https://alongtheway.blog/2026/01/02/i-think-of-you-when/2026-01-05T13:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/about/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0944-2.jpgimg_0944-2.jpg2026-01-02T21:25:28+00:00weekly0.6https://alongtheway.blog/2021/02/11/inauguration-day-prayer/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/149480-praying-hands-background-1920x1271-for-windows.jpg149480-praying-hands-background-1920x1271-for-windows2021-02-11T15:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2020/08/15/church-in-america-stop-pointing-your-finger/2020-08-16T12:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2020/03/31/social-distancing-gods-faithfulness/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_2823.jpgIMG_2823Praying before we tape our service...the new normal... (best staff <3) https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_1546.jpgIMG_1546Friends since elementary school.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_1507.jpgIMG_1507Thompson and me on a walk. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_1492.jpgIMG_1492Our make shift goals/dreams for 2020 hahahttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_1488.jpgIMG_1488Michelle & me on New Year's Eve.2020-04-01T00:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2019/08/04/along-the-way-introduction/2019-08-04T21:46:11+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2019/04/30/my-sacred-space/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5577.jpgIMG_5577https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5576.jpgIMG_5576https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5575.jpgIMG_5575https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5574.jpgIMG_5574https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5573-2.jpgIMG_5573-2https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5572.jpgIMG_5572https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5571.jpgIMG_5571https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4851.jpgIMG_4851https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4850.jpgIMG_48502019-05-01T13:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2019/04/29/what-makes-a-writer/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5548.jpgIMG_55482019-04-30T03:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2019/02/28/geronimo/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/42208893_10214912797788011_8247897814751772672_n.jpg42208893_10214912797788011_8247897814751772672_nThe only constant in life is change. I want to be one who embraces it. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/42267697_10214904040929095_1874454939225292800_n.jpg42267697_10214904040929095_1874454939225292800_nMy boss/pastor took this when we were at a pastor's conference at Niagara Fall. It reminded him of the canvas hanging in my office. It's how I want to live life.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/x6x42.jpgx6x42I had this made into a canvas that hangs in my office. Depicts how I want to live in a picture. 2019-03-01T00:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2018/09/04/the-summer-of-choosing-paths/2018-09-05T04:01:03+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2018/07/18/growing-through-failure/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_2491.jpegIMG_2491https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_2739.jpegIMG_2739https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_2732.jpgIMG_2732https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_2787.jpegIMG_2787https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_2795.jpegIMG_27952018-07-19T01:14:11+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2018/06/01/the-pink-flamingo-and-the-cross/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_1301.jpegIMG_1301https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/3-musketeers-bar-candy-district_2048x2048.png3-musketeers-bar-candy-district_2048x2048https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_0641.jpgIMG_06412018-06-01T23:02:35+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2018/05/13/mothers-day/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_0885.jpegIMG_0885https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_0891.jpgIMG_0891https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_0892.jpgIMG_08922018-05-15T19:03:29+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2018/01/15/continuing-to-grow-the-scandal-of-grace-love/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_3290.jpgIMG_3290.JPGhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_2807.jpgIMG_28072018-01-16T02:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2017/12/29/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-but-sometimes-you-get-what-you-need/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2737-11.jpgIMG_2737 (1)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2688.jpgIMG_2688https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2687.jpgIMG_2687https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2743.jpgIMG_2743https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2739.jpgIMG_2739https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2737.jpgIMG_2737https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2737-1.jpgIMG_2737 (1)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2728.jpgIMG_2728This was a carcass of an animal I stumbled upon. Kind of freaked me out.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2726.jpgIMG_2726The view from the top. This was not taken in black and white. 2017-12-30T19:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2017/12/09/2641/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2467.jpgIMG_2467My new journal! https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2466.jpgIMG_2466This one is from 9/11/01. Pivotal time in my lifehttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2465.jpgIMG_2465These five are from 2014 through now. These represent the biggest spiritual growth season of my life. I am amazed at what God has done in 3 years.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2464.jpgIMG_2464My very first one. 1981.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2463.jpgIMG_2463This is my favorite. My trip to Israel is in these pages. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_2462.jpgIMG_2462All my journals I have. There are some I have lost probably on purpose ;)2017-12-09T06:15:10+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2017/11/12/the-tale-of-a-veteran-his-daughter-and-her-whiskey-dog/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20170423_200336.jpgIMG_20170423_200336https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20131.jpgIMG_2013Thompson and me after a run.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_19721.jpgIMG_1972Look at that face!!! <3https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_4822-jpg.jpegIMG_4822.JPGhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2105.jpgIMG_2105Love him.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2104.jpgIMG_2104My dad was handsome. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2103.jpgIMG_2103My dad and me.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2102.jpgIMG_2102Thompson in the Edison Woodshttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2101.jpgIMG_2101Beautiful late autumn day in the woods my dad hunted in.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_2022.jpgIMG_2022Thompson and Lake Erie2017-12-17T14:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2017/08/23/dark-night-of-the-soul-part-2-my-journey-to-physical-fitness/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizerender-7.jpgFullSizeRender-7https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizerender-8.jpgFullSizeRender-8https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1220.jpgIMG_1220https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1223.jpgIMG_12232017-08-27T20:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2017/08/04/dark-night-of-the-soul/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_9319.jpgIMG_9319I took this picture back in the summer of 2015 during a midnight thunderstorm. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_9156.jpgIMG_9156I took this back in the summer of 2015 during a midnight thunderstorm.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_0331.jpgIMG_0331https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/544669_4377761916771_1843397429_n.jpg544669_4377761916771_1843397429_nhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/asafe-aslan.jpgasafe aslan2017-08-05T22:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2017/06/03/whack-a-mole-living/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dscn7544.jpgDSCN7544.JPGhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/6a01310fbc48d2970c013488a286e6970c.jpeg6a01310fbc48d2970c013488a286e6970c2017-06-06T12:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2017/02/01/happy-anniversary-heidi/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizerender-jpg-1.jpegfullsizerender-jpg-1https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizerender-jpg.jpegfullsizerender-jpg2017-05-10T00:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2017/01/17/it-aint-no-sin-to-be-glad-youre-alive/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/15894342_10209923387415870_7228465334223891877_n.jpg15894342_10209923387415870_7228465334223891877_n2017-01-18T22:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/11/15/mid-life-crisis-good-or-bad/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/image-1.jpgimage-1https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nsng_fist-300x285.pngnsng_fist-300x285https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/if-youre-not-growing.jpgif-youre-not-growinghttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/615451704-265896-it_27s_a_wonderful_life_quotes__-1.jpg615451704-265896-it_27s_a_wonderful_life_quotes__-12016-11-15T05:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/10/26/baseball-believeland/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3009.jpgimg_3009https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3573-jpg1.jpegimg_3573-jpghttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3572-jpg1.jpegimg_3572-jpghttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-jpg-2.jpegfullsizerender-jpg-2Jim Thome at Spring Traininghttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-jpg.jpegfullsizerender-jpgJim Thome on deckhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3633-jpg.jpegimg_3633-jpgSandy Alomar, Jr. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3622-jpg.jpegimg_3622-jpgMy sister and mehttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3617-jpg.jpegimg_3617-jpg<3https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fullsizerender-jpg-1.jpegfullsizerender-jpg-1Me and my brother-in-lawhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_3575-jpg.jpegimg_3575-jpg2016-10-26T05:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/10/10/readers-are-leaders-or-are-they/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/prideprejudice423x630.jpgprideprejudice423x630https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/41sigmrxqal-_sy344_bo1204203200_.jpg41sigmrxqal-_sy344_bo1204203200_https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_0646bookbox2.jpgimg_0646bookbox2https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/27859751.jpg27859751https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/9780062315007_p0_v2_s192x300.jpg9780062315007_p0_v2_s192x300https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/927275-_uy200_.jpg927275-_uy200_https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/f0bbdcc0bdd0cb5c04d9c5302f6c08ce.jpgf0bbdcc0bdd0cb5c04d9c5302f6c08cehttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/4369a1167ecd879969b6075e83738285.jpg4369a1167ecd879969b6075e83738285https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/9781433535345.jpg9781433535345https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/yhst-20550167876698_2167_8150648.jpgyhst-20550167876698_2167_81506482016-10-14T19:52:45+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/03/08/how-does-jesus-fit-into-politics/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_6533.jpgIMG_6533I still have my research paper from 8th grade. :)2016-10-10T23:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/09/13/beach-encounters/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2131.jpgimg_2131https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/p3260516.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2123.jpgimg_2123https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2122.jpgimg_2122https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2153-1.jpgimg_2153-1https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2133.jpgimg_2133https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_2126.jpgimg_21262016-09-15T17:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/09/11/personal-reflections-on-911/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/100_0220.jpg100_0220https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/remembering-9-11-attacks.jpgremembering-9-11-attacks2016-09-11T22:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/09/11/personal-reflections-on-911-2/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/remembering-9-11-attacks.jpgremembering-9-11-attackshttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/100_0220.jpg100_02202016-09-11T22:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/08/30/the-riptides-of-our-lives/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_18181.jpgIMG_1818.JPGhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1818.jpgIMG_1818.JPG2016-08-31T18:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/08/21/death-a-reminder-to-live-life-fully/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1569.jpgIMG_1569https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/00000001.jpg00000001https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/scan-1.jpegScan 1https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p3260505.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1554.jpgIMG_1554https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1552.jpgIMG_15522016-10-07T23:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/05/30/amazing-days/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8632.jpgIMG_8632Unfiltered. Beautiful dawn.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-3.jpgFullSizeRender-3Caught this heron.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8492.jpgIMG_8492Getting ready for a 7 mile kayak trip that didn't go so well. Ha. Maybe another blog on this one. Maybe not.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8708.jpgIMG_8708After the water balloon fight with the nieces and nephews.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8597.jpgIMG_8597Relaxing lunch and stroll to the beach with a good friend.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8566.jpgIMG_8566Paying homage to one of the best Dr. Who episodes ever. Ha! :) https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender-copy.jpgFullSizeRender copySpent a day at the Cleveland Art Museum. Such a great museum. Standing in front of my favorite...Van Goghhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8693.jpgIMG_8693Memorial Day family picnic/water balloon fight! enjoying family!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8664.jpgIMG_8664Got up one morning to watch the sunrise (I'm a sunset type of gal)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8477.jpgIMG_8477Spending time with family. And that's my swing :) 2016-08-31T18:49:48+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/05/22/1236/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8408.jpgIMG_8408https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderTwirling in a hail storm :) https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_8246-2.jpgIMG_8246-2Sitting on the bench2016-05-28T19:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/03/26/what-makes-good-friday-so-good/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_66761.jpgIMG_6676https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1614482_10202400263662478_444122783_o.jpg1614482_10202400263662478_444122783_ohttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/537348_4790772881787_1892509728_n.jpg537348_4790772881787_1892509728_nhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_6676.jpgIMG_66762016-03-27T04:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2016/02/10/keep-dreaming/2016-03-10T02:51:10+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/10/21/1600-miles-of-lessons/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3473.jpgIMG_3473All 21 of us at the Summit. Amazing group of ladies. What an incredible time of laughter, worship and getting to know one another. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3471.jpgIMG_3471https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3469.jpgIMG_3469https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3467.jpgIMG_3467https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3496.jpgIMG_3496The 3 of us who lead the cohort. Love these ladies. We are so different but complement each other very well!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3484.jpgIMG_3484The ladies in the cohort. Amazing ladies in this group. World changers. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3555.jpgIMG_3555Got to spend time with my best friend in the whole wide world. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3553.jpgIMG_3553The 3 of us with our friend and mentor. She has so spoken into each of our lives. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3549.jpgIMG_3549https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3535.jpgIMG_35352015-12-04T03:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/12/03/nigerien-dreamin/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4963.jpgIMG_4963Our whole team at the market. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/p3250491.jpgBeautiful faces of Nigerhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4494.jpgIMG_4494Beautiful faces of Nigerhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5088.jpgIMG_5088No words.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4964.jpgIMG_4964Some of our team at the tops of the dunes. Love this pichttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4834.jpgIMG_4834At Zachary's house.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/p40106101.jpgA picture is worth a thousand words. Look at him looking at me. This will get framed.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/niger-8.jpgThis little girl walked for the first time. She's 3...https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/niger-5.jpgNiger 5Speaking at a Tree Churchhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/niger-4.jpgNiger 4Walking to a Tree church out in the Bush2015-12-03T22:26:04+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/10/06/missions/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscn4549.jpgDSCN4549.JPG2015-10-10T17:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2011/12/14/bad-hair-do-rick-springfield-brazil-family/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/scan-202.jpegHairA picture of the "hair-do" that started it all! Junior high was not kind to me nor was that perm!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc046263.jpgDouglas and meDouglas and me!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/scan-201.jpegHair pictureThe hair-do that started it all! Not a pretty sight!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc046262.jpgDoug and meA picture of Douglas and me.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc046261.jpgDouglas and meA picture of Douglas and me!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/scan-20.jpegHeidi has a hair-do!This is the hair-do that has inspired my family for over 20 years. It's bad. Real bad.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc04626.jpgFamilyA picture of Douglas and me!2015-09-29T01:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2011/12/20/10-things-i-learned-in-8-years-on-city-council/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/images-1.jpgimages-1A lift station...https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dscn0976.jpgDSCN0976This seriously makes me laugh!!!! Had to include it!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc01625.jpgDSC01625Ken Stumphauzer (I cannot believe I don't have a picture of Gail!) ~ has my utmost respect! Words cannot express the gratitude I have towards Ken and Gail. When the political attack and I was down, they had me over for dinner for no other reason to comfort! https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc01616.jpgDSC01616Bill Somers! One of my favorite people! He is larger than life! I loved when he came to meetings. He could set people straight in the nicest of ways. I still have a card he sent me. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc01656.jpgDSC01656One of my favorite constituents, Ellen. And she lives on the street that we paved the right way!!! https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/x6x42.jpgx6x42My favorite picture! This captures who I want to be (and hopefully am). When challenges come my way, I want to meet them head on, strongly and passionately! If I'm going down, I want to go down swinging!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/393412_2654575198180_1069829371_2807244_1467858381_n.jpg393412_2654575198180_1069829371_2807244_1467858381_nMy last meeting, giving my last report! Shout out to Lee...you made my blog (twice)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dscn0982.jpgDSCN0982Steve, me, and Bob! Steve and I both got elected together 8 years ago and have been together ever since. Bob is now our Service Director (and a good one). He was our building inspector. These are the only 2 besides Gwen that I have been with the whole time! https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3806.jpgIMG_3806Me, my nephew and my dad on election day! My nephew's first time voting (had better been for me)! https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc01370.jpgDSC01370Danny (good friend that I've know forever and whose seat I ran for when I first got on council), me and John (another longtime friend who will be our last elected Council President due to charter changes)2015-09-29T01:51:03+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/11/05/election-eve/2015-09-29T01:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/02/14/valentines-day-from-a-single-girls-perspective/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/valentinesday.jpgValentinesDayhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/anti_valentines_day_cupid_rhymes_with_stupid_sticker-p217325725850293309711n_325.jpganti_valentines_day_cupid_rhymes_with_stupid_sticker-p217325725850293309711n_325This made me laugh!!!!!!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/single.jpgsingleHahaha!!!2015-09-29T01:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/06/13/for-women-only-most-embarrassing-moment/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc05956.jpgDSC05956https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc05926.jpgDSC05926https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc05925.jpgMy house having been "potato'ed"https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/images.jpgimagesHaha2015-09-29T01:46:50+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/01/30/weather-the-last-frontier/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscn1153.jpgDSCN1153Frozen Lake Eriehttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscn1124.jpgDSCN1124Laying on the frozen Vermilion River!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/47873359.jpg47873359Ha! Frankie Valli and the Four Seasonshttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wolly-bear-caterpillar-400.jpgwolly-bear-caterpillar-400In case you wondering...this is a woollybear....2015-09-29T01:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/02/13/valentines-day-from-a-single-girls-perspective-2/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/anti_valentines_day_cupid_rhymes_with_stupid_sticker-p217325725850293309711n_325.jpgThis made me laugh!!!!!!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/single.jpgHahaha!!!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/valentinesday.jpgValentinesDay2015-09-29T01:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/02/17/the-tale-of-two-worlds-american-christianity-vs-coptic-christianity/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/50shadesofgreycoverart.jpg50ShadesofGreyCoverArtSeriously? https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/25b83dc000000578-2955249-horror_a_new_video_has_been_released_by_isis_showing_the_beheadi-a-10_1424094014544.jpg25B83DC000000578-2955249-Horror_A_new_video_has_been_released_by_ISIS_showing_the_beheadi-a-10_1424094014544Coptic Christians in Egypt brutally killed by ISIS.2015-09-29T01:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/09/28/bike-baggage/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-65.jpgphoto-6Scenes from the Kipton Trail2015-09-30T01:19:47+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/09/20/beach-adventures/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_30341.jpgIMG_3034https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11952890_10206312675110319_7051571457963737459_o.jpg11952890_10206312675110319_7051571457963737459_oOur little camp on the beach in dawn's light.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11227409_10206358298130866_344913893248915638_o.jpg11227409_10206358298130866_344913893248915638_oLaptops came with us.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11999800_10206312832474253_2037315489637031545_o.jpg11999800_10206312832474253_2037315489637031545_oBeautiful sunrise.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/12001045_10206358319051389_1415074622651680434_o.jpg12001045_10206358319051389_1415074622651680434_oThe sunrise after sleeping on the beach.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11882288_10206149036819464_982332032465411996_o.jpg11882288_10206149036819464_982332032465411996_oNieces and nephew at our midnight pizza picnic.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11882279_10206152806673708_4561229816540802517_o.jpg11882279_10206152806673708_4561229816540802517_oMaking sand angelshttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11875203_10206152806553705_4788035596886017921_o.jpg11875203_10206152806553705_4788035596886017921_oMaking sand angelshttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11882384_10206152806513704_2016485614570999892_o.jpg11882384_10206152806513704_2016485614570999892_oSo fun...and sandyhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3034.jpgIMG_30342015-09-21T15:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/09/14/heart-shaped-rocks-a-tale-of-an-optimist/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3009.jpgIMG_3009Heart-shaped rockshttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3008.jpgIMG_3008https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3007.jpgIMG_3007https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3006.jpgIMG_3006You find what you are looking for!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3002.jpgIMG_3002Sheldon Marshhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2999.jpgIMG_2999https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2996.jpgIMG_2996Naturehttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2995.jpgIMG_2995Hearthttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2993.jpgIMG_2993https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2991.jpgIMG_2991Sheldon Marsh2015-09-15T02:11:46+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/09/10/the-one-in-which-i-got-a-spray-tan/2015-09-11T04:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/09/03/summer/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11844941_10206078337332021_8824765774032168611_o.jpg11844941_10206078337332021_8824765774032168611_oMy kayak cracked my windshield. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1462.jpgIMG_1462Characters from our Amazing Race.2015-09-11T00:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/07/12/mcpherson-rain/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_81061.jpgIMG_8106Camp McPhersonhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_8106.jpgIMG_8106Camp McPhersonhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_8012.jpgIMG_8012Rain storm at camphttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_8011.jpgIMG_8011https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_8010.jpgIMG_8010https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_8006.jpgIMG_8006Mist in the trees after the rain. Sun was trying to come out.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7990.jpgIMG_79902015-07-13T17:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/05/08/characteristics-of-a-leader/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_6875.jpgIMG_6875Picture doesn't show it but this page is yellowing. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fullsizerender2.jpgFullSizeRenderThe baked bean recipe. I don't think it is my handwriting.2015-05-08T18:36:16+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/05/03/what-does-wonder-look-like/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/10998902_10153051393914281_1137822076127494387_n.jpg10998902_10153051393914281_1137822076127494387_nSunset on Lake Eriehttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_6783.jpgIMG_6783Lunch on the Vermilion Riverhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_6684.jpgIMG_6684Lunch with friends. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fullsizerender1.jpgFullSizeRenderhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRender2015-05-04T03:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/04/26/the-importance-of-community-a-lesson-from-woodstock/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_6774.jpgIMG_6774Woodstock before I helped her out <32015-04-27T02:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/04/23/risk-vs-responsibility-wrestling-with-god/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_6757.jpgIMG_6757If you wear it on your wrist, is it true?2015-04-24T03:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/03/19/living-sensibly/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image.jpgImageMiddle School Diary. No words.2015-03-19T18:28:31+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/03/09/letter-to-my-dad/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/00000001.jpg00000001My brother, Jerry and my dad.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/scan-6.jpgScan 6My brother, Jerry and dad at a family Browns party. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscn0856.jpgDSCN0856https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0003.jpgIMG_0003One of my favorite pictures of him...on a fishing trip to Canada.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img.jpgIMGMy dad.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_1352.jpgIMG_1352Me and my dad. 2015-03-11T02:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/03/08/the-arts-as-worship-god-is-a-creative-god/2015-03-09T02:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2015/01/23/dreams-painting-and-prayer/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5751.jpgIMG_5751This was taken on my birthday at Bill and Harriet's house. A wonderful afternoon!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5832.jpgIMG_5832https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5831.jpgIMG_5831The rock from my sister!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5829.jpgIMG_5829The finished picturehttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5828.jpgIMG_5828https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5827.jpgIMG_5827https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5826.jpgIMG_5826the sketchhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5795.jpgIMG_5795My lovely niece with her picture. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5792.jpgIMG_5792The picture for my niece. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_5791.jpgIMG_57912015-01-23T23:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/11/25/let-your-light-shine/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4276.jpgIMG_4276Love my pink flamingohttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4400.jpgIMG_4400<3https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4397.jpgIMG_4397They are bright. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4395.jpgIMG_43952014-12-04T08:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/11/21/822/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/life-lessons.giflife-lessonshttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jpeg-image-1000c2a0c397c2a0194-pixels.jpg(JPEG Image, 1000 × 194 pixels)2014-11-21T05:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/11/10/veterans-day-wwii-in-pictures/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/0000000121.jpg00000001https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/0000000120.jpg00000001"German Prisoners"https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/doc082.jpgDOC082https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/doc0761.jpgDOC076https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/doc0721.jpgDOC072https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/doc0601.jpgDOC060https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/doc0481.jpgDOC048kitchenhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/0000000119.jpg00000001https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/0000000118.jpg00000001Dated September 10, 1944 "myself laying in the haystack."https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/0000000117.jpg000000012014-11-11T04:34:08+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/07/02/help-my-unbelief/2014-07-03T15:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/08/17/25-years-later-wisdom-from-a-sailor/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscn9101.jpgDSCN9101Two guys I consider family! They come over every Sunday night for family night. Some family is not blood but just as strong...they were out for Dylon's bachelor party :) https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1352.jpgIMG_1352My dad and me before he passed awayhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscn9097.jpgDSCN9097Some of us from the pre-celebration. 2014-06-09T00:14:40+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/06/06/lessons-from-the-greatest-generation/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dadollieold.jpgDad/OllieMy dad is on the left, Ollie is on the right! My dad has a lot of pictures from the time he served.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/olliedad.jpgOllie:DadOllie and my dad at a reunion. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/scan-15.jpegScan 15My dad...so handsome!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-2-e1402072552116.jpgphoto 2https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-1.jpgphoto 12014-06-07T16:49:52+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/05/25/we-are-all-hot-messes/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_8075.jpgIMG_8075Best bosses, pastors and friends in the world! https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscn0005.jpgDSCN0005Woodstock nowhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc01585.jpgDSC01585This is Woodstock the day I brought her home from the APL. So skinny!2014-05-25T22:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/04/29/life-in-the-broken-places/2014-04-30T03:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/04/05/psalm-of-gratitude-response-to-pilgrimage-to-israel/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2491.jpgIMG_2491In the empty tomb.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2489.jpgIMG_2489The empty tombhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2485.jpgIMG_2485I so believe this!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2521.jpgIMG_2521https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2520.jpgIMG_2520Being baptizedhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2493.jpgIMG_2493Taking communion in front of the empty tomb. Powerful time.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscn2525_2.jpgDSCN2525_2Praying before being baptized in the Jordan.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_2403.jpgIMG_2403Praying at the Wailing/Western wall. Such a powerful moment for me. 2014-04-07T12:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/02/20/god-is-for-me/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ascending.jpgAscending2014-02-26T15:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/02/22/prayer-for-vermilion-response-to-psalm-122/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/30117_414309174280_775674280_3888631_6962211_n.jpg30117_414309174280_775674280_3888631_6962211_nSummer will be here soon!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/8426_174160519280_775674280_2503440_6498771_n.jpg8426_174160519280_775674280_2503440_6498771_nVermilion River in the fallhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/9016_158594944280_775674280_2386915_5363594_n.jpg9016_158594944280_775674280_2386915_5363594_nhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/9016_147461324280_775674280_2291287_8355078_n.jpg9016_147461324280_775674280_2291287_8355078_nSame lighthouse in the summerhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/5460_136054474280_775674280_2158606_7433606_n.jpg5460_136054474280_775674280_2158606_7433606_nhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/5620_120269684280_775674280_1944101_662358_n.jpg5620_120269684280_775674280_1944101_662358_nhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2781.jpgIMG_2781What the Vermilion River looks like in the summer! Amazing!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2758.jpgIMG_2758https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn0167.jpgDSCN0167https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dscn0143.jpgDSCN01432014-02-26T15:14:50+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/01/05/sisters/2014-01-06T04:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2014/01/03/649/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/challenges_ahead.jpgchallenges_aheadhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1497565_10201993262287698_1126203655_n.jpg1497565_10201993262287698_1126203655_nHarriet and me at lunch! So love and admire this lady!2014-01-03T22:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/12/12/the-tale-of-a-recovering-scrooge/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/scan-20.jpegScan 20Christmas Eve 75 or 76https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscn0058.jpgDSCN0058I love that this Pink Flamingo is playing a fish as a guitar! Tis the season!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscn0057.jpgDSCN0057https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscn0056.jpgDSCN0056Anything beach :)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscn0055.jpgDSCN0055My Christmas palm tree.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscn0050.jpgDSCN0050My mom's ceramic Christmas tree. Somewhere throughout the years, the star was lost!2013-12-16T00:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/11/27/black-friday-vs-thanksgiving-a-tale-of-a-girls-first-black-friday-2/2013-11-27T13:51:52+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/10/22/we-did-it-thoughts-on-a-life-well-lived/2013-10-23T11:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/09/15/tone-deaf-and-proud-of-it/2013-09-16T01:55:46+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/09/14/nothing-is-impossible-part-2/2013-09-15T03:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/08/06/the-battle-of-berlin-heights/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1179.jpgIMG_1179Our group with our medals! :) https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1178.jpgIMG_1178Me and my 3rd place medal!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lxcxprxdq57psiv9pzphelns53wkyseaqucczv-wz7ny9j4-dzrpanbu5wcbwvrmhoep3rqs85.jpglXCXpRxDQ57psiv9PzpheLnS53wKyseaQucczv-WZ7ny9j4-dZrPANBU5WcbWVRMhOeP3rQ=s85This is me stressed :) https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1165.jpgIMG_1165The five us running!2013-08-07T18:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/07/29/perfect-day-off-2/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-67.jpgphoto-6Clips from my bike ride!2013-07-30T12:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/07/26/oasis-making-time-to-sit-on-the-curb/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8725.jpgDSCN8725Dylon was Stasia guide for kayaking.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8715.jpgDSCN8715Dylon and Stasia leading the way down the river!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8692.jpgDSCN8692Stasia kayaking!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8688.jpgDSCN8688https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8676.jpgDSCN8676https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8657.jpgDSCN8657https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8653.jpgDSCN8653Sitting on the beachhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0899.jpgIMG_0899At the Indians game with a young leader from my church!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8738.jpgDSCN8738Our home for the weekendhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8629.jpgDSCN8629Morning devotions2014-05-30T23:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/07/02/nothing-is-impossible/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-4.jpgphoto-4Silly stringed...https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8356.jpgDSCN8356https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8353.jpgMy nieces in the midst of their decorations!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8352.jpgHolding the sign they madehttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn8350.jpgMy nieces waiting for me!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-3-2.jpgphoto-3 2Mailing in my registration. Yeah...I really do take pictures of everything!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-2-1.jpgThe check...amazing2013-07-03T13:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/05/28/lessons-learned-while-kayaking-1-do-not-panic/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0519.jpgIMG_0519Lake Erie in my kayakhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0531.jpgIMG_0531Where the stopper should be.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0536.jpgIMG_0536My kayak! 2013-06-01T20:07:15+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/05/08/break-through-summer-of-freedom/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/images-1.jpgimages-1Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted. (Luke 4:18 - 19)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/images.jpgimagesHAHAHA!!!! This is so true on so many of the fad diets!! https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscn7399.jpgDSCN7399Jodi and me enjoying some time up on the Blue Ridge Parkway! 2013-05-08T18:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/05/02/aim-for-the-stars/2013-05-03T00:25:09+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/04/05/scars-trees-and-zip-lines-musings-on-easter/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn6912.jpgThe barkhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn6911.jpgThe bark Bill gave me.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn5209.jpgBill and Bobhttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/quicksilverhands.jpgWhat the pulley looked like. 2013-04-08T02:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/03/04/surrendering-dreams/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/15152602-the-word-dreams-on-wooden-table-on-natural-background.jpg15152602-the-word-dreams-on-wooden-table-on-natural-background2013-03-07T03:47:49+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/02/24/encourage-one-another-lessons-from-my-brother/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vermilion-20130224-00442.jpgVermilion-20130224-00442My address book and cards I received.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vermilion-20130224-00445.jpgVermilion-20130224-00445The letter from my brother, Jerry.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0003_2.jpgIMG_0003_2Me, my dad, my brother Jerry and my niece Tracie at my high school graduation. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn0176.jpgDSCN0176A poster picture of my dad holding a poster picture of my brother Jerry and my niece Tracie :)2013-02-25T23:59:56+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/02/04/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/9016_147461324280_775674280_2291287_8355078_n.jpg9016_147461324280_775674280_2291287_8355078_nMain Street Beach on Lake Erie. One of the most beautiful spots in the world to me!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc05926.jpgDSC05926My house after it was saran wrapped and potatoed. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn1283.jpgDSCN1283Beach in Florida where my brother lives.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2660.jpgIMG_2660Lake Erie in my kayak on a summer day. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/x6x42.jpgx6x42https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn5509.jpgDSCN5509https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vermilion-20121220-00173.jpgVermilion-20121220-00173https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03648.jpgDSC03648Winner of a chocolate contest! Imagine that! :)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc05793.jpgDSC05793Sonia and me!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc05411.jpgDSC05411BFF from college Jodi and me making snow angels!2013-02-10T21:18:55+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/01/27/368/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ouch_bullying_hurts.jpgP2013-02-12T22:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/01/21/freedom/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vermilion-20130119-00317.jpgVermilion-20130119-00317The Cross and Creation (Lake Erie)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vermilion-20130119-003161.jpgVermilion-20130119-00316The Crosshttps://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vermilion-20130119-00316.jpgVermilion-20130119-00316The Cross2013-01-29T15:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/01/17/dessert-first/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vermilion-20130117-00305.jpgVermilion-20130117-00305My entry today.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vermilion-20130117-00304.jpgVermilion-20130117-00304My plain orange journal and my Bible!https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/onethousandgifts.jpgOne+Thousand+Gifts2013-01-18T18:06:18+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2013/01/07/new-years-resolutions/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vermilion-20130107-00262.jpgVermilion-20130107-00262I make a notebook to track my goals! https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img-20130107-00264.jpgIMG-20130107-00264Everything I need to meet my goals for 2013! :)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vermilion-20130107-00267.jpgVermilion-20130107-00267Goals for 2013https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_0076.jpgIMG_0076https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_0087.jpgIMG_00872013-01-16T16:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/12/29/great-things-he-has-done/2013-01-01T19:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/12/24/peace-on-earth/2012-12-25T17:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/12/20/music-boxes-christmas-and-my-brother-bill/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dscn1249.jpgBill and me.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/vermilion-20121220-00174.jpgVermilion-20121220-00174My favorite music box...my Indians package...it plays "Take me out to the Ballgame"https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/vermilion-20121220-00173.jpgVermilion-20121220-00173My last music box I got from my brother. I call it "The Seaweed and Conch". 2012-12-26T23:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/12/12/personal-constitution/2012-12-14T00:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/12/10/303/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0021.jpgIMG_00212012-12-13T17:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/12/08/my-passion-for-reading/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0008.jpgIMG_0008My manuscript that my mom typed. Over 30+ years old! :)https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0011.jpgIMG_0011The list of Nancy Drew titles.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0010.jpgIMG_0010The inside cover. I received this one in 1979.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0009.jpgIMG_0009The first in the Nancy Drew Series.2012-12-09T12:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/12/04/clearing-my-plate/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tn-10.jpegWalking on the Vermilion Pier.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img-20121203-00113.jpgIMG-20121203-00113https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tn-1.jpegSome of the aftermath of Sandy.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tn-92.jpegWhere the Vermilion River empties into Lake Erie.2012-12-11T23:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2011/11/20/gracies-story/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dscn0534.jpgGracie2012-12-05T04:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/11/10/heidis-top-30-songs/2012-11-14T21:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2011/09/29/the-adventures-of-cabin-17/2012-11-08T03:30:22+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2011/11/30/toned-deaf-and-proud-of-it/2013-09-16T22:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2011/11/26/black-friday-vs-thanksgiving-a-tale-of-a-girls-first-black-friday/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dscn0696.jpgDSCN06962013-11-27T14:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/10/03/modern-family/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscn49482.jpgModern FamilyThis picture was taken in 1979 at a Strickler family reunion. The six of us kids plus my mom, my dad, Kate and my niece Dawn. https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscn49541.jpgStrickler siblings...1982I remember getting these pictures taken for my mom and dad for a present...I was in the awful picture taking stage...they had to pick the picture I looked best in...says a lot! 2012-10-19T03:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/10/18/columbus-the-passing-of-a-friend-and-tearing-down-house-lessons-in-friendship-essay-from-7102010/2012-10-22T20:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/09/21/in-the-womens/2012-09-21T15:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/09/10/heidi-unplugged/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jamaica-aug-14-15-454.jpgJamaica Aug 14-15 454https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jamaica-aug-18-19-20-1328.jpgJamaica Aug 18-19-20 1328https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jamaica-aug-18-19-20-452.jpgJamaica Aug 18-19-20 452https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jamaica-aug-18-19-20-103.jpgJamaica Aug 18-19-20 1032012-09-18T11:40:16+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/09/10/jamaica-the-beginning/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/imgp0693_2.jpgThe Whole TeamThese are the Americans and Jamaicans that lived together for the week, serving side by side for Jesus! 2012-09-10T04:21:08+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/04/11/the-sweater/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscn2579.jpgDSCN2579https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscn2577.jpgDSCN25772012-04-12T12:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2012/03/29/march-musings/https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscn20993.jpgAmber and me.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscn2077.jpgCarey being baptized.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscn20992.jpgMy friend, Amber and me at the baptismal service.https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscn20991.jpgDSCN2099https://alongtheway.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscn2099.jpgDSCN20992012-03-31T23:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blog/2011/07/27/living-loved/2011-07-27T06:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://alongtheway.blogdaily1.02026-01-05T13:33:41+00:00