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Shelly is My Sister - She's My Home-Girl!

Shelly lives in the vast Lake Superior region where the beauty of nature is in abundance. I appreciate you for all the things you do to show me love. There are many people who go the extra mile for others and you are one of them. Thank you for all the prayers you have prayed for everyone and for me, and thank you for being my friend! I thank you for all the "I care packages" that you and Al send me to help. You are my favorite sister. Oh that's right, I only have one sister! ~ Happy Birthdays, Shelly!

The fact that you dedicated your life to God at age 11 and didn't want to be with a man until your one true love came into your life is something remarkable though. The fact that you were a 48 year old virgin bride is a testament to the keeping power of God's grace, and your dedication. Your life has been a witness to me and to many. Thank you for all the hours you have spent proof-reading my lenses and helping me get to Giant Squid in April of 2009. I couldn't have done it as soon without your loving support and help. I earned the Giant Squid Badges sis, but all of the Gold Stars belong to you! - I love you! (We Love Kevin Skinner!)

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Updated: 01.06.2010 ~ Happy Birthdays!


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Happy Birthday Shelly

Its Auntie Shelly
My Sister!

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Shelly is 14 months and 10 days older than I am. We have an older brother who's name is Randy. It was unusual for Shelly and I to like the same clothes, but there was a dress that we both liked in a catalog. We ended up ordering the same dress and sometimes we would wear our dresses to school on the same days in junior high. Sisterhood can be so touching.

Randy of course graduated from school before us and went into the Marine Corp and on to Vietnam to become a Veteran of War. Than Shelly graduated from school and moved away. I ended up dropping out of school after I turned 16, because I was really affected for some reason by not having my brother or sister there.

I Couldn't Have Asked For A Better Sister! 

I can always count on Shelly to have a word in season.

WORDS TO THINK ABOUT

"Little faith will bring your soul to heaven; great faith will bring heaven to your soul."

"When we forget ourselves, we usually do something that everyone else remembers."

Vision is the world's most desperate need. There are no hopeless situations, only people who think hopelessly."

You Were Always Mom's Favorite!: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives 

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Leningrad Cowboys and The Red Army Choir 

The Leningrad Cowboys are a Finnish band.

The Red Army Choir was formed when the Soviet Union was still in place, and they still perform to this day in Russia. Since Shelly is Finnish and was in the Soviet Union just before the Iron Curtain fell, I want to dedicate this video module to her mission to the Soviet Union.

I want to prepare you a bit in advance! You may want to grab a drink, because this is not only totally off the wall, but it will be a performance you won't want to miss. Everyone of the music videos is worth seeing and hearing! - Holy Cow!!!
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Leningrad Cowboys - Total Balalaika Show 

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Shelly was prepared to give her all!! 

Shelly says, "I was so sick at the time, dying just wasn't an issue!"

Shelly went to the Soviet Union with a ministry group under Dave Duell's leadership, Faith Ministries Internatonal. Their main purpose was to start a church in Novosibirsk and plant nationals to run the church. Dave let the nationals know that they needed to be prepared to die a martyr's death. Shelly was prepared to be a living sacrifice so that others could know God's love, grace and tender mercy. She did nearly die when she was in the Soviet Union, because of heat stroke. Her team prayed for her as she laid on a cement slab dieing, trying to cool her body temperature down. As she said, "I was in and out of it and then suddenly just got up". God gets the glory!

Dave Duell in Kenya! 

Dave Duell is ministering the Baptisum of the Holy Spirit in Kenya in this video. After this video you will have a choice to view some other videos. One video is Dave Duell-the transvestite, a different Dave with with a different spirit.

Sometimes my videos get changed by YouTube, so if the transvestite video is showing, it's not my fault and that is not what I mean to show. You can really see the difference in the spirit of Dave and Dave the transvestite though.
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:) Picture of the year 2008! 

This really looks like the nightly routine for these two.

My favorite thing about being a sister... 

I always have a true friend!

If we have one true friend in our life, we are never alone!

I've been blessed to have a sister that has been a spiritual mentor to me.

In the fall of 1988 Shelly administered the Baptism of the Holy Spirit to me.

I know that I always have someone to pray with!

Shelly prays for me!

Birthdays Are Great!

But Sisters Are Better!

Just Sisters! Shelly Defended Me... 

Brings Memories of Shelly and I Growing Up

In grade school a boy ask me to play marbles with him and he won all of my marbles from me. Shelly seen me crying in the playground and asked what happened. She went and asked the boy to play marbles with her and she won all of his marbles and mine back. She gave me back my marbles!

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P.S. 

Thanks for never giving up on me Shelly! Oh, and for being my proof reader on Squidoo and best supporter in life in general! You show me how much you love and care about me and that is something I have needed.



I remember when you made a birthday cake for Dad in 1972, that looked like his red lawn and garden tractor. You put a lot of love and work into making it and decorating to look just right. Used plenty of red food coloring that day! Dad was so pleased when he seen that cake!

This is Shelly's Niece! 

Nikki is my daughter.

Nikki Had A Baby Born Face First in Fargo

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Shelly sent me a link to see a video after Kevin Skinner sang for the first time on America's Got Talent, and I made a lens about him that I published on the 4th of July. It became the #1 Lens on Squidoo on September 22nd of 2009. We are both very happy that Kevin won on AGT. As a gift to you Shelly, here is your very own picture of Kevin!

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A Bunny for your Birthday Shelly! 

When Randy, Shelly and I were growing up we had a white rabbit that Shelly named Samantha. Our Dad let Uncle Eddie bring over a buck to visit Samantha for about a week. Later on we had a bunch of baby bunnies! There's just something about a bunny.

I remember that Shelly was really mad at Samantha one time because she ate all of her babies. Shelly really took it hard when Samantha died of old age I suppose.

Shelly, here's a bunny for your birthday. Happy Birthday Shelly!

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Shelly and I loved sleeping outside. 

Wilderness Hammock with Mosquito Netting

Texsport Wilderness Hammock with Mosquito Netting

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Shelly and I both recommend these sweet hammocks. When we were kids we would sleep outside in the yard in the summer in hammocks. These hammocks were fun because the mosquitoes couldn't get us, and they had a roof and flaps for protection from rain and wind. We each had one of our own to sleep in. That was fun, and they sure were comfortable.

I Love You Shelly!

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Shelly's Guest Book! 

Shelly isn't a member of Squidoo! She's a member of my family though!

Shelly, thank you for all that you have done to help me out in this past year.

You have spent countless hours proof reading and editing for me. You have

blessed me with care-packages to make life a little better every month. You

seem to know when to call just to visit. You encourage me in many ways!

Thank you for the love and prayers!

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    Shelly Shelly Jan 1, 2010 @ 10:34 pm
    Happy New Year from the vast Lake Superior region! It is a place of endless beauty! The blue moon was full, but didn't appear to have any unusual color difference.
    We put up a new calender and I just love this quote from it:
    "If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when will you have time to do it over?" Now that's a good point!
    Blessings to all in this new year!
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    Tipi Tipi Dec 31, 2009 @ 7:13 pm
    Happy New Year,
    I heard that there is suppose to be a blue moon tonight. I can't see the moon out my windows, so I really don't know. Its very cold so I'm not going to go outside just to look. Talked to Mom earlier today, she sounds good.

    Wishing you and Al a great year in 2010 ... and the next decade! ~ Love you!
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    Shelly Shelly Dec 24, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
    Merry Christmas Eve Sue! I worked till noon and now we're getting ready to head to Randy and Karen's--they moved it to a day event as we are expecting much more snoww this evening. We got about 4 inches ovenight. Love You! I'm waiting to hear how you like the little dessert cups I designed just for you--not quite the chocolate mousse cups I make, but they just wouldn't travel well. Blessings!
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    Tipi Tipi Dec 24, 2009 @ 1:05 pm
    Those little desert cups are so good that there might not be any left to share. The cookies are out of this world!!! Good idea to move it to day time. We got about 6" of new snow over night. Talk to you later.... Merry Christmas! Loves...
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    Shelly Shelly Dec 26, 2009 @ 3:04 pm
    I would guess the dessert cups are gone by now and it is just fine if you ate them all yourself because I designed them especially for you. Now I know one thing I can send for your birthday in February. Mom and I are playing Scrabble at the moment.
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Where Shelly and I Grew Up 

Kabetogama Lake a Wilderness - Voyageurs National Park

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    Tipi Tipi Jan 2, 2010 @ 10:49 am
    I'll be waiting for your comments on the hammock with mosquito netting and roof.
    Good memories for me sleeping out in the yard on summer nights in one. Cool!
    I do remember worrying a little bit about black bears coming through at night.
    You never seemed worried about the bears, so that eased my mind a lot. ~ Loves!
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    Shelly Shelly Jan 2, 2010 @ 7:22 pm
    Sue I just had a flood of great memories upon seeing the Texsport Wilderness Hammock--of course we called then "Jungle Hammocks". We sure did spend a lot of time in them day and night.The mosquito netting was amazing as we didn't need any repellent and we sure slept good. As I recall, we also had a pup tent set up near them as well. What fun we had living in God's country--that's Kabetogama Lake for those who may be wondering. Yes, I would strongly reccomend these wonderful hammocks and am surprised that they are so reasonably priced. As for the bears, Dad always said they were more afraid of us and with their great sense of smell would avoid us. We also had Spike to protect us. Actually, I would fall asleep so quickly and sleep so soundly that I just didn't have time to worry about bears. Thanks for the memories!
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    Tipi Tipi Jan 3, 2010 @ 12:08 am
    Oh yeah, we had Spike then! You know I didn't remember that till you mention him. He was a dog worth having for as long as we did, he was strong and smart. I remember the pup tent now too that you mention it. Hey, I'm sure Mom and Dad slept with a bedroom window part way open so they could hear. I remember going to sleep pretty fast too. After a couple hours of catching fire-flies, we were tired. ~ Thank you for the memories! ~ That was a nice note to go to sleep on, first I'll shut this computer down.
    Oh, my computer is running better after running Malware byts yesterday, should have done that sometime ago. ~ The cdn.squidoo.com XML File seemed to be acting up y-day, so it was a tough time for me to get much done on Squidoo. Those bugs sure can mess things up, so it'll be interesting to see what happens to lens ranks because of that. I could be right, but I could be wrong.. :) Love you!
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    Shelly Shelly Dec 27, 2009 @ 9:49 pm
    I remember digging my car out of deep drifts many times when I lived in Fargo/Moorhead. I'm glad to here all are safe and sound--many family[s are grieving losses of loved ones due to the storm. I was a little skeptical about bringing Mom home today as poor roads were reported but we only ran into brief poor conditions and the roads were mostly fair on the way up and good on the way home with spotty poor areas. Too many drivers were not being cautious enough and we did see a couple in the ditch--now that could have been avoided by just slowing down a bit.
    I'm listening to Delirious in concert on GTV--they are my favorite Christian group. I hear they are retiring this year. They have a very nice spirit about them.
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