The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is hosting a clean the bay day on June 6th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.They are asking for participants to clean up litter along the shoreline and for boaters to pick up litter from the water's surface. If you would like to serve the Hampton Roads community in this way, just go to their website at www.cbf.org.
Thanks,
Tammy Loy
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Baby eagles
The baby eagles at Norfolk Botanical Garden have hatched and are getting bigger, I was just watching them get fed. Pretty cool.
Eagle Cam
Eagle Cam
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
I Went to a Garden Party
To commemorate the Relieft Society organization's annual birthday Norfolk First Ward's Relief Society hosted a garden party. The decorations were exquisite!
Relief Society sisters visiting...
and enjoying each other's company
The mixer activity got everyone involved...
and we found out that we have so much in common
After the mixer there was a wonderful light supper
Now we know at least one obscure fact about each other
Our RS President shares a message
Fun behind the scenes in the children's class
And a BIG thank you to those who put the whole thing together!!
Relief Society sisters visiting...
and enjoying each other's company
The mixer activity got everyone involved...
and we found out that we have so much in common
After the mixer there was a wonderful light supper
Now we know at least one obscure fact about each other
Our RS President shares a message
Fun behind the scenes in the children's class
And a BIG thank you to those who put the whole thing together!!
Ways to Share the Gospel Online
Elder M. Russell Ballard said, "Yours is the world of cyberspace, cell phones that capture video, video downloads and iTunes, social networks like Facebook, text messaging and blogs, hand-helds and podcasts.... How will you use these marvelous inventions? More to the point, how will you use them to further the work of the Lord?"
The Internet is filled with opportunities for you to be an online member missionary:
1. Participate in a forum like LDS.net — LDS.net is a forum and social network where you can connect with both Mormons and non-Mormons to share your beliefs and testimony using photos, videos, blogs, forums, and chat. If you know a foreign language, you can participate in that language as well.
2. Be yourself on social networks like Facebook — If you use Facebook, you can share your testimony or favorite scripture on your Profile.You can also create Facebook events for ward activities or General Conference. Join Church-related groups. Change your status to reflect that you're preparing a lesson or going to a fireside. Post pictures of your mission or wedding. Be more transparent about your life and beliefs.
3. Post a video on a video sharing website like YouTube — "Broadcast Yourself." Join the ranks of Mormons who have shared their testimonies and stories by video on YouTube, Google Video, and other video sharing sites. Mission stories, conversion stories, and your testimony of specific principles can be especially effective. Perhaps you could videotape your parents or grandparents and capture their stories too.
4. Support Mormon videos on YouTube — In addition to posting your own videos on YouTube, it's also helpful to rate and comment on other good YouTube videos.
5. Post mission and wedding photos on photo-sharing sites like Flickr — Flickr is a photo sharing website. Why not share photos from your mission, your baptism, your wedding, or your family home evening at the park?
6. Answer a Question at Yahoo! Answers — At Yahoo! Answers you'll find a variety of questions and answers. Search for questions about "Mormons" and answer a few of them.
7. Blog what you've learned and how you know — Learn what a blog is, then start one. You can write what you learn in Church each week or in your daily scripture study, or explain how living the Gospel has blessed your life.
8. Comment on other blogs — Well-known blogs like Mike Otterson's and Jeff Lindsay's are great places to share your beliefs because persons of many faiths participate there. Click on "Comments," then participate in the discussion.
9. Comment on newspaper articles — Most newspapers' websites allow readers to make comments below each article. Find a newspaper article about the Church and then leave a comment. If the journalist reported accurately, say so. If other comments are misleading or inaccurate, say so. You can find lots of articles about the Church by searching Google News.
10. Edit Wikipedia.org or MormonWiki.com — Wikipedia is an online collaborative encyclopedia that rivals Britannica. MormonWiki.com is its Mormon cousin. After signing up for a free account, you can edit or create articles immediately. If you speak a foreign language, even better! Both MormonWiki.com and Wikipedia are "editable" in a variety of languages.
11. Link to good websites — If you have a website or blog, create a link to your favorite talk at LDS.org as well as 3 other good websites.
12. Write in a foreign language — If you speak a language other than English, you can do the above things in your other language as well.
13. Be transparent — One member noted that by using the word "mormon" in her username, people in forums and chat rooms were more likely to ask her questions.
14. Write a book review for The Book of Mormon — Amazon.com and other booksellers allow you to rate and write reviews for any book. Why not rate and write about the The Book of Mormon?
The Internet is filled with opportunities for you to be an online member missionary:
1. Participate in a forum like LDS.net — LDS.net is a forum and social network where you can connect with both Mormons and non-Mormons to share your beliefs and testimony using photos, videos, blogs, forums, and chat. If you know a foreign language, you can participate in that language as well.
2. Be yourself on social networks like Facebook — If you use Facebook, you can share your testimony or favorite scripture on your Profile.You can also create Facebook events for ward activities or General Conference. Join Church-related groups. Change your status to reflect that you're preparing a lesson or going to a fireside. Post pictures of your mission or wedding. Be more transparent about your life and beliefs.
3. Post a video on a video sharing website like YouTube — "Broadcast Yourself." Join the ranks of Mormons who have shared their testimonies and stories by video on YouTube, Google Video, and other video sharing sites. Mission stories, conversion stories, and your testimony of specific principles can be especially effective. Perhaps you could videotape your parents or grandparents and capture their stories too.
4. Support Mormon videos on YouTube — In addition to posting your own videos on YouTube, it's also helpful to rate and comment on other good YouTube videos.
5. Post mission and wedding photos on photo-sharing sites like Flickr — Flickr is a photo sharing website. Why not share photos from your mission, your baptism, your wedding, or your family home evening at the park?
6. Answer a Question at Yahoo! Answers — At Yahoo! Answers you'll find a variety of questions and answers. Search for questions about "Mormons" and answer a few of them.
7. Blog what you've learned and how you know — Learn what a blog is, then start one. You can write what you learn in Church each week or in your daily scripture study, or explain how living the Gospel has blessed your life.
8. Comment on other blogs — Well-known blogs like Mike Otterson's and Jeff Lindsay's are great places to share your beliefs because persons of many faiths participate there. Click on "Comments," then participate in the discussion.
9. Comment on newspaper articles — Most newspapers' websites allow readers to make comments below each article. Find a newspaper article about the Church and then leave a comment. If the journalist reported accurately, say so. If other comments are misleading or inaccurate, say so. You can find lots of articles about the Church by searching Google News.
10. Edit Wikipedia.org or MormonWiki.com — Wikipedia is an online collaborative encyclopedia that rivals Britannica. MormonWiki.com is its Mormon cousin. After signing up for a free account, you can edit or create articles immediately. If you speak a foreign language, even better! Both MormonWiki.com and Wikipedia are "editable" in a variety of languages.
11. Link to good websites — If you have a website or blog, create a link to your favorite talk at LDS.org as well as 3 other good websites.
12. Write in a foreign language — If you speak a language other than English, you can do the above things in your other language as well.
13. Be transparent — One member noted that by using the word "mormon" in her username, people in forums and chat rooms were more likely to ask her questions.
14. Write a book review for The Book of Mormon — Amazon.com and other booksellers allow you to rate and write reviews for any book. Why not rate and write about the The Book of Mormon?
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Wolfram Jeb Grant
Welcome to Wolfram Grant, newly arrived son of Robert and Amanda
Wolfram arrived at 12:16 p.m. March 7th, weighing in at 8 lbs 12.4 oz. Congrats to the new family!!
Wolfram arrived at 12:16 p.m. March 7th, weighing in at 8 lbs 12.4 oz. Congrats to the new family!!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Bennion Baby Boy
Congratulations to the Bennions on their newly arrived "blue" bundle of joy. Sister Bennion is home from the hospital but baby is still there. Please remember both in your prayers, especially the little one.
Ward "Classifieds"
We're trying to figure out the best way to provide members the opportunity to: post services that they offer to the community (IE: professions, etc.); relay info on services they've received (IE: babysitters, etc.); and share info such as movie reviews, etc. The sky's the limit! Please be patient as we work through this and please feel free to pass on suggestions. Thanks!
Blogs and Facebook
Blogs are a great way to keep your family near and far up to date with your family's goings on. Also, Facebook is an excellent tool to connect and reconnect with family and friends. If you're interested in creating a family blog or Facebook page and don't know where to start, I'd be happy to help. Give me a call or email me. It's so easy, ANYONE can do it!!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
A SUPER BIG thank you to Ollie Rayford!!
A big thank you goes to Ollie Rayford for not only heading up the very successful food drive - but she also singlehandedly delivered the 443 pounds of food to the foodbank herself!! (we've heard of pumping iron, but she was pumping canned goods! *Ü*) Thanks again, for the good job done, Ollie!! You rock!!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Well Loved Flag
We have a well loved, much flown, worn out U.S. flag that would be perfect for a little "cubby" den to practice disposing of American flags. If anyone is interested in the flag please contact Linda Block at lindamblock@gmail.com. Thanks!
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