Chew on this

This is a good piece, something to make you think. How God “Hears” Prayers All At Once by Greg Koukl How can God hear all our prayers at once? This is what little kids ask, but the question has occurred to adults, too. The answer is easy. God doesn’t listen to requests the way we […]

Lake Gregory

Highlights of our weekend with my extended family at Lake Gregory: A 2.5 mile walk around the lake, taking our time to feed the ducks, trying out the “fitness” apparatuses along the course, and talking with one another. Waffles with berries and maple syrup on Sunday morning. Went to Lake Arrowhead Village and bought the […]

My friend Barbara: My workout instructor asked if anyone wanted a baby bunny. Me: I want one! I want one! For the past month, we’ve been doing research on bunnies, went to see my friend’s bunny, and went to the Humane Society to look for a bunny. I posted this on my wishlist. But I […]

is the kind of Christianity that I have, the practice of my walk with God, one that, if I could pass on my relationship with God today to my kids, and my child could never experience anything more than what I have today, would you be satisfied with passing that on to your children? – […]

Romance

Today’s program on Family Life was “Ten Ways to Romance Your Wife.” They had some pretty good ones. What do I find romantic with my husband? Take a walk in the evening together, hand in hand. Sit close together on the couch and chat about our day. When he opens the door for me or […]

Shooting Star!

Last night, Amy and I saw a real shooting star! It looked just like the way it’s drawn in the cartoons! From where we were standing, the star fell from right to left in an arch. It was incredible. I didn’t know there was really such a thing! Amy and I each made a wish. […]

Business Deal

Father: I want you to marry a girl of my choice Son: “I will choose my own bride!” Father: “But the girl is Bill Gate’s daughter.” Son: “Well, in that case…ok” Next Father approaches Bill Gates. Father: “I have a husband for your daughter.” Bill Gates: “But my daughter is too young to marry!” Father: […]

Wrong bus

Thai woman tells of 25-year detour after catching wrong bus. Read about it here. I was thinking, how could this have possibly happened? But then, if you were not very educated, and you didn’t even know enough about geography to draw a map, and you didn’t know where you were in relationship to your home, […]

Bonnie gave me the bulbs for my birthday, and they are blooming already! I love the simplicity and the feeling of smoothness of tulips. I have a picture of tulips in our dining room in the background of this picture.

USC Tennis

USC beat Cal 7-0! The weather was great as we sat in the stands of “center court” to watch the singles matches on Saturday. Boy, those guys are buff 🙂 But I was surprised that they do not rush up to the net. They rally from the back court like women’s tennis. (Don’t mistake that […]