Monthly Archives: October 2009
Money Miracles
Day 51 in the desert. The literal desert, the economic desert, and the unemployment desert, but thankfully, not the spiritual desert. While God has allowed us to be unemployed for longer than we hoped, He has graciously been teaching us … Continue reading
Buckeye Heritage Days
Our Saturday morning began with making phone calls for the new Canyon Springs Baptist Church that will be opening in Las Vegas this December. Stephen and Tammi Wess are planting a church in the Summerlin area of Vegas. We visited … Continue reading
Cold Front Coming–Bundle Up!
“Get out your sweaters, jackets, and coats because tomorrow it’s going to get cold! A cold front is moving in and tomorrow’s high will be 63 degrees—that’s a six and a three.” I actually heard this announcement on the radio … Continue reading
A Day in the Life of CBC
Church is the highlight of our week. Church has changed drastically for us since moving to Arizona. Since I myself didn’t have a clear picture of what a Sunday at a small church plant looked like, I thought I’d give … Continue reading
Corn Maze
This is the strangest autumn Stephen and I have had yet. We’re still wearing short sleeves and enjoying weather in the 80s and 90s, and for the first time since preschool, neither of us have to go to school this … Continue reading
Today is the Sweetest…
October 17th is the Sweetest Day this year. Really, it is! I didn’t know the Sweetest Day was a holiday until one of my high school teachers chose to get married on the Sweetest Day many Octobers ago. In honor … Continue reading
Now We Are Grand Canyons?
If WV is the Mountain State, and people from WV are called Mountaineers, and if Indiana is the Hoosier State, and people from Indiana are called Hoosiers, does that make us Grand Canyons since Arizona is the Grand Canyon State? … Continue reading
First CBC Youth Group…Ever!
Last night we had the privilege of participating in Crossroad’s first youth group meeting ever. We are excited to be youth sponsors and work closely with the teens of our church. We had 3 girls and 2 guys, along with … Continue reading
Aprons Have Never Been So Cute!
I’ve been drooling over these aprons for several months now. Heavenly Hostess makes some amazing aprons that actually flatter your figure and are super cute! It’s so hard to choose a favorite from these gorgeous choices, but here’s one I … Continue reading
Another Car Repair
Our car was the one reliable possession in our time of transition—or so we thought. Although we’ve not yet been in Arizona for a full month, we’ve already had two car repairs. The first was the dysfunctional radiator fan which … Continue reading