Tree of Memories …

December 8, 2024

As I wandered through the halls of the BI and saw several beautiful Christmas trees in various locations, I was mindful of our first Christmas tree in Paraguay, in 1979. I was so homesick, that I did not even want to think about Christmas, let alone celebrate it! But, just a few days before that […]

Boom – Flop, Flop, Flop …

July 27, 2024

Our hearts sank has we heard “boom, flop, flop, flop”! We were traveling east in MO, on our way to visit Jared’s dad, and were close to our destination. We pulled off the highway and sure enough, it was as Jared thought, the serpentine belt! We limped into Dad Jantz’s country town and after lunch […]

God Did It …

December 30, 2023

During our holiday visit with our WY “grands”, God did something special for our oldest grandson, Aiden. Aiden thoroughly enjoys fishing and hunting and he loves keeping his equipment in working order. He recently lost a part of a reel to one of his fishing poles so Grandpa decided to take him to the Sports […]

Privileged to Serve Family …

April 30, 2023

As Jared and I looked at the month of April, we saw that the Lord was giving us an opportunity to serve our family. Heather was entering the “home stretch” in earning her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and there was a need for help in caring for the kiddos. Would we come? Absolutely! The […]

Diana’s Tea Shop …

July 31, 2022

During our visit in Nebraska this month, Holly and I visited a tea shop in a small suburb of Omaha. She and her mother-in-law had bought tea from this shop on several occasions, and they thought it would a neat place for me to visit. It was fun seeing the likenesses and differences in the […]

Covid Christmas

December 31, 2020

This Christmas was going to look and be different due to covid. We knew that; it was expected … but little did we know what God was going to do for us! We were able to spend time with my sister, Debbie, who had recently lost her husband the end of November. We were able […]

New Grandbaby … Comes Early!

October 26, 2020

Our new grandbaby decided to make her appearance two months early! Needless to say, it was quite unexpected! As soon as we got word that she was coming and nothing was going to stop her, we literally threw our stuff together and headed out of town. We have not met her face-to-face but all the […]

Oh Happy Day …

June 24, 2020

Matthew and Bethany were married early June in a small but lovely ceremony in the country. Only parents, grandparents, siblings, and a few friends were in attendance due to the covid-19 pandemic. The weather was perfect – the bride was and is beautiful – the groom’s heart was showing in his eyes – and the […]

September Whirlwind …

September 30, 2019

September was a whirlwind for Jared and me. We took a short break to visit family and friends and saw His faithfulness all along the way! Traveling through eight states and clocking close to four thousand miles was a bit rough on us but so worth the time with all those special people! We left […]

Our Hearts Rejoice …

June 10, 2019

How wonderful it is to spend time with family! Holly and the grandkids were able to come for a short visit in early June. We did not “do” anything special except spend time together. Doing things like going to the park and eating freeze pops on the back porch in the afternoon became an ordinary […]