Thursday, Oct 30 2008
Last night, Brian and I boarded a massive, double-decker jet and flew halfway around the world to Israel.
This tiny scrap of land about the size of New Jersey is celebrating its 60th birthday as a new nation this year. Ever since its rebirth, Israel has been a political and religious battleground. Enemies within the country [...]
Categories: Travel -- Tags: Brian, Israel, Jesus, MichelleSaturday, Oct 18 2008
My grandparents used to take my mom and uncle to Nelson Ledges in the fall when they were young. My mom carried on that tradition with my brothers and me, every fall if possible. We typically started our day in the picnic area, enjoyed a lunch together, and tossed around a football or frisbee in [...]
Categories: Blog, Childhood, Daily Grind -- Tags: Brian, Family, Masthead, Michelle, Nelson LedgesSaturday, Oct 11 2008
A week ago today we had the funeral service for my grandmother. Of course there were many moments of tears and sadness, but the weekend overall was really nice. Nice? Yes. Because the entire weekend was about our family. My mom and step-dad, my brothers and their families, my uncle and aunt, my cousins, family [...]
Categories: Childhood, Parenthood -- Tags: Death, Family, Michelle