Happy Birthday Kirk! fun, energetic, quick-to-laugh, joke-teller, advice-giver, respected, admired, intelligent, capable, patient, considerate, loving, kind, helpful, generous, “mr. fix-it”, talented, self-less, understanding, wise. In a few seconds that’s what Danae and I came up with to describe Kirk. I know my life changed for the better when I met him. Kirk brings out the … Read More
On the way home from the HyVee grocery store on 37th Street (at about 7:30 pm)things seemed a little . . . different. odd. sparse. Then it hit me, I was about the only car on the road. It was eerie in a way. Usually this road is hopping with cars, and the intersection I … Read More
Tonight marked the first time we assembled as a church body in our new building! It was an evening charged with excitement, anticipation and emotion. For a handful of people (us included) we are nearing the end of nearly 11 years of being a portable church. Portable — is exactly what it sounds like….11 years … Read More
It’s all coming together and it’s pretty exciting!Last week the concrete floors were stained and this is what they look like now!Tomorrow (Wednesday) Crosswinds Church will have their first service in the new building! We don’t have an occupancy permit – this is just a “special” service before the carpet is installed in the auditorium. … Read More
Pool time . . .Here’s a picture from last summer. July. This is what the pool area looked like on Saturday as we prepared to “open” the pool. The term “open” is used loosely. Very loosely. You see, at this stage of the process, “open” means we begin the process of getting the pool ready … Read More
Talk about being on the inside looking out…. this female cardinal found her way into our garage, but had a hard time finding her way out. She really wanted to go out the window — I coaxed her out the garage door. after I took a few photos of course!It is crazy how many cardinals … Read More
Rhubarb: fruit? or vegetable?We love rhubarb desserts around here (4/5 of us do anyway). Yesterday I picked my first rhubarb of the season and made crisp. Today it was gone. Tonight I made another (larger) pan of our favorite rhubarb crisp — and figured I’d share it with you all … the recipe that is.Here’s … Read More
Can you guess what these are? If you guessed fabric postcards — You are right! I learned how to make them tonight! My friend Mary was so sweet to come with all the supplies needed to show me how to make them. I made the very simple ones that didn’t require alot of fussing, but … Read More
A barn. Trees. Chickens.A barn raising – slowly, but surely. The barn is going up. The weather hasn’t exactly cooperated with barn-work, however the weekend is looking good! Finally, the flowering crab is about to burst into beautiful color. One branch is on the way … by Friday it should be all out blooms! Only … Read More