A Long Fall

I have a belated prayer request.  Last Wednesday, after receiving the news of Grandpa’s death, my family learned that my Uncle Darrell, who is married to my dad’s sister Adeline and farms in Northern Iowa, fell 27 feet while working in the barn on Tuesday night.  Initially, he was taken to the hospital in Fort Dodge; but the orthopedic surgeon [...]

A Wedding Celebration and A Funeral

I find myself unexpectedly blogging away from home this evening. It began with a phone call early Wednesday morning conveying the news that my grandfather Jerry Austin had passed away during the night. After some quick arrangments and a few more phone calls, my parents and I left for the Des Moines area later that afternoon, where we [...]