August 24, 2005
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this is it! the miracle picture! i finally managed to get all of the Moraes family into one picture. L to R: Alyssa, Tele, Heather, David, Karine, Me, John
“…the cows go marching two by two hurra, hurra…” yep, here are the cows on the beach…this picture is taken from the backyard of the beach house, so you see it really IS a beach house. too bad you can’t see closely, cuz most of the cows are those weird ones like you see in India.
oh, jealous yet? this is at aligator beach (which does not presently have any of their namesakes) now imagin watching this, enjoying your favorite cake with friends, and having a guy slowly ride out on the lake playing some slow saxophone song. i ask again…does life get any better?
oh, i gotta add this, my sister–my wonderfulist sister–sent me this quote:
“It is easyer to serve God without a vision, easyer to work for God without a call, b/c then you are not bothered by what God requires; common sence is your guide, veneered over with christian sentiment. You will be more prosperous and successful, more leisure-hearted, if you never realize the call of God. BUT if once you recieve a commission from Jesus Christ, the memory of what God wants will always come like a goad; you will no longer be able to work for him on the common-sence basis.”
amen to that. and another funny note: i served my friends here some smores, and even the staunches “Anti-American” sentiment has now been overcome…i am proud to annouce that there are some redeeming qualities to American culture! (such as chocolate mixed with marshmallow)
I just ate lunch. my regular lunch is rice, beans, salsa, this flour stuff you mix in called farinha, and this super good chicken. ahh. Carlos kept telling me that I needed to each the chicken’s mother while I ate. I did my nice “oh that is nice but I have no clue what you are saying” smile a couple times and finally said “Carlos, what? I don’t know the chicken’s mother…” and he finally got it across that he was trying to tell me that I needed to try the chicken his mother makes. that makes more sense. my word. I could sit here and write you things like this that happen all the time…it cracks me up…and I love it. laughing is so good for you.make sure to laugh today.
Comments (5)
What’s up Rachel?
Robert white
Awesome quote, Rachel!
I hope you don’t mind if I borrow it. 
Loved the pictures too . . . thanks for sharing with us.
Hey Rachel whats up? me nothin much here just sitting at the library. just thought i would say hi and see how things are going?? well g2g have lots of homework to get done. ttyl, Love ya lots, Dani
Hey this is Douglas Ruark.
Hey Doug! howz life for you? glad you found my blog…could you do me a fav and give me any addresses of other weblogger that i might know from choir that you have?
thanx
Rachel