A LIFE THAT MATTERED By Pastor Gary Helsby “On behalf of Beth’s family, I wish to thank each of you for being here today.  Today is a very difficult day – there are many “unanswered” questions about why such a beautiful person, who had so much love for life and who …

Nathan, Tim, and I played a lively game of Sequence this evening.  I should have won the first round, but SOMEONE had to open up their mouth and let on to someone else my strategy which was to win 2 sequences with one last chip!  That play fell through and …

My Aunt Dolores came for a visit so she could meet her great, great nephew Charlie in person.  It was a whirlwind few days filled with basketball, shopping for things she can’t buy in Germany, lunch at a unique restaurant which is located in a building that used to be …

We seem to find quite a number of things to occupy our time when waiting in airports.  The girls like to window shop…. The boys like to watch the airplanes being serviced: Then they like to look at their magazines and check the details of our next flight… Grandpa works …

Four generations lie between your hand and mine. Squeeze to bridge the gap. Photo of Gee Gee at age 97 1/2 and Nathan at age 7 1/2.  Haiku written to accompany this photo in honor of my grandmother’s love for this particular form of poetry.

My 97 1/2 year old grandmother whom we affectionally call GG fell and broke her hip the day before New Year’s Eve.  Actually, she claims her hip broke causing her to fall and the doctor said she may very well be correct.  She consented to surgery stating she wished to …

Our church has an annual car show on Father’s Day which Tim and Josh decided to enter this year.  While most people are out polishing and cleaning their entries, Tim and the kids were out muddying up our entry! They went across the road to our hayfield where it’s still …

I’m posting family pictures for my Project 365 posts this week since we aren’t all six together very often anymore.  Here we are in front of the Minskoff Theater, which was only a couple of blocks from our hotel.  This is where you’ll find The Lion King which I’ll post …

All of us with the Manhattan skyline in the background. 

Our new puppy, Toby, had to have a minor surgery last week.  The stitches weren’t healing so now he has to wear this cone on his head.  Poor thing.  He doesn’t like it at all…