Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
Several years ago our oldest daughter read about creating a homeless box, filling a shoe box sized plastic container with items that could help the less fortunate. We packed socks, water bottle, snacks, and hygiene items into containers, placed one in each car and made the agreement that whenever we saw someone in need, we... Continue Reading →
It's football season and our son is playing on the high school team. Every Friday morning I open his dark bedroom and quietly announce,"Hey Bud....it's game day!" and you can feel the buzz of excitement from that point on. If I walk into the school on a Friday, I am asked if I'm ready. As... Continue Reading →
We were looking for a light dinner last night and as I was thinking at our garden's bounty I remembered this one, perfect for the end of the summer! This is a quick one to put together, start the sauce first because the 'pasta' takes five minutes! In the summer months I don't really even... Continue Reading →
The piano tuner spent the morning at my house yesterday. He was here just six months ago and at that time we made an appointment for this week. He didn’t call to make sure I would be home and he arrived twenty minutes early. When I opened the door, he walked right in and began... Continue Reading →
My daughter wrote this the night before she left for missions school. I love her heart and her faithfulness.
Here I am, sitting on my bed, shielded by my beloved blankets, surrounded by the safety of all the little trinkets and pictures I’ve collected throughout my 20 years of life, and about to embark on this journey. These last few days leading up to my departure, I’ve found myself completely and utterly unprepared for whatever it is that may happen in the next 4 months.
When people ask me where I’m going and what I’ll be doing for the next semester, I usually want to stare in their general direction and make the sound of static that I’m hearing in my brain.
But then instinct (or fear of being labeled as a complete freak) kicks in and I recite a vague and likely misguided monologue about the school I’ll be attending, how long it is, how I got this crazy idea in the first place, etc, etc.
The truth…
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We were going to dinner at a friend's house and I was asked to bring an appetizer. I had cucumbers, tomatoes and red onions fresh from the garden, so this is what I took. My friend Michelle gave me this recipe years ago, and it's light and refreshing, perfect for the end of summer. Greek... Continue Reading →
I'm Done! It's a statement used more and more often these days when relaying a story that involves frustration or anger, indicating that a person is ready to walk away. It seems like it started out as a way to explain how someone broke up with their gym membership or cellphone company, but now it... Continue Reading →
My guy is in Vegas for the weekend, staying at a triple five star hotel as a rewards trip for some customers. A triple five means that it has earned the five star title as a hotel, a restaurant and a spa and there are only 13 hotels in the world that have this title.... Continue Reading →
There was a time when describing someone as 'crunchy' was not a positive thing, in my mind. Our daughter loves being considered crunchy, and some of her ideas have rubbed off on me. We have been using Almond Milk in our smoothies daily for more than two years now, finding the brand that we prefer,... Continue Reading →
The last few days have been rough. As a community, we have experienced a loss that will reverberate and continue to be felt for a long time. Ty and Terri Schenzel, a dynamic, God-loving couple who poured themselves into our city were tragically killed in a car crash late last week. The news spread like... Continue Reading →
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