Category Archives: Fun

On penguins and t-shirts

Posted on April 28, 2016 by danforth

Creativity and imagination run rampant at the D4th farm!  Sometimes there are amazing mud pies and playing house, but then there are the days when the big penguin decides to take a busload of little guys out on a trip.  …

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90 years young!

Posted on April 23, 2016 by danforth

We’re in California, Aleta until May 14th and Roy until June 1st.  Well, Roy has an Ecuador trip planned for the second half of May. Smile.  But he has to be back in Calif. for dental work on May 31st.  …

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Colorado siblings to Plymouth

Posted on April 23, 2016 by danforth

My sibs, Paul, Janet, & Kristen, came for a short and delightful visit.  Maddie and I picked them up at Union Station in Chicago and we were hosted by dear friends, Rog & Eileen Thorpe for a night before driving …

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Whoa! The town of Danforth!

Posted on April 22, 2016 by danforth

There we were, tootling on home up highway 57 north, approaching Kankakee, IL, and what did we see?  Our name on the map.  Our name on the town’s water tower.  Fun!blog Danforth IMG_2290

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Timothy and Jessica

Posted on April 22, 2016 by danforth

We were so excited to be able to see this precious couple make their vows, on April 4th, to spend their lives together.  Timothy was such a great help and good friend and next door neighbor out at the CEFA …

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Delighting in work in the veggie garden!

Posted on March 31, 2016 by danforth

Just a quick before – before winter set in cold and hard, the guys rototilled a bazillion wheelbarrows of manure and compost into the garden plotblog veggie garden b4

and after!  The paths and planting beds are ready to go!  Can’t wait to …

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On being careful

Posted on March 31, 2016 by danforth

I don’t know how many of you remember the awful story of our dear friend, Kim Cone’s, fall from a ladder almost 2 years ago now?  He broke his neck and ended up having surgery and delaying return to Africa …

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Send it to us!

Posted on February 25, 2016 by danforth

I had to chuckle at this shared post on Facebook, thank you Gai!smileThere have been times when friends have brought out very necessary items to us, like prescription meds, but then again sometimes very frivolous things have come, like …

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Happy birthday,… on and on

Posted on February 5, 2016 by danforth

So, in our family, Roy’s usually the one who milks a birthday for all it’s worth.  This year I guess it’s my turn.  Seems like I’ve been celebrating for 3 weeks, starting in Calif. and even now I’m still getting …

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After Midwinter, just friend time!

Posted on February 5, 2016 by danforth

Midwinter (Covenant pastors/missionaries/etc) conference in Chicago last week was excellent.  We were able to attend good workshops, be blessed by wonderful worship and teaching sessions, AND we spent many hours visiting with colleagues we haven’t seen in a long time.…

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