Family

Ethan’s First Fireworks

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The Fireman’s Parade ended where we were seated about 8:30 pm. We packed up the stroller and returned home. By that time, Ethan was ready to go to bed. We followed our evening routine (getting Ethan dressed for bed, reading a Bible story, praying with Ethan while he drinks milk from his sippy cup). Tonight … Read more

Ethan’s First Parade

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This week is the Clearfield County Fair, a big week in the life of Clearfield. One of the highlights is the Fireman’s Parade which took place this evening. The parade is like one continuous block party. Someone told us you have to “earn” a place along the route, which can take years. It’s a good … Read more

Loose Reunion

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Saturday, July 26 was the Loose Reunion. Loose is pronounced with a long o, as in “low.” My maternal grandmother, Sara Aurandt, was a Loose. There are now only two surviving siblings from that generation — my great aunt Esther Strayer who lives in Newport, PA whose health prevented her from coming this year, and … Read more

What Ethan is Teaching Us About Change

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I often say (somewhat cautiously) that I like change. For one thing, I’m in the business of change — is there any greater change than the kind of life transformation (i.e., change!) people experience through Christ? This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a … Read more

Ethan’s First Mission Project

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Ethan completed his first mission project just before leaving Manor Hill, with the help of the Manor Hill congregations. At Dave and Jean Norris’ retirement dinner, there was a Mission Central “relay baton” at each table. Because of his birth date (the baton went to whose birthday was the closest at the time), Ethan received … Read more

Ethan’s Adjustment

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All along, Ethan’s adjustment through this transition has been a primary concern. We’ve been here less than two week so far, but his adjustment is going quite well. He certainly has been through much the past couple of weeks, not to mention the last 5 months: different people coming over to the house at Manor … Read more

VBS

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Ethan attended his first night of Vacation Bible School Monday at West Side. The ages really begin at three years of age, so I stayed with him and we joined the preschool class. He did very well. The theme is a beach theme, and during the opening songs when the kids were “surfing,” he put … Read more

First Sunday

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We have our first Sunday in! And all went well. I attended the Saturday evening praise service at West Side, but the SPRC was gracious in lining up someone else to preach this week. I said a few words of introduction and made the announcements and prayer concerns (good practice for Sunday morning) followed by … Read more

First Fourth

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Hhaving brought Ethan home from Korea less than 5 months ago, we find ourselves marking a lot of firsts during this time. Yesterday was our first Fourth of July celebration with Ethan. And, because of the move, it was also our first day off in a while, a day to catch our breath and relax … Read more