Life Saiz

Timothy W. Foster Video Tribute

2009-06-23T12:35:00.000-07:00

This tribute video was put together by Tim's long time friend, Don Vigil from Stockton, CA. Thanks Don for the beautiful moving tribute to my brother.
Note: Please scroll down the page and pause the song COWBOY'S ARE US, so you can hear the music that Don put on the tribute.

Thank You!

2009-06-13T15:06:00.001-07:00

I want to say Thank you to all of our friends and family for your prayers and support at the loss of Tim! We laid him to rest yesterday in Louisiana in the beautiful pine box he had requested! Deb will post more when she gets home! Love you all!

Memorial Service in Stockton

Memorial Service in West Monroe, LA

Burial in Calhoun, LA

Gayla and Tom at the Gravesite

The Gravesite

Funeral Arrangements for Timothy W. Foster

2009-06-06T12:09:00.000-07:00

Stockton, CA
Visitation @ Christian Life Center
Monday, June 8 @ 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Memorial Service @ Christian Life Center
Tuesday, June 9 @ 1 p.m.

West Monroe, LA
Visitation @ The Pentecostals of the Twin-Cities
Thursday, June 11 @ 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Memorial Service & Burial @ The Pentecostals of the Twin-Cities
Friday, June 12 @ 1 p.m.

Hello to Our Friends!

2009-05-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

We have had several friends ask if we are still blogging. So here is a breath of blogging life coming to you tonight! I've kind of left it to Debbie, but will contribute every now then myself! Hope you all are great and I pray God's best for you always!

Steve

Special Prayer Request!

2009-01-14T19:17:00.000-08:00

I just got the news that Sis. Pam Biggs Lyons, pastor's wife in Galt, CA, passed today after having been sick. I don't know any details, but she was a friend from CLC and we got to keep in touch through the years! Our hearts and prayers are with the Lyons family tonight!

Special Prayer Request

2008-11-19T08:04:00.001-08:00

I received an e-mail from Sis. Thetus Tenney this morning asking prayer for her granddaughter Shannon Spears as well as her daughter Teri Spears. Teri, as many of you know has been sick for several years and God has done a miraculous miracle in her life! She has written about her healing, a very powerful testimony! Her daughter Shannon was in Turkey last year working with the Robison's as well as teaching school there and was bitten by a dog while there. She recieved an infection from this that developed into a major illness over the past two months. Shannon is engaged to J.T. Harris and they are supposed to be gettting married next Tuesday, Nov. 25th on the shores of Marco Island in Florida. The following is an e-mail from Sis. Tenney concerning both Teri & Shannon:

Debby, please have your prayer groups pray.

I just got off the phone with Teri. They desperately need prayer re-enforcement.
Shannon, Teri's daughter, has been sick for over a year, and very sick the last two months. It has been a serious illness. She was doing a little better but this morning has a new development. Her wedding is less than a week away. Also, last night Teri woke up with severe leg cramps and cannot yet stand on her feet this morning. The spiritual and physical attack on them has been relentless for the last two months.Please give serious prayer to this need. And join us in fighting this battle with praise that God is more than able!
Thank you,
Thetus Tenney

Thank you for joining us in prayer for Teri & Shannon Spears! OUR GOD IS MORE THAN ABLE!!!

Happy Birthday Steve

2008-11-17T23:48:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday to the love of my life!!! I am so thankful that God brought you into my life. . . .as someone said. . . .Good things come to those who wait! Wow. . .that is so true in my life!! God gave me you!! And I am so thankful!! Our Bible Study Connect group surprised Steve on Thursday night with a Birthday dinner, Nana & Ampa (Steve's parents) made homemade tamales and beans on Saturday, the church surprised him on Sunday, our family celebrated together on Sunday evening at Houston's and upgraded him with the new 3G iPhone and apple bluetooth! Then today as per his request, I made him chicken, shrimp, & turkey sausage gumbo & a german chocolate cake! My cousin Paula and her husband Randy Reno (from Albuquerque) are in town on their way to Hawaii, so they celebrated with us tonight!

It's been one continuous FUN PARTY and no one is more deserving than you, Steve Saiz!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Babe. . . I love you very much!!

The Fires here is Southern California

2008-11-15T19:05:00.000-08:00

The fires are burning once again in southern California. All over the L.A. area smoke fills the air. Steve and I had gone to eat homemade tamales at his Mom's (yes, they were delicious.....his Dad & Mom make them from scratch), afterwards we decided to drive by the water. Below is a picture I took with my iPhone. . . .a very hazy ocean. The whole scene to me looked like I was looking at a sepia picture.

When we drove into our driveway, I looked over and looked at my use to be clean car. . . .there was ash all over it! I shot the pic below of it:

Later on, I was outside in the back and could not believe what I saw in our pool! Ash was all in it! Here's a pic:

We don't live in the fire areas and are not experiencing those strong Santa Ana winds, but we did get the warmer weather today around 90 degrees which is very warm for the ocean area! Thankfully we don't have the humidity to go along with the heat! It is sad that so many people have lost their homes. . . . .everything but the clothes on their backs. Our hearts and prayers go out to all who have experienced this devestation. Our prayers are with all of our firefighters as well.

We Honor Our Veterans Today!

2008-11-11T09:22:00.000-08:00

We salute our Veterans today! Thank you for your service to our country!

Life Saiz

2008-11-04T07:28:00.001-08:00

Fun At General Conference

2008-10-31T14:31:00.000-07:00

Friday night of conference, my 2 great neices, Jayden (7) & Jesi (6) spent the night with Uncle Steve & Aunt Debbie! We enjoyed them so much. . . .telling the bed time story, praying together before going to sleep, just laughing and having fun together and them waking up the next morning and getting to eat skittles in bed! I look forward to the holidays when we get to see Jayden & Jesi again along with Shiloh Grace and baby Huck on my side as well as Seth and Liah on Steve's side! They are all so much fun! I've enjoyed being an aunt to my 4 nephews (Jonathan, Jeremy, Shiloh, & Hayden) and my 1 neice (Cheyenne). . . .the fun continues as their kids come along!

More General Conference Pictures

2008-10-30T23:16:00.000-07:00

Here's some pics that Steve put together:

General Conference

2008-10-30T14:04:00.000-07:00

I have been slack in updating our blog. Some of my friends have let me know. : ) Please forgive me, I will try to do better. We had a great time at General Conference in Greensboro, NC. It was a great conference! The services were great. . .the preaching, the music. . it was all great! I love GC. . . .a time to see so many friends, as well as my family! General Conference has always been a highlight in my life ever since my first one when I was 11 years old in the summer in Portland, Oregon. . . . .so many years ago . . . .more than we like to think!! I haven't shot pictures at conference in a few years. I used to do photography for Youth Day. . .etc. . . .when I was younger. . .but this year, I shot a few pictures with our little camera of lots of great friends and family!
Minister's Wives Breakfast:

Friends At General Conference

2008-10-20T08:56:00.000-07:00

We just got back from Greensboro, NC where we attended GC. It was a great time to get with friends and family and to hear some incredible preaching! Debbie will be posting a slide show with a ton of pictures. It was good to see everyone! Praying God's best for all of you!

Got Bacon?

2008-10-08T11:40:00.001-07:00

The infamous Dexter, landscaper extraordinaire, checking to see if there is any extra bacon!

LIFE AT NIGHT IN THE BIG CITY?!!!

2008-10-07T21:14:00.000-07:00

Tonight when Steve & I were leaving the church after prayer, I looked across the street and saw something that I would never think that I would see walking down the street in a big city! I saw what I first thought was two big cats, but another look I realized that it was two raccoons!! Raccoons right in the middle of Torrance, the southbay area of the 2nd largest city in America. . . .Los Angeles!! A few times I have seen a skunk out on that same street and ever so often at night, we have a possum that goes along our side wall of our house. Of course Dexter and Chaquita go wild going after him! The other night I was taking Dexter out on a walk around 8 p.m. and a couple of men from down the street were trying to catch a raccoon. . .right in our neighborhood! We are not on my parent's ranch in Louisiana but right in the middle of the city where there are no big fields or woody areas, but lots of concrete and buildings!! One thing I have learned is that Raccoons, Possums, & Skunks are all a part of life at night in the big city!!

Monday Morning Breakfast at Home!

2008-10-06T09:36:00.001-07:00

There is nothing like the smell of bacon coming from the kitchen on a cozy morning! I thought I would make some bacon and eggs with toast today. Nothing like the creature comforts of home before heading out on a busy week! Hoping you all are having a great day!

Dexter the Landscaper!

2008-10-03T16:41:00.001-07:00

I came home today to find that Dexter, our boxer, had rearranged the palms we had around the pool. Notice Dexter's way of watering the palms! LOL! You notice he is no where to be found in this picture, but let Chiquita (poodle) be photographed with the evidence. Just wait till his Momma comes home.....LOL!

He will be safe because this is the only proof that we will have at his effort at landscaping. It will be our secret!

Hope you all are having a great day!

Getting Old Is Different When It's You!

2008-09-18T13:22:00.001-07:00

Getting older is so much different when it's you that's moving up in the age bracket. I was talking to a friend recently and asked him if he had turned 50 yet, he responded, "No, not until next year! But I just had an epiphany of growing older. My daughter had some music on that was "rocky", Gospel, but rocky and caught myself banging on her door telling her to turn that noise down. I stopped myself there in the hallway and said, I've just turned into my Dad!"

Those of us born in 1959 are very quickly approaching the half century mark, but it doesn't feel like 50. I am still young inside. Perhaps I am young ONLY in my mind. My body reminds me that it is well aware that 50 is very near. When my Dad turned 50 he was very old....but the 50 I am facing in about 14 months surely is not the same 50! I am so young! Ha! This comic strip is the epitome of the way I feel.....dumb mirror!!!!!

Wheels of Life

2008-09-18T13:22:00.000-07:00

Thought you all would enjoy this one!

Praying for Our Friends In Harm's Way

2008-09-12T21:43:00.001-07:00

We have many friends in the Houston and surrounding area that will be experiencing the brunt of Hurricane Ike. Our prayers are with you and your families and churches.

Incredible UPCI Impressionist

2008-08-16T01:02:00.000-07:00

Tyler Sullivan had this on his blog and I thought it was great!

Judge backs UC on Christian textbooks

2008-08-15T15:15:00.000-07:00

This article was on yesterday's front page of our newspaper, DAILY BREEZE:

Judge backs UC on Christian textbooks
By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle Article

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge says the University of California can deny course credit to applicants from Christian high schools whose textbooks declare the Bible infallible and reject evolution.
Disputing claims of religious discrimination and stifling of free expression, U.S. District Judge James Otero of Los Angeles said the university's review committees cited legitimate reasons for rejecting the texts - not because they contained religious viewpoints, but because they omitted important topics in science and history and failed to teach critical thinking.
Otero's ruling Friday, which focused on specific courses and texts, followed his decision in March that found no anti-religious bias in the university's system of reviewing high school classes. Now that the lawsuit has been dismissed, a group of Christian schools has appealed Otero's rulings to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
"It appears the UC is attempting to secularize private religious schools," attorney Jennifer Monk of Advocates for Faith and Freedom said Tuesday. Her clients include the Association of Christian Schools International, two Southern California high schools and several students.
Charles Robinson, the university's vice president for legal affairs, said the ruling "confirms that UC may apply the same admissions standards to all students and to all high schools without regard to their religious affiliations." What the plaintiffs seek, he said, is a "religious exemption from regular admissions standards."
The suit, filed in 2005, challenged UC's review of high school courses taken by would-be applicants to the 10-campus system. Most students qualify by taking an approved set of college preparatory classes; students whose courses lack UC approval can remain eligible by scoring well in those subjects on the Scholastic Assessment Test.
Christian schools in the suit accused the university of rejecting courses that include any religious viewpoint, "any instance of God's guidance of history, or any alternative ... to evolution."
But Otero said in March that the university has approved many courses containing religious material and viewpoints, including some that use such texts as "Chemistry for Christian Schools" and "Biology: God's Living Creation," or that include scientific discussions of creationism as well as evolution.
UC denies credit to courses that rely largely or entirely on material stressing supernatural over historic or scientific explanations, though it has approved such texts as supplemental reading, the judge said.
For example, in Friday's ruling, he upheld the university's rejection of a history course called Christianity's Influence on America. According to a UC professor on the course review committee, the primary text, published by Bob Jones University, "instructs that the Bible is the unerring source for analysis of historical events" and evaluates historical figures based on their religious motivations.
Another rejected text, "Biology for Christian Schools," declares on the first page that "if (scientific) conclusions contradict the Word of God, the conclusions are wrong," Otero said.
He also said the Christian schools presented no evidence that the university's decisions were motivated by hostility to religion.
UC attorney Christopher Patti said Tuesday that the judge assessed the review process accurately.
"We evaluate the courses to see whether they prepare these kids to come to college at UC," he said. "There was no evidence that these students were in fact denied the ability to come to the university."
But Monk, the plaintiffs' lawyer, said Otero had used the wrong legal standard and had given the university too much deference.
"Science courses from a religious perspective are not approved," she said. "If it comes from certain publishers or from a religious perspective, UC simply denies them."

Camp Meeting 2008

2008-08-12T21:03:00.000-07:00

Here is a slideshow of some of the pics we took at Camp. It was one of the best Camps we have ever had. I want to thank everyone who attended and made it great! I have a long list of "thank you's" that I will add to this post. Enjoy the pictures!

For more pictures of Camp Meeting 2008, make sure you get to the following blogs. They have some great shots.

Shirley Buxton
Ronda Hurst
Tena Valenti

Happy Birthday Steve!

2008-08-11T21:35:00.000-07:00

Steve turned 22 on August 1st. This was the first year in a while that his birthday wasn't in the middle of Camp Meeting. We are late in our posting due to being in Santa Maria this past week. We are very proud of Steve or Stevo as we call him. He's a great young man that lives for God, is our drummer in the church, works at Western Credit Union and is going to school at a neighboring college. He is the life of the party....whether it's here at home or at a major conference. Buddy, we love you and pray God best for you! You make us laugh and our hearts warm by the love you show to us. It's hard to believe our little boy is all grown up!