We were on our way home from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and were treated to a magnificent sunset – these 3 snapshots were taken from the car window as we tootled along the freeway within a span of 20 minutes max. …
For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies
Oh, where are my glasses?!?!?!
My daughter-in-law, Kimia, and I like to walk together when we get a chance, and she has a lovely 3 mile walk paced out for us on the Culver Academy campus where her hubby and our son, Josh, teaches. We …
Janet Varner, dear friend, has passed away
Janet Varner. Friend, missionary colleague, a woman whose heart beat for Central Africans, a person who could tell a story with a flair to make you laugh yourself silly, a follower of Jesus, and a warm, welcoming soul who was …
Keeping up with C.A.R.
We’ve been able to skype (a computer to computer free system or a computer to phone call for reasonable prices) pretty regularly with Benoit, the CEFA (ag farm) director, as well as touch base with friends at Gamboula and in …
On Walden Pond
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry Thoreau, Walden
In wildness is …
Autumn in New England
I LOVE the contrast, greens and red and brilliant orangeyellowpeach…
Art & Nancy’s (our first 5 days’ hosts) backyard! 
Dan & Karen’s (our second 5 days’ hosts) backyard, complete with deer in the meadow and the morning sun slowly …
Roots!
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 …
Raking up the leaves!
Enjoying the fall colors means you get to clean up the yard when the colors fade,
but Emrie the helper wields a mean rake!
Sorry I didn’t get the picture of her laying down – of course I couldn’t get …
Old Sturbridge Village and old friends!
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 …
Thank you Woodstock ECC, Connecticut
Oh my goodness! Again we were blessed and overwhelmed by the care of friends, old and new alike! Here are just a few of the hosts who took care of us so wonderfully. We stayed in Woodstock for 10 days …






