Monthly Archives: January 2009

  A Cold, Dreary Kind of Day   The first phone call of the day was a friend telling us about the death of Gavin Wagner – the seven-year-old son of a young couple from church.  Gavin had Burkitt’s Lymphoma. The parents and … Continue reading →

  Counting on God’s Rule to prevail,  I take heart and gain strength. I run like a deer.  I feel like I’m king of the mountain! Habakkuk 3:19 (The Message)  

    Our Sunday    When Cerwin came into the living room with a Coke this morning, instead of a cup of coffee, I knew the flu had not totally left his body – and that I would be going to … Continue reading →

  I am the LORD All-Powerful. So don’t depend on your own power or strength, but on my Spirit.  Zechariah 4:6 (Contemporary English Version)  

    Saturday At Our House     Cerwin is no longer green, but it was mid-afternoon before he felt like eating anything.  He started with a cup of tomato soup, and said it tasted good to him.     Tonight he is doing … Continue reading →

    Potato Recipes For my Xanga friend from Idaho Our daughter Diane wasn’t real pleased with the potato recipe that was used the other day when Idaho Friend asked, so I decided to ask my sister for her easy-to-prepare and refrigerate-overnight potato … Continue reading →

  God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. …This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. Hebrews 6:18-19 (New Living Translation)  

    And I Thought This Would Be a Normal Day!     When we got home last night, Cerwin was looking like this.     He woke up this morning feeling more like this, and has been in bed or … Continue reading →

  Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars. Matthew 6:19-20 (The Message)  

    Home From Maine     Cerwin had to remove a lot of snow and ice from our trusty CRV before it was ready for our trip this morning.     This was the view in front of us … Continue reading →