Monthly Archives: August 2011

Elias is 11 months old today! It is hard to believe that in one month we’ll be marking his one year birthday. It has gone by so fast. Elias decided to celebrate his 11 months by trying to climb up … Continue reading →

Today was the feast day of St. Bartholomew. Since our church is named for him, we always have a picnic on this Sunday. Our family has also been out of town quite a bit in August, so we were glad … Continue reading →

Yesterday I received a book I had ordered in the mail entitled story maker. I ordered it because the author is one of my housemates from college, Molly VanBenthuysen. I wanted to support her. It is a book for children … Continue reading →

I feel quite satisfied this evening, having eaten fresh salmon for dinner. Even better, it was salmon which I myself reeled in two days ago. How did I come into these sublime circumstances? I shall now relate that tale. Kim, … Continue reading →

Everyone should experience a little bit of heaven on earth. Here are a few things that have made me feel very happy lately: – My son blowing raspberries on my shoulder. – Listening to my parents sing to Elias at … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the famine in Africa. To say the words “world hunger” evokes images of beauty contests….what was that Sandra Bullock movie where she plays an undercover beauty pageant contestant? Oh yeah…”Miss Congeniality”. The movie … Continue reading →

A family friend had this posted on her facebook status this morning: “Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that used to define them—a mother’s approval, … Continue reading →

I got a call from Kim’s brother and his wife: they needed another person for coed softball today. I answered that call. Keep in mind that I haven’t so much as swung a bat in several years. And it has … Continue reading →

Here are a couple of pictures of Elias swimming at Lake Shasta that I just couldn’t resist posting. He really had fun in the water and I’m so thankful we were able to keep him safe. Tomorrow we start our … Continue reading →

Last week we went to beautiful Shasta Lake with my parents, my two brothers, and sister-in-law. Shasta used to be somewhat of a tradition for my family, but we hadn’t been for a long time. Nathan had been with us … Continue reading →