My Journal

OK, the previous post was meant to be "lite" stuff! I think either you guys are feeling sorry for me 'cause you think I'm "downing" myself or you're a little too squeamish to admit you and your husband have some differences too! (thanks, Beth, for commenting!) Relax,...

My husband and I are like Andy and Barney. Not in looks! In the way we approach life.Like Andy, the calm and unruffled sheriff, my husband faces life with a can-do, no-worries attitude and loves a bit of good sarcasm. Like Barney, the sentimental and high-strung...

Lives of great men all remind usWe can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind usFootprints on the sands of time.(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)Maybe its the residue of eternity past, maybe its the fear of insignificance. Whatever the root, leaving a mark on...

I've just read a sport's reporters words about the lavish opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics. He said there were no superlatives for it. String all the words together and they still were inadequate, according to him. News reports say the 2008 Olympic Opening...

A friend and I were talking about praying in the will of God. She reminded me that there are some things we pray about that we don't need to. God's nature and His Word tell us that He will be with us, will strengthen us when we need it, will comfort us in our trials....

Vacation 2008

Youth Camp 2008

I have finally upgraded to Picasa. (click on the pic above to enlarge and view) . I documented some of our favorite restaurant stops (my husband said the people in the restaurants would think I was a food editor, snapping pictures of my plate!)Here are some of the...

We're back from family vacation and Heartland Conference Youth Camp -- only 2 days between these very full events!Have I got a ton of pictures and lots of new to share!Having a little trouble with my computer monitor so it may take me a day or so to upload everything...

I promised you some idioms -- and I have got some good ones. Down South on our vacation, my friends helped me remember quite a few that I wrote down to share with you. The people who settled in the hills and on the prairies used colorful language to describe people,...