Category: Family
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Doughnut Birthday Cake
About 22 years ago, Holly worked with JoAnne who prayed every day for a doughnut. Often she would end up with one. God even answers silly prayers sometimes. Today is JoAnne’s birthday. I cannot imagine she prayed for this cake!
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Class Trip to DC
Julia’s class left yesterday for Washington, DC. We all miss her. It is so quiet at home.
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“Sound of Music” Auditions
Auditions for “The Sound of Music” drew many aspiring actors and actresses from the girls’ school. High Schoolers down to 1st and 2nd graders were hoping for parts. Julia gets to play Berthe, one of the nuns. Rebekah already has a role of working backstage.
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About the Grass
Someone asked us what was important to our neighbors. Holly observed that the neighbors really value how the grass looks in front of the house–theirs and ours. (Right now ours looks pretty good though there’s always room for improvement. ) My thinking is, I need to remove the barriers to friendships. (good grass is relatively…
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Daddies and cars
This week I had to jumpstart my car. Dead battery. No big deal–I knew it was coming so I wasn’t surprised. When Holly was helping me jump it, my daughter came outside. I yelled at her to get back because of the slight chance the battery might blow up. She responded by saying she wanted…
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Goodbye Omar
This morning our friend Omar passed away leaving a wife and 4 sons. He had been fighting Lou Gehrig’s disease for 2 years. It is hard to imagine how the family is feeling. I am trying to figure out how I feel about it. We prayed that Omar would get better, and he did not,…
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