Saturday, August 04, 2007
My Summer
To catch up anyone that's interested... God answered my prayers about CYIA. It was one of the best years. Everyone agreed that we had the most competent and dedicated staff ever seen. It was great working with them because they wanted to do well and took on more responsibility to do it. I was so proud of them! My classes and small group also went well. Thank you for praying.
The week before the 4th of July the Ds' mom, Cheri, had a stroke. It was scary as they could not find out right away what was wrong, and she was in a coma. My family took care of five of the children for a week as their mom was with her mom in the hospital. Cheri is now awake, but the stroke was a rare kind with devastating effects. She is aware of what is going on around her, but is unable to take care of or feed herself. She is living with the Ds while her husband makes the house wheelchair accessible. Please keep the Ds and Cheri in your prayers.
Back around January we got an e-mail from some missionary friends in South Africa inviting us camping with them. We thought it was a joke until we realized the place they mentioned was real, and they would be home this summer. My parents went camping with them way back before I was born. This time it included my sisters and me and their children's spouses and children. It was neat to spend time with them up in the redwoods at Prairie Creek. A bizarre thing was that some friends from Burney were camping there too! Just have to tell you about a hard thing we did. One morning we hiked 5-6 miles to Fern Canyon and the beach. But unless you have those extra hours to spare, driving and just hiking the 1/2 mile is a fine option in my opinion. :-)
Last week was an unexpected blessing. A local, professional photographer friend needed an assistant as he took senior portraits. I got to help him and learn tricks of the trade while getting paid!
My newest discovery has to do with my heritage. While visiting a relative, I found out I'm not as German as I thought. I posses English blood, and ancestors that came over from England to America in the 1600's!
Right now I'm attending the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy in Chicago. I'll just say the experience has been interesting. I'm looking forward to the second music conference and hopefully seeing Abby!
Well, this summer is going by way too fast. I have been accepted to Liberty University and am all signed up for DL classes. It's exciting getting everything together and heading towards the last phase. Now I just need a Liberty nalgene bottle to replace the PHC one that got ruined in the dishwasher. :-)
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The week before the 4th of July the Ds' mom, Cheri, had a stroke. It was scary as they could not find out right away what was wrong, and she was in a coma. My family took care of five of the children for a week as their mom was with her mom in the hospital. Cheri is now awake, but the stroke was a rare kind with devastating effects. She is aware of what is going on around her, but is unable to take care of or feed herself. She is living with the Ds while her husband makes the house wheelchair accessible. Please keep the Ds and Cheri in your prayers.
Back around January we got an e-mail from some missionary friends in South Africa inviting us camping with them. We thought it was a joke until we realized the place they mentioned was real, and they would be home this summer. My parents went camping with them way back before I was born. This time it included my sisters and me and their children's spouses and children. It was neat to spend time with them up in the redwoods at Prairie Creek. A bizarre thing was that some friends from Burney were camping there too! Just have to tell you about a hard thing we did. One morning we hiked 5-6 miles to Fern Canyon and the beach. But unless you have those extra hours to spare, driving and just hiking the 1/2 mile is a fine option in my opinion. :-)
Last week was an unexpected blessing. A local, professional photographer friend needed an assistant as he took senior portraits. I got to help him and learn tricks of the trade while getting paid!
My newest discovery has to do with my heritage. While visiting a relative, I found out I'm not as German as I thought. I posses English blood, and ancestors that came over from England to America in the 1600's!
Right now I'm attending the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy in Chicago. I'll just say the experience has been interesting. I'm looking forward to the second music conference and hopefully seeing Abby!
Well, this summer is going by way too fast. I have been accepted to Liberty University and am all signed up for DL classes. It's exciting getting everything together and heading towards the last phase. Now I just need a Liberty nalgene bottle to replace the PHC one that got ruined in the dishwasher. :-)
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