My utter fascination with Pandora, the personalized internet radio made just for me, heightened the moment I heard Brett Dennen’s song “By and By” for the first time. After a couple of days, I heard another few of his songs and I liked them all. I loved the lyrics! I loved the funny little things...
Monthly Archives: February 2009
toda
“Toda” was the first word of Hebrew I learned back in November when I was lucky enough to travel to Israel and then to Jordan for my job. The word means “thank you” and it’s the perfect way to summarize how I feel about the trip – which is thankful. It was a fantastic, exhausting,...
happy valentine’s day!
I used to love going to school on Valentine’s Day! Our elementary school teachers would always decorate the classroom with festive construction paper hearts taped to the windows and maybe some pink and red balloons. And all of the students would bring in tiny little cards to share with everyone, all with a couple of...
The Snow is Melting! The Snow is Melting!
I might be jumping the gun a little bit but I’m ridiculously excited that we’re thawing out a little bit here in Michigan! Pretty soon, the possibilities of outdoor fun will be endless and I won’t have to curse my car for not starting because the battery is frozen or wear three layers around the...
happy birthdays grandma and grandpa!
Last weekend, we celebrated the birthdays of both of my grandparents. My grandma turned 80 on February 2 and my grandpa turns 84 today! Sometimes it leaves me speechless when I think about all of the things they have seen in their lives. They were both born in Quebec, Canada speaking French as their native...