Susan and Lucy

Last week, Robyn and I (Lily) auditioned for The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and were picked to be Lucy and Susan! We will be performing on December 4th. We are very excited!

Total Impact

Brian and Angela are gone with the church youth group on a weeklong missions trip to the fruit pickers and their families up north. They cooperate with an established ministry to the Hispanic people in the area. Each night, they do bring kids in from the work camps to dinner and a VBS. The other girls and I like to go up a couple nights and help serve dinner.

Knollcrest Music Camp

Angela spent a week stretching her musical muscle at a Sr. High summer music camp held annually by Calvin College. She participated in orchestra and chose the elective classes: The World of Music, Conducting and Music Therapy. Pictured are Angela and her stand partner, Janae who was a veteran to the camp, a strong Christian girl and very kind.

Hope's Birthday

I recently celebrated my birthday in grand fashion. I spent the morning with my mom at the sewing machine. In actuality, she mostly slept; but, we "sewed together". We made a tote bag for her and she was very pleased with it. I got a cake from the best bakery in the world, the one I grew up on--marble with bavarian cream filling and butter cream frosting. I gave myself the gift of a 1 hour massage and then our family grilled out for dinner and spent the evening with treasured friends.

Our Anniversary Trip to Mackinac Island

The Mackinaw Bridge

The Grand Hotel

Brian and I recently celebrated our anniversary and spent a couple of days up north along the lakeshore. We took the ferry from the lower penninsula on MI, parralleling the Mackinaw Bridge, up to Mackinac Island. It was a beautiful day and we rented a tandem and biked the 8.2 mile path along the coast. Then we hiked through the woods in the center of the island which rises to a bluff peaking at arch rock. The view is fantastic! No cars are allowed on the island. Everyone travels by foot, bike or horse. I'm posting a brief video so you can see the view in panorama. The Grand Hotel photo is especially for our friends the Andersons who we are trying to convince to make a trip up to see us next year.