Monthly Archives: January 2011

  Birthday Party Continued Sunday, January 2     Hannah, Roy, Jordan, Jenna, Lydia Jeff and Chris planned our lasagna and salad lunch. Everyone contributed something.     Jeff, Mary Jane, Deb, Gloria, Jana, Diana, Roy, Jenna, Chris     Lydia did … Continue reading →

  An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny; an obedient, God-willed life is spacious. Proverbs 15:32 (The Message)  

      Another Birthday Party Sunday, January 2     This party is for a John Deere lover.         Mary Jane – Jeff and Chris’ neighborhood mother and grandmother.     Jeff and Chris planned this … Continue reading →

  You know me inside and out, you hold me together, you never fail to stand me tall in your presence so I can look you in the eye. Psalm 41:12 (The Message)  

    Pork and Sauerkraut Second Birthday Celebration for Diane January 1, 2010     After coming home from breakfast ,some played games, others watched TV, and the rest of us did early preparations for a late lunch and birthday … Continue reading →

  Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become. 2 … Continue reading →

      Diane’s Forty-Fifth Birthday Saturday, January 1, 2011   Since the guys (all 12 of them – sons, sons-in-law, and grandsons – except Jesse) went out for breakfast, Deb and I decided to take Diane out for her birthday breakfast. … Continue reading →

  Grow up. You’re kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you. [Jesus] Matthew 5:48 (The Message)  

    Adjusting to a New Camera Lens December 31 & January 1   ~~~ At the end of the Hershey Christmas Celebration, my 18-200 camera lens locked. Cerwin took it to our local camera shop the next day, where the … Continue reading →

  Let love be your highest goal! 1 Corinthians 14:1 (New Living Translation)