Monthly Archives: November 2009
Pie & Praise
The festivities just continued throughout the week! Tuesday night the Horkavys invited us over to help them trim their tree and decorate for Christmas. It was fantastic! We listened to Nat King Cole sing carols while the ornaments were hung, … Continue reading
Teen Times
Crossroad’s teens have been a joy to work with! We have four 7th-12th graders, a 6th grader and a 5th grader. Stephen has been leading the singing while I’ve been privileged to play the piano. This week I took my … Continue reading
The Founding Fathers are on Google Wave!
Several weeks ago, I got accepted to Google’s new collaborative communication tool, Google Wave. Since then, despite watching the instructional videos and having several friends with accounts, I’ve hardly used it, mostly for want of ideas of useful things to … Continue reading
Waiting Behind Closed Doors
Just wanted to give you an update on our job search. Thank you, everyone, for praying for us. We have been struggling with discouragement, especially during weeks when we have no job interviews. Of course we know that God is … Continue reading
Retaliation
George Washington had his Mount Vernon, Thomas Jefferson had his Monticello, Andrew Jackson had his Hermitage, and Pop-pop has his Retaliation. Can you believe that an unassuming man like my Pop-pop would own a farm named Retaliation? How is it … Continue reading
“Don’t Worry About Me, Webekah!”
I was Betsy. She was Becky. I was (still am) the mischievous one. She was the angel. We were toddlers snuggled in our beds. “Webekah, I won’t tell on you if you won’t tell on me,” I whispered to her … Continue reading
E-Mealz
Our new subscription to E-Mealz has been so convenient! For just $5 a month we get a 5 day menu each week for two people, made especially for items at Wal-mart. The menu comes with a detailed grocery list organized … Continue reading
Parade of Veterans
As the veterans passed by we clapped. We stayed for the entire parade to show honor to all of the many veterans who paraded by. Tears came to our eyes as we saw the smiling faces of Vietnam veterans who … Continue reading
How Do I Know It’s Fall?
I have two plastic leaves on my shelf…AND we’ve had 2 overcast days in a row!
The Wall
The Wall is many granite sections, solid, cool, and black, A visitor may pause to touch a name. It just seems that in the dark reflections hands are reaching back, As if to greet and touch and hold the hands … Continue reading