Monthly Archives: July 2007

  Wednesday ~ Thursday ~ Friday With Eleven Grandchildren Each year about this time, our oldest son and his wife take a three-day vacation to celebrate their anniversary.  Since we keep their five children, they ask me to choose a … Continue reading →

  Another Birthday Celebration Two Weeks Later I Took the Boys to Chuck E Cheeses A hint to anyone taking children or grandchildren to Chuck E Cheeses:  Go first thing in the morning.  The one in our area opens at 9 … Continue reading →

  Chuck E Cheese’s & The Mall With Five Granddaughters and a Daughter   Several weeks ago I took the girls out for a birthday celebration.   Abigail and Jenna racing.   Gloria   Jenna with her “loot”   What … Continue reading →

    Tree Down! (More from our yard) We heard the wind, but didn’t realize until the next day that this tree went down ~ right in the middle of one of our special Dogwood trees ~ our grandson, Elijah’s memory … Continue reading →

  Our Yard Many times when I watch our grandchildren playing and laughing in our yard, I remember the day ~ forty years ago ~ when I stood at my kitchen window dreaming of the day our children could play in … Continue reading →

    Eternity is not an extension of time.     Time is a brief moment in the span of eternity.    

  Our Family Pavilion Was a Busy Place This Weekend   Yesterday it was host to our Sunday school class and teachers ~ for supper.  I took this picture from our yard.  The house in the background is my brother’s.   Mary Zimmerman … Continue reading →

    Bible School is Over and We Are Going Home   It has been an interesting and challenging week in the adult class ~ studying how to “Plunge In” to obedience, courage, worship, and service.   Wednesday and Thursday … Continue reading →

  Worship     Worship is seeking God’s agenda ~ not your own.   The goal of worship is to be purified ~ not entertained.   ~~~   The pictures are from a beautiful, soaking rain we had earlier in the week.    

    An Evening to Treasure     Last week Cerwin and I met another couple face-to-face for the first time ~ after a kind of “accidental” connection several weeks earlier.  We knew very little about each other ~ except that we had a … Continue reading →