Category Archives: Germany

Once again, time has flown and our family website has not gotten much attention.  My last post was in September of 2018.  About that time my dad was hospitalized for a week.  We were glad he was able to go … Continue reading →

One of my goals for 2018 was to update this family website regularly, but when I went on in January the website was not working.  After a lot of back and forth, my amazing nephew, Joe, got it working again! … Continue reading →

In a little over two weeks, I turn 50.  Like the card we got for a friend last year says:  “Turning 50 used to be something old people did!”  Yet, here I am! The first decade of my life was … Continue reading →

A new year with new opportunities, but what I do, how I react, how much I love, how often I forgive, what I think–all of that will be the formation of 2017.  I desire to make wise choices, walk close … Continue reading →

Christmas music in the background, a cheesecake finishing up in the oven to take to our Advent’s coffee and cake time at church tomorrow, Christmas decorations all over, and strings of lights making the cold and dark seem a little … Continue reading →

Fall school vacation is half over.  This is the time of the year where I love the German school system–we had barely gotten going at school and it was already time for a break.  Of course, the down side is … Continue reading →

Hubby and I celebrated our 29th anniversary this past week.  Although we had a plan for our lives when we got married, there has been so much in our lives that has not been planned.  It was impossible to see into … Continue reading →

We have been reading the book, “Things Not Seen” by Jon Bloom, as a family.  Yesterday the chapter was about Abraham and Sarah.  This first paragraph jumped out at me: “God is not content for us just to understand the … Continue reading →

This past Monday, Granny moved to heaven.  When my Aunt Darleen texted me with the news, my first thought was the quote from Dr. Seuss, “Don’t cry because its over, smile because it happened.”  I am sad.  I have shed tears. … Continue reading →

This past Thursday, hubby had 3 different tests at the university hospital in Hamburg.  A few years ago his Vitamin D had depleted (from one of his medications) which led to his bones starting to lose calcium.  One of the … Continue reading →