An Old Letter

My grandma sent this to me recently.

  It's a letter I wrote to her before I could even write my name.

1990

Here is a blast from the past - some shirts we made to remember our missions trip to Bonaire.
Wow, was it really that long ago!

Val-e-birth-en-tines Day!

Can you guess what I got for Val-e-birth-en-tine's Day!

Double Digits

(Joel here.) We're so proud of Tina/Mommy. She ran more than 10 miles yesterday for the first time! She's been working up to being able to do a half marathon. We all went to a park yesterday, and the kids and I tried to follow her on our bikes while she ran, but she was so fast we couldn't keep up! (Well, actually we couldn't keep up because the kids kept wanting to stop for swigs from their big water bottles.) When we finally crossed paths with her again, the two youngest kids were wiped out, so I took them to the playground while Joanna rode alongside Mom for her final lap.

Go Runner-Mom!

Run at the shore

(Joel here.) Tina went for a run down to the beach at the beginning of the week, and I rode alongside on my dad's bike.

It's always interesting to see a bit of local history. We went past the site where James Garfield died two months after he had been shot. He was brought here in hopes that the fresh air and quiet would help him recover. The small street where this monument stands is named for him.

This church is near the site where Garfield died. Seven different US presidents would vacation at the shore here and all of them attended services at this church. It is currently scheduled to be restored, and is now known as the Church of the Presidents.

3 miles!

I went running with a friend tonight and ran 3 miles on my first time out since Karis was born. I thought it was going to be a struggle to make it 1 mile, but it wasn't too bad since I had good company. I feel good tonight---tomorrow will probably be a different story.

One of my birthday cards

Just thought I'd share my birthday card from Joel which he drew.

I guess you can all imagine how huge I am!!