Hard Rock, and Luther, and Bears, Oh My!

I have a confession to make. I am a terrible blogger. Okay, that's not earth-shattering news. You knew it. Looking back over the past few months, it's painfully obvious.

But for someone who loves to write like I do, it frustrates me that I haven't taken the time to write here lately. I'm hoping that will change in the coming days and weeks, but I won't make any promises! Thankfully, my journaling hasn't been as slack as my blogging, but I hope to do both more as they are both quite therapeutic for me.

There's so much I'd like to write about right now. For starters, I really need to write out some details of our trip to Europe. If nothing else, so I'll have a record of all that happened. I'd also like to write about the boys. And I'm sure the grandparents would appreciate that (they're probably the only ones who read the blog anymore anyway!). I'd like to write about some ways that God has really been working in me lately. And I'd like to just share some little day-to-day fun as well.

That's what I hope to write. We'll see what happens. For now, I'll share a few pictures and captions for your viewing pleasure!


Can I just tell you how much I love these two?
Sometimes they are at each other's throats.
And other times, they are as sweet as can be.




One of the surprises - and highlights - of our
European adventure was a stop in Lutherstadt
Wittenberg. Here, we're pictured in front of the church
doors where Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses.
What a great time for us, as we walked and witnessed
so much of what we've learned about in our church history
and theology studies over the years!



I saw many bears in Berlin.
Some were scarier than others.



Over the years, it's become a bit of tradition for us to visit Hard
Rock Cafe when traveling, and pick up the obligatory over-priced
t-shirts. We visited two on this trip: London & Berlin. Both trips
involved an excessive (and in London, unnecessary) amount of
walking. Always good times!