This past weekend we were in Lutsen, MN for John’s niece’s wedding. It was a true Minnesota North Shore experience. John’s sister, Pat, graciously invited us to the rehearsal dinner, even though all we’d be doing for the wedding would be sitting in our chairs. I didn’t need to rehearse that. I have sitting down…
Pray for the Children
Children’s Cup is one of the mission organizations that we have worked with on our trips to Africa. They are an awesome organization with a passion to minister to the AIDS orphans in Africa. Forty Days of Prayer for the Children starts on August 1. I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t fully understand…
Enough Photos
We now are in possession of enough photos for an entire Niagara Falls coffee table book. We’ve seen the Falls from the Canadian side, the American side, from the top, from the bottom, and from nearly inside. We haven’t, however, gone over the Falls in a barrel. It’s highly discouraged (read illegal), and seriously, you’d…
Conquering the Falls
A couple of months ago, John and I went to see the movie, “The Bucket List.” As a result, we’ve started labeling the things we’d like to do “someday” as an item on our bucket list – things we’d like to do before we die. Now mind you, we don’t plan on dying anytime soon,…
Learning on Every Level
This past week has been particularly busy. Good, but busy. I spent the beginning of last week at a cabin in Cumberland with some old friends (literally and figuratively.) For the past 10 years this group of women has met for a week of relaxation, eating, boating, crafts, eating, swimming (you really don’t want to…