Kjirsti & Tom

We had a little bridal party for Mary yesterday. We all got to see her ring, which is stunning, as well as to eat Crepes, learn about their engagement and future plans, as well as do face masks! Kira, Erin, Mary and I with our green facial masks!

Yesterday, I sang in the Messiah with the Harvest Presbyterian Church in Medina. I sang this gig last year and was thrilled to be asked back. I love the Messiah and last night I was reminded why. Singing “For Unto Us a Child is Born” and “Hallelujah” I am always overcome with emotion and gratitude…

I mentioned in the previous post that the Fam had helped us paint our living room. However, I didn’t really give you a very good glimpse of the final product. Hence this post: Fortunately the lighting was beautiful this morning- Thanks to a good five inches of fresh snow outside. You get a much better…

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…discounted fall decor which resulted in a lovely centerpiece. …family that was so willing to help paint our living room!!!! We were so sad to have Adrienne and Cassie and Doug leave this morning. We had such an enjoyable weekend full of laughter, games, food, conversation, laughter, smiles, and general good cheer. I was telling…

A few hundred people in the edmonton, canada area witnessed a beautiful fireball/meteor crash through the atmosphere.  Luckily, a canadian policeman had his dashboard camera pointed in the right direction.  Here it is: The meteor is thought to have weighed about 1-7 tons before entering the atmosphere. On entry, it was roughly 5 times the…

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…