Jeremy & Noel Hartley

Jeremy Hartley and Noel Lund were married on June 1. It was a very fun wedding and reception. I know many have already blogged and posted great pictures of the special day. Here's a few of my favorites.

Anna and Alan Berthiaume were so happy. They celebrated their first wedding anniversary on June 3.



My kids were the cutest, of course.



Whitney and Jason



The Groomsmen and Waseem. Sounds like a good name for a rock band, maybe...Or maybe it should be Waseem and the Groomsmen :)


Me, Najwa (Waseem's mom), Nici and Mary



Joey Sonner and Braden Magnusson

Fun Day at the Huntington

So glad the Greens came to town! Bridget, Nici and I went to the Huntington on Friday ~ Just the three of us! What a day! The new Chinese Garden is incredible. We had so much to catch up on, it was fun to sit, relax and chat and chat. The drive home was not as much fun. Duane's car died on us in the fast lane of the 210 freeway. God's arms were big enough to protect us and slide us over to the center divider while the world rushed by! Very nice tow drivers came and rescued us. We told them that God took care of us. Thank you, Lord!





The Huntington House is finally open after a year or more. Bridget is sitting on the outside terrace. I can imagine the romantic dances that the Huntingtons must've hosted years ago. You can still see the hooks in the outside edges of the ceiling where they hung wicker swings for the guests to sit if they were tired of dancing. Sigh...

Gavin Ryan McDonald

Gavin Ryan McDonald was born on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 in Texas to my nephew and his wife, Adam and Ruthann McDonald. We are so happy for them to be parents. These are a couple of the pictures my sister, Carolyn, sent to me.



Proud cousin, Avery Cox.


Proud papa. Gotta tell everyone the news!

The Clarks

Here's proof that we finally managed to get together with Terry and Nancy in Thousand Oaks on May 17. Terry was recording a live worship CD and asked Duane to play bass guitar. It was a really cool evening of worshiping the Lord together.



Jason and Nici had just finished school. I think the pressure of finals must've taken its toll on Jason.

Mother's Day

I am trying to catch up on all the events of the last few months. Mother's Day was awesome. I got a lot of beautiful flowers but sadly, didn't take pictures of them. I enjoyed them for a long time though! Nana enjoyed her new 'duster' and coffee mug!

Spring Tea

Grace Chapel Women's Ministries hosted a Spring Tea on May 3, 2008. It was a wonderful time of refreshment - physically and spiritually. Here's a couple of photos. The theme was "Growing Deep and Branching Out." The decorations included many of the ministries and missionaries from the church. It was an encouragement to all of us to be growing in the Lord and yet reaching out and serving the Lord by loving others.

Nana's Birthday

Nana (Mom) turned 81 on April 25. We celebrated by taking her to Texas Cattle Company. She was tickled when the servers brought her a huge piece of ice cream cake and sang "Happy Birthday" to her. Whitney's parents, Jeri and Lynn Krauss, were visiting from Texas. It was a fun time.

Driving in Wales

Duane has done all the driving for us in Wales. Flying in to London and driving on the 'wrong' side of the road through rush-hour traffic, darkness and rain...in the first few hours! He has done great! This is what it looks like.

Hay on Wye, Wales

In the heart of Wales is a little town with 36 used book stores. That is what it is known for - used book stores. In fact, many of the bookcases sit outside. Take a look at the pictures above. Clive was so happy that we were interested in going. I told him if he needed an excuse to go, I'd be happy to be his excuse! It was cold and drizzly, but boy did we have fun! I found a few treasures - small ones, of course.

When God picks you up and sets you down in a place you could not have even dreamed up - that's what I call God knowing your heart's desires. Even though you never thought to ask! How good God is to me!



We crossed this one-lane bridge on the hour drive to and from Hay on Wye. A river rushes under it, and sheep graze on a green meadow next to it. The sheep came running to me when I took this picture. They were hoping I was there to feed them.

A Day in Oxford

A dream come true for me. A bonus prayer answered. A day in Oxford with our new Welsh friends, Clive and Pat, who navigated and enjoyed the day as much as we did! Thank you, Lord! Here's just a couple of the photos.

The Eagle and Child - the pub where C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein and their comrades would get together, have a drink and discuss the manuscripts they were writing.


Clive, Pat, Duane and Me in Blackwell's Bookstore in Oxford.


Christ's Church College. Oxford has 39 Colleges of which this is biggest. We toured the cathedral so I will post pictures of that soon.



More to come...

Tredegar, Wales

Above is the Tredegar clocktower in towncentre. Below is the coffee shop called "Stepping Stones", a place for people to be refreshed and hear about the gospel. The church owns and runs the shop. That's me and Jeff Williams. Duane and I are staying with him and his wife, Diane. They are awesome hosts.



Alan, Duane and Anna in the park. The weather was so unpredictable. It could be sunny, windy, drizzly or raining in the same hour!

Birthday girls

Happy Birthday to Mary Bartlett! She turned 17 on March 18.



Marianne Frevert turned 22 on March 19. Here she is between her sister, Marcy and their mom. The roses were from Nici.

Gold Country Worship Conference

Nevada City, CA
Snow storms, power outage, worship with great friends. This conference was not to be forgotten. Our van barely made it into the conference center parking lot before it had to be towed in the rest of the way. Ted Shultz was ready and waiting with his tow cable. It was great to see him again, the Greens, Bob Scott, Bob and Barbara Huddleston and all the Ft. Bragg crew that was there. God blessed the weekend and gave us desert rats a taste of true northern Californian weather.

Carianne, Amy and Sarah Green


Duane got pelted with snow balls.

The steps were slick with ice.

Duane came home very sick and slept in front of the fireplace. Chevy, our cat, stuck close beside him.

Jason and Whitney

It's official. Jason and Whitney had their first 'official' date on Friday, February 1, 2008. About time, you say? It is a blessing to see how they have taken their time and sought the Lord in this relationship. They shared these photos with me. What a cute couple!

Jason turns 20!

It's midnight on January 16, 2008!

Jeremy Hartley graduates Bible College!

December 15, 2007. A happy day! We are so proud of Jeremy for finishing well and graduating Eternity Bible College in Simi Valley. Francis Chan and all the EBC faculty placed hands on Jeremy and prayed over his life. It was a very emotional ceremony. Francis is on the right. Jon Marshall, Theo 3 teacher, is on the far left.


Jeremy and Danny Gardner. It is a joy to see Jeremy and Danny's relationship. Jeremy follows Danny as Danny follows Christ.


It was a good photo opp for the girls too. Whitney, Noel (Jeremy's fiance), Cathy, Anna and Nici.

Fellow classmates: Waseem, Jeremy, Jason & Nici.

Whitney turns 21

on December 12, 2007.


Whitney, Nici, and Anna