Her complimentary Birthday Chocolate Dome at her favorite place to eat: PF Chang’s. This pretty girl turned 14 yesterday! She started the day with a trip to the gym at 7am. This was not her preferred wake up time, of course, but turning 14 means that you are now old enough to go to Planet… Read More 1 Birthday, 1 Bedridden & 5 Beach Bound
It happened while I was sitting in a Sunday morning worship service about 6 weeks ago. I don’t really know if it was the Holy Spirit, but it certainly seemed like it. The thought, or rather, the strong compelling notion just kept coming to me: Go and see Elisabeth. You need to go and see… Read More The Saints on Strawberry Cove: Part 3
Summer 2006 ~ Introducing my kids to heroes of the faith This picture. I have been searching high and low for it so that I could include it in this part of the story. I’ve had my kids searching high and low, too. I spent time in my 100 degree, newly insulated attic yesterday going… Read More The Saint on Strawberry Cove: Part 2
It was not surprising to me that this was her address when I saw the return label on her envelope about 14 years ago. #10 Strawberry Cove, Magnolia, Massachusetts. Of course that’s where she lives. It’s perfect. I couldn’t believe she had written me back. I reached out to Elisabeth Elliot, widow of Jim Elliot,… Read More The Saint on Strawberry Cove: Part 1
Hi Mom and Dad ~ we’re having a great time at camp this week, and it would be even better if the camp pastor would stop photo-bombing us. He’s kind of weird. But even when he’s not photo-bombing, we sort photo-bomb ourselves with as many silly shots as possible. In fact, we may have forgotten… Read More Postcards From Camp
I’m writing from the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont (that’s really what it’s called!) where Robert and I arrived yesterday for a wedding. We are staying on a gorgeous lake and everywhere I look the only colors I see are green and blue ~ trees, mountains, water, sky. Truly beautiful. We returned home from our trip… Read More Girls’ Day Out in NYC
Me: How long have you been driving a cab? NYC Cabbie: Haven’t been driving a yellow cab for very long. I drove a stretch limo for many years before this. Me: Oooooooh! Driving the celebrities around, huh? NYC Cabbie: Yes, ma’am. I took Brooke Shields to her first prom, and I haven’t washed the cheek… Read More Cabbie Conversations
We’re leaving today. We want to be a part of it. New York, New York. These little town blues are melting away… That’s right. By the time this blog post shows up in your news feed or Google Reader, Kayla and I will be well on our way to New York City along with my… Read More Start Spreading the News…
We’ve been having a little debate here at our house about the way in which pineapples grow. One person believed they grew on trees and the other was adamant that they grow UNDER the ground, like a potato. Evidently, the argument got fairly heated while I was away in Texas last week and went unresolved,… Read More Gluten Free/Paleo Friday ~ Pineapples Grilled, Wrapped, Diced
Oddly enough, it was several several years ago in Vermont that I first paid any attention to you. My husband and I decided to take an afternoon off and drive an hour north on a beautiful summer afternoon. We ended up in a little cafe for iced coffee and cookies. They happened to be playing… Read More Dear Taylor Swift…