On Being a Not-So-Bad Wife

My Awesome Husband Rich, Most of our Kids, Some of our Grandkids, One Brother-in-Law. April, 2011 Could Be Worse…. You know how sometimes a family just rolls along on autopilot, free from major life events, unexpected calamities, and nonstop excitement? Yeah. Me neither.   This year is proving to be as eventful as any other. […]


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A Chance to Choose Joy

Birthday Girls: Heather, Rachael, Laura. September 25, 2011. Mourning and Dancing On September 25, our beautiful daughter-in-law Rachael celebrated her 29th birthday (honest!). Her parents hosted a party at their home.  Our initial plan for the day had been:  Go to church. Go to the cemetery. Go to Rachael’s party. In 2006, Rachael was widowed […]


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The Pop Quiz

Our Church On a Hill: Trabuco Canyon Community Church. Humility. Hmm. Yesterday we made our way up the narrow road to our small hillside church home. The sun shone, our pastor and his family had returned from a trip, it was Communion day. All was well. At the service’s beginning we rose and greeted our […]


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The Pop Quiz

Our Church On a Hill: Trabuco Canyon Community Church. Humility. Hmm. Yesterday we made our way up the narrow road to our small hillside church home. The sun shone, our pastor and his family had returned from a trip, it was Communion day. All was well. At the service’s beginning we rose and greeted our […]


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The Pop Quiz

Our Church On a Hill: Trabuco Canyon Community Church. Humility. Hmm. Yesterday we made our way up the narrow road to our small hillside church home. The sun shone, our pastor and his family had returned from a trip, it was Communion day. All was well. At the service’s beginning we rose and greeted our […]


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