All Blog Posts Tagged 'holiday' (3)

The Missions Committee at Suttons Bay Congregational Church is revising the traditional Giving Tree program this holiday season. Instead of putting out “ornaments” with items for you to purchase and wrap, the Missions Committee would like you to purchase Gift Cards (any dollar amount) from Meijer, Target, or Walmart. We will divide these up between 2 or 3 families. This way we can empower these families to have the pleasure of shopping for their children and make sure of the correct sizes, color… Continue

In the past 2 weeks I have had the honor of officiating a wedding, baby blessing, renewl of vows and memorial service. This concludes my planned season of ceremonies. Youngman and I are now working in the pottery studio, making bowls for the November 20 & 21st Holiday Arts & Crafts show at the Park Place Hotel in TC. If you are out and about, please stop by our table to say hi and see our new designs! Some of these designs are inspired by the lovely landscape photos in Traverse Ma… Continue

Max was sitting on the potty, yelling in that half-asleep moan that reminded us why there is an old adage that says to never wake a sleeping baby—or overly exhausted four year old. The snow was falling steadily outside. Lizzie was squirming and yelping with an obvious desire to match her brother’s screams decibel-for-decibel as I stuffed her back into her fleece bunting (for the fourth time that day). By all accounts,… Continue