Fourteen years ago, pregnant with our first child, Elaine and I began a birthing class at the old Newberg Hospital. Our friends Shawn and Katrina joined us in the same group, and what a group it was. There was the romance novel writer and her …
Read MoreHumor doesn’t always help
There are times when the best thing to help me get over a horrible or embarrassing experience is to attempt comedy in a blog post. Sometimes, it’s a therapeutic balm to my soul. But I’ve been trying, in my head, to write the salvific post …
Read MoreAubrey’s ride
Being sick meant this week has been extremely busy, trying to catch up. But when I get to the weekend, I know how to have a good time! Last night, friends invited Elaine and me to go see Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” at the Portland Center …
Read MoreDad or mom?
The latest rage rampaging the blog world is a “look like” site. It uses face recognition to see if a child looks more like mom or dad. The first time I did it, all three of our kids looked equally like mom and dad. I …
Read MoreLooking back
We got home safe and sound, and made it to church. (Sorry, Luke! 😉 ) The travel was long but not too bad due to the snow. It feels good to be home, but the girls are dreading school tomorrow. It was good to be …
Read MoreMore family
Today has been filled with more good things: Chess: Hot tubbing: Rummikub: Making bead necklaces: Computer solitaire: Reading: And Star Wars on a PlayStation 2: Good grief, I’m turning into Tanya with all these pictures!! 🙂 You also could pray for the weather…Our goal is …
Read MoreFamily get together
A couple of months ago, Elaine started working on her brothers. The goal? Gather all of the Haworth side of the family together around Christmas. After much e-mailing and phone calling, we’re here in a rented home near Lake Shasta, California, with Elaine’s parents, brother …
Read MoreWeekly round up
We had a good trip up to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving last week. I’m grateful for the family I have, and for the fact that I always have known and still know that I am loved. Thanks, mom and dad! At Newberg Friends, the …
Read MoreMiu’s here!
Faithful blog readers will remember that last May, Talli went to Japan. Her host family was so kind to her…and now we get to return the favor. This afternoon, Miu Kata arrived from Japan; she’s the one who hosted Talli. We’re excited!
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