Copy of E-mail from Missionary Heidi Darrin

This is a copy of portion of an E-mail we received from Sharon, one of our leaders for our missions trip to Moldova.  Please, pray for the situation mentioned.  Thanks. If you would like to see the whole letter, which gives a glimpse into the life of a missionary in Moldova, click HERE. E-mail from […]

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FastStone Image Resizer

Have you wondered how I got those nice frames around my photos? And, how about the text or “watermark” with our web site lightly on the photos?  I use a great free program called FSResizer by FastStone.  Visit them at www.FastStone.org for several very handy photo tools.  FSResizer is specifically made for Windows.  I do […]

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New Luggage for the Trip to Moldova

Many of you may know that I am a miser, and get lots of things at good deals.  I don’t want to call my lovely wife a miser, but she is very thrifty.  We find all kinds of good things for real cheap at garage sales and thrift stores. This past week, we visited Wal-Mart’s […]

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Carol’s Way is Cleared

Carol had her blood test done today to determine what type of blood she has.  She also received her Doctor’s ok to take the trip to Moldova. Carol and I are planning a trip to Moldova with our church on a short term missions trip in October. Click HERE (or click the blue and white […]

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Nice Comments on Myrtle’s Birthday Party

There have been some nice comments left about Carol’s Mom’s 80th birthday party.  You can read them HERE, along with lots of nice pictures and a ten minute video. What a fantastic bunch of pictures you have done. Thank you very much for puting them on Internet, we really enjoy watching you all. Hugs Birgitta-Lars […]

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Old Transistor Radio

I enjoy collecting old radios of any kind.  I came across this little gem today at a garage sale for only fifty cents.  It is a simple transistorized AM radio with a leatherette case that snaps closed on the back.  It runs on 110 Volts or with batteries.  The only marking on it is “Passport”; […]

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Cooling Off

We went to the Boulder River at the Galena Gulch Campground near Boulder, on Thursday evening for a simple picnic and to wade in the river.  We had a great time, playing around, finding pretty rocks, skipping rocks, playing tag, reading, and eating.  It was fun and refreshing.  John

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Too Much Fun

Did you ever give your kids an expensive gift and they decided that they liked the box it came in better than the gift? I find it pretty funny when people go crazy with play stuff, like trampolines, swimming pools, and other expensive toys.  It’s like they are trying to buy happiness.  We have a […]

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Missions Meeting Number 1

We had our first official meeting at our church for preparations for the missions trip to Moldova, in October, that we will be particitating in with our church.  There will be 15 to 17 people going on this trip.  We discussed many of the do’s and don’ts about traveling abroad, and the first part of […]

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