My Son the Reporter

My son is working on a degree in Journalism. Here's the picture that's on his college paper's website: And here is the link to his page. There you can find more links to the articles that he has written:

http://www.kansan.com/staff/caleb_sommerville/

He is a good writer and I always enjoy reading his stuff.

The Other Side of My Family

And here are pictures of on Pete's side of the family:

The Whole Gang

Front Row: niece Hannah, niece Aimee, mother-in-law Charlotte, husband Peter, daughter Megan, niece Nicole.
Back Row: sister-in-law Kathy, brother-in-law John (Pete's brother), father-in-law Jim, me, son Caleb, sister-in-law Susan (Pete's sister), brother-in-law Dave




Sister-in-law Susan

A painting we had done for my in-laws' 50th anniversary. It's of their beautiful backyard garden that my father-in-law labors on every summer.




Cousins! Nicole and Megan




Father-in-law Jim, mother-in-law Charlotte. This is from last summer when we celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary

Brother-in-law Dave, father-in-law Jim

World's Easiest Quiz

(Passing requires 4 correct answers)

1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?

2) Which country makes Panama hats?

3) From which animal do we get cat gut?

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?

7) What was King George VI's first name?

8) What color is a purple finch?

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?


Remember, you need 4 correct answers to pass.

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ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years

2) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador

3) From which animal do we get cat gut? Sheep and Horses

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November

5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? Dogs

7) What was King George VI's first name? Albert

8) What colour is a purple finch? Crimson

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand

10) What is the colour of the black box in a commercial airplane? Orange (of course)


Let me know how you did! (What do you mean, you failed?)

Family

Here are some pictures of family (on my side) that I thought I would post:My nephew Alex

My cousin Peggy

My mom Verlee and her great-granddaughter Madison

Rebecca and Joel my nephew and his wife


This is sweet Madison (my great-niece) and my niece Julia (cousin to Maddie's mommy)

All my nieces and nephews.

My mom Verlee and my brother Paul

My sister Pam and brother-in-law JD

My sister Beth and brother-in-law Mark

My niece Karena and her husband Jon


Me and my hubby

My kids Caleb and Megan

My dad and mom Clair and Verlee

Dancing Those Chains Right Off -- or the thrill of being free in Christ

I thought I would share some links to a couple of songs that really move my heart.

Shackles: Mary Mary This one just makes me want to get up and dance! I actually made it my ring tone on my cell phone! :)

Amazing Grace (May Chains are Gone) Chris Tomlin I used to sing this hymn to my kids starting when they were babies. To this day I get tears in my eyes when I remember them singing it with me. Amazing Grace is one of my favorite hymns ever. Joined with the chorus of -- My chains are gone. I've been set free. My God, my Savior has ransomed me. And like a flood His mercy rains. Unending love, amazing grace -- just brings it to another level for me.

There seems to be a theme of being set free from chains (shackles) and being free in Christ! Ain't no better thing!!!!

(I know these are just links and not videos, Zach. You know it took me forever to figure out how to upload pictures on here -- let alone good quality ones! You should be happy that I at least know how to do links. Someday I'll figure out how to get videos on here...)

God's Great Compassion and Love

I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.
Yet this I call to mind and therefore have hope:
Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,
for His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him,
to the one who seeks Him;
it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord....
Though He brings grief,
He will show compassion, so great is His unfailing love.
For He does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men.

--Lamentations 3:19-26, 32-33

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