I love surprises, when they are good ones! Yesterday we hosted a surprise party for our good friend John Holmquist who turned 50. He is a crime scene investigator and very keen on picking up things so his wife and I weren’t sure if we’d be able to pull it off. It helped that we… Read More
I was browsing some blogs last night and found a recipe at Bakeaholic Mama who had adapted the recipe from Brown Eyed Baker (who apparently adapted from another blogger but I stopped the hopping with BEB). I had already defrosted some homemade pumpkin mash that I usually use to make these delicious muffins. But we had… Read More
Years ago, when we were still in youth ministry, Michael and I attended a Youth Specialties convention where we heard a speaker whose message has stayed with me all these years. He encouraged us to have “a Paul, a Barnabas and a Timothy.” In other words, to have someone that you are under (that is… Read More
We recently passed a milestone…our 20th wedding anniversary! I have heard from several friends who passed that same milestone and they did nothing special to celebrate. That made me sad. I really like to celebrate important dates/achievements/completions/milestones! We decided 10 months ago that we would celebrate by going to Paris! We had both been to… Read More
Today I attended my brother’s (second) life saving award. It was moving to listen to the Sheriff recount the story of how David’s intervention saved a baby’s life. He was called to the scene of a car crash where he found a baby in the car (unrestrained) who had suffered injuries. The baby wasn’t breathing… Read More