• Thank you so much for your prayers. Kurt is in recovery now and soon to be back in his room and go home tonight. All went well but surgery was many hours late because of back up on operating room. He will be very hungry and very happy to be able to go home tonight.…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you wake to a joy-filled day. Al will soon be off to men’s group and later leading Bible Study. I am going to bake and have a donut waiting for Al. Please pray for our son, Kurt, as he will be having appendectomy surgery about 10 this morning. He started getting pain…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you have a blessed day! I plan to bake cookies and do food prep before going to Exercise class, crafts this afternoon and Bible study tonight. Our grandson, Joe, stopped over last night so was glad to be able to send his birthday cake home with him. It could be that we…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you are having a good day full of sunshine. I just finished making pork chops smothered in apples, Christmas blossom cookies, and rice krispie treats. Al loves to be my sampler and also gets to lick all the bowls. We had a fun party last night with so much food, fun games,…

  • I am writing this blog as our nation has been experiencing severe weather with floods and tornados as well as fires.  The footage on the nightly news depicts the terrible destruction and the heartbreaking experiences of survivors.  In addition, we are continually exposed to the devastation in Ukraine.  I am especially pained by the homelessness…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you had a wonderful weekend as you prepare for Christmas. I have a rich choc cake in the oven now and soon I am going to Aldi’s and my dermatology appointment. Later we have a Christmas party for those in our apartment, and bringing white elephant gifts etc.  Devotions from Judy’s heart…

  • Dear Ones,  A blessed weekend! May you take time during this advent time to reflect on the coming of Christmas. One of our friends here went home to the Lord yesterday afternoon and will be spending Christmas in glory!! We will all miss him even though we know he is in a far better place.…

  • Dear Ones, Happy weekend to you! Won’t be long until Christmas. Today I hope to do some baking. Any day we may hear a knock on our door to let us know we need to be gone out of our apt while they put in a new floor in our kitchen. Each apt is being…

  • In an article entitled, “And What About the Future?” Dr. James M. Houston reflects on “the growth of technology in a postindustrial age with its temptation to substitute rational, mechanical order for the life of the spirit and for what is personal and of God.”  He envisions a new idolatry, which we may call technolatry…

  • Dear Ones, Hope your day is filled with the closeness of His presence. Al will soon be going to his men’s group and I will have donuts and coffee waiting when he comes home. Today is Bible Study Day here and grandson, Paul, will be coming this afternoon.  Devotions from Judy’s heart   The best…