Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
Our granddaugher, Brianna, was born yesterday by C-section. She's especially pretty, because she didn't get squished in the birth process. Her head is so nice and round and her cheeks are fat and beautiful. Our daughter-in-law is doing well, even able to get up and around last night. We were a little apprehensive because she is 39, but she was a real trooper and came through it beautifully.
Brianna protested loudly for a long time with her Trowbridge temper, because she wasn't ready to be on the outside yet. She was two days overdue, but this was a scheduled birth with no labor, broken water etc.. I think she wanted to enjoy a few more days of swimming around inside of her mom's tummy.
I can imagine that her mom was ready to have her be born though!
Brianna is learning early that one does not always get her way!
Love, Sue
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Sunday in October
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
It was 70 degrees this afternoon, so Roger and I took our puppy for a walk. We still have some beautiful yellow leaves in the trees in our village and a few twilled to the ground in the gentle breeze. Our pup staulked and pounced on them as if they were his personal prey along our journey.
It brought back happy memories of walking with our son when he was a toddler. He had to stop and gather every leaf, pebble, twig, flower and bug to put in the back of his wagon between our house and the library.
This is how Sundays are supposed to be, leisurely days to spend with loved ones, savoring each precious moment and remembering happy times from the past.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
It was 70 degrees this afternoon, so Roger and I took our puppy for a walk. We still have some beautiful yellow leaves in the trees in our village and a few twilled to the ground in the gentle breeze. Our pup staulked and pounced on them as if they were his personal prey along our journey.
It brought back happy memories of walking with our son when he was a toddler. He had to stop and gather every leaf, pebble, twig, flower and bug to put in the back of his wagon between our house and the library.
This is how Sundays are supposed to be, leisurely days to spend with loved ones, savoring each precious moment and remembering happy times from the past.
Love, Sue
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Images of October
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
This October I have been painting on site at two Amish farms. What a blessing! The first farm is owned by a man who is recently widowed. He wept and said, "You never know what you have until it's gone." He welcomed me and brought his cows closer by spreading hay on the other side of the fence, then calling to the cows in German. They came running with their udders swinging from side to side. I wonder if they understand English?
The other farm is owned by a family with six children. The oldest is in sixth grade and the youngest is two. There are 5 boys and one girl. The kids love to watch me paint and when I drive up in my car, all six kids come running, to my great delight. They are very curious and polite. They explain their way of life to me and in return I teach them about oil painting.
I am grateful to be an artist in October in beautiful Maple Valley surrounded by wonderful people.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
This October I have been painting on site at two Amish farms. What a blessing! The first farm is owned by a man who is recently widowed. He wept and said, "You never know what you have until it's gone." He welcomed me and brought his cows closer by spreading hay on the other side of the fence, then calling to the cows in German. They came running with their udders swinging from side to side. I wonder if they understand English?
The other farm is owned by a family with six children. The oldest is in sixth grade and the youngest is two. There are 5 boys and one girl. The kids love to watch me paint and when I drive up in my car, all six kids come running, to my great delight. They are very curious and polite. They explain their way of life to me and in return I teach them about oil painting.
I am grateful to be an artist in October in beautiful Maple Valley surrounded by wonderful people.
Love, Sue
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Puppy Wonder
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
Walking the puppy is fun because he is fascinated by everything. We were on a dirt road in between bean fields when some Canada Geese flew overhead honking as loudly. The pup stopped trotting, sat down and watched them fly past.
He doesn't know what to think about geese and barking dogs. But he is very clear about cigarette packages. They are treasures to be carried for as long as possible, until something stinkier (like road kill) attracts his attention.
His favorite though is a person on foot who crosses our path. Then the tail goes into hyper drive and he strains at the end of the leash until he can get within petting range. He winds his leash around their legs if I let him, rubbing his head against their feet.
Yesterday an elderly gentleman giggled with delight at the puppy's antics. I guess we all hve our ministries to the world, even my pup.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
Walking the puppy is fun because he is fascinated by everything. We were on a dirt road in between bean fields when some Canada Geese flew overhead honking as loudly. The pup stopped trotting, sat down and watched them fly past.
He doesn't know what to think about geese and barking dogs. But he is very clear about cigarette packages. They are treasures to be carried for as long as possible, until something stinkier (like road kill) attracts his attention.
His favorite though is a person on foot who crosses our path. Then the tail goes into hyper drive and he strains at the end of the leash until he can get within petting range. He winds his leash around their legs if I let him, rubbing his head against their feet.
Yesterday an elderly gentleman giggled with delight at the puppy's antics. I guess we all hve our ministries to the world, even my pup.
Love, Sue
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Rainbow
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
Two nights ago, I put the puppy out the back door to go potty and looked up to see the most beautiful double rainbow I ever saw!!! It extended across the entire sky and lasted for about twenty minutes. What a blessing!
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
Two nights ago, I put the puppy out the back door to go potty and looked up to see the most beautiful double rainbow I ever saw!!! It extended across the entire sky and lasted for about twenty minutes. What a blessing!
Love, Sue
Monday, September 27, 2010
Fall Fun
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
Last week a friend invited us to fly over our village in his single engine airplane. Seth went with me, but Roger was not so brave. We flew over Ripley's Corn Maze which was super fun to see. There is a dragon and a spider web carved in the corn. Seth got a photo on his phone to show to his friends at school the next day. We saw our house, the Congregational Church and the grain elevator at the end of our street. We also saw Seth's school, Thornapple Lake, Peace Church, Kalamo, Moo-ville and Nashville.
I was impressed with how small Charlotte and Lansing are from that vantage point. I was also amazed at how many trees are still left unharvested. The rivers and natural lakes stand out in sharp contrast to the rectangular geometry of the corn and bean fields.
Later in the week, we went to Art Prize in Grand Rapids. Seth was happy to get a day off from school and it was amazing to see everyone's differing reactions to the art. My favorites were the bronze statue man, the tee shirt structure, the door with the suitcase, the scar project and the pillars of cereal boxes surrounded by the carpet of bottle caps. Seth and I both liked the video about the concentration camps for the Japanese.
On Sat. we watched our grandson's football game and he made the only touchdown in the whole game! He was grinning from ear to ear along with the whole family!
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
Last week a friend invited us to fly over our village in his single engine airplane. Seth went with me, but Roger was not so brave. We flew over Ripley's Corn Maze which was super fun to see. There is a dragon and a spider web carved in the corn. Seth got a photo on his phone to show to his friends at school the next day. We saw our house, the Congregational Church and the grain elevator at the end of our street. We also saw Seth's school, Thornapple Lake, Peace Church, Kalamo, Moo-ville and Nashville.
I was impressed with how small Charlotte and Lansing are from that vantage point. I was also amazed at how many trees are still left unharvested. The rivers and natural lakes stand out in sharp contrast to the rectangular geometry of the corn and bean fields.
Later in the week, we went to Art Prize in Grand Rapids. Seth was happy to get a day off from school and it was amazing to see everyone's differing reactions to the art. My favorites were the bronze statue man, the tee shirt structure, the door with the suitcase, the scar project and the pillars of cereal boxes surrounded by the carpet of bottle caps. Seth and I both liked the video about the concentration camps for the Japanese.
On Sat. we watched our grandson's football game and he made the only touchdown in the whole game! He was grinning from ear to ear along with the whole family!
Love, Sue
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
puppy time
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
In the mornings before school, Seth and I are in the kitchen with the puppy. I throw bits of dog food across the floor and the pup chases them, pounces and then eats them. He is so adorable. Memories are made of moments like this.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
In the mornings before school, Seth and I are in the kitchen with the puppy. I throw bits of dog food across the floor and the pup chases them, pounces and then eats them. He is so adorable. Memories are made of moments like this.
Love, Sue
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