“Mondays are the potholes in the road of life.” – Tom Wilson Project 365: #365 + 17 This is how we felt about today…much easier to bury our noses in the blankets and hope Monday will go away! Today felt like a pothole, and obviously not just for me! Perhaps it is the change of season.…
Day 365 + 16: Blessing of the animals
“All things bright and beautiful,All creatures great and small,All things wise and wonderful:The Lord God made them all.”Cecil F. Alexander (1848) Project 365: #365 + 16 We had the Blessing of the Animals in honor of St. Francis of Assisi with Grace Lutheran today, and what a lovely service it was. Lots of beloved pets, including…
Day 365 + 15: Marching under the stars
“You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything.” – Nellie McKay Project 365: #365 + 15 This was our first experience of a marching band competition, which was awesome, except for the rain! If Nicole can survive playing the sousaphone in the marching band (especially in the cold and wet), she can…
Day 365 + 14: Yay, it’s the weekend!
“Not for nothing is their motto TGIF – ‘Thank God It’s Friday.’ They live for the weekends, when they can go do what they really want to do.” – Richard Nelson Bolles Project 365: #365 + 14 So excited that it is the weekend again, although I should not be wishing the time away. The weeks…
Day 365 + 13: Welcome familiarity at ‘Pilgrim’s Rest’
“This hill though high I covent ascend; The difficulty will not me offend; For I perceive the way of life lies here. Come, pluck up, heart; let’s neither faint nor fear. ” ― John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress Project 365: #365 + 13 When we delivered Caitlin to college, we were hosted graciously at ‘Pilgrim’s Rest’…