Category Archives: Community

Fires and a Little Fun

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

There are numerous wildfires burning in our neck of the woods. It’s been almost 80 days since we’ve had any significant rain, and for a region that averages 5-6 inches per month, that’s a long time with no rainfall. So … Continue reading →

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Company, Color, Costumes

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

We had a great visit with John and Kim a couple of weeks ago. In the process, we also saw some nice color, though the peak was after they left. Lauren’s in the process of applying to Covenant, and we … Continue reading →

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Cool Morning of Work

Posted on October 1, 2016 by

Unlike last year, this year’s weather for the Folk School was wonderful. This morning started at 40°, so our early morning shift of volunteering at the ticket both for free admission and lunch was a little cool but it was definitely … Continue reading →

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Full Tanks—For Now

Posted on September 18, 2016 by

Both of our cars have full tanks, but whether we’ll be able to fill them up again anytime soon is up for debate. Every gas station between here and church, except one, was out of gas by the time we … Continue reading →

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Camp Cherokee

Posted on July 29, 2016 by

When we returned from Mississippi, we jumped right into a week long work camp for our youth. They went around and mowed, weeded, cleaned, fixed, painted, … and had some fun in the process. We broke the kids up into … Continue reading →

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Spring, Camp, Writing, and Dancing

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

Spring is thinking about getting here. It hasn’t been below freezing in several days. The daffodils are blooming in a few places, but the trees are not in the game—yet. And since the average date of the last freeze is … Continue reading →

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Fireballing

Posted on December 28, 2013 by

Imagine a dozen or so people in a gym throwing several tennis balls back and forth—not necessarily at each other, just back and forth. Now, take those same tennis balls, cut a hole in them, stuff them with cotton cloth … Continue reading →

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