Luke loves to tease about what he now calls "icky kisses"...so I made sure I put lots of lipstick on one day and caught him with a big kiss! He's such a goof!

Wow, so much time has gone by...I'm now the proud Auntie of two adorable boys. So many changes for all of us siblings! Glenn is now a SGT!!! Mona will very soon be the only one at home. Todd will soon be married to his sweetheart Lauren...and even sooner I will be married to my wonderful man, Ronal! Not only will I be changing my name, I'll be changing my home as we will be leaving the states soon after we are married for full time ministry on the tiny island nation of Samoa. To be even more precise, the national capital of Apia on the island of Upolu. Needless to say, life will be different! But God is good, and will never take us to something and not take us through something.

Elk River

I'm back...again

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I have been on here! My life has alternated between not doing much and being so busy that I can hardly keep up! :-) The holidays were wonderful. We had a nice Thanksgiving. Christmas was spent at Glenn's and Jenn's new place in Priest River. Luke was so much fun as he handed out all of the presents! :-)I miss having them all as close as they were, but this was a good move for them.
The New Year has started out to be very mild. We don't have much snow on the ground to speak of. What we get usually melts within the next few days, or turns to solid ice, then melts.
Schweitzer, the local ski resort DOES have snow, so there are some places to go to enjoy a "normal" winter.
I am once again planning the Adult Valentine's party for the couples in our church. I have been going a little crazy as it is next week. Then, at the end of February, I will be going with our church on a mission's trip to Vancouver during the Winter Olympics. We will be a part of the ICR (Institute for Creation Research) outreach there. We will be there for 5 days. There is a fairly good sized group going, so it should be interesting to say the least. For someone who doesn't like huge crowds of people, I sure seem to pick the most interesting places to go! Please pray for us as we minister there. Thank you.

I'm Back

Hello, it has been a long time since I have been on here! Nothing much is happening...other than normal busy summer stuff.

We had a lot of fun at family camp this year. We have also been busy with the garden - harvesting, canning, freezing, etc. If I ever see another zucchini again this year, it will be too soon :-) Other than a couple of trips to Elk River with Kellie, I haven't gone anywhere since D.C.

I am really enjoying the fall like weather we have had the last few days, but...alas...it is not supposed to last for very long. Summer is taking one last shot at us! I always enjoy the fall - cooler weather, changing leaves, fewer bugs!

Here is a picture of our family. It was actually taken last year for our Christmas card, but I had to put it on here. Hope you all have had a good summer!