Sherry | September 19, 2009
I love my job! Every now and then I get to serve families who have lost a loved one from our church family. Today I got to host a memorial service for a woman who lived longer than 97 years and had a big impact on many people throughout her life. She and her husband raised [...]
Sherry | August 23, 2009
How many rounds of “Trumpet Voluntary” does it take to get ten bridesmaids and nine groomsmen off the platform?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.
Sherry | April 18, 2009
Quinn, I know you would have been here in Portland for the Beth Moore conference
if you hadn’t already made plans for a girls weekend in Scottsdale. But Lisa Springate and I
enjoyed sitting together and with other NFC women, who found us great seats, by the way.
Beth taught us from Galatians 2:20-21; 4:15-20 in her give-it-all-she’s-got [...]
Sherry | March 12, 2009
Yesterday I found this. Whoa!
Since you’ve stopped by, I have one more link to share. Please come back if you don’t have 2+ minutes right now to watch the whole thing. I know it’s March but I figure it’s okay to think about the Jesus coming to earth as a babe in months other than [...]
Sherry | February 10, 2009
Our hands are fifteen years older, but our hearts feel just the same as they did when we decided to join them. Maybe a little more settled.
Sherry | June 9, 2008
A friend, the one who has encouraged us for somewhere between several and many years to travel to Iona, just stopped by to say bon voyage, give me a farewell hug, and hand me an envelope with a joyful note and some ready-to-spend “travelers cheques.”
Anyone care to follow suit?
Just kidding.
No, no, really, I’m just kidding.
Sherry | May 28, 2008
If you’re a veteran blog reader, you probably already have your favorite sites in a “feed reader.” I’ve been reading blogs a long time, but I’ve been slow in subscribing to the reader Mauri’s been using for a while now. But I finally got inspired, and logged on to newsgator.com. I love the dramatic sound [...]
Sherry | May 26, 2008
My friend Ridgely turned 60 yesterday. We had sent her a little something to commemorate her life to this point, and it turns out she sent me something too, though my birthday is months away. Our packages criss-crossed in the mail.
Here’s what Ridge sent me on her birthday.
Socks! She knit me socks! I am [...]
Sherry | May 15, 2008
Last night was the final session of a six-week “Spring Planting” series offered at NFC, led by Mauri. Twenty-five or so singers showed up for the first session and I’ve gotta say we had more fun than a group of Quakers oughta legally have. Mauri planned music from all musical traditions, which would include contemporary [...]
Sherry | April 24, 2008
Bethany asked her husband, Bryan: “What do I wear on a date with three married men?”
Her dates—Mauri, Howard, and Nate—concurred she chose well. Here they are on their way to Portland to hear jazz icon Dave Brubeck.
Dave is nearly 90 years old; each member of the quartet had a full, or approximately full, head [...]