Today’s message at church was on “Fear of Failure”. We all experience failure. Everyone is a failure – we all fail. We can learn from our experiences – true failure is not trying. The message this morning mentioned the “Christmas Letter”. You know the one…the bragging about how “the women are strong, the men are good … Read More
Under 25
Here’s our “under 25” group the 2nd generation cousins at Thanksgiving ’08 Ok, so I put a picture of the turkey in too….did you catch that? Did you also see the computer monitor picture? My niece, Bailey was in London…..so she joined us via Skype!
Here we go …
Just before we left Minnesota five pheasant emerged from out pine trees . . . Arriving in Crystal Lake, IL preparations continue Cousins arrive to help set up tables to seat 33 people Living room furniture removed to the garage Tables set, placecards placed.
Outside folk
Kirk & I have come to the conclusion that there are two kinds of people . . . Outside people . . . and inside people Outside people love being in the great outdoors Inside people might be ok with being outdoors – if it’s not too cold or hot (this picture brings thoughts of … Read More
What’s your day like?
What is your Turkey day like? Do you travel? Are you the cook? The host/hostess? The dishwasher? The pot scrubber? Is your gathering smaller and more intimate? Or larger — yet still intimate . . . Do you leisurely play games? Or get a little rowdie? Do you take care of the kids . . … Read More
Reach out and touch someone
I like to think that our family is “close knit” as the saying goes…. as in we like to spend time with each other. and dance, and laugh, and play . . . We dont’ ALWAYS get along. We are “normal” after all — whatever THAT is. You know, we get on each other’s nerves, embarrass each … Read More
Thanks for serving !
Thanks for serving our country dad! United States Air Force 1949 – 1952 Korean Conflict Stationed at Forbes AF Base, Topeka, KS and Keesler AF Base, Biloxi, MS Interesting stuff: Born and raised in Northwest Indiana. Dad enlisted in the AF a few years after high school, did basic training in Texas, was stationed … Read More
Feel the Love
Our kids are in Elgin, IL this weekend….spending time with each other – and making memories with their younger cousins. One of their big events was taking the cousins “goofy bowling”. They all dressed in crazy clothes and went bowling! Who wouldn’t want fun older cousins like these? After bowling – they had a movie … Read More
No grudging
“Practice hospitality to one another without grudging.” (I Peter 4:9) I just had an amazing weekend! Two of my children came home from college, the weather was beautiful and I got to practice hospitality to over 55 people in our home! Saturday afternoon we hosted an open house for some special friends who are moving … Read More
Internet Cravings
(A shout-out to all the visitors from Ryan’s blog! Welcome!) My name is Cheri and I’m addicted to blogging. Ok, maybe not addicted — but I sure crave it. To prove it, I’ve left the comfort of my father-in-laws home at 11 pm and drove to my sister and brother-in-laws home (down the road) to … Read More