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While the men were away, Part 1

While the men were away, Part 1

…the girls went wild! Nope. Actually, we kept the manicures and bon-bons to a minimum. Earlier this month, Payton got head to sunny, southern California for the Shepherd’s Conference with my dad. They attended the three day conference with about 2500 other men and got to hear from a variety of speakers. I was a […]
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The Month of Loves

The Month of Loves

February causes mixed emotions for most people, ranging from hate to passion, or maybe even passionate hate, but I thought I’d recount some of the loves/likes I encountered along the way. #1. An Adventure with the Luyendyks! (Although this wasn’t quite in February, it was close enough to count in my book.) Seeing these old […]
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A Taste of Asia Pacific

A Taste of Asia Pacific

I think it was my mom who had this awesome idea about getting everyone at church together and feeding them food from Asia Pacific. It happened to pair well with the fact that I love to feed people! Thanks to Jim and Connie Turek, I’d already had a taste of AP from being in their […]
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Meant for the Wild

Meant for the Wild

Not long ago my mom came over to our side of the house smirking and stifling a laugh. She said, “Well I always knew you were meant for the jungle!” And then she showed me this… Do you know what I was supposed to be? A zebra. Yup. A zebra. Payton saw it and told […]
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A Living Book

A Living Book

Things had just started to feel routine here and then, unexpectedly, a dear friend from church went home to be with the Lord late one Saturday afternoon. It’s been three weeks since Al left us all to be in eternity. He was only 61 and we all knew him really well as he’d been at […]
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Time with Family

Time with Family

This winter has been different. I think it’s been different for everyone. I don’t know if it’s the whole “polar vortex” or if it’s just a colder winter. I recently learned that a volcanic eruption can cause such a disturbance in the atmosphere that it can cause unusually cold winters or beautiful sunsets for up […]
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Goodbyes

Goodbyes

We did it! We graduated! And we met some amazing people in the process, which really did make it hard to say goodbyes and pack up. Whether it was our small group (elinc) or just working at the front desk for three semesters, I got to spend a lot of time with all sorts of […]
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Flashback: The Last Week of MTC

Flashback: The Last Week of MTC

The last week of school was quite memorable, while at the same time it sped by far too fast. We had a random assortment of Practical Skills classes to finish up. We dabbled in auto mechanics (very basic), with the basic rule of thumb being keep up on your maintenance if you get a vehicle […]
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Lack of Letters as of Late

Lack of Letters as of Late

We’ve set our nose to the grindstone as we graduate in only a few short weeks. Our marker board calendar is almost full down to the final day. Our Thanksgiving was busy too since we house sat. But, honestly, I didn’t feel much like writing. Plus, the internet has been slow, making it hard to […]
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Webfast Wacktivities

Webfast Wacktivities

What do you do when there’s no google? I’m sure everyone responds differently, but I took an awful lot of picture of bugs. I don’t know if was because of the webfast or coincidence, but we ended up doing some other odd stuff this past month too. Here’s a few:We kept finding stick bugs–this one […]
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