Monthly Archives: December 2011

Cookies and SNOW

Posted on December 27, 2011 by allinadayofme

Yesterday we made cookies. This is something all kids love to do. They didn’t make any Christmas shapes…Christmas is over. Hearts and horses were in the majority. They sure taste good! Today it’s snowing! Big wet flakes! Perfect for packing … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day

Posted on December 25, 2011 by allinadayofme

Our Christmas this morning was rather quiet, just the two of us. We opened our gifts to each other. Jerry gave me a book, actually three books in one, Daughters of Lancaster County by Wanda E Brunstetter. It’s one I … Continue reading →

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Still coughing…Company Anyway

Posted on December 24, 2011 by allinadayofme

We’ve been trying to get together with our Chinese student, Andrew, ever since he graduated from Northwood University. I was fortunate and got to go to the graduation ceremony however we had a wedding to also go to that same … Continue reading →

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Here I Go Again

Posted on December 23, 2011 by allinadayofme

How can a person have such a bad cough and feel so sick in a two month span? In October I was sick, went to the doctor twice, finally got better. Bronchitis. Now December I’m so sick again with the same symptoms … Continue reading →

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And The Decision Is …

Posted on December 19, 2011 by allinadayofme

To go to Thailand or to not go to Thailand. That was the question. Cost of $2000 is a low estimate. January 12 is the date. After much prayer, thinking, talking, agonizing, praying I have come to the conclusion that … Continue reading →

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Could I Go Again?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by allinadayofme

For three years, 2001, 2002, 2003, I traveled all the way to Thailand to work with kids for a week. I was gone 10 to 12 days altogether each trip. It was an exciting time in my life. A time … Continue reading →

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Sisters

Posted on December 10, 2011 by allinadayofme

I have a sister. She’s two and a half years older than I am. We were very close as little girls. We loved to play house (dolls), school, jump rope, paper dolls and jacks together. Our Aunt Lou gave us … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday

Posted on December 10, 2011 by allinadayofme

Happy Birthday, Christy! I can’t believe it…the years have gone by so quickly! You’re a beautiful young woman, wife, mother of five children. I wish we could be together more. I treasure the times we have had. You always said, … Continue reading →

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To Be With Jesus

Posted on December 10, 2011 by allinadayofme

I turned on fb this morning to discover that a young friend, Cheryl, died this morning. She’d been battling breast cancer for years. Her mother died of breast cancer when she was even younger than Cheryl. Cheryl was about the … Continue reading →

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Skipping Christmas

Posted on December 9, 2011 by allinadayofme

Jerry and I enjoy reading books together. I read, he listens. We just finished reading Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. It’s a small book, not at all like his other books that have to do with court cases and mysteries. … Continue reading →

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