For those of you new to Lanabird, let me introduce you to Mercy Street. Mercy Street is a faith based ministry to share God’s love in the neighborhood of West Dallas. The staff, mentors, and coaches of Mercy Street strive to create change in this community by personal involvement primarily with the children. Each child is […]
8:00 AM: Breakfast is finished and Ever-Lovin’ is in the shower. (Is that Too Much Information?) Boston Terrier Maggie sits and waits by the bathroom door. “How long does a dog have to wait?” ‘Finally!” “Wait a minute. Where are you going?” “It is time for our walk.” “Come on.” “Can’t you see? Here is […]
Brett Gibson, our Serve Pastor at First Baptist Church Richardson, asked the Living Stones Bible Fellowship Class (we do have a reputation) to freshen up the teacher’s lounge at Northrich Elementary. (Carol Post was our contact for this project.) Our church has adopted this neighborhood school, and strives to share God’s love with the teachers […]
Mike and Day are dear friends that we have known since our boys were young. Many adventures have been shared with Day. I have wanted to share her home with you for sometime. Mike and Day’s home is the most personal home I have ever visited. The phrase – “If walls could talk.” certainly applies […]
Paige graduated Suma Cum Laude from Dallas Baptist University. Summa Cum Laude – “With Highest Honor” or “With Highest Praise”. To be specific, she graduated with a 4.0 grade point average while working and being a mother to teenage son Alex. WOW! I am proud to know her. Proud parents, Mike and Day, had a […]
Drive about an hour from the historic city of Philadelphia, and you will find yourself in Lancaster County – home of the Pennsylvania Dutch (Mennonites) and the Amish. In this county you will find little towns with the quaint names of Bird-in-Hand, Intercourse, Ephrata, Strasburg, and more. While seeing the Amish riding in their horse and […]
Friend BB told us about a relatively new restaurant in Allen by the name of Cafe Del Rio. Just head north on Central Expressway, and exit on Bethany. It will be on the right hand side of the expressway. Believe this if you can. (I do find this fact interesting.) The Allen location of this […]
Children grow up way too fast. Hot Rod had his last orchestra concert of the year, and it is unbelievable what these children have learned in one year. They can actually play different notes and rhythms than other sections of the orchestra. And they play their pieces very well I might add. The orchestra consists […]
The elderly couple from Philadelphia at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport implored, “Be sure to visit Longwood Gardens.” Oh, I had Longwood Gardens on my “Want to Do” list since this arboretum is highly recommended in a bazillion travel guides, but it was encouraging to have a personal recommendation. Be still my heart! Longwood Gardens […]
A delightful surprise at the Winterthur Museum was an exhibit of costumes from the hit Masterpiece Theater drama Downton Abbey. Be still my heart! Serendipity – “a fortuitous happenstance.” If I could have done backflips, I would have. To say that I was excited would be an understatement. (In fact, we had to be creative […]
