This post was published December 22, 2013, but is backdated to the date our farm got hit with a “wind event.” ~ed On May 20, hours after a series of tornadoes swept through Oklahoma, our farm in Central Illinois was hit with straight winds (with some possible rotation) estimated between 80-120mph. About 48′ of our large machine shed was ripped… Read more »
Twenty five years ago, I married a woman who has grown with me in The Lord and is more beautiful to me each day. “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and favor from The Lord.”
Isn’t this what all the ‘hipster’ kids do in their photos? (thanks to chad for putting up with us!)
Beth invited some friends with young children over for Christmas stories and refreshments today. Due to the impending blizzard (which hit just as they finished lunch), only one family made it, but we had a great time together!
We usually send out between 150 and 200 cards each year, mainly because we moved a lot early in our marriage and have a lot of folks we’ve stayed in touch with over the years. Our 2012 Christmas Card can be viewed here as well.
It’s been over a month since the last post, but not for a lack of things going on. No, it’s actually been quite a full calendar! The month of November was memorably characterized by the strains of tunes from the musical Oliver! floating through the house, as Chad, Tyler and our sheep-ranching, music-teaching neighbor were all invited to play in… Read more »
While in Georgia recently, I made a stop at my favorite restaurant, the original Chick-fil-A Dwarf House in Hapeville, GA. See that little red door? I was going in and out that same door when I was maybe four or five years old.