In preparing for my seminary lesson, I came upon this verse: Luke 14: 13  “But when thou makest a feast, call the poor the maimed, the lame, the blind.” My thoughts turned to my own Mother who I know will be inviting such to her Thanksgiving feast this year, as she always has. Thank you…

Perhaps it is the fact that our blog was down for a few days or maybe because Tom was out of town this weekend and I was therefore left alone, but lately my mind has been racing with thoughts and questions. As it is already 10:00 I’ll be brief, but I want to express some…

All growing up, Saturday was a work day. We always complained about how all of our friends just played on Saturday, and always thought Mom treated us like slaves. Well, that was in the drama of youth. Now, I find myself looking forward to Saturdays because that is the only day I get to work.…

Two interesting things.  I put together a pdf of the newspapers I typically read: The Day After Someone with  more time did this one: Headlines And here is a great article in Time magazine that captures the worlds reactions: TIME And a great worldwide slideshow: Huffington Post Now when we travel, we don’t have to…

What an amazing thing to be able to vote.  Even with all the economic problems we are having, we have such a wonderful country.  Earlier this week I came across a couple of powerful pictures of the drama in congo: Congo I wish there was more we could do for Africa. I’m grateful that we…

Tom and I have been so blessed with friends! It seems every weekend we have a chance to hang out with someone new. This weekend we enjoyed a wonderful Italian meal at Pizzazz with Adam and Jenn Burgoyne Saturday night. br /br /It was crazy how cast Saturday passed by. After a VERY full week…

One quick thing. I have been admiring my recent pot collection. I have found several great pots at Goodwill lately. I love the Italian look it gives the kitchen. And look- this sign I made three years ago, completely matches our new cabinets!  It made me think of Trevor and Lauren who were commenting on…

So I was bound and determined to get a lot done over fall break. Here’s what I have to report: I’m going to show it mainly in pictures.     I woke up Monday morning and began sanding down the ceilings. After only 15 minutes my upper arms began to severly cramp up. Discouraged but not…

It has been a wonderful weekend. It started off Friday at 10:30 when I skipped class to go with Mary to the “Run of the Brides” event at Filienes Basement. The event happens once a year at only three locations in the country. Basically a bunch of designer dresses are marked down to either $250,…

Yesterday we had Kristi and Ryan Jones and Marilyn and Jason Keine over for dinner and games. The house was far from clean, and the event very unorganized but we had a great time. Everything seemed to progressing smoothly and Tom and I were assured that despite the rustic state of our house, we shouldn’t…