The Goldman's say WHITE RABBIT to all you in blog land.....For those who have not been a part of the White rabbit day, please let me explain and welcome you to join us!! It's the 1st day of each month, you must be the first to say "white rabbit"! It's fun, our friends the Deems let us in on the fun day. So we are letting all you on it too!! (Alex claims all other days, "Black Bunny"! HA!)
Happy Birthday Abigail!!! You are 5 years old today, WOW. I pray you would continue to love Jesus with all your heart. It is so fun talking with you, and seeing you grow up. You are as sweet as you look and sometimes as funny as can be! Have a wonderful day today. We all love you so much!! Happy Birthday sweetie!
Before Awards were announced these young people led worship. Aaron, Tait, Dylan, Natalie and Alex. It was beautiful! Alex said this was the the Best time he had during the tournament....I am not surprised! :) The worship was always wonderful every morning and it really set the scene for the rest of the day.
The competing Cousins...well Devin was missing. Are they a good looking bunch or what?? YEP!
Collin and Anna. Collin won 3rd. in Expository and Anna won 3rd in Open Interpretation.
Anna said she wanted to place so bad, not for herself but for Grandma Dot. She said she spent so much money and she did not want to let her down...so sweet! For you Grandma Dot~!!!
All the cousins get so happy for each other! They all are so encouraging. Anna, Destiny and Karissa.
Anna and friend Tessa. Before the awards were announced....the butterflies were flying for sure!
It was a blessing to see all these young people do their different speeches and do so well. The community judges that came, (from all over town) were all blessed by the children too. Many of the judges said over and over they could not believe the kindness and support the kids showed to one another. There was prayer in the halls for one another before they would compete and there was much fun playing games when in between speeches. Kids from 7 years old to young adults 20 playing games together. It was a great tournament. I do believe Jesus was glorified and that is the whole point of life!!!! I hope to figure out how to post some of the videos of the speeches here soon, I'm having tech difficulties.
The handsome cousin, nephew and good friend Jared is 7 years old today!! Wow! He loves and is so good at chess. Jared is always happy, ready to play and have fun in life. He's so handsome too! He is doing so good on his speech, (thanks so much to Great Aunt Vickie). He loves his time of school with her. The funny picture is him was taken when he was doing his speech at the junior tournament...getting ready to spit out his water after brushing, it was great!
Well, happy birthday Jared the Goldman Family loves you very MUCH! God bless you this year. Can't wait for you party...hey what are you wanting anyway?
They all look pretty fancy! And they will all do great on there speeches I know! Live speeches to come.....
GOOD news!!!! Mailee is on the left in every picture.....so you know who is who :)
Well I said Mailee is on the left but that's if you are looking at the picture, she is the one on the right if you were the girls! How tricky must it be! HA
Grandpa Ken in the center of (most) of his Grand kids. We love him soooooo much!
Alex and Devin action moves! I like the leg in the air.
Grandpa, and the younger wrestlers. Abigail, Will and Levi watching.
Kolten and Collin....oh no, Collin's not in a good spot. :)
We had a wrestling birthday for Grandpa 62nd party last night. It was fun, but the boys woke up this morning a little sore! HA Grandpa knows a lot of moves and is really good still at his favorite sport. There are a few other pictures on my (Tami's blog). We had a great time.
Mailee, William and Murren all want to wish you a WONDERFUL 2008!
(Well, so do the rest of us Goldman's, but we could not all fit in the balloons. :)
May God bless this year for you all and more important may you bring Him glory in this year. 2008 is gonna be Great!!
We did not get the chance to call Great Uncle John and sing happy birthday ( because it was too late on his birthday to call, this morning he was at church, and this evening we were at church) so here you go Uncle John! We all love and miss you lots sorry it's late!!
Uncle John........
Strong and mighty! And always looks better when standing by other John's
Smart and Inventive! Can fly a plane while not even in it! And can fix it when the wind or cactus grabs the plane.
Awesome with the Kids! They all love him, and he spends wonderful time with them.
Loves his wife! But who couldn't love Aunt Ginger?
Has a Very serious side! But not for too long that would be boring!
Smiles with his Sweet side! Though we know behind that sweet face he may be plotting something....a trick....a joke....we never know!
Teaches the kids....though some have gotten too good and the thumbs seem to be no longer in his favor!
He works hard! Fixing up the house, plumbing, cars, honey do list and more...even in the hot Arizona heat! 
Knows when it's time to relax and spend time with man's best friend!!!! As well as take a snooze and rest an aching knee or two.
We just love the Guy!! Happy Birthday Great Uncle John!!
Ellie----One of the funniest, kindest, sweetest young ladies around!! We love you so much Ellie! I can't wait to celebrate your birth (on New Years) You are always so loving and cheerful. Have a wonderful day!
Twins---Murren and Mailee. 7 Years old and still lovin' each other.
All the girls. Anna, Cassie, Murren and Mailee.
Cassie Marie
Murren, Cassie and Mailee. Fancy new clothes from Grandma Dot.
We were on our way out to the last performance and I thought maybe we could get a more recent picture with the family. Well, this was it, looks just like the other one...oh dear! I think we need a person to pose us a little different way! :) They are cute anyway.
I have never seen William go that fast! What a nut huh. I think he didn't like Steve saying he really does not play...he showed us! :) We had fun, we have not performed for several months, so it was great to play again. Mom and dad came and watched...that is always wonderful!
Little Grandpa is not to well lately, but he can still throw out a joke or two. He has been such a wonderful Grandpa! He is now 91 years old. I know everyone that knows him knows he was always serving others and bringing us gas when my mom would ran out in Phoenix :)
God has been very merciful to him and he has never had any pains, up until this past few weeks. I pray that he would get to feeling better. Please keep him your prayers too.
“Would you like a kitten? I don't know. I know, we could trade!”
One Kitten for Kristy
By Adelaide Holl
Kristy was a girl who had too many kittens. Kristy did not think so but her mother and father did.
“You may keep just one kitten. You will have to give the rest of them away. We just can't have a house full of kittens.”
Kristy chose the roundest polka dot kitten for her own. She put the others in a basket and set it in her wagon. Then away she went Kristy with five kittens in her basket.
(Mrs. McGinty was sweeping her walk.)
“What beautiful kittens!”
“Would you like one? They are so sweet and cute!”
“Indeed I would but you see, I have some goldfish. A kitten might eat the goldfish.”
“Maybe we could trade my kitten for your goldfish.”
“OK Kristy here you go! Two goldfish in a bowl.”
“I will chose that beautiful kitten of snowball-white aw she is very pretty.”
Away went Kristy with FOUR kittens in her basket, and two goldfish in a bowl.
Kristy pulled her wagon quietly because she was coming up to Miss Murphy's house. Miss Murphy did not like squeaky wagons or noisy children.
“Hello, Miss Murphy. I have some nice quite kittens to give away. Would you like one?”
“Did you say quiet kittens? Let me see! Oh all the do is make a quiet purring sound. Wait!”
Miss Murphy went inside her house and came out with a parrot in a cage.
“This is Skipper. A sea captain sent him to me. He sings the Sailor's Hornpipe. Would you like to trade a nice quiet kitten for a nice noisy parrot?”
“Oh yes! I would love to trade a kitten for your parrot.
Miss Murphy how about this gray kitten?”
Away went Kristy down the street with THREE kittens in a basket, two goldfish in a bowl, and one green parrot in a cage.
“Kristy saw Mr. Wiggins. At his fruit stand.”
“Pesky mice! They keep nibbling my fruits and cheeses!”
“What you need is a kitten. Cat's love to eat mice!”
“I could use two kittens. These two midnight-black ones are perfect! Come Kristy come with me. Take your pick, we can trade.”
“Puppies! I will chose this one. The one with the floppiest ears and the droopiest tail.”
Away went Kristy with ONE kitten in her basket, two goldfish in a bowl, one green parrot in a cage, and a wriggly brown puppy in a box.
Kristy saw Mrs. Green chasing a shiny black rooster.
“Pesky rooster! I'm going to put you in the soup pot! Every morning he crows and wakes me up!”
“Oh please don't! Give him to me and I will trade you with this little kitten.”
“That is a fine idea. My little girl would love this striped kitten for her birthday tomorrow.”
She put the rooster in a crate for Kristy.
Away went Kristy with an empty basket, two goldfish in a bowl, one green parrot in a cage, a wriggly puppy in a box, and a shiny black rooster in a crate.
Kristy felt very happy and proud. When she got home she called,
“Mother! Father! I found a home for every single kitten. I traded too! Aren't you glad?”
“Here son, here's five loaves of bread and two fish....in case you get hungry.” “Thank you mommy. I can't wait to see Jesus! Bye!”
Based on a true story from John 6
One day long ago by the Sea of Galilee. Many people followed Jesus. A lot of them were sick and all of them were getting hungry.
Jesus- “Philip where can we buy bread, that these people may eat?”
Philip- “Oh Lord, lots and lots of money would not feed this many people!”
Boy- “Excuse me Sir. Excuse me, I have a little food that I would like to give you to eat. I think Jesus might be hungry.”
Andrew went to Jesus and said, “There is a little boy that wants to share his five loaves of bread and two fish. But that will not be enough for this many people!”
Jesus knew what to do.
Jesus- “Tell everyone to sit down. Thank you Father for what you given us today.” (Bless the bread and fish)
Jesus- “Pass these baskets out to the people.”
Everyone had so much to eat. They were so stuffed. They took the left overs and there was twelve baskets left full of food.
The boy was so happy that he shared and even more excited about seeing Jesus feed five thousand people with his five loaves of bread and two fish.
Always be willing to share and believe God will provide and He will.
Above: Cassie and Esther are close in age and close friends.
Below: Cassie, Mercy and Esther, cousins and all so cute together in the girls playhouse (the old chicken coop).
This is a few days late but Happy Birthday anyway Esther!! We are soooooo blessed to have you in our family! The Goldman's love you a million times over. I wish we could have bought the whole jewelry store for you, but not this year...hey maybe next birthday!
It has been awesome to see Esther grow up into a loving, honoring, sweet, gentle, smart and virtuous women. We love you Esther!! Happy Belated Birthday. We had a great time at your party, all you girls looked wonderful in your fancy dresses.
Mercy is one fun loving, sensitive, caring, joyful, sweet, fast talking (really fast talking) young virtuous lady! She gives great back massages and loves to have a good time....which I really appreciate. Mercy can go up to anyone and start a conversation and make everyone feel comfortable and at home. She does have the gift of Mercy and I can see the Heavenly Father working in her life as she grows. We are so blessed to have Mercy as our niece/cousin. Love you and Happy birthday!
The Goldman's third child, our oldest daughter and my right arm!! Anna, wow words can't express what you mean to us! A giving servant is not enough to say to describe her! Anna has such a gentle heart, meek spirit, she's loving sister, and true friend, and she never stop's helping me (mom) make dinner's or any other meal. Sometimes I look at her and am in awe that God had blessed us with such a sweetheart! She desires so much to have a closer walk with her Heavenly Father, she wants so much to tell others about God. It's so fun to talk to her, and hear how her heart is for those who don't know Jesus. She wants others to know that God is alive and real! Anna has grown up so much physically this year, yet she is still my little Honeybear!! We love you Anna. Happy Birthday to you, I am so glad you got your wish your ears pierced!!!! :)
The Goldman Family Love's you Destiny!!! 
(Above picture) In honor of Destiny's birthday I put on the Lady Jane picture. If you do not know this story it's amazing. Look it up...the queen for just 9 days. Or you can ask my sister Jodi she will tell you! :)
