Posted in Friends & Family, Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Not Much of Anything on Nov 28th, 2007 6 Comments »
Some random thoughts from my latest trip to Erie-
My sisters can cook! For Thanksgiving we had a big family brunch at Adiel’s house. There was an enormous amount of really, really tasty food. There was this blueberry French toast casserole thing and then a fruit and yogurt trifle plus muffins, quiche, breads, sausages, spice cake [...]
Posted in Friends & Family, Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes on Nov 28th, 2007 No Comments »
I have started this post three times now. I seem to be having trouble figuring out what I want to say. I want to say something about how I was glad to be gone and I was glad to come back. I want to say something about how things at home look fresh now that [...]
Posted in Friends & Family, Raquel, Thoughts About Heaven on Nov 27th, 2007 2 Comments »
Gabrielle and I collect brothers. Call it a knack, a habit, or just an unusual providence, but it seems to be the case for both of us. Specifically, we seemed to collect older brothers–until we joined Providence. Suddenly we were confronted with a slightly unexpected new species: younger brothers. It might have applied [...]
Posted in All About Words, For Amusement Purposes Only, Raquel on Nov 26th, 2007 No Comments »
 I bought a camera case today. Specifically, according to the package it was digital camera case. Apparently it makes a difference. The package also proclaimed that it “holds all digital cameras small enough to fit”. Taking them at their word I purchased the case.
It wasn’t until I got at home that I noticed the inscription, [...]
Posted in For Amusement Purposes Only, Projects, Raquel, Thoughts About Beauty on Nov 25th, 2007 3 Comments »
So, yesterday we went out shooting. One last post-Thanksgiving shoot at this family’s house before they move to Tennessee. Unfortunately I neglected to double-check that I had my camera, so I didn’t get any pictures, but there are a few here.
After the shooting was winding down I commented on the pretty Christmas colors of [...]
Posted in Gabrielle on Nov 19th, 2007 1 Comment »
Well, Folks, this is the end of this year’s Thankfulness posts. Today I am thankful for highways and vans that can take us from Peoria to Erie in about thirteen hours. And I am working very hard to be thankful for my family who apparently live in the dark ages and haven’t figured out that [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes on Nov 18th, 2007 3 Comments »
Today I am thankful for my nieces and nephew who live in Erie. My sister Adiel once asked me, as only Adiel can, if I loved Seth and Crystal’s children more than hers. My answer was that oh, so unsatisfactory answer that I loved them differently. The answer doesn’t always satisfy, but it’s true. With [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes on Nov 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Today I am thankful for the children I live with. They make life full. Crazy full, messy full, but mostly beautiful. There is always someone excited about something. Arianna has a nifty movie quote she wants me to enjoy. Isaac just bought some crazy new toy he wants me to admire. Samuel has some coin [...]
Posted in Life, Children and Dishes, Raquel on Nov 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Oh, fine I guess I’m thankful too. Humph.
I’m thankful for blankets. One might attribute my thankfulness for blankets to the growing chill (some might even say cold) in the air. But the fact is, I love blankets, and one of the things I greatly dislike about summer is that it’s too hot [...]
Posted in I learned something new today, Raquel on Nov 16th, 2007 2 Comments »
I added this to the links in the sidebar (Did I mention that to you Gabrielle? Um, by the way, I added another link to our blog. Just thought you should know…) but I thought it was worth pointing out in a post too. My father has a new blog for Christian martial artists, or [...]