Jenny’s face appeared on posters around school as one of ten “suspects” for a murder mystery theater production. The performance was done in a dinner theater format with the audience sitting at tables and enjoying a variety of desserts. We are happy to say that “Edith” was not guilty! Continue reading Jenny’s dramatic debut
The man next to me turned in his seat and loudly spoke to his wife across the aisle and back a row, “Do you have a book?” he asked her, and then added, “If someone sits next to me, they should talk to me.” He reached across the aisle and tucked the Stephen King book in the pocket on the back of the seat in front of him. Inwardly, I sighed. I had picked out my window seat about five minutes earlier. This gentleman had only just seated himself next to me and I had been looking at a magazine. … Continue reading A Waste of Time?
We enjoyed a wonderful trip to Phoenix February 2 through 5. Mike attended a conference in Albuquerque at the end of January. After the conference, Sus joined him in Phoenix so we could visit donors. We had a great time and were able to visit five families in three days. We arrived on Saturday afternoon, then for dinner, we drove out of the valley and saw a beautiful sunset on our way to Pinnacle Peak Patio for a cowboy dinner of beans and mesquite-grilled steak. Sus had been here before when she was a student at ASU. Pinnacle Peak Patio … Continue reading Mike and Sus in Arizona
Mike had a conference to attend in Albuquerque at the end of January. After the conference, Sus joined him in Phoenix so we could visit donors for a few days. We had a great time and were able to visit five families in three days. For part of the trip, we went north to Prescott. Yes, it is snowing in the picture! Click on the picture and you should be able to see the snow. Read more about our trip and find a link to photos from Arizona on our family blog. Continue reading Visiting friends in Arizona
“Craig Lawrence… started and ran two TV stations and owned an advertising agency in his home state of South Dakota. Yet he felt a growing sense of discontentment. One day he traveled to a retreat center to talk to God. He told his wife, Marcia, ‘I’m not coming back until God speaks.’ At the retreat center he dropped to his knees and cried tears over his seemingly wasted thirty-four years. He told God, ‘I’ll do anything and give You everything.’ Craig gave Christ control of his life that day, and the Holy Spirit stepped in to give him the power … Continue reading Tuned in to God’s Plan (excerpt)
Recently, I was asked if a writer from Campus Crusade’s award-winning magazine, Worldwide Challenge, could share a story from The Sower blog. The reporter was writing an article encouraging readers to share their faith with people they encounter every day. The article, “Gospel on the Go,” is in the January / February 2008 issue on page 39, or you can follow this link to read it, if you like. The post that the reporter used for the article was When the face is familiar. With a circulation of almost 90,000, WWC magazine challenges Campus Crusade’s friends and donors to partner … Continue reading The Sower Quoted in Worldwide Challenge Magazine
Mike and Sus Schmitt 