This time of year to spend time with family and reflect on our many blessings. The Portland Laneys traveled south to spend the day with the family in Pleasant Hill. We departed on Wednesday and caught Dr. Laura's corny joke day on the radio, which kept us entertained for a good hour. i.e. Do you know how to make a Blond laugh at your Joke on Monday morning? Tell it to her on Friday afternoon.
Savannah and Mariano were up from Corvallis. She is teaching and he is working at a goat cheese business. Julia, Otis and Lewis were also there along with Gran and Granddaddy and the Stewart Laney family.
Sorry, I tried for a picture, but no luck.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Newberg on Tuesday
Tuesday started out as a very gray dreary day with low gray clouds and on and off drizzle. Portland is the only city I know that has at least a dozen ways to spin "rain", i.e. showers, drizzle, intermittent, partly rainy, down pour, spitting, and on it goes. Anyway, I drove across town to pray with my prayer group from Central and then over to Newberg to have coffee with Debbie. We had a wonderful spiced apple cider with carmen cream on top in a cute little coffee shop/book store right on 99W. After an hour of so of visiting, I drove Debbie home and saw Pabu. He was wild with excitement to see me! and had a nice new bed and toy to show off. Debbie gave me some blogging tips, so I will have fun being creative.
Monday, November 24, 2008
November 24, 2008
Every day brings reasons to celebrate and that is especially true today. Today I/we celebrate the blessing of John's birth and life. It was a cold, clear November day is Dallas, Texas that John slowly made an entrance into the world. He was delivered at Baylor Medical Center the day before Thanksgiving. Children are a gift from the Lord, and John was the first of four wonderful gifts, and we have been four times blessed. As John is in Persian Gulf on this birthday, may he celebrate the life God has given him and walk in the good plan that He has for John.
Happy Birthday John
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday November 11, 2008
Today is Veteran's Day and we acknowledge all the veterans that have served our country. Thank you!! As an expression of our appreciation, Carl and I participated in a Veteran's Day Parade in the Hollywood District. It started out as a rainy day, but by the time of the Parade, only a little misty. The streets were lined with a colorful mix of veterans, families, couples, singles, most waving flags and cheering for those who served our country. As usual, our friends Mr. Carter was looking for us and rode in the front seat of the Jeep for the last mile or so. The Parade ended with a ceremony at the veteran's memorial on Sandy Blvd and fly by of 4 screeching F - something jets.
Wednesday November 19, 2008
It is beautiful day with the last of the fall colors fading to brown and the promise of turning to mush with the next rain. I have candles lite and bread baking.
I read Galatians this moring and had a vision that made me laugh. Chapter 5:6 says . . . walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. I thought of a three legged race where two people tie one leg together and race to the finish line. This reminded me of John in first grade with one of his friends at Field Day. What a team them were working together and sailing into first place. That's how I want live, tied to the Holy Spirit, in the race of life. I/We just need to get that rhythm down.
I am trying to figure how to get pictures included in this blog, but will keep at it.
Today is Veteran's Day and we acknowledge all the veterans that have served our country. Thank you!! As an expression of our appreciation, Carl and I participated in a Veteran's Day Parade in the Hollywood District. It started out as a rainy day, but by the time of the Parade, only a little misty. The streets were lined with a colorful mix of veterans, families, couples, singles, most waving flags and cheering for those who served our country. As usual, our friends Mr. Carter was looking for us and rode in the front seat of the Jeep for the last mile or so. The Parade ended with a ceremony at the veteran's memorial on Sandy Blvd and fly by of 4 screeching F - something jets.
Wednesday November 19, 2008
It is beautiful day with the last of the fall colors fading to brown and the promise of turning to mush with the next rain. I have candles lite and bread baking.
I read Galatians this moring and had a vision that made me laugh. Chapter 5:6 says . . . walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. I thought of a three legged race where two people tie one leg together and race to the finish line. This reminded me of John in first grade with one of his friends at Field Day. What a team them were working together and sailing into first place. That's how I want live, tied to the Holy Spirit, in the race of life. I/We just need to get that rhythm down.
I am trying to figure how to get pictures included in this blog, but will keep at it.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
conference championship
Sunday November 9, 2008
It has been a great weekend, starting with a drive to Seattle to watch the NAIA Conference Championship XC meet. The drive was beautiful with a mix on rain and sunshine and a beautiful double rainbow leading the was for close to 15 minutes. The meet was held at Lincoln Park in Seattle, located on the cliff line above Puget Sound. The course was muddy and slick, but the Raiders of Southern Oregon held on to win 1st place. Four of their runners, including David were named to the All Conference Team, and the team now gears up for the National competition in Kinosha (sp), Wisconsin the weekend before Thanksgiving. The drive home was that much sweeter because of the great victory.
It has been a great weekend, starting with a drive to Seattle to watch the NAIA Conference Championship XC meet. The drive was beautiful with a mix on rain and sunshine and a beautiful double rainbow leading the was for close to 15 minutes. The meet was held at Lincoln Park in Seattle, located on the cliff line above Puget Sound. The course was muddy and slick, but the Raiders of Southern Oregon held on to win 1st place. Four of their runners, including David were named to the All Conference Team, and the team now gears up for the National competition in Kinosha (sp), Wisconsin the weekend before Thanksgiving. The drive home was that much sweeter because of the great victory.
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