Last week Meg and I got back from an 11-day trip to Belize and Guatemala. Why Central America? I wanted to go somewhere I could relax on a beach and not feel obligated to see all of the cultural sites but still have interesting things to do if I felt like it.
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Earlier this month I went home to Joseph City to celebrate my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary with my family. The number 40 brings to mind hardship of biblical proportions: It rained on Noah for 40 days and nights; Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness fasting and then was tempted by Satan; Moses and the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years after leaving Egypt. I’m sure there has been plenty of hardship in the 40 years my parents have shared their lives, too, but you’d never know it by looking at them — they are the most loving couple I’ve ever seen. Continue reading ’40 years’
I do a lot of shopping at Fred Meyer, mainly because it’s close and it has almost anything I’d want to buy. It’s a little weird, though; for example, the yarn and knitting needles are right by the toilet gaskets. But sometimes you can find incredible deals there, like this one.
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