That first year in New Jersey produced mostly happy memories, but even in the hard times loving care was shown to us. [The year was not without its trials. The hardest was enduring my first miscarriage. Before I share about that I’ll include […]
Month: August 2019
Pace: A Five Minute Friday Post
Pace is the Five Minute Friday word prompt for this week. The first thought I had was the advice I’ve heard and given often. Go at your own pace. But as I thought about it, I wondered what really determines our rhythm or tempo or […]
Surprise: New Church, Extra Children
Today for Tell a Memory Tuesday, I share about choosing a church and a surprise there, caring for a couple of extra kids and their dog. And, of course, something about our own children. This is installment three of our year in Kenilworth. Our […]
Hospitality: Presence, not Perfection
Hospitality is the prompt word for #FiveMinuteFriday this week. It is one of my favorite words. Just the sound of it is welcoming to me. It’s interesting that a simple definition of the word, according to Rhymezone is: Definitions of hospitality: noun: kindness in welcoming […]
Kenilworth: Our First Year in New Jersey
When my husband accepted a teaching job at Covenant Christian School in Cranford, New Jersey, we had no idea of all the new things we would encounter or the full range of emotions we would feel. Last week I told a little bit about our […]
Welcome to Our New Home in New Jersey
At the beginning of the summer of 1980, we packed up a moving truck and started on our journey from South Dakota to New Jersey. This was the third cross country move in the span of a couple of years. Our arrival was met with […]