Last Monday night, Steve and I did a concert at a local restaurant as part of a Concert Series that raises money for the area food bank. Truthfully?  I don’t normally enjoy those kinds of concerts. We had performed as part of this series two summers ago and during most of the time we were singing, people were talking and eating and ignoring us. I…

A Video Yesterday Sarah made a video demonstrating the best way to dunk an Oreo and at the same time, achieve perfect Oreo soakiness.   Steve was the camera man as well as the appreciative audience.  (Music by Glenn Miller.) Try to watch this without smiling.    Also, does anyone remember this big occasion?  Can you believe Nathan and Meagan celebrated THREE years of marriage…

I heard a woman speak at a conference a long time ago who said, “There are people waiting for you on the other side of your pain.” That line took root in my heart and has never left. Whenever I am in the middle of something incredibly difficult, the one small consolation I have is that when I come out on the other side, I…

(Note: All invitations have been spoken for.) I haven’t done a Lovely Scenery Post in a while so I thought it might be time!  (Also, don’t miss the Odd Question at the end of the post.) This picture was actually taken on a different day than the ones below but I wanted to include it because it makes me feel peaceful.…