e-mail conversation after the convention. “But I am concerned that those periphery customers are important to the growth of the industry and without them, organic growth is sure to go flat.”

Organic Valley’s sales have slowed in the last four months, in part because of price increases, company officials said.

Robert Atallah, the owner of Cedarlane Foods, which makes organic and natural frozen meals, said his business had slowed in the last 18 months, a problem he attributed to increased competition and the economy. He said that he believed a newly developed line of products could help sales but cannot convince buyers for grocery chains to commit.

“The morale of buyers is so low, they don’t want to buy anything,” he said. “It’s a sick feeling all the way around. People don’t know if their job is going to be there.”

But others said they had not yet noticed a slowdown and were optimistic that sales would remain steady — or possibly improve — as consumers ate fewer meals in restaurants and devoted more time to cooking. Some store-brand manufacturers said they were thriving as consumers looked for cheaper alternatives to branded products.

“People aren’t going on vacation, they aren’t going to buy a car, so maybe they’ll buy a luxury item that is affordable,” said Dary Goodrich, chocolate products manager for Equal Exchange, a worker-owned fair trade organization offering tea, coffee and chocolate from small-scale farmers. “Right now, we aren’t seeing a slowdown, but it’s a concern.”

In interviews with consumers around the country, some said they were spending as much or more at the grocery store, including on organic products, in part because they have curbed restaurant meals. Karen Jenson, 35, said she was buying as much organic food but shopping at four different stores to find deals.

“The apples right now are really cheap here because they are in season,” she said, standing outside the Linden Hills Co-op in Minneapolis.

But some others said they were cutting back on organic food to save money.

Joni Heard, a 29-year-old mother of two who lives in central Florida, said that in the past she would buy organic milk, cheese and produce but had cut back because it was too expensive.

“I’m a stay-at-home mom and my husband — you never know if he’s going to be laid off,” she said in an interview, explaining that her husband works in construction. “I can’t justify spending $2 or $3 more for a single item.”

Budget with Wells Fargo

I don't think I have ever given a plug to my company on my blog before, but its never to late to start. Wells Fargo came out this week with a patent pending budgeting tool that will interface with our online banking system. The timing of this economic recession could not have come at a better time for this product to really add some value to folks across the USA. See the story below:



http://finchannel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23203&Itemid=10

Wells Fargo Releases New Online Automatic Budgeting Tool
30/10/2008 17:08
The FINANCIAL --
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) on October 29 announced the release of the Wells Fargo OnlineMy Spending Report with Budget Watch, an expansion of the bank’s free, patent-pending online tool that gives customers a consolidated overview of their personal spending.

The enhanced tool helps customers create a budget in as few as two clicks and monitor their progress toward meeting it, providing even more control over their finances.

“Budgeting is a high priority for many of our customers in today’s economic environment,” said Teddy De Rivera, head of Online Banking and Investments in Wells Fargo’s Internet Services Group. “My Spending Report with Budget Watch takes the work out of budgeting, providing a simple and easy way for customers to create a budget, manage to it and put money saved to work for them.”

Javelin Strategy & Research calculated that the present market size of U.S. online households who would currently be likely to use online banking personal financial management if it were available and marketed today is 15.6 million, or 26 percent of the 61 million households that make up the U.S. online banking population.

My Spending Report with Budget Watch allows customers to:
Watch where their money goes – every dollar a customer spends from Wells Fargo credit card, check card and online bill pay transactions is automatically sorted into familiar categories (e.g. groceries, gas, restaurants, healthcare). There are no receipts to save, no spending to key in. Current month-to-date, prior two months and 12-month spending averages are available.

Track their income and deposits – the tool automatically tracks customers’ deposits.

Set and monitor budget goals for key spending categories – monthly spending goals can be created. Differences between a goal and actual spending are automatically calculated and displayed by category each business day. Customers can quickly identify savings opportunities and update their original budgets to reflect new allocations. Budget alerts provide status throughout the month. Easy-to-read charts and graphs offer customers a snapshot view of their progress.


See “What’s Left” each month – a customer’s Budget Summary is updated each business day, showing the difference between his/her deposits and spending. Wells Fargo’s My Savings Plansm and online transfers make it easy for customers to put “What’s Left” to work for them.



“The amount customers have listed as ‘What’s Left’ can be a valuable indicator of their current financial situation,” said Betty Hoople, head of Credit Card Marketing for Wells Fargo. “This expanded service can help our customers meet their financial goals.”



Customers can contact Wells Fargo to learn about the ways in which they can start paying down debt or building their savings. Also, customers can receive budget alerts on their mobile device. Whether on the bus or in the line at the retail store, customers can receive alerts, check the balances of their checking account, credit card, or home equity line, and make a transfer while on the go.

How to Hug a Baby

Since Melissa and I need to get some practice at this here is how you hug a baby:

1. First - Uh, Find a Baby......


2. Second, be sure that the object you found was indeed a baby by employing classic sniffing techniques


3. Next you will need to flatten the baby before the hugging process can begin


4. The Paw Slide - simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up


5. Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented 'hug, smile, and lean' so as to achieve the best photo quality.

September Who?

I know I know September went by and I did not even post a single note on our blog. Well needless to say it has been a busy schedule around the Sackett family house. Melissa is about ready to have the baby any day now and we are both thinking she is going to come early. Melissa has her baby shower this weekend and is looking forward to seeing family and friends from out of town and of course her friends that are here in PDX.

We're praying for her (baby) and for us as we get ready to become parents. It's a little weird saying that, but it will be here before we know it. I am working on one of my last classes of my MBA program and after this one is complete - I will only have two classes left before I am done with Grad school! Praise the Lord. We are looking forward to some much needed relaxation and I can finally read some books that are not tied to my MBA.

We also started attending a new church this last month called Colossae here in Tigard. It is a fairly new church that has planted here from Southern California. We are enjoying meeting new people and getting plugged in to the group. That is our life in September. Talk with you soon.

Hood 2 Coast

Last weekend I ran Hood 2 Coast - the largest relay race in the world. We call it "The Mother of All Relay's" here in the NW. It is a 197 mile relay race starting at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood and running all the way to Seaside on the coast of Oregon. You have two vans with 6 runners in each van. All six runners run a leg and then you pass off to the second van and they run six legs. You repeat this process three times and before you know it, you are at the coast and celebrating with all the teams on the beach.

I ran with a team from work "GOFARGO" - I was not invloved in making the name but was involved in running 20 miles of the distance. Our team was comprised of mostly all Wells Fargo folks. We did have a handful of friends and replacements that we're not bank employees. The race was a success and our team had lot's of fun.

I was in van 2 this year. In years past I have run Hood 2 Coast I was always in van 1, so this was a new and exciting twist. I look forward to next year on this team or another one. This has to be one of the best races that our great state of Oregon offers. There was over 1,000 teams this year in Hood 2 Coast. Unfortunately a young woman was hit by a car this year and we all should be praying for her. She was only 18 and was badly injured by the accident. Please pray for a quick and easy recovery for her.

Tom's Shoes - Get Some!

I first heard about Tom's shoes at Church about 3 years ago as an example of someone who was in business to help people around the globe. Blake Mycoskie the founder of Tom's shoes when he graduated from college spent several months traveling through South America. He noticed in almost every country he traveled through the majority of the rural population did not have any shoes on their feet. Blake came home wanting to start a shoe company that not only made profits but also donated shoes to the poor families around the world. Tom is committed to his early vision and for every pair of shoes he sells, one pair of shoes is donated to a child or adult in a foreign country. I love to hear about business that is more than making profits and jobs, this is a lifestyle business that has a huge mission and making a difference around the globe! Go get your pair of Tom's today TOMS SHOES

RED BULL FLUTAG - THIS WEEKEND

This has to be the best event on the PDX calendar for the year. It is an event where people build flying machines and crash them into the Willamette River. It's sponsored by Red Bull and it sounds like the most exciting thing to hit P-town since we got Greg Oden in the draft.

It takes place this saturday August 2nd in the waterfront park just outside downtown. Here is the website http://www.redbullflugtagusa.com/Portland2008

I was looking at some of the teams that have entered this year and the competition is thick. It will be interesting to see who wins. Come one come all and did I mention there is free red bull! It gives you wings!



WHAT IS A FLUGTAG?

Red Bull Flugtag challenges teams of everyday people to build homemade, human-powered flying machines and pilot them off a 30-foot high deck in hopes of achieving flight! Flugtag may mean "flying day" in German, but all these crafts ultimately splash into the waters below. They are judged not only on their flight's distance, but creativity and showmanship as well.

Garage Sale

We had a very successful garage sale yesterday and we're amazed at how much stuff we sold. One of the great things about getting ready to sell your home is that you purge everything you don't need and it has been a very successful process for the both of us. I talked Melissa into getting rid of 90% of her books that she was holding on for dear life. We have decided that the library provides a wonderful service and they can hold the books for you when you are not reading them. One of our friends gave us this idea and it makes sense. We also had a lot of items that have been given to us by friends and family to sell and that has worked out well. We have our garage sale up again today but have not had the steady stream of people like we did yesterday. If you are bored today and want to swing by please do - we are sitting in the sun!

N

4th of July

For the 4th of July we made our way down to Medford for a celebration with family and friends. It was quite the crowd with several family members from out of town including Todd & Tracey with boys, Uncle Glen & Aunt Dorothy, Jacob my brother and his daughter Aislynn, and of course our two precious Grandma's June and Gerry. We had a wonderful time soaking in sun, playing games, singing by the campfire, riding dirt bikes, talking walks, running, and bike rides. No 4th if every complete without some fireworks and several varieties we're in attendance. We had a celebration of fireworks on the 4th and a final show on the 5th because they went on sale and we we're able to pick up a boat load for cheap. Melissa and I also made our way over to Applegate Lake for a day outing. We sat in the sun and read books and went swimming in the lake. It was hot and we both soaked in some sun.

My parents home is such a wonderful retreat and we enjoy our time down there in Medford every time we go. With our trip south we also go to spend some time withe Melissa's Uncle Curt who married us up at Timberline. Curt is always a wonderful example to Melissa and I and our conversation revolved around our walk with Christ and catching up on life and events. Curt's daughter Whitney is getting married towards the end of this year and we are excited for her celebration. Wedding's are always a joy because we get to see family and friends.

I did not take all that many pictures but I will post some of the ones we do have. Enjoy........

M & N's

Baby Belly

With the onset of pregnancy Melissa has a belly that is now getting larger by the day. We took some pictures for all of you to see how she is progressing. We are still working on names for the little girl and are open to suggestions.

With Love,

N

WOOT

I think I might have found the koolest website on the web! It's called "Woot" - www.woot.com and you should most definitely check it out. They only sell one item per day and the shipping regardless of that item is only $5. Today they are selling a miniature remote control helicopter and yesterday their was a wireless router for sale. I love the idea and they always have fun stuff to buy. Happy hunting! They have also recently released shirt.woot - http://shirt.woot.com/ & wine.woot http://wine.woot.com/ this one sells out a bit faster then the woot.com so be ready for some fast dealing online.

N

It's a Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have found out that our little baby inside Mel's tummy is a girl. Baby Sackett will be a little beautiful princess and we are very excited! If you can think of any good female names please let us know as we are now in search of a good one. Aislynn my niece thinks we should name baby Sackett Isabella Rose, but we are not quite sold on that one yet.

Hope all is well with you on the this hot sunny day in June!

Warm regards,

M & N

Where are all the men?

I was listening to KLOV the other day in the car and heard a statistic that our American churches have around 60% woman and 40% men in them. I went searching for some good information and I found a good article written by a website called "Church for Men". Below is the article.

You’re not just imagining it: Christianity is short on men. Here are the facts:


• The typical U.S. Congregation draws an adult crowd that’s 61% female, 39% male. This gender gap shows up in all age categories.

• On any given Sunday there are 13 million more adult women than men in America’s churches.

• This Sunday almost 25 percent of married, churchgoing women will worship without their husbands.

• Midweek activities often draw 70 to 80 percent female participants.

• The majority of church employees are women (except for ordained clergy, who are overwhelmingly male).

• As many as 90 percent of the boys who are being raised in church will abandon it by their 20th birthday. Many of these boys will never return.

• More than 90 percent of American men believe in God, and five out of six call themselves Christians. But only two out of six attend church on a given Sunday. The average man accepts the reality of Jesus Christ, but fails to see any value in going to church.

It’s not just a lack of presence; most of the men who do attend our worship services just aren’t “getting it.” Every week the gospel bounces off their souls like bullets off Superman’s chest. Here are the facts:
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• A significant number of churchgoing men attend out of habit, unaffected by what they hear.

• Quite a few men go to church simply to keep their wives/mothers/girlfriends happy.

• The majority of men who attend church do nothing during the week to grow their faith.

• Relatively few churches are able to establish or maintain a vibrant men’s ministry.


This gender gap is not just a U.S. phenomenon; churches around the world are short on men. No other major religion suffers such a large, chronic shortage of males. In the Islamic world men are publicly and unashamedly religious—often more so than women. Of the world’s great religions, only Christianity has a consistent, nagging shortage of male practitioners.

Jesus had no trouble captivating men. Fishermen dropped nets full of fish to follow Him, but today’s church can’t convince men to drop their TV remote controls for a couple of hours a week.

NEW CAR

Yes, I know we had owned three cars in two years but our last vehicle purchase was not the best one we have made. It only had two doors and was very difficult to get into the back seat and it was very low to the ground. Now that we have a baby on the way we needed to get a four door vehicle so that Mel can get the baby seat in the back. While we have purchased the vehicle we don't actually have it yet. The woman we bought it from needed it for one more week while her son is home for college. We are excited about our new car and will put some pictures up here when we pick it up and Melissa gets it waxed up and cleaned =) It's an Acura RL 4 door sedan that is a dark green color. The RL is the flagship car for Acura and this car has everything but the kitchen sink. It will be the nicest car I have ever owned and I think Mel is in the same boat.

It was really a great find. The woman we bought it from was the daughter of the man who owned the car since it was brand new. He passed away last year and she ended up with it in the will. It has been garage kept and meticulously maintained since it was brand new. It drives like a dream and I think it will be a fabulous car for us and our new family!

N

Stepping Out

In the mens group I belong to we have been talking about pride, shame, and the idea that we fear man but we don't fear God. As humans we are very conscious about what we say, when we say it, and who is around us. Our fear of man is greater than our fear of God. I came across an article about Tim Tebow the Heisman trophy winner from Florida who is indeed stepping out to share his faith to the world. The article talks about a recent trip he took to a prison in Florida. I found it to be a great example to all of us.


GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida quarterback Tim Tebow took the microphone, scanned the 14 rows of grim-faced men sitting in folding metal chairs and recognized the familiar hue of blue.


"How many Gator fans do we have in the house today?" Tebow asked.



After more than half the men raised their hands, Tebow added, "All right, those who didn't raise their hands, that's who I'm preaching to today."


Florida quarterback Tim Tebow delivered his message at two Florida prisons on April 19.

On a balmy Saturday morning in mid-April -- the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback's first weekend away from the bright spotlight of Florida football -- Tebow had never seemed more comfortable.



His playing field was a concrete basketball court in the middle of Gainesville Correctional Institute, a minimum-medium security state prison where banished major league baseball stars Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry once served hard time. His sideline was a 15-foot metal fence topped by razor wire and guarded by a correctional officer carrying a shotgun and driving a small pickup truck. His audience no longer was tens of thousands of Gator fans cheering his every move, but rather more than 150 inmates, many of whom are serving at least three-year prison sentences for drug-related offenses and still trying to kick the habit that put them in there.



Still, Tebow seemed as confident as when he lowers his broad shoulders into SEC defenders. He delivered his message loud and clear, as if he were barking orders in the Gators' huddle.



"Everybody is telling me I've made it," Tebow told the inmates. "They tell me, 'Tim, you have success and you've made it.' I've won the Heisman Trophy, so I've got it made, right? One day, people are going to forget about me. One day, people are going to forget about the Heisman Trophy, the jump pass and the national championship. One day, this [championship] ring is going to rust. There are only four things that are going to last forever: God, his word, people and rewards.



"Because I'm so passionate about it, and because I learned that gift so early, I don't want to go to heaven and hear Jesus tell me, 'Tim, why didn't you tell someone else about it?' It's a choice each of you have to make. I can't make that choice for you. Your friend can't make that choice for you. It's up to you. No matter how bad your life has been, eternity can be great. It's not how you start, fellas, it's how you finish."



In the four months since Tebow became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, he has sought to spread his message of faith as far as possible. Winning college football's most coveted individual award has provided him with a broader audience.


Moving from the gridiron to the gospel is no big leap for Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow.

"Because of my name recognition and because of who I am, I've been given an opportunity to go places where most other people can't go," Tebow said. "I can go into prisons and speak, and no one will say anything. I can go into schools and speak, and they'll love to have me. I can go to all these different places because of who I am as a football player. That's a platform the Lord has given me, and I think it's my responsibility to take advantage of it."



It's a lesson Tebow learned from his parents long ago. His father, Bob Tebow, helped start a campus Christian organization while attending Florida in the 1960s. After working as a pastor, he founded the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association, which established an orphanage in the Philippines, among other endeavors. Bob and Pam Tebow and their five children lived in the Philippines for some time during the 1980s and 1990s. Each of their children was home-schooled, including Tim, who later became a star quarterback at Nease High School in Jacksonville before attending Florida.



"I've seen a lot of needy people and needy places in different countries," Tebow said. "I've seen a lot of people in prisons who really need the gospel. I've seen people change. It's encouraging to me that the Lord is using me to change people's lives, and there's not many other people who are willing to go out there. They don't do it because they're either scared or they're satisfied just sitting at their house and not doing much to change the world."



Florida coach Urban Meyer said Tebow is convinced he can help change the world one person at a time.



"If anybody ever knew the complete story about Tim Tebow, most people wouldn't believe it," Meyer said. "Every time he does something like this, it's not the first time he's taken his personal time to do something for someone else. Nothing surprises me about Tim. There's a skeptical side to all of us. We think, 'They talk the talk, but do they really walk the walk?' I can't say I've met many people that do, but Tim is definitely one of them."



During Tebow's spring break in March, he traveled to his father's Filipino orphanage for five days. He spent time with orphans, spoke about his faith in schools and market places, and even assisted doctors during medical procedures. Tebow said he removed cysts from patients and performed a few circumcisions.



"It's pretty nerve-racking at first, but you get your hands under control and do the work," Tebow said. "It's pretty cool."



Tebow, 20, considers his work at home as rewarding. On April 19, he spent more than eight hours inside two of Florida's state prisons, standing shoulder to shoulder with violent and non-violent offenders. At Gainesville Correctional Institute, Tebow's right tackle no longer was protecting his blind side. Four correctional officers stood several yards away in a grass yard -- and they didn't even carry guns.


According to warden Buddy Roberts, Tim Tebow's message will have an impact on the inmates because he is in their age group.

"No matter where I am, if I'm preaching to Muslims or in a prison, if you're in the will of God, that's safer than driving down the interstate," Tebow said. "That's how I feel about it. He's in control of whatever happens. I'm thinking more about their needs than my needs. They need to hear what I'm sharing, so I don't think about any sense of fear. The Lord has it under control, and he'll take care of me."



But Tebow might have used a few blockers at Lancaster Correctional Institute in Trenton. The second stop on his prison tour was like going from a road game at Vanderbilt to a Saturday night contest at LSU. The minimum-medium security facility houses 580 inmates, nearly all of whom are youthful offenders from ages 18 to 24. They've been imprisoned for offenses ranging from drug trafficking to attempted murder.



Correctional officers at LCI call the young inmates "jitterbugs" because they have so much energy. Two weeks earlier, a fight broke out in the cafeteria and inmates swung mop and broom handles at each other. A few minutes after Tebow arrived, a fight broke out at a nearby basketball court during mandatory calisthenics and a guard was knocked to the ground.



"You have a teenage son?" LCI warden Buddy Roberts asked. "Just imagine having 580 of them. I spent my entire career in adult facilities. This is worse."



Visitors are required to walk through two security gates and a metal detector at LCI. The inmates are divided into four populations, each designated by the color of a prisoner's hat. Inmates wearing orange hats are new arrivals, red hats are for those who have been there longer, blue hats are for those who are considered model inmates and yellow hats are for those with discipline problems.



LCI offers prisoners educational programs in auto mechanics, computer science, irrigation, carpentry and other fields. Inmates can earn GEDs while they are imprisoned there. The prison has teachers, doctors, psychologists, nurses and a dentist on staff. The 84-acre facility has nine cottage-style dorms and two dorms with open bays, which house about 150 inmates each. The prison has a softball field, several basketball courts and workout area, which has dip and pull-up bars but no actual weights.


Tim Tebow signed a few autographs after delivering his message to the inmates.

A white chapel sits in the middle of the prison yard. Roberts said the chapel is home to different religious studies each night. LCI even has a faith-based dorm. But the prison isn't allowed to educate its prisoners about religion. That's where volunteers like Tebow are needed.



"His message gets through, especially with this age group," Roberts said. "I think the message he gives them will have an impact because it's coming from a kid of the same age group. They can relate to him better."



Jim Williams, who owns an electrical contracting company in Jacksonville, has spent more than four decades preaching inside Florida's prisons. Williams helped organize Tebow's trip. While Tebow was the main attraction, inmates also were entertained by Bunny Martin, a former team chaplain of the Dallas Cowboys and a world yo-yo champion. Bob Cole, a former con man and professional gambler, who inspired Robert Redford's role in the movie "The Sting," also was part of the prison ministry.



"Inmates won't go to the chapels," Williams said. "That's why we go to the recreation yards. That's the culture of prisons. They'll come see an athlete."



And many will even listen to Tebow's message.



"If you say, 'Timmy, I want that gift of eternal life, I want to have that gift you have,' then I want you to come stand up here with me right now," Tebow told the inmates at Gainesville Correctional Institute.



Nearly 80 inmates at GCI and another 40 at LCI joined Tebow on the basketball court. He led them in prayer, then helped distribute prison-based Bibles and other literature to inmates. Tebow spent even longer signing autographs for the inmates, leaving his signature on a few Bibles.



"It's about having an opportunity to go in there and change people's lives and give inmates hope when there's little hope in their lives," Tebow said. "Even though they're very hard people, most of them are so far down in a hole that they're in need of something. They need something to hold onto and something to pull themselves out. When their lives might seem like nothing and they feel like they're never going to be able to do anything with their lives, when they hear this message and hear they can have eternal life in heaven, that gives them hope. That's something they can hold on to. That's something that really does get through to them."

Sackett Family Tree

I was on the internet and came across a very informational website on the "History of the Sackett's". From the roots in England to when the first Sackett bunch landed in Bristol Massachusetts's. I am always intrigued by family history and family roots. If you are interested click on the link below and you can learn all about the Sackett Clan from way back to the recent history of our family.

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Baby Sackett

Yes, this is a image of our baby in Mel's body. We're pregnant!!!! 10 weeks and one day to be exact and we have waited to tell you all because we like surprises and hope that you do to. Baby Sackett is about 2 inches long and was waiving at us today when we had our first ultra sound. This technology is just amazing and the clarity of what you can see inside the womb is fantastic.

We also got to see the little heart pumping at 157 beats per minute (totally normal for little babies). Melissa and I are thrilled and it was very exciting to see the baby today. It amazes me how God can create such an intricate process of life inside a woman's body and it almost feels surreal when its yours. We need your prayers that baby Sackett will be healthy and develop properly. Pray that we would be good parents and raise our child to know and love God.

Smiles,

M & N's (soon to include baby Sackett)

STUFF

So when in life do we feel like we have enough stuff? Ever wonder where your stuff ends up when you are done with it? I found a sweet 20 minute clip that came via my MBA course that I felt was pretty sweet. Before you watch this film, think about your own bias in life and then recognize that the woman who gives the stuff talk has her own bias. Breaking our own mental models is a very challenging task but I think this video has a lot of really great aspects and its pretty entertaining as well!

Enjoy -

click here for the stuff video

10 States in 10 Days

Before you decide to drive half way across the USA give me a shout and let me tell you about our little adventure across the western half of the US. After logging 5,342 miles in 10 days I am now a firm believer in resting between long road trip days in the car. You just half to do it! While the western half of the US is beautiful scenery - when you are pushing 800 to 1,000 miles a day all you want to do is get to the next stop so you can get out of the car. With all that said we really did enjoy our time even though it was long.

We had the opportunity to see my parents, Melissa's Uncle Aunt and Cousin in Phoenix, my two beautiful nieces and Jay in Surprise Az, my friend Donnie Davis from high school in Austin, C's friend Christy from Seattle, and all of C's friends from Boise. Had we not trekked across the US we would not have been able to spend time with these guys!

I have made the drive from Medford to El Paso with my grandpa several years ago on our way to Mexico so the drive did bring back fond memories from long ago. The desert of Az and New Mexico is not the most beautiful place on earth but it was nice and warm for our trek through this portion of the country. Texas was warm and in the 80's when we arrived. The humidity had not yet started so the weather was actually very nice. I had no idea how many deer lived in the great state of Texas but if you drive on the 10 at night you will see a few hundred, some of them dead by the road side. This stretch of highway between El Paso and San Antonio is the longest most boring stretch of road I have ever traveled.

The house was a pleasant surprise and the handy man projects were not over the top or out of the ordinary. One of the realtors that I have worked with down in this area had the ability to take Melissa around the city as Peter and I worked on the house so that she could get a pulse for what the city looks like and the district areas.

My friend Donnie Davis invited us out for dinner at "Trulucks" quite possibly the swankiest restaurant in Austin. We we're very spoiled when Donnie picked up the tab at this very expensive dinner! Donnie is a wonderful friend and a very generous person. Our gratitude was communicated before we left. Melissa also told the wait staff that it was my birthday so we got the ability to celebrate my birthday in Austin!

Our trek back to Portland was fast. I have to say that Oklahoma is the ugliest state I have seen in my life. Kansas is the flattest state I have ever seen and then we hit Colorado. The Rockies are a beautiful thing. It was snowing in Wyoming and beautiful sun in Idaho. We made it back at about 5pm on Sunday evening and by the time we returned our rental car we had passed the time mark and had to pay for an extra day for our rental car =) That was the close to our road trip across the USA. The states I enjoyed looking at the most were California, Utah, Idaho, and Arizona.

One More Day

It will be one more day before we begin our trek across the US. We plan on taking this road trip in a couple of steps. We will stay with my folks in Medford tomorrow night, be in L.A. on Saturday, Phoenix on AZ on Sunday and Texas on Monday!!! If you think about it please pray for a safe and joyful trip. This should be fun and we are looking forward to the adventure ahead of us. We are also taking orders if anyone wants a longhorn hat or a pair of rattle snake boots please let me know!

Love

N

Half Way

After last nights class I am now officially done with half of my MBA program! I was so excited last night that I went home and fell asleep. It was a long last week of this class preparing for our group speech and writing the group paper. Our speech was a bit long, but I think we hit the highlights that we needed for the Professor.

One of the biggest take aways thus far in this MBA program has been the dynamics of working in a group setting and how to operate within that group. While it is challenging at times my ability to encourage, coach, and participate with my group is growing and I am excited that this skill set is being used. Working full time and going to school definitely stretches you and I am very thankful for a supportive wife and partner in Melissa. I am not quite sure if I could do all that I do without her. I am continually blessed by my wife and I sure when this degree is done she will feel like she has graduated with me.

One Year Ago Today!

Yes - today marks the date - our first year of marriage is now in the books! It was today last year that we were all making our way up to Timberline Lodge to celebrate the marriage of Melissa and Nathan in the snow. While our wedding was amazing our lives together in marriage is the real adventure and the sweetest part of this story.

This year has flown by and as Melissa and I reflected last night our first year of marriage has been wonderful. It was not always easy, but we are learning as we go and I think every year will get better and better. Melissa has a surprise for me tonight and will not tell me what we are doing for our anniversary. This coming weekend we are going to head over to the Oregon Coast and spend some time in a house we rented in Neskowin just north of Lincoln City. We are praying for sunshine and blue skies but will be happy with 50 mile an hour winds and rain as well =)

Our friends Peter and C also surprised us with a fabulous dinner last night at their new house in Canby. It was a candle light dinner that was amazing and we also got to hear about their wedding in Seattle that we were not able to attend. We feel blessed by our family and friends and look forward to many more years to come.

M & N

Happiness Index

I was reading CNN today and came across an article outlining the new book written by Eric Weirner - "The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World". I was struck by this article as we have been going through a sermon at church on greed over the last month and I was interested in what Eric had found on his journey. I posted the article below from CNN. The most interesting piece of the whole article is that in the second to last sentence Eric states, "I would describe myself as a recovering grump," Weiner said. "At this point, I think I am marginally happier than before I started the project."

God has to be our fulfillment here on earth because nothing and I say nothing will fill that void except knowing and having a relationship with God. While Eric did not come to that conclusion in his book I also noticed he is still not completly satisfied with this life.


'Grump' travels the planet to find bliss
Story HighlightsJournalist spent a year looking for the world's happiest countries

Eric Weiner: Bhutan is probably the closest thing on Earth to Shangri-La

He marvels at the creativity and "coziness" of Iceland

Self-described "grump:" chocolate contributes to happiness in Switzerland

By A. Pawlowski
CNN
(CNN) -- It may take a lot of frequent-flier miles, a penchant for cold places, a tolerance of taxes and regular doses of chocolate, but happiness could be within reach. However, it's not where most people might expect.

Just ask Eric Weiner, who made it his mission to find the most content places around the globe, uncovering lots of surprises along the way.

Hungering for a tropical paradise? A warm climate doesn't necessarily make a happy nation, Weiner said.

Thinking of moving to a wealthy state? Money can degrade happiness, he found.

Weiner, who wrote the book, "The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World," began his quest for very personal reasons.

"I'm an unhappy person, so it's kind of what prompts a hungry person to search for food," he said.

Weiner spent 10 years as a foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, a job that took him to some of the least happy places in the world.

It was enough to send him on a yearlong journey to look for just the opposite.

Weiner mapped out his quest with a combination of scientific and personal methods, choosing some countries because they traditionally score high on happiness surveys and selecting others to see how factors like money play a role.

A world map of happiness, based on 100 different studies and produced by Britain's University of Leicester in 2006, listed Denmark as the world's happiest nation.

But for Weiner, the place where he felt the most bliss was a toss-up between Bhutan and Iceland, countries that ranked eighth and fourth, respectively, on the happiness map. Weiner's list of favorites also included Thailand, India and Switzerland. See photos of his favorites and listen to him explain why they're happy »

His top two picks, though very different countries, have unconventional paths to happiness, he said.

"Bhutan is probably the closest thing on Earth to Shangri-La, that fictional paradise," Weiner explained.

He pointed out that while other countries focus on their gross domestic product, the Himalayan kingdom proudly touts its policy of "gross national happiness."

"The Bhutanese very much believe that happiness should be part and parcel of every government decision," Weiner said.

Cold place, warm relationships

Thousands of miles away, Weiner found happiness in a very different environment, marveling at the creativity and "coziness" of Iceland.

"Everyone in Iceland is a poet," Weiner recalled.

He visited the country during winter and said he found a certain beauty in the cold and the darkness. Such a chilly climate usually encourages warm relationships, Weiner found.

"The cold inspires people to cooperate, traditionally. If you go back a few hundred years, people in cold climates have to cooperate or they die together. It's that simple," he said.

Weiner found a different flavor of happiness in Switzerland, where he discovered people are content partly because everything runs like clockwork. Simple pleasures like trains arriving on time contributed to national happiness, he said.

But there may be a much sweeter reason why Switzerland is a happy place.

"The Swiss eat a lot of chocolate, and let's not forget that," Weiner said.

He was also impressed with how the Swiss view money.

"Their attitude is that if you've got it, hide it. While our attitude is if you've got it, flaunt it," Weiner said, comparing the Swiss to Americans.

Weiner called the United States, which came in at No. 23 on the University of Leicester's world map of happiness, a nation that "is not as happy as it is wealthy."

The impact of wealth and taxes

The relationship between money and happiness took Weiner to the Middle East and Qatar, a country with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, thanks to oil and natural gas revenues, according to the CIA World Factbook.

"I went there specifically to examine what happens when the entire country wins the lottery," Weiner said. He found the wealth made the residents comfortable, but also degraded their level of contentment.

"Most of our happiness is derived from our relationships with other people," Weiner said. "The money in Qatar has allowed them to wall themselves off, literally and figuratively, from other people. ... That's not a recipe for happiness."

There are no income taxes in Qatar, but that's not a cause for contentment, Weiner found. Some taxation is necessary for happiness because it's a way of being invested in a place, he argued.

"You're giving money to someone else, a government, and you're trusting them to do something good with it," Weiner said. "In a country where there's no taxation at all, people don't have vested interests in how well the government performs. You can't say, 'Hey, those are my tax dollars at work.'"

Quest creates buzz

Weiner's book has struck a chord, recently rising to the top 10 of The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list. An expert who studies happiness said part of the book's appeal may lie in how Weiner mapped out his journey.

"He arranges an interesting itinerary because he uses science as his compass," said Daniel Gilbert, a psychology professor at Harvard University and the author of "Stumbling on Happiness."

Gilbert said it's only recently that a combination of biology, sociology and psychology has been able to answer the "where's and why's" of happiness, a subject that has always fascinated people.

"The quest for happiness is the central preoccupation of human beings and has been for as long as there have been human beings," Gilbert said.

He echoed Weiner's findings that bliss is other people.

"Everyone has been telling us for the longest time that happiness is about social relationships, well, bingo, they're right," Gilbert said.

Meanwhile, after a year of exploring some of the world's happiest places, Weiner -- the self-described "grump" -- said his mind-set has improved somewhat.

"I would describe myself as a recovering grump," Weiner said. "At this point, I think I am marginally happier than before I started the project."

Imago Appreciation Night

This is coming out a bit late but a few weeks ago Melissa, Tamara, and myself all went to the Imago Dei Apprciation night downtown for the community group leaders and volunteer staff at our church. We got dressed up to the nines and had a night on the town that started with a beautiful dinner provided by Imago. We danced a little, ate a lot, and enjoyed the program that Imago put on. God has truly blessed our church and you can see His works in so many lives that we fellowship with. The transformation that happens when you let God take control is amazing and it is a humbling experience to see that work itself out in our lives.

After the appreciation dinner we went out for a drink at El Gaucho's in the Benson Hotel. We figured we were dressed to the nines and we needed to go to a classy spot. I will say their drinks are a bit overpriced, but live spanish guitar is tuff to beat on a saturday night =)

Love

M & N's

Crazy Interest Rates

The Fed has been active in brining interest rates down over the last month. This week Fed Chariman Bernake cut rates another 50 basis points.... Here is what a leading economist had to say about these cuts....

The Big Ease – But For How Long?
The Fed did not disappoint the market on Wednesday as it delivered another 50 basis point cut to its target rate. Since topping out at 5.25% in June 2006 and remaining there until September 2007, the Fed has now cut its target rate 225 basis points to the current 3%. The magnitude of the 125 basis point cut in an eight day period seems fairly unprecedented in Fed history showing that they are clearly trying to (re)act to prevent a U.S. recession.

The economic data from the week definitely shows some cause for concern – which has left the market still hoping for more in the way of cuts from the Fed. First, GDP hit a low of 0.6% in the Final Quarter of 2007 and December New Home Sales fell to their lowest point in 12 years. Non-Farm Payrolls fell 17k – their first decline since 2003 and grew by about 1 million over the past year versus 2 million the year before. But despite falling Payrolls, unemployment did not rise but fell from 5% to 4.9%. Personal Income rose 0.5% - more than the expected 0.4%. Consumer Spending was down -- off from the previous month -- but did manage to beat expectations.

With both the general economy and job growth slowing, the Fed is fiercely delivering interest rate relief to borrowers. So far, the 10-Year Treasury rate has reacted by falling along with the Fed rate cuts as investors seek safety. Some market pundits expect the yield curve to continue to steepen - meaning the difference between short and long term rates will rise. This expectation for more steepening is reflected in the Fed Funds Futures market expectations for further Fed cuts and the consensus of economists’ estimates that the 10-Year Treasury rate at year end will be above 4% (Remember, we are less than 50 basis points above the 10-Year Treasury rate 40-year low of 3.11%.) Also, debate is already taking place on just how long it will be before the Fed needs to reverse course and start raising rates – with the market now setting odds for the first rise later this year.

San Diego - We're Here

Mel and I arrived in beautiful San Diego two days ago for her conference with the Murdock Trust. Yesterday was 70 and sunny today was 65 and sunny not a cloud in the sky! It has been fabulous and we are staying at the Hilton by Sea World. We spend most of yesterday walking around Coronado and hanging out with my brother Jake. Today Melissa had to present her research and I have been chillin in the sun working on some school work and relaxing.

Wish you all were here =)

Love,

Nathan and Mel

Blue Ocean Strategy

It is not everyday that I feel compelled to make a book recommendation, especially from my course work at school. The current book I am reading was just so good I had to pass this one along. For all of you business lovers or entrepreneurs at heart - you will absolutely eat this book up. I read it in two days from cover to cover because the author is just so insightful on the topic of marketing and creating new market space within this realm.

The premise of the book is that the bulk of industries in the world fight head to head for market share and do nothing to differentiate themselves from their competitors. The author calls this a red ocean. Already developed, already full of companies competing, products are similar, and services vary little. The book talks about how to create your own market space and make the competition irrelevant. Stop looking at the competition and start listening to your end users, substitute users, related users, similar industries, and outside of the box tactics. The blue ocean is when you create the market and the competition becomes irrelevant. I don't want to ruin the book for you, but I will say that it is one that we all should read. Innovate, recreate, and read this book for some inspiration on how to get outside the box in business today.

http://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/

Enjoy,

Nathan

Christmas Photos

I know that Christmas is over and it has been a couple of weeks now since we have been home, but I am just getting to posting these pictures up on our blog. Here they are in colorful form and when I get more time I will go in and give captions as there are lot's of pictures here.

Hope you enjoy them. With Love,

Nathan and Mel

SEE PICTURES (click here)

Christmas Vacation

Melissa and I were out of town for 11 days on a Christmas extravaganza that included a trip to Lake of the Woods, Medford, and a hotel on Bear Creek. We left Portland on Friday night the 21rst and set sail to my good high school friend KC Walsh's cabin. Kc's family has owned a cabin up at Lake of the Woods for over 20 years now and it is always special to break away and visit. Lake of the Woods is a small lake about an hour from Medford and 45 minutes from Klamath Falls. It sits at 4,000 elevation so this time of year it is always covered in snow and this year was no exception.

On our way to Lake of the Woods from Portland we stopped at GI Joes to pick up some chains. I dropped Mel off to get some groceries and I went across the street to pick up the chains. When all was said and done we hopped on HWY 140 and were off. Needless to say I had spaced getting GAS!!! About 20 miles into the drive I looked at the gas gauge and noticed it was below the empty line in our truck. Here we are in the middle of nowhere 4 feet of snow on the ground and we're almost out of gas. SWEET! Mel and I said a little prayer and Tommy the Toyota pushed right along. By God's grace we coasted into the cabin on fumes and KC reminded me there was a gas station about 10 miles from the lake. This was the beginning of our adventure.

We stayed at the Lake for two days and then headed back to Medford to meet up with the Sackett Family. The crew included Aunt Dorothy, Uncle Glen, Tre Dog (my cousin who is an amazing chef), Grandma June, Dad, Mom, and their two mutts Murphy and Chin Li. It was a full house for Christmas Eve and we really enjoyed catching up with everyone. Even though Glen and Dorothy live in Vancouver we don't see them much and it was nice to chat with the Sackett's. Melissa worked on her knitting and I was able to read my book and hang with my cousin Tre. It was a relaxing couple of days and the food was excellent as always. The Sackett's never miss a meal and the food is always gourmet as Glen and Tre own a restaurant in Camas - (Prune Hill Bakery).

Christmas day came, and my brother Jake and his wife Jana flew up from San Diego. The influx of people caused us to grab a hotel that was very nice about 10 miles away from the family farm. The hotel was just built and I think we were the first ones to sleep in the beds and take a shower. The accommodations were very nice - pool, jacuzzi, work out facility, flat screen TVs, and very comfy beds.

Christmas came and went very fast and next thing we knew our Cousin's Tod and Tracy were rolling up the driveway with their family Josh and Nick. It just so happened that Josh and Nick receive dirt bikes for Christmas and wanted uncle Jake and Nate to show them how to ride these bikes. (poor Nate he really hates having to ride dirt bikes :) j/k) The parents have 5 acres in Griffin Creek and lots of space to run around for the cousins. Most nights they would ride until dark and you would have to pull them off of the bikes just to get them to stop and come in to eat. (a/k.a we would have to pull Nate off the bikes - :) )

Melissa here - a highlight for me was spending time with the Sackett ( and Ulery ) women - they are truly an amazing bunch. They taught me a thing or two about cooking, primping ( we got our nails done), playing poker, and the finer art of negotiating with the Sackett men. I especially loved spending time with Kathy, Nathan's mom, wow - I got lucky with a mother-in-law from heaven.

All in all our time spent in Southern Oregon was a great balance between activities, eating, and relaxing. We really enjoyed our visit and time we were able to spend with friends and family and it was hard to say good bye when we left on the 31st. I will attach some of my favorite pictures in another post as there are so many that were wonderful.

Melissa Has a New Phone

Hey Everybody -

Melissa has a new phone - but lost the numbers with the old one. Please call her or email her your phone number so she can update those in her phone!

Cheers,

Nathan and Melissa