Laura's Silent Retreat

Laura in the Garden

Laura spent the first week of August on silent retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani, a wonderfully peaceful monastery in KY (http://www.monks.org/). Enjoy some of her wonderful pictures with me as we all wish we could go have a week alone. Check with Laura if you are interested! (Laurakrosser@hotmail.com) It sounds like something worth looking into. The picture below shows a ladder that will take you to the 3rd floor. My question is did Laura go up that ladder to the 3rd floor?

Laura is still recovering her energy level after shingles, but feeling a little better each day. She is getting ready to give six more concerts and events during the next month (listed on her website), in addition to resuming her school-year work routine and teaching 12 piano students. So prayers for health and stamina are appreciated....that silent retreat was a great way to prepare for a busy season!

Sign at the entrance

Church balcony

Ladder to the 3rd floor

Retreat house entrance

Elsa is dedicated to the Lord.

Elsa Faye was dedicated to the Lord at Grace Community Church on Sunday, August 19th. David and Rachel Rosser were the proud parents. Elsa's Great-grandparents, Harold and Virginia Rosser were there, along with grandparents Beth and Roger Briggs and Bill and Linda Rosser. She also had several aunts, uncles and cousins there. Elsa slept most of the afteroon, so we did not have many new pictures of her, but you can see the family members enjoying pizza and visiting together in the slideshow above.

Wedding Bells, Dec.1, 2006

Lynn and Blake had the most beautiful wedding in Key West, FL on December 1st, 2006. Enjoy their wonderful wedding pictures. The happy couple live in Nashville with their "oh so cute" baby, Bradley. One of Lynn's favorite things to do is sit on their patio with her handsome husband Blake, and Bradley at her side. Congratulations to Lynn and Blake!! We love you and are so happy to have Blake in the family.........oh yes, and Bradley, too.

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Meet Bradley.........

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Cool Slideshows!

Paul's New Assignment!

Paul will be leaving sooner than expected for his next Chick-fil-A interim operator assignment. He will be coming home from Moline, IL either Sunday or Monday, and will be heading out for Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday (August 17) to operate the high-volume store in that city's Concord Mall. (The current operator, who is apparently very successful, is giving up the mall store in order to acquire a new free-stander.) Paul has committed to staying through the end of the year, unless the store loses its lease before then, which is currently on a month-to-month basis. He will live in a corporate apartment in the area but doesn't know any details yet. He is excited about the opportunity but had hoped for a few weeks at home before heading out again. Prayers for his health and safety while traveling and away would be appreciated.

Wilmington is at the northern tip of the Del-Mar-Va peninsula, about 75 miles from Baltimore, about 30 miles from Philadelphia. The mall gets a lot of business because there is no sales tax in Delaware on clothes so a lot of people come there to shop. Mark is already planning a visit some weekend and take a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. Congratulations Paul!!