Happy New YearL 2009

Hard to believe it was 9 years ago that we all waited to see what would happen when the clock struck 12 on January 1st in 2000. Well, here we are, 9 years older and wiser, I pray.

It was a Christmas to remember... with friends and family.

Photos to follow....

Catching Up....

Lots of fun events this fall...Old friends, new friends, a wedding, our yearly church retreat, a Thanksgiving weekend Singles' Retreat (America's Keswick) and my brother's 50th birthday. I'm really going to try to be more regular about blogging in 2009...Kate is teaching me to organize my pictures! Lots of fun plans for Christmas and New Year's...that will be blogged about!!

Old Friends... sat on the sofa... like bookends! The fall of 2008 provided a great opportunity to get together with friends from Washington, New Jersey. Although it has been over 10 years since I lived there, getting together with Jewel, Diane, Carol, Joyce, Ann, and Sharon (taking the picture) was wonderful. Looking back, looking forward, and knowing we are truly blessed, right where we are...

Getting together with friends from St Mary's was also wonderful. We got together right before the election in November. Although we could not solve the prolems of the world (although we gave it a good try...) we enjoyed wonderful food, rekindled friendships, and vowed to keep in touch...

"Children of the King" is the name of our 'group' that performed at the retreat in November. Thank you, Michael, for using your technological expertise for the music and powerpoint!














Joseph turned 50 in September. Robb rented "Casa Havana" in New York City... I met lots of Joseph's co-workers from Ronald McDonald House.

Kristen and Ben got married in September, we celebrated at the Towers in Rhode Island. Having time with Tom and Nina, Justin and Keren and beautiful Ariel was precious. "Is there a doctor in the house?" Yes! best wishes to both Kristen and Keren as they join their respective medical practices.

Catching up in the merry month of May...

So many events have come and gone in this first third of 2008, I hardly know where to begin. My life may be lived alone, but it is rarely lonely, thanks to my faith, family and friends.

Although work takes up the better part of my day, I am truly blessed to be part of a wonderful church and a great singles group. With less than 6 weeks of school left, I find the days going by at warp speed.
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We recently celebrated our annual International Dinner at the New Hope Community Church of the Nazarene in Denville, New Jersey. We were blessed to have David Webb, one of our guides in Guatemala, as our missionary for the weekend. I am able to worship with a wonderfully diverse group of people who have many different experiences and cultures, and a common focus on our Lord, Jesus Christ.



The food was delicious, the fellowship rewarding, and the message eternal. It is so exciting to see people from every continent except Antarctica.





I serve as the liaison to the First Choice Woman's Resource Center in Morristown, New Jersey. Unplanned pregnancies can definitely disrupt lives. Women and men have several options, we hope they will choose 'First Choice' to ease the anxiety.



We recently participated in the 'Baby Bottle Boomerang' where people took baby bottles, filled them with money, and returned them to the church. A generous benefactor matched the $945.00 that was raised. It is amazing to see how 'problems' are solved and hope is restored as women, couples and families make a godly 'First Choice'.

Recreational time is spent hiking, playing the dulcimer, and learning and serving with a terrific group of single men and women. Check it out at:


Colossians 4:6
Let your conversation be always full of grace,
seasoned with salt,
so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Bethlehem's SALT Ministry exists to enable Single Adults to deepen their devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ by providing a biblically based environment for spiritual growth, social interaction, meaningful relationships and service opportunities.

Participating in a single adult ministry is more than attending social events or providing an environment for finding a mate. Instead, it's about teaching adults to seek and follow Jesus Christ and - in turn - encourage others to do the same. In this fashion, meaningful relationships develop naturally as a result of having a right relationship with Almighty God.

We recently finished a bible study on the book: "It's Not About You" by Max Lucado.

Right now, I'm looking forward to an exciting weekend and the opportunity to celebrate speak at a Mother's Day dinner, to celebrate Mother's Day (on Saturday) with my wonderful mother, and to attend a concert on Sunday. Although I won't be with my own children, every day is Mother's Day when you're a MOM!

God is good, all the time.

Guatemala Trip...

GUATEMALA 2007

The first picture is me with one of the littlest angels at the orphanage. Although we left gifts and supplies, I also left a part of my heart with my new found friend. Most orphanages in Guatemala are set up by the age of the child. This one keeps siblings together. In fact, a policeman recently showed up at 2:00 AM with six siblings who were living under a bridge after being orphaned. Thank God for the people who devote themselves to the orphans all over the world.

I cannot begin to explain how exciting it was to go on my first mission trip to Guatemala with the Jesus Harvest Film Partnership.

Nine people from the New Hope Community Church of the Nazarene joined up with over 40 other Nazarenes from across the country to be instrumental in planting 10 new churches within one week! I was never more blessed nor more humbled than in Guatemala. Being an ever-so-small part of ministering to the needs of those so less fortunate than ourselves is one way of fulfilling the Great Commission.

We cleaned out and painted classrooms, visited an orphanage, cleaned the street and painted a wall leading to a "new" church at the edge of a dump (yes, people actually live in the dump), and showed THE JESUS FILM several times.

Although "poor" from the world's point of view, we saw hundreds of people becom "rich" from a spiritual point of view. I must admit, i saw many more people smiling in the streets of Guatemala than I saw smiling on a recent visit to Atlantic City and Cape May, New Jersey.