Yesterday at work , I received word from my sister that Dad is being put on hospice. I left work shortly thereafter, and I caught a flight this evening to Portland.
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Christmas Fest
Yesterday, after church, Northwest Community Friends Church had a Christmas Fest and invited not only our members but also the families of children our church has helped.
Continue readingFrom Tucson, AZ
We got to our spot behind my church here in Tucson last night. I wasn’t feeling very well (I seem to have picked up a cold in the last couple of days) so I pretty much went to bed right after dinner and slept soundly through the night.
Continue readingFrom Santa Rosa, NM
Kader’s and Zak’s wedding was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We left there Monday morning and were in Des Moines, Iowa by that evening. I wasn’t able to write about it because I was processing about a hundred pictures I took at the wedding.
Continue readingKader’s and Zak’s wedding
I took so many pictures last weekend that I was still processing them through last night, so I’m finally getting around to writing a post about it. As you probably already know, my dad fell and broke a vertebra in his neck, so I’m worried about him, but we did have a good weekend with Kader and Zak and I want to honor them with this blog.
Continue readingPrayer request
For those who pray, please pray for my dad and Elaine and us daughters.
Continue readingStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
We woke up to snow today and Mark, Tucson, and I went for a walk to beautiful downtown Ellison Bay a block from our house. As long as I was out, I took the opportunity to take a bunch of pictures. It reminded me of the poem by Robert Frost, one of my favorites, that I’d like to share with you…
Continue readingBridal shower
As a refresher, let me tell you about my Turkish daughter, Kader. We met her 4 or 5 years ago through a Bridges program put together by the churches in northern Door County. J-1 students come here to work for the summer and their employers provide housing and a bicycle for getting around. The churches decided to pair them up with Christian families who could take them around Door County, invite them over for dinner, or take them to Bridges events that are planned to give the students a chance to meet each other and do something fun.
Continue readingOverwhelmed!
You’ve probably heard the expression, “Time is to keep everything from happening at once.” This last week, it felt like everything did happen at once!
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