Our church is doing a Thanksgiving food drive for families in the area, and we are asked to collect in a paper bag enough nonperishable food for a traditional Thanksgiving meal for one family. We are also to include a gift card for the perishable things. Here is what I’ve come up with (I will try to get canned/boxes of everything): – stuffing – mashed potatoes – sweet potatoes (if it exists in nonperishable form?) + mini marshmallows – dinner…
First of all, here is a picture from the wedding up in Massachusetts. Savannah looked so pretty in her dress and matching bow! Unfortunately, I didn’t get any good pictures that show her whole dress, but here is a cute one that shows her bow: Sunday was my first Mother’s Day! I got really excited when I realized on Saturday night that I had a stake in the next day. :-) It’s fun having a holiday that’s not in December!…
Every year on December 7th I write a post about Pearl Harbor, about how it was important for the Americans in the 40s to never forget why they were fighting. As the war went on, they clung to Pearl Harbor for renewed reason to keep fighting, keep sacrificing. This year I was struck by the thought that Semana Santa (Passion Week) is the rallying cry of us Christians. Sometimes being a Christian is like being in a battle. A pastor…
Merry Christmas, from our family to yours! :-) See all the pictures from our Christmas card photo shoot here. :-)