tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14656049529268685072024-02-07T23:59:35.582-06:00La Gioia de VivereThe joy of living. Life is to be lived joyously, wholeheartedly for the Lord, and with no regrets.Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-50868640281829363962012-12-16T15:22:00.002-06:002012-12-16T15:22:35.170-06:00Merry Christmas from the Nixons!!Merry Ho Ho Everyone!!!!
I just wanted to send out our Christmas card electronically as well as paper in case I missed someone. First, though, the family made a little video for you. :) From all of us to all of you, Merry Merry.
Click Here
And Here's the Xmas card!
Clipped the side part on the back because I didn't want to put our address on the world wide internetssssss.
So Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-1559670409301845242012-11-26T21:23:00.001-06:002012-11-28T21:53:20.331-06:00Arise Africa Christmas Catalog! *Link FixedHey Gang,
I am super privileged to serve on a Board of a Ministry called Arise Africa. Arise is run by a close friend of mine, Alissa Hollimon. She is an uber-talented, uber-passionate woman who fell in love with Africa and is passionate about feeding and educating its orphaned youth. We do a Christmas Catalog every year, and this years' is truly incredible. Need a gift idea for Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-24208842147697417822012-11-10T13:54:00.002-06:002012-11-10T13:54:49.577-06:00Well Hello, Little Blog. Meet Evie Leigh.Hello There.
My name is Callie, and I have a blog. Kind of. Brief Hiatus was had. The LONG kind of brief. However, in that time, MANY things have happened and I'm excited to hopefully dust off this sweet little vessel for keeping friends and family near and far away (and interested...) on the goings-on of the Nixon Household.
Couple 'o bullet points:
* I got pregnant.
* We moved to Richardson.Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-15178629945627084382012-02-07T16:58:00.000-06:002012-02-07T16:58:25.564-06:00Manhattan Defends Freedom of Insurance CoverageGot this in my mailbox today. It's heart breaking but stirring at the same time. Half a million people have already signed! Please help and join in!
Take Action to Defend Religious Liberty
Dear Manhattan Declaration Signer,
We have arrived at the crisis point we knew would come. Our religious liberties are in the greatest peril and we need you to act immediately and sign this petition. Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-12288642035160150482011-11-21T21:30:00.000-06:002011-11-21T21:30:21.928-06:00Watermark Gots a Facelift.I go to Watermark Community Church. They got themselves a new SMASHING website.
Best part? You can listen to services live streaming! Hot ma zing!
I took a screen shot. Looks like this.
Now you can watch in your jammies with your coffee and not worry about who all is going to see your praise dance while you are worshipping!
Wahooey!Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-7647308292326371922011-11-21T20:31:00.001-06:002011-11-21T20:43:31.288-06:00PedastalsOne thing I totally respect about Larry King - he is fearless. I found this clip with Jennifer Knapp regarding her sexuality and a pastor from a church really interesting (and disheartening). I didn't walk away encouraged by either one of them. Oh Lord we try to draw lines in shades of gray when you have made them much darker. We also try to darken lines you have made light.
Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-32716990165531531832011-10-11T21:20:00.001-05:002011-10-11T21:20:00.468-05:00LIFE | There's Not an Ap For That.My brother in law passed along this incredible few words on the reality of Steve Jobs passing. I loved it. I have heard/read so many pithy, quick witted, "Steve Jobs was successful on earth but not in Heaven"-type twitter posts that I kind of had to surpress my gag reflex. Christians, are we that calloused that we comment on someone's eternity in 160 words or less? I don't know Ryan BrickerCallie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-51229806776188978022011-10-06T16:27:00.000-05:002011-10-06T16:27:08.686-05:00The Day I Got Scared.
Yesterday my little girl blacked out. We're talking eyes roll back, slump over in my arms kind of black out.
I've heard this can happen.
But it does NOT prepare you for when it does.
My little pumpkin has a tendency to cry...rather, well.... passionately. (No clue where she gets it.)
You know the hard kind of cry that gets really quiet? That's the scary one. She came around after a few Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-19089397899410065052011-10-04T16:30:00.003-05:002011-10-04T16:32:47.632-05:00Next Steps - Part 2Silly friends!
NO I'M NOT PREGNANT. If THAT was how I set up a pregnancy announcement I would be:
A) Not good at surprises.
B) Not good at hints.
C) Just a plain 'ole silly pants.
Now, when I said that babies are in my future, I wasn't kidding. The thing is, they just won't necessarily be MY babies. Sooo. There ya go.
Friends, you may, when you read the words below, think that I amCallie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-57630307194838025302011-10-03T14:45:00.000-05:002011-10-03T14:45:12.009-05:00Next Steps - Part 1So last week my dad...er..boss :) wrote this email out to our company employees:
All,
I knew this day was coming but I have to admit I am still in denial :)
I wanted to email you all and let you know that Callie is going to be transitioning her role at Macfarlan. Being a mom and adding to her covey has won out over her commitments to MCP. AND RIGHTLY SO…I NEED MORE GRANDBABIES! While she will beCallie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-7926481180395257582011-09-12T12:13:00.003-05:002011-09-12T12:20:18.337-05:00Perky Goes Foxy-StyleYa'll. SOOO Proud of my friend Patrick Ryan Clark. He was featured on Good Day Fox this morning playing his new single, "What Was I Fighting For." Check it out below and way to go Perky!!! Jeremy and Phil, mad props to you too - you both rocked it.Patrick Ryan Clark Plays Good Day: MyFoxDFW.com1. Buy this homie's CD. It's truly awesome.2. Come to the CD Release Party Tuesday nigh, 7pm, watermarkCallie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-57235315928309010722011-08-31T09:44:00.002-05:002011-08-31T09:46:17.414-05:00Like Heaven.Oh. My. Gosh.
A friend at work showed me this the other day. I it's from like a kid talent show on a hispanic channel. It gave me goosebumps. What presence and apparent love for Jesus this kid has! Watch and get goosey.
Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-66255689401475459762011-08-06T16:27:00.001-05:002011-08-06T16:28:47.299-05:00UnbrokenUnbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura HillenbrandMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis is quite possibly the most astounding and fantastically convicting book I have ever read. I beautiful portrayal of a war that infected not just a few years of soldiers' lives, but entire lifetimes. Laura Hilldebrand's ability to plant the reader in the middle of the action, I Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-5821982503378577742011-07-18T13:43:00.011-05:002011-07-18T17:03:52.760-05:00Bella Cita.In May we got to go to Italy. With our child. And I died for a minute and visited heaven. The only word I can use to describe how I felt that trip was: Full. Just, full. Throw in an "Are you kidding me?" and "Is this really happening?" and you get the trip. Oh plus over 24 hours in a plane with a 9 mo and 15 mo old. Want to know what jet lag does to an infant? Call me. But that part was WORTH Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-63789222507360490492011-06-01T16:51:00.000-05:002011-06-02T17:16:50.566-05:00Bad Momma. And a recap.OOoooooh heavy sigh.I look around blog-land for the first time in MONTHS and I just....feel....whatevs. So behind. A horses' patoot. As my giggly little NINE MONTH OLD crawls around on the floor beneath me, I realize it's been a solid 4 months since I have had time to dedicate to this blog.Culprit #1 - WORK. It's picked up, and as much as I would love to only fill my days with Arboretum and Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-49848085398689765812011-04-29T09:13:00.005-05:002011-04-29T09:55:24.860-05:00I will wait for you.If you have ever worked in youth ministry, which I have for many moons now, you encounter the phenomenon known as the high school female. If you encounter high school girls, you just....really don't ever know what you are going to get. One day you are BESTIES forevs, the next she wishes she never laid eyes on you and you are either a) extremely uncool or b) ruining her life. (Insert plea to the Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-45253183346066753052011-03-19T13:54:00.006-05:002011-03-26T14:35:19.193-05:00Great Grandmas.They are just the absolute best. Different in every way, but delightful both the same.Mia bella Nonna - Grandma.My dad's mom. She is spunky, full of more zest in life then you can shake a stick at, still does water aerobics religiously, and is full of PASSION - for food, family, friends, and great-grans. :) She is my Italian side through and through.Mamaw - Momo.My mom's mom. I just absolutely Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-21293430023983487882011-02-13T22:41:00.003-06:002011-02-13T22:44:53.872-06:00Josh GarrelsMy bro is awesome at finding new music. This dude is ridiculous and totally worth a listen.Man, I am so musicallish tonight."Zion & Babylon" - Josh Garrels from Josh Garrels on Vimeo.Or Click here to watch him in a full window.Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-44434036800315160012011-02-13T21:36:00.006-06:002011-02-13T21:39:16.330-06:00Mr. Vigilante.Tonight being the Grammy's and all, I thought I needed to add another touch of music-lovers' magic.You are welcome.Again, you are welcome.Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-78315777638922977832011-01-14T22:37:00.008-06:002011-01-14T23:06:14.183-06:00California Love.Sooo inagural. First trip with de bebe. Check.Way there? PERFECT.Way back? A screaming wreck. Yup, we were THOSE parents. That will put some hair on your chest. For sure.We LOVED visiting our amazing, smart, beyoutus friend D & J and their little pumpkin baby. D is a bigwig Stanford grad student. I toured the campus and just felt smarter. Even though I was pushing a baby around and Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-11828147467902949492011-01-13T14:02:00.005-06:002011-02-11T12:22:34.385-06:00Goaly Goals.My New Years' Goals.Oh dear. She says with fear and trembling as she is about to post her most personal goals on the world wide web.Here goes nothing. Hopefully me sharing a few of my goals will encourage and enable you to make and follow through with some of your own! Don't be discouraged. Even if it's February, and you have already bombed it on everything you set out to do, start over. Begin Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-79352635120088579592011-01-02T14:26:00.002-06:002011-01-02T14:30:41.997-06:002010: The Year We Quit TalkingI actually think this had already happened before 2010, but this is a pretty insightful editorial on how technology has changed face to face social skills and interaction. This is kind of a high horse topic for me, as well as I'm sure for anyone who works with or has pre-teens and teenagers. Our bible study has even devloped a "Cell-phone bucket" that we take up cell phones during study becauseCallie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-78881578459972399922010-12-26T18:02:00.005-06:002010-12-30T21:42:55.234-06:00On a Midnight Clear...Quieted and Overwhelmed.I had started writing a blog thinking about all the things this year's Christmas was making me think of. Mary was super high on the list. But, then my friend Bessy Bear sent me an email with a link to this blog that I haven't read before, but loved her rendition on Mary and her pregnancy. Check it out if you are interested.I tell, ya, being a new mom at Christmas is the Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-53569764032972805592010-12-24T22:04:00.004-06:002010-12-30T22:39:10.747-06:004 Months.No, THIS is most favorite.Each new month has brought with it the above phrase over and over again. But FO REAL this one, cuz it's even Christmas n' such. Baby girl, you are SO. Fun.This month has brought with it some amazing challenges. Really, just that my little girl is HUNGRY. The combination of several unfortunate things has taken a serious shot to momma's milk supply. Don't worry though, Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465604952926868507.post-28638602449421830042010-12-23T22:24:00.005-06:002010-12-23T22:37:21.501-06:00Happy Baby and Merry Christmas!!I wanted to get this logged for the future delights of my chilluns. This is our beyouchus Baby Birth Announcement.If you didn't get one I'm so sorry. I sooooo didn't order enough. And here is my awkward/turrible attempt at a christmas card. Used publisher. oh well.Going to try and send these out electronically through the world wide web.Merry Christmas!Callie Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442639582251048001noreply@blogger.com1