Sherry | October 30, 2011
It’s been a social weekend, capped off today at a 30th birthday celebration for our niece Andra. We’d never been to Hipbone Studio in Portland, but a voice in Mauri’s smart phone took us right to the door. The room looked like this. It was a cool and interesting place. We sang and danced (if [...]
Sherry | October 27, 2011
I’m not sure what God was thinking when he picked out my characteristics. He put together an introvert who loves people. I fight with myself all the time. The weekly newsletter I produce as part of my job at the church features an interview with an individual or couple or family one issue out of [...]
Sherry | October 25, 2011
Our flights are booked and we’re committed to another Thanksgiving in Juarez, Mexico! We discovered last year that “sacrificing” our family holiday to build a cozy home for a precious young family (who until then lived in their van) far surpassed anything we could have planned in the comfort of our own home. So it [...]
Sherry | October 18, 2011
This is a link to a link, but it’s the most legitimate way to share some remarkably wonderful photos of our John and Erin Macy family.
Sherry | October 14, 2011
“How’s Taylor doing?” I’m asked periodically, now that folks around me know my boy’s in Iraq. Not that long ago, when he lived as close as Colorado or Arizona, I’d connect with him, oh, let’s just say “now and then.” To be clear, I didn’t call or e-mail him very often either, so I’m not [...]
Sherry | October 8, 2011
It was a particularly good family day, as brother Daryl, Mom Edna, Mauri, and I headed south to Salem to attend Uncle Francis’s memorial service. I’m so grateful to him for providing yet another op to connect with our extended family. I know, I know….it’s supposed to be about him. And it was! But you [...]
Sherry | October 6, 2011
And this is why I have never been and never will become a public speaker. Today, as part of my Medicare wellness exam, I was asked by the doctor to name as many animals as I could in one minute. OK, go. Dog, cat, gerbil, hamster, um, snake, think zoo elephant, giraffe, lion, um, hippo, [...]
Sherry | October 1, 2011
I can’t wait any longer to introduce you to Bethany Maxwell, a hero in my books. Here she is with Quinn at Bible Study Fellowship. It was my first chance to meet her in the flesh, though she has been developing her status as my hero for a while now. Quinn and Bethany first met [...]