We’ve so enjoyed our families this month. At the beginning of August, my parents and 3 sisters stopped off in Anderson for the weekend. They traveled all over the country (literally from eastern Pennsylvania to Washington state) holding church meetings and camps. They presented their ministry here at Grace in a Sunday evening service. I… Read More Family, Family
Okay, we’ve actually had three “bonfires” this season–two of them were merely campfires (wonderful for making s’mores!) and one was a BONFIRE. By that I mean the wood itself was piled higher than our heads, and the flames initially lept to the height of the surrounding trees. Thankfully, the fire was far enough away that… Read More What’s Fall without a Bonfire?
I thought I had better write about some of our autumn activities before winter sets in completely. (We did have our first accumulation of snow on the ground last night–yay!) This year’s fall season was beautiful, but short. It seems like the leaves dropped rather quickly. Back in October, while Stephen was away at the… Read More Columbus Day Caramel Apples
“It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath… Read More The 11th month, the 11th day, the 11th hour
My little sister turned 21 today! Can you believe it? Otherwise known as Rhubarb, Bob, Rupert Murdock, Than, or Bob-o-link, Ruth Anna is a history major at BJU. Happy birthday, Ruth Anna! I’m so glad you’re my sister.
Thank you, veterans and military servicemen and women for fighting for our freedom! You have sacrificed your time, energy, holidays with your families, comfort, health, and even your lives in order to preserve America as we enjoy it today. Although Veterans Day is November 11th, we celebrated it today at church at our annual Veterans… Read More Veterans Sunday
Charis had been wanting us to come up for a visit, so we decided to drive up to Plymouth on Friday night. We ended up needing to stay and finish up some things at work before leaving, but we managed to arrive at Charis’ before 10pm. Her new couch is so cute! I had seen… Read More Plymouth
415–that’s how many science museums and zoos my Uncle Tim has visited across the country. He takes three 5-week trips throughout the year to study science museums and to proofread them! He’ll take oodles of notes and spend days in a single museum. I think the longest he’s spent in one museum is 12 days.… Read More Traveling Professor
After the essential cups of coffee, Stephen and I set out for a day trip with his parents on Saturday morning. What a beautiful day! We drove up north to a rock quarry that was having an “open quarry” for its employees and the public. Stephen’s dad works for the company, Irving Materials, Inc., as… Read More Rock Quarry
Okay, so a little old lady asked me to find her a ride to our church Labor Day Picnic. I found someone who was planning to come to the picnic and who was happy to give the lady a ride. So, I called the elderly lady to tell her the phone number and name of… Read More E as in Elephant