Back to our Beginnings…

The roots of our marriage lie here on the prairies…

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…in a small town nestled like an oasis in the middle of vast stretches of farmland under a big sky…

This is where Jim and I met way back when we were young—one from the East Coast, one from the west, converging here to study the Bible and prepare for future ministry…

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…and lo and behold our paths crossed and the rest is history!

We wouldn’t have foreseen returning to this place years hence with our youngest offspring already 17!

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…to visit kin now living here…

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Many things we didn’t envision, couldn’t envision…

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…but in it all God has been good to us.

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–LS

Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Ps.90:1

What is Summer Made of…

What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails, and puppy dogs tails
That’s what little boys are made of !”
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What are little girls made of?
“Sugar and spice and all things nice
That’s what little girls are made of!”

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And what’s a lovely summer made of?

Well for starters…  

 

P1070950InlandP1070936P1070938P1070952But a summer’s not complete without a trip to visit the best product of old age…the grandbabies…

First the early morning ferry ride as sun comes up…

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And by day’s end the sun is settling to its rest, and we are nearly there…

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…to meet the latest arrival to the family!

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–LS

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Ps.127:3