Spoiled I'm so sad that I forgot to bring my camera last night. There were 10 ladies from Riverside (and Grace VanDoo) that got together at Appleby's to celebrate my birthday! What a sweet time we had together, sharing, laughing (Betts my stomach still hurts... I have to remember not to sit beside you :) and enjoying our company. I think that it was more just an excuse to get out with some ladies in February (when nothing much goes on) but I was spoiled with gifts and cards as well. I'm enjoying a cup of my Scottish Breakfast Tea this morning with home made chocolate caramel popcorn, the scent of the grape/spiced plum candle and looking forward to making a meal in the new Coral dish (with carrying case). This week I was feeling discouraged that I wasn't able to be as much of a help as I'd love to be and then the Lord in his kindness gave me this evening to be encouraged. Thank you to Kelley for organizing it and to Jenny, Tini, Missy, Grace, Buse, Kathy, Sar...
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How Can I do More? It probably seems like an odd question. It seems that most days we are scrabbling to get all the things on our list accomplished... wake up, devotions, eat, dress, work, laundry, cooking, changing diapers (yes even I change diapers every day), more cooking, housecleaning, wiping noses, drying tears, make lunches... never mind all the other things that we'd like to get done. But those aren't the things I'm thinking of for doing more. How can I do something from here to friends over there (where ever there is)? Today I'm thinking particularily of Hettie in Benin, Africa and Lucy in Tain, Scotland. If these dear friends were here, I could pop over for coffee or bring a meal, watch children but they are in different time zones (Both about 5 hours ahead of my time) and 1000's of miles away. Besides emails or cards, how can I show them the love that I have for them? I'm open to any suggestions (including from Lucy & Hettie). Now the o...
Scotland 2009 February 3 to 18th I was in Scotland visiting John & Lucy. I travelled up with John's mom and we had a very turbulant trip. John met us at the airport in Glasgow. It was about a 4 hour drive to the north east coast to Tain. It was lovely to spend 2 weeks with the family and see their new home. The pictures seem to be backwards so the end is first. It was my birthday (as well as Lucy's) while I was there so John's mom made vanEyk cake for me. Lucy said that they couldn't put candles on it because there would be too much smoke in the room ... hahaha! I was hoping to get to the bothy while there, but because of the snow and ice it was too dangerous to make the 200 ft decent. I was quite satisfied with seeing it from the look out and was so glad when the sun peeked out over the cliff as well. It was really the calm before the storm. Shortly after this there was almost a blizzard of snow as we made our way home - and John & Lucy headed to th...