tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59683364515618751702024-03-05T04:32:12.228-08:00The Gilliland'sThe Adventures of Colin, Mindie, Kellen & KolbieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-245939842509226722016-07-26T14:15:00.000-07:002016-07-27T08:29:56.119-07:00The newest little GillilandWell, it has been a little while since I have written on my blog. It seems like it was a fad for a while and has dwindled, however I want to be able to document important dates and memories in one place and I seem to suck enough at time management to not be able to make a Shutterfly book of every memory, so this may be a good place to do that.
Introducing (4 months late) Kolbie Joy Gilliland. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-37528829207704456332015-05-17T18:15:00.001-07:002015-06-25T09:18:12.651-07:006 1/2 Favorites
So I didn't realize that the previous post never got published, and I just asked Kellen about all of his favorites. Funny how some things have changed in just a year.
Kellen will be 6 1/2 in about a month, and headed to first grade in August. Here are some new and repeat questions with his favorites...
Dinner: Mexican food, flautas and burritos with guacamole, cheese, sour cream Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-29462303472841132812014-06-19T08:05:00.001-07:002015-05-17T18:05:23.526-07:00Kellen's Favorites 2014Old post that never got published, lol... Kellen will be 5 1/2 tomorrow. Last night at dinner, we randomly started asking him about some of his "favorites," to engage him in conversation, I figured I'd write them down. Favorite color: blueFavorite movie: Lightening McQueenFavorite letter: ZFavorite number: 1000 (ha ha) Favorite vegetable: broccoliFavorite fruit: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-15748339891854466312014-03-27T08:40:00.001-07:002014-03-27T08:40:55.091-07:00#MaximizeThe M2C action plan includes knowing some information about your health which is always a great starting point. My numbers are all pretty good, so my goal is to keep them that way! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-49861009104725994062014-03-09T17:42:00.001-07:002014-03-09T20:13:09.559-07:00My L.A. Marathon StoryI can't believe it finally came and went...
September 2013: a man named John from Team World Vision came to Sandals Church and gave a short shpeal about running a marathon and raising money to provide clean water in Africa. I'd already ran a 1/2 marathon a few years back with the organization and it was a pleasant experience. I figured, why not? It's a great organization, I'll be helpingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-12906302846050280242014-03-06T06:05:00.000-08:002014-03-06T06:05:33.318-08:00M2C Action Plan, Action Verse
LA MARATHON 3-9-2014
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-37567235367074335082014-03-05T08:10:00.000-08:002014-03-13T17:14:39.972-07:00WE'RE DEBT FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hi There Friends!
If you've read any of my blogs in the past about life, including finances, you know that we've been on this intense journey to get rid of all our debt for the last three years.
In October of 2010 we were encouraged by a friend to take a course at church called, "Financial Peace University." Over the course of 13 weeks we were taught about the importance of an emergency fund,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com1Lake Elsinore Lake Elsinore33.693443 -117.413871tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-11107843735262314952014-01-23T06:13:00.001-08:002014-01-24T07:39:21.694-08:00Made to CraveI just started a new online bible study on Monday on the book, "Made to Crave." I signed up online with over 42,000 other women through the Proverbs 31 Ministries. Each week they do what is called a, "Blog Hop." You write a blog about a specific topic related to this weeks study, and then you go to their site, enter your blog information and you can share what you are learning with all the ladiesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-34882751568705292782013-12-11T15:17:00.000-08:002013-12-18T18:32:07.015-08:00Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas Everyone!
We thought we would save some trees and just send you all to the Gilliland blog to find out what we've been up to this year. So, here goes:
Kellen- after finishing up pre-school in June, he attended the summer program at Kid's Cottage part time. In September he began full time pre-K. In order to start Kindergarten he would have needed to be 5 years old by October. AndAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com1Lake Elsinore, CA, USA33.6680772 -117.3272615000000233.4566837 -117.64998500000002 33.8794707 -117.00453800000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-50674323320639349152013-07-15T10:04:00.001-07:002013-07-15T10:06:21.141-07:00May book review, and June.I have finished reading two more books since April. The first book is called, "The Vegetable Container Gardener's Bible, and the second is called, "I Will Carry You." The VCGB, is a how-to book about starting a garden in just about any space, inside and outside. It gives a run down of what you will need, and how to get started. It also gives a detailed description of every plant and herb Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-9652686102159548672013-05-04T16:03:00.001-07:002013-05-04T16:03:09.671-07:00April Book ReviewStaying on track, I just completed my fourth book for the year entitled, "Choose Joy, Because Happiness Isn't Enough." By Kay Warren. Through this four part book with eleven chapters, Kay uses scripture and life experiences to show that even when life is hard we can choose to find joy all the time.
The first part talks about how Jesus was joyful and honest with life struggles. Choosing joy Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0Lake Elsinore Lake Elsinore33.683526 -117.285707tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-38838186605390235202013-04-24T14:18:00.000-07:002013-04-24T14:18:51.835-07:00The Ragnar RelaysSo a few of you may have heard me talk about training for the Ragnar Relays... (The link explains more). Basically it is a 200 mile race that requires 6-12 people to run from Huntington Beach to San Diego as a team. One person runs at a time and after a certain distance hands off the running to the next team mate. Regular size teams are made of 12 people that follow the runner in 2 separate vans Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-10145538365184809932013-03-22T21:17:00.001-07:002013-03-22T21:18:03.082-07:00Canyon Lake Middle School"I GOT A NEW JOB!"
It all started last summer, when Colin and I had just finished facilitating our second Financial Peace University class at Sandals Church. We still had about $55,000 worth of debt and Kellen was about ready to start preschool in the fall. We knew that if we wanted to be able to afford preschool, and keep the debt snowball rolling, I would need to work, at least part time.
InAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0Lake Elsinore Lake Elsinore33.683752 -117.285432tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-66708824681835607322013-01-04T17:34:00.001-08:002013-01-04T17:34:19.634-08:00Church baby has arrived!!!And we have a baby GIRL!! When we arrived at the hospital, we were given a name, however, it changed after we left, however it has been confirmed, Sadie Leanne Church. About five minutes after we got there, Aunt Jenn arrived too, so away we snapped the pictures! Here are some pictures and video of the new cutie and all the family saying their first hellos.
Sadie and her new proud Auntie's!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-49374206174843294212012-12-24T13:59:00.001-08:002012-12-24T13:59:47.845-08:00Christmas EveHeaded to Chula Vista for Christmas Eve... A few photos of brunch with the Brady bunch... Lol. Also known as the McDonough mix/clan. Enjoy the photos! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0Chula Vista Chula Vista32.618762 -117.058344tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-34092527819520967612012-10-31T22:01:00.001-07:002012-11-01T17:18:11.673-07:00Halloween
This year we went to Riverside for the big night to hang out with our small group and go trick or treating with Kellen's buddies. Well, Kellen wasn't all that interested in wearing a costume... or going trick or treating. (I'm pretty sure he was the only almost 4 year old on the planet not interested. He decided to hang out at the house and pass out the candy to the other kids that were dressed Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-50941695116230069922012-10-26T20:21:00.001-07:002012-10-26T20:21:23.851-07:00May Book Review... and June and JulyOK, so I took a little longer than expected to finish the book that I started in May. However, I have finished three books so I'll write briefs about each of them.
Ruth Graham's latest book, "Fear Not Tomorrow, God is Already There."
This was more like a devotional book... it took a while to get through, because it was deep. I recommend this book, it was very encouraging.
Nicholas Spark's book, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-35728190533863965012012-10-26T20:15:00.002-07:002012-10-26T20:23:14.249-07:00Kellen Favorites
(Kellen, sitting by the fire he helped Daddy make)
Today was Kellen's first "Favorites" interview... it was kind of fun to ask him all his favorites to see what he would say. Here we go:
Kellen what is your favorite...
Color- Blue
Movie- Veggie Tales
Animal- Dinosaur (I would have never guessed that, he owns NO dinosaurs)
Food- Noodles and strawberries
Drink- Water
Book- Good Night Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-55975130794736390352012-08-26T17:57:00.001-07:002012-08-26T17:58:07.862-07:00FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITYAttention Sandals Church!! If you are or have been interested in taking the Financial Peace University course the fall class is coming soon! Here are the details:
What: Financial Peace University
When: Begins Wednesday, September 12, 2012, for 10 consecutive weeks
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Cost: $99- WELL worth it!!
Where: Sandals Church 150 Palmyrita Ave, Riverside, CA 92508
Why: To learn how to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-86328537700686126232012-08-02T14:30:00.001-07:002012-08-02T14:32:29.940-07:00Fast Easy Budgeting...So I found this cool link to help anyone out that may be interested in the Dave Ramsey program, Financial Peace University but still hesitant. I am going to leave the link on the side of my blog page so people can get to it easily whenever they want. :-) Happy Budgeting!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-45247282817646089982012-07-26T18:24:00.001-07:002012-07-26T18:24:33.870-07:00My shutterfly book of Alaska
Here is a small book of what our trip looked like... there were 1558 pictures to choose from. I narrowed it down to 20 pages of pictures.
Click here to view this photo book larger
Shutterfly allows you to customize your photo book just the way you want.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-6347072814840367552012-06-01T14:37:00.000-07:002012-06-01T14:37:40.582-07:00First trip to the dentist
Ahh the Dentist... technically it was the third visit, but it was the first time he had his teeth cleaned, and the first time he actually had more than just his teeth looked at.
A few weeks back Kellen bonked heads with his cousin at grandma's house and a previous injury to his tooth started to bother him. We took him to our dentist, Derek Hauser, and they took an x-ray of the tooth. HeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-33950961590888360752012-05-21T09:48:00.000-07:002012-05-21T09:48:00.876-07:00ROC- Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge
This past weekend we participated in the Ridiculous Obstacle Course Challenge at the Del Mar fair grounds. This was a 5k race with 18 different obstacles throughout the course. We participated with a large group of people (43 to be exact) that were all wearing similar outfits. Our team was called, "The Victorious Secret." Of course our outfits were pink. The ladies wore pink tank tops Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0Del Mar, CA, USA32.9594891 -117.265314632.9328431 -117.3047966 32.9861351 -117.22583259999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-64327039687795469182012-05-21T07:00:00.002-07:002012-05-21T07:00:38.570-07:00April Book Review
Alright, I'm a little behind. I finally finished the book I was reading for the month of April, "The Wealthy Barber." I think it took me so long because I was a little bored. Maybe because the information was starting to become so redundant.
"The Wealthy Barber," is a simple how-to-build-wealth book. It is realistic and tells you straight up that it doesn't happen over night. Some tips thatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968336451561875170.post-82055680811916356422012-04-17T16:11:00.000-07:002012-04-17T16:20:27.562-07:00Crazy Busy!!These last few months have flown by. This is our room mate Lori. We are pretty blessed. She is very sweet, easy to get along with, and has such an amazing giving spirit!
Since our move we have:
1. Completed facilitating our first round of Financial Peace University at Sandals Church.
2. Started the second group of Financial Peace University last night - as well as another group Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826004694480740299noreply@blogger.com0