by Christine | Dec 5, 2010 | Welcome Column
Sitting on the edge of my bed, I held that old classical guitar in my arms as a little kid hugs a large stuffed animal. I was fourteen and learning guitar. It was well past my bedtime, but I kept practicing. Soon, however, sleep would overcome me and I would doze off...
by Christine | Jan 22, 2013 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where life became much more of a challenge last afternoon at around four when, suddenly and without warning, the comma/left carrot, (which is to say ,/
by Christine | Sep 22, 2013 | Welcome Column
I’m sure most of you are familiar with the story of Landfill Harmonics, the children’s orchestra from Cateura, Paraguay, if not here’s the short backstory. The village of Cateura is a slum, actually a trash dump. The people there make a meager living by salvaging and...
by Christine | Aug 23, 2015 | Welcome Column
It’s hard to find a place in California that is not on fire, covered with ash or blanketed with smoke. The drought continues with no sign of relief. Our daughter, Joanna, and her husband lived and worked at Hume Lake Christian Camp during the first five years of their...
by Christine | Apr 24, 2008 | Welcome Column
Friend’s. Have you ever stopped to think how much our friends have influenced our lives? How have the friends that you have made in your life, help get you to where you are in yer life’s journey to this point? Let me tell you this; Without our friends,...