Jenny was inducted into the German National Honor Society tonight. She earned this privilege by maintaining a 4.0 in German her freshman and sophomore years. Very good, Jenny! We’re proud of you. Continue reading Sehr gut, Jennifer!
“Look!” Andi stopped walking and stared down at the beach. “A crab!” A half-dollar-sized crab stood motionless at our feet. The waves nearby gnawed angrily at the shore, so only a few people were out on the beach. The only kids I saw on our walk were just fifty feet away. “Watch him!” I ordered as I jogged over to the group. “Come and see a crab,” I called. Soon, Andi and I were surrounded by big and little kids squealing and running away as they tried to get close to see the crab. I asked for a bucket from … Continue reading God Can Use Crabs, Too!
Sus was able to attend a few workshops yesterday and today at the Free To Soar 2 conference for Pastors’ Wives. The Wives ministry is part of the larger Global Pastors Network of Campus Crusade for Christ. Continue reading Free to Soar 2
“I’m ready,” I said, as I stood in Jane’s doorway with a bag of jars. A few weeks earlier, I had given jars of homemade strawberry freezer jam to several neighbors. Jane loved the jam so much that I offered to come over to her house and show her how easy it is to make. I brought empty jars and she had the ingredients ready. “Mmmm! This is delicious!” Jane tasted the jam on her finger and gave some to her son. We had a great time together. This year I invited her over and we made gel candles together … Continue reading The Jam Session
“This is for you,” I said as I handed Elizabeth a Spanish Four Laws. I was researching a deposit with our bank’s head teller and had noticed her cross necklace and the large fish symbol on her key chain. “Thank you,” she said, as she glanced into the booklet “What would you say if you were at the gates of Heaven and God asked you why He should let you in?” I queried. I can’t remember her answer exactly, but as with most Catholics, I then explained about the thief on the cross who could not do any good works … Continue reading The New Friend
We had a chance to visit the Butterfly Rainforest in Gainesville today. It is on the campus of the University of Florida in the Florida Museum of Natural History. (Jenny took this photo.) Butterflies are an amazing creation of God. Read more on why they could not have evolved. Related posts: on Gainesville. Continue reading Butterfly Rainforest
Mike and Sus Schmitt 