Celebrating Tiffany and....

 Tiffany turns  40 and that requires a celebration.  We both love Agatha Chrisite so it was wonderful that her long playing Mousetrap came to town. 
We had a great dinner first, at Jak's  and then a short walk to the theater

 A very well done play. Both of us had seen it in London, but only Tiffany remembered the story and who committed the murder.

 A little treat at intermission and the mystery is solved.   But we will never tell " who done it. "
The big mystery is,   Why didn't I get a picture of the birthday girl and her Mom ?

Retreating with BSF in Portland

 The bus ride down was a great time to get better acquainted with other leaders

and then

 Dear friends met me at the hotel and off we went to
eat waffles and shop.

                   B and B
               ( Bob and Barb )                           

Betty and Gayle

Old friends, new friends  and  very old friends.

 No pictures to support the ministry.... that is another page..
                   .ask another   BSFer

 The convention center in Portland

 If you recognize these pictures you 
are a lady.
This was taken in the restroom.
Amazing glass and tile walls.

 Our favorite Choir director lead the singing on Sunday morning. 

 My faithful roommate 
                          ( she brought See's chocolates in her suitcase )
Can you guess how many times I went through the revolving doors before saying goodbye?
(One of my favorite little treats in life )

There is no friend, like an old friend, and we have known each other since we were very young. 
I love you Sue .  Being with you was the icing on the cake !
                         
I live an exciting life

An Empty Chair

The chair beside  me was empty today
    Tisha always sits by me on Sunday

The phone did not ring at about 7:30 this morning
      Tisha likes to check in almost every morning and often in the evening
      She has Darrell’s number on speed dial,  she calls him “partner”
       For quite a while they worked together at the food bank , as a team of two

In my tote bag is a blue pen I picked up in Maui
    Tisha has a huge collection of pens and often shares one of hers with me
     She has hand written two cookbooks for us.. she prints very neatly

Sunday evening we often get a call with bowling scores
      Tisha  is on a  team
      Now her friend Megan can drive them to the league  games
       Tisha loves lots of games and the family plays together every night

Friendship can be described in many different ways, though always with love
     Tisha  has been described as loving unconditionally.   She always closes her
       phone calls with ,” I love you”.   

There is far more to Tisha than these few lines can express
      Maybe that is why God called her home
       Tisha is with Jesus now. 

Last week  we talked, while Darrell was busy in the kitchen.
   She said  "goodbye,I love you”             

   I said  “ I love you too, honey”.

We will always miss our Tisha

Laundry Lessons Learned ( or not learned )

By the time you leave home you know that you never put whites and darks together in the wash.

By the time you are 30 you know that a red lined table runner is considered a dark color

By the time you are 40 you know that it is worth separating  questionable items

By the time you are older you say, it's ok to have a pink towel in your red kitchen. 

                                 Good Morning  Ü

Beyond the Sunset

 

Beyond the Sunset..

Always comes to mind on a day like today. 

We attended the memorial for Pastor A.  That is what the people who knew him best called him. I don’t remember meeting him, but  I had carpooled with his daughter Cathy for a few years and knew her children.    Cathy was waiting for her Dad, she went home about 6 years ago.  Though I really wanted to see  his granddaughter Amy,  I am not sure  that there was another reason to be there. 

Pastor A was over 90 years old.  As we entered the sanctuary many favorite old hymns of the Faith  were  played.  Several hymns were sung by  a lady whose love rang out loud and clear. 

Is that why I needed a third hanky?   Or was it the message that came through to me from the various speakers?
Passionate, purposeful, prayerful.
A man who asked questions  and listened , because he cared. 
A Barnabas, an encourager.
He held on to the true Word of God   
He helped me define my faith and he had a silly side.
He took time to pray.

We sang together: O How I love Jesus

I struggled in my mind wondering what my grandchildren would say about me. What would I want them to say? What would I want YOU, to remember about me?  What am I going to do about it?

While   I am still processing  all of this I already know the reason I was at Westminster today, and I did not get to see Amy, see was not there.

 

So the sun is shining in Bellevue, and it's the middle of winter, take adantage of every moment!
( put on the scarf, heat up the seats, put the top  down, roll up the windows  )   OK, so it's 40 degrees, I needed to test my new down jacket.  It works great ! 

A night on the town

 My tall dark and handsome son joined me for an evening in Seattle

 Our first stop was  a special  place I have been wanting to try.

 They specialize in seafood and service.
When we commented on the bacon bits in the brussel sprout dish, Michael returned with a plate of the real thing.  Loved it.

We then went to the 5th Avenue for the musical version of Elf.
Very fun evening.     
                        
                                 I live an exciting life.