Last Week’s Randomography

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FACT: Pastor Ryan made up the word “Randomography”.FACT: Randomography means the last group of photos extracted from his camera.FACT: It means telling a story with little or no words. TRUTH: I like his idea. I take lots of random photographs.TRUTH: Imitation is the highest form of flattery.TRUTH: I’m going to imitate Ryan’s idea.TRUTH: My photos … Read More

Back in the day . . .

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As long as we are walking down memory lane, we might as well take a peek into another memory . . . Drummer boy and I started dating as juniors in high school. Though we attended different high schools and lived in different towns, we managed to see each other a couple times a week….and talked nearly … Read More

It started here

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Long before the scrapbooking craze began, I was doing my own “scrapbooking” using a three-ring binder – and construction paper, notebook paper & pictures from magazines.   At 15 my heart had already been broken.  By 16 I was trying to gain some independence and be all “grown-up”.  Then Kirk and I started dating…..and falling in love. … Read More

Squirrel Proof . . .

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The triplets arrived at approximately 7:15 a.m. today.  Momma leading the way to the birdfeeder  . . . They seemed grateful that Kirk had filled the feeder recently . . . and happy the water “dish” was full too . . . Yeah, I know there are only two deer in the photos.  The others … Read More

What are you passionate about?

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I love to putz around the house . . . decorating, moving furniture, moving it back again….that’s another story for another day though! Over the summer Crosswinds Church (where we attend) did a message on “using our passions to serve.  The “Planning Team” decided I had a passion that fit the message for the week.  We … Read More

Who Dunnit?

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On a stroll around the garden to count still growing pumpkins, (they seem to appear daily)  I came across this . . . this pumpkin had a lot of promise — it had a unique shape, was getting larger every day, and was about ready to start turning orange. Who What does this to a pumpkin? We’ve ruled … Read More

This one’s for the girls . . .

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Dressing for work or church or social events usually involves adding some adornment — jewelry, to “complete the outfit”.  Ladies, you know what I mean…the earrings (for all the piercings) a necklace, a ring or two, a bracelet, the watch, toe ring.       They say after you put your jewelry on, you should then take off a few … Read More

Master the long meal

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Food and music and art and friends and stories and rivers and lakes and oceans and laughter and …. did I mention food? God has given us life, and God’s desire is that we live it.  One of the most tragic things ever to happen to the gospel was the emergence of the message that … Read More

Thank You !

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This new blog design is the creative work of my friend, Mark. He worked with me over a couple days “figuring me out” (not an easy task) by reading my blog, then designing, re-designing and refining turned into this work of art!  (I think it looks kinda “sassy”—Kirk says that fits!) Check out Mark’s blog here, … Read More

Use what you’ve been given

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The other day Pastor Ryan posted his “Friday Fifteen.” Good stuff there….as usual. One of his “fifteen” was “You’ve got to use what you’ve been given.” I keep going back to this incredible video. What an inspiration. Too often we only think about what we don’t have, instead of all that we have been given. … Read More