Leaving Spokane early Thursday morning, November 12th, it was 28 degrees, foggy and frosty. On Saturday afternoon, we were playing at the beach with the grandchildren. Surreal.
Bringing Gonzaga to Hawaii.
Since we bought a small used car here in Hawaii, I knew that I wanted to personalize the license plate with a Gonzaga Holder. I sent for one from the GU bookstore and Hubby graciously installed it on the back license. Being so proud of my university, I wanted to bring a small part of me to Hawaii. Besides, I know that there are a lot of Hawaiian students that came to Spokane to study. I can always hope that someone will see my car and stop and say hello.
Blessing Send Off
December 14, 2008
We have such a special small church community in Spokane. Even though we have only been attending there since January of 2007, we feel totally at home and bonded to everyone. And we are making some great friendships there.
When a person leaves the community, the church has this great tradition of bringing the person or the couple up to the front of the church. The couple is presented with an engraved wine chalice used in our communion services. On one side it is engraved, "St. Ann's. A people with a purpose." And on the other side, is engraved a picture of the top of the bell tower. Then everyone in the congregation stretches out their hands and prays a blessing for the couple leaving the community. It was totally unexpected that they would do this for us on our last Sunday in Spokane, the day before we left for Hawaii. I was so touched and grateful. I cried.
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champuru said:
[this is good]Hi Jan! I noticed your license plate holder today. How fun! :) read more
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I love the look of joy on your face. A Gonzaga Alum through and through! It will be fun to... read more
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