Yesterday was the first time it was Mary Joy’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day since the day she was born (a neat story for another time!!) We celebrated by eating on Wednesday night and going to Disneyland yesterday. We thought we were pretty smart, but it turns out that half of California goes to Disneyland on […]
So I started thinking on the road down to California what lessons I’ve learned since we planted Antioch a little over a year ago. The question has been banging around in my head ever since… Here are my thoughts as they stand right now (I’m certain I’d change something if I kept thinking about it,
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I sat down to write something meaningful, but the only thing that I can come up with is that Mary Joy (my firstborn daughter) lost her very first tooth today. She’s more proud of it than anything I’ve seen before. It wasn’t the kind of thing I was thinking about writing, but maybe it’s something
2 days of driving… 1 night in a Best Western with a funky smell… 1 In N Out burger… 20,000 potty breaks with 4 girls… and we’re now in Pasadena for a little Thanksgiving rest and relaxation :)
We had a garage sale to help raise funds for Uganda today… below are the lessons that I learned. #1 Don’t have a garage sale in Bend during November #2 Don’t have a garage sale in Bend during November #3 See the first two lessons…
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Dave Rogers of Ransom Wear will be spotlighted on the FOX evening news tonight in Bend during the 5:00 and 6:00 news hours. KTVZ was put on to Dave and Ransom Wear through a person at Antioch. I’m beginning to be amazed at how many domino’s seem to be falling all around!!
Our middle daughter Esther had abdominal surgery this morning. There were a lot of emotions that went through my head as we talked to Esther before surgery, as we waited in the waiting room during her surgery and then as we tried to comfort her after the surgery. Here’s the main emotion… I’m glad that
I had a long talk with a very good friend today. She’s not only good as in “a close friend”… she’s also good as in “wise” and “mature”. Anyway, there were several points in the conversation where I was talking about things, people and places from where I used to live. She knows those things,
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