Category Archives: Family & Friends

Autumn in New England

Posted on November 6, 2015 by danforth

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I LOVE the contrast, greens and red and brilliant orangeyellowpeach…blog Woodstock autumn (3)

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Art & Nancy’s (our first 5 days’ hosts) backyard!  blog Loefstedts backyard

Dan & Karen’s (our second 5 days’ hosts) backyard, complete with deer in the meadow and the morning sun slowly …

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Roots!

Posted on November 6, 2015 by danforth

Roy has connections back to the Mayflower, a certain Mr. Richard Warren, so off we went to see Plymouth Rock (not actually the rock they anchored to, but as the write up says “not a bad idea to have our …

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Raking up the leaves!

Posted on November 5, 2015 by danforth

Enjoying the fall colors means you get to clean up the yard when the colors fade,blog leaves on fire!but Emrie the helper wields a mean rake!blog leaves1

Sorry I didn’t get the picture of her laying down – of course I couldn’t get …

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Old Sturbridge Village and old friends!

Posted on November 5, 2015 by danforth

Who knew that our dear friend, Linda J Schoonover, lives not even an hour from Woodstock, CT?  Who knew that her folks, Ernie and Viv Johnson, also our dear friends, were going to be with Linda and her family while …

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Family!

Posted on October 19, 2015 by danforth

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We were blessed this past two weeks to have Roy’s folks from California join us in Indiana, coinciding with our son Sam and family, missionaries in South Africa, coming to the states for a short visit.  Our whole family was …

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“Replanning…”

Posted on October 3, 2015 by danforth

When you hear bad news like this:

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about the country you’ve been praying for and hoping to go back to, or when your GPS says you’re hovering over deep water and it needs to replan

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or your car catches …

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Sweet friends and a missions fair

Posted on October 3, 2015 by danforth

What a whirlwind it is when we visit California!  We get dental work done at a dear friend’s office, we get to hang out with family and friends, AND we schedule church visits for every Sunday in the months we …

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Celebrating family and Mom & Dad!!!

Posted on October 3, 2015 by danforth

We spent last week together at Mom & Dad’s house, helping them to clear out everything they could let go of.  Roy’s brother, Scott, came from Michigan to be a part of our little reunion and sorting force.  Roy’s sister, …

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Mission Springs PSW Covenant women’s retreat

Posted on September 26, 2015 by danforth

I was blessed to once again be at Mission Springs for a women’s retreat.  What better place to increase in the love and knowledge of our great God??  To be awestruck by the Lord’s creation and to connect with California …

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Roy’s keeping up with great “member care”

Posted on September 23, 2015 by danforth

Roy was in San Francisco, with Ken Satterberg last weekend, before he spoke at Redwood Covenant in Santa Rosa, CA on Sunday.  I was the missionary speaker at Mission Springs Covenant Women’s Retreat, with Ken’s wife Adrienne and many other …

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