Man, who is born of woman, is short-lived and full of turmoil. Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain. Job 14: 1-2 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf… Read More Sustained in the Extremes
While all of my Massachusetts friends are braving their second snowstorm in two weeks, the Krum fam is enjoying their final, beautiful, sunny, 65 degree day in Texas. Hopefully the snow and ice up north will subside in time for us to land in Newark and Hartford uneventfully. At least our seats are all together… Read More Texas, Texas ~ Yee Haw! (Part 3: More friends, Gandparents, Oklahoma, and the Preaching Tour)
We haven’t lived in Austin, or even in Texas for that matter, for almost 16 years now, but for my birthday, Robert planned for us to be “locals” again ~ which was really fun. First on the list was getting up at 6:30am and driving into town in order to have an early morning run… Read More Texas, Texas ~ Yee Haw! (Part 3: My Birthday)
Well, we said goodbye to Grammie and Paw Paw last Wednesday morning and headed east to see more grandparents, cousins, and aunts in Bellville, TX. This was about a 3 hour trip on I-10 and is simply not complete without a stop here: They say that Buc-ee’s is a business built on bathrooms, and the… Read More Texas, Texas ~ Yee Haw! (Part 2: Jerky, Trucks, Mules, Cows, Guns, and Grandparents)
After eating Mexican food, and then being offered more Mexican food in the Wal-Mart parking lot, we headed to my dad’s house. The next day, my brother arrived from California. Once we were all gathered, we packed Friday with lots of activity. First on the agenda was a UT Men’s basketball game at the Frank… Read More Texas, Texas ~ Yee Haw! (Part 1: The Land of Extremes)
Well, we made it to Texas with no trouble at all ~ even though we had to go through Newark, New Jersey. They were STILL clearing snow from the runways and tarmacs there, and we were surrounded by a lot of disgruntled, delayed, and “bumped” travelers, but fortunately we were not included in that group. … Read More The Eagle Has Landed…in Tamale Country
Forgot to tell you about what else we got at our farm last week besides green beans and watermelon. In the farm shop, there was a father who, along with his children, were selling Monarch butterfly chyrsalides. (I looked it up. The plural can be either chyrsalises or chrysalides.) They had them all dated and… Read More New Life Beauty ~ Migration Envy
Maybe you thought Texans were the only ones who were shamelessly, obnoxiously, and cheesily proud of their state. Well, you’d be wrong! Maine-ly unpacking at the moment. More on the Maine event coming soon…
This was the scene last Monday afternoon as my siblings and uncle crowded into my dad’s room in ICU after his open-heart surgery. Not long after this photo was taken we got kicked out for breaking the “only two visitors allowed at a time” rule. We probably could have stayed, but it was getting kinda… Read More And The Surgeon Wore Boots
Another highlight of our annual trip south is time with siblings and cousins. Robert and I each have sisters with three kids, so it is always a fun and entertaining time to be together. (I have other siblings with no kids, so we hope that even more cousins will be coming someday soon…hint…hint.) We spent… Read More Trip to Texas Part 3: The Cousins!