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Reflections · Bonnie · Dec 15, 2022

Merry Christmas 2022

Wishing you a blessed and happy Christmas and a New Year filled with hope and joy through our Lord Jesus Christ “…who, though he was in the form of God, did not count…

Reflections · Bonnie · Dec 7, 2021

Merry Christmas 2021

Dear Family and Friends, What a blessing to write to all of you, and to catch up with you (Please let us know how you’re doing!) at this special time of year. After the…

Family History · Reflections · Bonnie · Apr 21, 2020

Madie's Devotional Journal 1972-73

Mom didn’t write every day, but I thought I’d record this short account I found in a little notebook. She started this when she was 50 years old, and prayed for all of…

Family History · Reflections · Stories · Bonnie · Apr 13, 2020

A Letter from Dad

A year after Mom left us, I am finally getting around to going through the boxes of memories that she left for us. Most of the writings are in Mom's hand, but…

Reflections · Stories · Travels · Bonnie · Aug 20, 2019

Bittersweet

Tomorrow is the day . . . the day I have been anticipating yet dreading. Tomorrow morning I will wake up just as I always do, get dressed, make coffee, spend time in the…

Family History · Reflections · Stories · Bonnie · Jun 30, 2019

Madalynne …A Life Well Lived

“I don’t think Madalynne will be coming back with you.” Those were the words of our dear visiting nurse, as I told her that we would be leaving Michigan for the winter…

Family History · Reflections · Stories · Bonnie · Feb 1, 2019

Another Bend in the Road

It’s been a while since I updated this blog, and our lives continue to change. But Our Father walks behind and before us, and knows each bend in the road. Just days…

Family History · Reflections · Stories · Bonnie · Jun 1, 2018

Coming Home

Madalynne loved the big ten-foot-wide picture window that dominated the living room of the house where she had lived most of her life. Looking out now on the tidy row of…

Family History · Reflections · Stories · Bonnie · Dec 13, 2017

Christmas Letter 2017

Welcome, all wonders in one night! Eternity shut in a span! Summer in Winter! Day in Night! Heaven in Earth and God in Man! Great little one whose all-embracing birth…

Reflections · Arthur · Sep 26, 2016

Mom graduates to Heaven

One thing is certain about life, there's always change that will come. No one except the Lord knows what one day will hold from another. In our last post in May we told…

Reflections · Bonnie · Jul 13, 2016

Is …there …anyone?

“Is anybody listening? I’m very concerned …” A few days ago, after a horrific week of carnage here in the United States, I posted a prayer on Facebook, and this was the…

Reflections · Arthur · Dec 25, 2015

Christmas Blessing

One of the greatest announcements made to mankind was "Unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord." As Bonnie was decorating the…

Reflections · Arthur · Dec 20, 2015

Christmas Letter 2015

It hardly seems possible that another year has gone by. This brings us to almost three full years since retirement when our new adventures began. With all that has taken…

Reflections · Arthur · Oct 5, 2015

It’s Raining!

There have been those individuals who have asked us, when they hear about our van-trek, "What do you do when it rains?” I’d like to give an answer to that question for…

Family History · Reflections · Stories · Travels · Bonnie · Jul 13, 2015

Robbed but not Ruined

In our travels, we have found that the vast majority of the people we have met, including police officers, are pleasant, polite, interesting and helpful. For example…

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