The purpose of my web log is to be a connection to my children, extended family and friends. However, all are welcome! Verse of the year: Philippians 4:12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
| Friday, October 27, 2006 |
| News From Jacob |
I spoke to Jacob for just a bit on instant message today. He siad that they are making progress and they are getting good help from other countries.
That is wonderful news!
He said he can't discuss specifics though, so I will have to be happy with that.
We love you, Jacob. Stay safe.Labels: Jacob |
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| Thursday, October 26, 2006 |
| Always Learning |
 I'm reading this tremendous book. Pray Through It by Rob Morrissette. He's from the Elijah House. I wonder if I can print a few inspirational excerpts without violating copyright.
p. 3 One of the ways I have notice that the Lord attemps to bring about sanctification in me is by allowing though circumstances or people into my life that stir-up the very issues that need to be addressed. ... When He does this, I have found that He is bringing to my attention those areas that He specifically wishes to heal.
 p. 11 ...There are some people who take life and circumstances head-on, despite all that comes at them. Their motto is "you might as well take it on! " They push ahead. For every five steps forward they may fall three steps back. But they figure that ... they're making progress. But why can't they seem to retain all the progress they've made? What if our peace was truly no longer dependent upon our circumstances? What if others no longer had the power to "steal" our sense of self, or redefine who we are? What if five steps forward remained five steps forward?
Re-occuring disappointment has brought too much hurt. ... As a result, we have found ourselves compromising our goals, settling for less and diminishing our dreams, all in an attempt to minimize the pain of continued disappointment. We find ourselves redefining such things as love, family, marriage and what it means to be a man or a woman.
p. 15 One characteristic about roots is that... they are always at work, growing and sustaining the plant they belong to. Since they are covered up, you can't see all the directions they travel in. Nor can you see how large they are, or what they are doing. Yet, the evidence of their existence is seen above the surface - in the plant itself, its leaves and its fruit. Without the roots, the plant would wither and die.
Click here to order it. No, really... it's the best spent $10 + S&H you'll ever spend in your life.
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| posted by Kim Coreson @ 9:06 PM |
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| How Many of Me Are There? |
This was fun... to see how many people have my name. Not super accurate, seeing as they found NOBODY with the last name of Coreson. he he... I know a few. Labels: Trivia |
| posted by Kim Coreson @ 3:01 PM |
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 |
| FIRST SNOW!! |
It snowed today!! I counted. 17 snowflakes.
The goal is to look something like THIS:Labels: winter |
| posted by Kim Coreson @ 9:14 PM |
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| The Overall Overhaul |
I was so thrilled with how my bedroom turned out. I went over every square inch of it and reorganized, threw away and gave away stuff I'd been keeping for years. It's easier to clean a house that doesn't have as much stuff to pull out and forget to put away. When there's so much to pull out and forget to put away, it only takes a short time for 5 people to do that and make a mess that's insurmountable.
I want to paint it SO BAD!!! I have a thousand ideas about what I could do in there. First I need to do some repairs. It would take a tremendous effort to paint that room though. Its super tall and ... uh... I'm NOT! :)
For anyone that knows me, I have to tell you that I gave away 3 trash liners full of quilting fabric. I'm sending some to Dawn, Keith's wife, in Hawaii and Lorinda, Alan's wife, in Washington. The rest I took to Salvation Army. I'm keeping a couple of projects that I intend to get around to some day. 
What I have given away was just my stash. A stash I have carried... some of it since I was a girl at home. All of that fabric has come with me from house to house to house in my antique trunks. Now I have replaced most of my sewing stuff with my new obsession - books. Like I have time to read.
 However, it is easier to make time to read than it is to make time to quilt. And not so messy. I can't really take my quilting to Moose is Loose (bakery) in the mornings, order a cup of coffee and sit there for 15 min. sewing at a table for 2. (he he) Silly, huh?
Next weekend I'm going to work on my laundry room. Rob is going to bring home a remnant from his store (floor covering store ... lucky me that he works there!!) and I'm going to lay a new indoor/outdoor carpet. Our laundry room is in a corner of the garage, so indoor/outdoor carpet will be appropriate that location. Right now it's a commercial grade carpet and indoor/outdoor. I will take before and after pictures. I bet that will be neat to see!!
I have always kicked myself for not getting before pictures. I've done a million projects - mostly painting - and have not taken before pictures. I only think about it when it's done. "Now wouldn't it be cool to see a before picture, then look at it NOW!!?"
Hindsight... doesn't do ya much good, does it? Especially when you don't apply it to the NEXT time. Wow... if only I just had that problem with household, do-it-yourself projects.
The following weekend I will take on another section of my house. Probably my office, but I'm not sure. We'll see.Labels: Kim |
| posted by Kim Coreson @ 8:37 AM |
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| Friday, October 20, 2006 |
| Heading for the hills |
My family is going to the Caribou Hills for the weekend. We have a cabin up there. It's Rob's second home. Well, our house in town is his second home and the cabin is his first home. Jonny's not going up this time though because he's meeting someone in Anchorage that has to do with his Navy career.
I am going to stay home and toss toss toss stuff from my house. Declutter. Housecleaning tool for this job? See photo to the right. I'll spend tonight and all day tomorrow cleaning.
Then I plan to read and do some heart work on Sunday. I won't even be going to church, I don't think. Sometimes a person just needs a break.
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| posted by Kim Coreson @ 6:45 PM |
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| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
| SO HI Wins State Championship!! |
Web posted Sunday, October 15, 2006
Stars nab elusive first state title SoHi comes back from 12-0 deficit
By WILL MORROW Peninsula Clarion
Soldotna's Mike Reed tries to escape an air attack by Kodiak's Clyde Valdez and a ground assault by Kodiak's Randy Diocares in the third quarter Saturday during the state small-schools football championship at Anchorage Football Stadium. Mike carried the ball 28 times for 147 yards.
Photo by M. Scott Moon Labels: Jonny |
| posted by Kim Coreson @ 8:34 AM |
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| Monday, October 09, 2006 |
| Toastmasters / Law of Gravity |
Toastmasters is a club that meets for the purpose of providing a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
In Toastmasters we get a book that provides us with a curriculum to follow. Our first book has 10 speech assignments. They challenge us to practice different skills such as voice inflection, use of props, gestures, etc. The topic of the speech is up to the individual. For example, if I was working on the assignment of using props, I can talk about going to a petting zoo or how to make dinner rolls. It doesn't matter what I talk about, I'm just required to practice the skill outlined in the book.
During a meeting we have positions to fill. We all take turns at the different responsibilities.
Toastmaster - moderates the meeting
Wordmaster - brings a word, definition and sentence with the word used in it to challenge us to use that word in our speaking that day
Jokemaster - brings a joke to tell to challenge us to be able to bring a group into laughter (sometimes very difficult and VERY intimidating!)
Grammerian - catches us saying umm, ah, uh, and, ya' know ... and pronunciation or grammatical errors so that we don't get out there in the real world and have these things become a barrier to our effective communication
Topicsmaster - Brings topics to the meeting to challenge members to speak on their feet on this impromptu subject for 1 1/2 to 2 min.
Evaluator - There are several. Each speaker has an evaluator evaluate their speech and one evaluator evaluates moderates the second half of the meeting and evaluates the meeting in general.
When I go to a meeting, I can expect to be challenged by the tasks I volunteer for or am assigned to do. I can expect to be required to evaluate my peers with the proper amount of praise and critique so that they can improve. I can also expect to be amazed at the growth of individuals that I have seen go from scared-to-death to being skillful speakers within just a few short months. But sometimes I get the unexpected.
Almost a year ago our then president, John Earl, gave a speech. His speech so impacted me that I'm still inspired by it today. I don't know how many people I have mentioned it to; several. I rarely go a week without thinking back on it and renewing the challenge that it set forth. It was entitled "The Law of Gravity". I will put it into my own words in order to give you an idea of the content.
A synopsis of his speech is this: The law of gravity is something we understand. We don't argue it, we don't question it. It's a law. If we have ever tried to defy it, it has either taught us gently or harshly that it is true and constant. When we were young we may not have understood it, but at some point we decided that we believe in the law of gravity. What if we treated all of our dearly held beliefs like we treat our belief in gravity?
How I apply this to me: Do I believe in God? Do I believe he is always good and always wants the very best for me? Then why do I defy him? Do I believe that there is an enemy of my soul? Then why do I play in his back yard sometimes? Do I believe that hurting people hurt people? Then why do I talk poorly of someone rather than empathize and pray for them? Do I believe prayer works? Then why do I get scared or complain instead of pray?
When I get up in the morning... I throw off my covers and they land at the foot of my bed, not on the ceiling. I force my tired body to the side of the bed and gravity takes my feet to the floor. I know it, I count on it... trusting it has become second nature.What if I acted that way with my other beliefs?
I believe in God, that he's always good and always wants the best for me.. so I don't even look twice at the tempatation. I just don't believe in it, that's all. Temptation to envy, cheat, hold grudges, gossip.
I believe there is an enemy of my soul. I don't jump into that warm, comforting, delicious pile of poison that is offered me. I don't because I don't believe in it, that's all.
I believe that prople hurt people only out of their own hurt. So I swallow my pride when I am offended and look deeper into their heart. I offer my friendship and my confidentiality till they grow to trust me and find that I care for them. If they don't, then they don't. Does their response change my belief? No. Grvity is still gravity. If someone keeps bouncing up and down to prove to me there is no gravity... I just don't belive it... sorry. I'm sold out. I believe in gravity.
I believe prayer works. When life scares me to death with money issues, health issues, heart issues... I pray. I just believe in it. That's all. The issue comes my way and, like my tired body pulling itself out of bed counting on my feet hitting the floor, I just pray and trust God to bring wisdom for the proper direction with my money, to lead me to the right doctor or the right answer or a miraculous healing of my body and I trust him in prayer to do as he said he would do ... that he would be close to the brokenhearted and save those who are crushed in spirit.
Oh, if I could believe in God, his love for me and his desire to bless me with the same certainty that I believe in gravity.Labels: Kim |
| posted by Kim Coreson @ 7:12 PM |
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| Jacob in the paper!! |
 Small world
Former Soldotna resident Pvt. Jacob David Coreson, right, is shown above in this Sept. 21 photo in Kuwait with his second cousin, Major Keith Besherse. The reunion was a surprise and Coreson was called out of ranks so their photo could be taken. Coreson joined the Army in February and graduated from basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., as a combat engineer. Additional training took him to Fort Irwin, Calif. and Fort Riley, Kan., before deploying to the Middle East. Coreson is the son of Rob and Kim Coreson and brother to Jonathan, Thomas and Christopher Coreson. He is the grandson of Ken and Patty Coreson of Oregon and Mervyn and Dianna Jones of Washington. Besherse has served in the military for 16 years and is an aviation officer with the G3/4/5 Movements PR and A2C2 25 Infantry Division in Camp Buehring, Kuwait and is qualified to fly the UH-1 Huey, OH-58A/C Scout and the UH-60 Blackhawk. He is stationed out of Hawaii, where he lives with his wife and son.Both men are currently serving tours of duty in Iraq. Labels: Jacob |
| posted by Kim Coreson @ 7:06 PM |
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| Saturday, October 07, 2006 |
| My Family |
 JACOB: This is my son PVT2 Jacob Coreson (19) with my cousin MAJ Keith Besherse. In this picture they just met up with each other in Kuwait just after Jacob landed at the airport. Jacob went into the army in February to Fort Leonard Wood, MO. He graduated Combat Engineering 72MAC. He says he will be home in April for a short visit. We're so proud of him. 
Here he is the summer before he left. The boys commercial fish with their uncle just outside of Kenai, Alaska. He's holding up a King Salmon (97lbs!) they caught in the set-nets.
If you would be interested in PenPaling a soldier, his address is:
PVT2 Coreson, Jacob
72nd Engineer Co., 1EN BN
FOB Warhorse
APO AE 09336
 Jonny:
This is my second son, Jonathan (18). He's a Senior here at Soldotna High School. He's the Senior Class President and a member of the football team who are going to state playoffs for the first time in elevendy billion years! GO STARS!!
I don't have a picture of Jessica, his girlfriend. But I will get one soon. They just went to homecoming together and got a picture, so I will post that. Jonny has joined the Navy SWIC. Here is a link to some news stories about SWIC. THOMAS:  This is my third born son, Thomas (16), with his girlfriend Catherine. Catherine's mom says that they sound like a royal couple... "Thomas and Catherine~~" he he! They are a good couple and we have grown to love her whole family. Her momma has become one of my best friends. I like having Catherine around because Thomas does his chores so that he can go see her and his grades are much better since she entered his life!
Girlfriends are one of my favorite things about raising all boys. I always thought it would be scary, but it's turned out to be one of the biggest blessings.
Christopher This is my youngest, Christopher (14). He goes by Chris. He loves to play in the Great Alaska Outdoors. All the boys do, but Chris and his dad seem to be able to find every excuse to get away and go play. Chris is a hard worker. Whatever he does he does efficiently and intelligently. I'm always amazed at his attention to detail and his ability to see a problem, think it out and work through the process of seeing the solution to it's successful completion. That will serve him very well out there in the "real world".
ROB:  Here's my big, handsome husband Rob commercial fishing. He's also holding up a King Salmon (55lbs) that they caught. He's in a boat out on the Cook Inlet just off shore. He works at Regal Interiors as the Sales Manager. He's been in the floor covering business for about 15 years.
His passion is Alsaka. He moved here when he was 7 and this is where he parked his heart. He has instilled the love of the outdoors into his boys and they have had many adventures of work and play out there in The Last Frontier.
 KIM
This was me yesterday... but I feel a lot better now! I work full time as a secretary at an Engineering and Survey company, McLane Consulting, while running a scanning bureau on the side. It's called "Savers Digital Archiving." In my spare time (what's that??) I love to read, I'm very involved with my church and Toastmasters. If I had all the time in the world, I would quilt too. But instead I just think about it and envy Catherine's mom when she shows me her latest beautiful creations. My other passion is painting as in home-decorating type of painting. My friend Lisa is gracious enough to let me use her home as a canvas. Lucky me!!!
This year I'm going to work on a project. Other than getting my house organized, growing my business and loving my family & friends, I plan on teaching a little Community Schools course on The History of Christmas Carols and another course based on the book "The Myth of the Perfect Mother."  Spencer... the child we never talk about!
And this is Spencer. He and his dog live at our house. We love both of them dearly. They are both house-trained (finally!) lol! Spencer started out as Jacob's friend, but he gets along with all my boys - he fits right in. Spencer has won awards for singing and he's an Eagle Scout. For Rob's birthday he sang a touching rendition of "YOU UGLY". I nearly cried. How lucky am I to have such cool kids? Labels: Chris, family, Jacob, Jonny, Kim, Rob, Thomas |
| posted by Kim Coreson @ 10:45 PM |
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| My Blog Site Title |
I listen to country music quite a bit. Some songs just have more impact than others. One of my favorites is "The One" by Gary Allan
No rush though I need your touch
I won't rush your heart
Until you feel on solid ground
Until your strength is found, girl
I'll fill those canyons in your soul
Like a river lead you home
And I'll walk a step behind
In the shadows so you shine
Just ask it will be done
And I will prove my love
Until you're sure that I'm "the one"
Somebody else was here before
He treated you unkind
And broken wings need time to heal
Before a heart can fly, girl... (chorus)
Trust in me and you'll find a heart so true
All I want to do is give the best of me to you
And stand beside you
Just ask it will be done
And I will prove my love
Until you're sure that I'm "the one"
That was a love song that God sang to me several years ago. Another song that touched my heart was Martina McBride's "Love's the only house" ... big enough for all the pain in the world.
I'm not perfect. You're not perfect. But if we can learn to find grace for one another and love each other though the difficulties, so much pain could be healed. The scary thing is to find someone that you can be honest with. No real problems are fixed by hiding them, denying them or lying about them. I need that for myself and I want to be that for others. Even as much as we would like to be that for one another, God is the one who makes love perfect, who makes it bear all things and hope all things. That's why I lean on God. I need love like that and I want to be able to provide love like that for my friends. That's why I named my site "Love's The Only House".Labels: Kim, Trivia |
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