Good morning, I love Christmas! It is such a wonderful time of decorating, parties, Christmas shows on TV, church, great Christmas songs… It also brings with it stress, difficult relationships, expenses, sadness of loss… How come everything seems to have a great side and a hard side?? Max Lucado’s teaching today is called, "God with … Continue reading I Love Christmas →

Good morning, Only nine days before Christmas and I am sure everyone is doing last-minute shopping and preparing for the big weekend. Yesterday, I was out shopping and I walked into a store and the saleslady and I were the only ones in the store. We said hello pleasantries and then she said, "I just … Continue reading 9 Days Before Christmas →

Good morning, Only a couple more days until Christmas! Hope you have enjoyed all the season holds. One of the most fun parts of Christmas is the cards from all our friends, coworkers, and families. I love that photos and beautiful cards with winter scenes or Christ in a manger are on each one I … Continue reading Connection →

Good morning, I hope everyone had a Happy New Year! I know we had a great time in Colorado with our kids and grandson, Beau. I always like to start the new year with a fast. Just sacrificing some things for ten days and quiet down my flesh part and raising my spiritual part. One … Continue reading Happy New Year →

Good morning, I just got back from a birthday week in Colorado over MLK weekend. Something about the mountains and families. My friend Robin and I share birthday week and together we had a huge group of families out there, along with great friends from Minnesota and California. I think our group stretched to 40 … Continue reading Birthday Week →

Good morning, In the Bible, do you know the story of Peter told in the book of John? It is about Peter telling Jesus at the last supper that he would die for Him! He was the disciple that thought he was the most devoted, strongest follower of all. So, can you imagine his shame, defeated … Continue reading Do You Know the Story About Peter? →

Good morning, Yesterday we had a cool thing happen with the ice going off the lake in our bay and pushing huge ice chunks up on shore. We took our one-year-old grandson, Beau, out to look at it and he pointed and jabbered looking at the water, ice, and grass. He was so amazed!! He … Continue reading Huge Slabs of Ice →

Good morning, Steve and our son Jack just finished a great week of traveling with the Timberwolves and friends to Boston and Miami. In Miami, Steve was headed to Minnesota and Jack, back to Arizona for college. They had three bags of luggage: two black bags just the same from the T-wolves and one red … Continue reading Lost Luggage →

Good morning, I just got back from spring skiing out in Colorado and it was gorgeous weather but not so good skiing! My sister Barb just turned 50 and we had her husband and girls out for a birthday celebration and senior spring break. The girls were so excited to try skiing. They mastered the … Continue reading Spring Break 2017… Bowman-Style →

Good morning, I like to go and get a coffee in the morning at my favorite place and this morning the car in front of me was asked what her perks number was. Now, I don’t have one of these accounts but the number is either your phone number or just as many numbers. The … Continue reading Enthusiasm! →