The doorbell rang yesterday, and the kids received the mail and this package from our mailman. They brought it to me, and I saw that it was from my friend Christy in Oklahoma. It was fairly heavy for a small package, and I went through a mental list of what it could possibly be. (I… Read More Be Careful What You Ask For
First, let me introduce you to Austin and Sara pictured here in front on Austin’s 30th birthday. We had a great time in their backyard full of snow with a bonfire in the middle – s’mores , guitars……. the whole bit!Sara (who you may recognize as the source of some of my recipes) is a… Read More Adventures in Knitting
We had a great Valentine’s Day….The kids are showing off their cards from Grammie and Paw-Paw – complete with Visa gift card for a dinner out. Thanks, Mom and Dad Krum. After waking up to Valentine surprises, we did our schoolwork for the day and headed out to our weekly history group where there were… Read More Post Valentine’s Day Post
Fort Worth would never cross my mind. There’d be no Austin City limits sign. An’ no Lonestar of any kind. If it wasn’t for Texas. It made me the man I am: Thank God for my old stompin’ ground. I wouldn’t be standin’ right here, right now, If it wasn’t for Texas. -George Strait Greetings… Read More If It Wasn’t For Texas….
Evidently, “Have a good slide” is what they say in Switzerland as a New Year’s greeting. (I learned this from Romy, who’s getting married in Switzerland this year! And guess who will be performing the ceremony? Robert! Ministry is such a sacrificial calling, I tell ya. No really, we can hardly wait and feel so… Read More Sliding into the New Year
What a treat!Today I got to visit with one of my best friends from high school – Kerry. Her husband had to travel to Vermont for a business conference, so we made plans to meet in Bennington, VT which was on their way to Albany to catch a flight back to California.Kerry and I met… Read More Old Friends
While Miss Riggs visited (see Heavenly Houseguests) we took a trip to New York City. Our main reason for going was to see Ellis Island – Miss Riggs re-created the immigration experience of Ellis Island at her middle school to culminate a unit study on immigration. One of the other highlights of the day was… Read More 26 Years of Friendship
We are being blessed with our second round of four different sets of house guests this summer! This is Tallie – the 14 year old daughter of a friend of ours from Oklahoma. She came for a week, and we had lots of fun! This is us at Yankee Candle – always a stop on… Read More Heavenly Houseguests