Monthly Archives: August 2023

Our Frankfurt Germany Mission Blog

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Our Frankfurt Germany Mission Blog As is my custom, I’ll be keeping a separate blog for our mission experiences which can be found here: https://wordpress.com/view/ourfrankfurtgermanymission.blog I’ll pop back over here from time to time with bits and pieces of things … Continue reading →

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My Bags are Packed, I’m Ready to Go!

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

It’s 10:30 p.m.  Tomorrow we depart.  My bags have been packed for a few days now.  John’s bags are still standing empty.  We’ve had visitors dropping by all day to wish us well.  It looks like we’ll use every inch … Continue reading →

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How we are preparing to depart

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

John and I go about preparing to leave in very different ways.  He’s been working all day every day in the yard, (granted we did have another wedding reception here last weekend).  He’s gotten every weed out, trimmed every bush, … Continue reading →

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I have my moments . . . again

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here’s a post I wrote in January 2015 as we were preparing to leave for 3 year to go to Yakima.  I woke this morning, remembering these words, feeling every single one of them again.  I’ve been feeling nostalgic all … Continue reading →

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The things we carry with us

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

So here’s another nostalgic thing we did this morning as we are preparing to depart.  We went down to pick out which travel-worn suitcases we’d use this time.  We ended up emptying the corner in our storage room that was … Continue reading →

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Evidence that I was here, that I loved and was loved.

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve been trying really hard this week to clean and organize my office, my work space.  The hard part is that some things need to go, or I might be called a Hoarder.  I buckled down today and did a … Continue reading →

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Stonewood 4th Ward August Cookie Walk

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Tonight was our neighborhood Cookie Walk.  This has been one of the most successful ward activities we’ve organized while we’ve headed the activities committee.  It’s been so much fun each month.  The kids love it, the parents love it.  Everyone … Continue reading →

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Our Church Communication Training in Salt Lake

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

We spent 2 days this week in Salt Lake being trained for our upcoming mission in the Area Office in Central Europe.  This board shows the couples like us all around the world who are doing this job.  We’ve now … Continue reading →

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Devastating Fire in Hawaii

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This beautiful little piece of paradise is no more.  My newsfeed this morning was filled with flames.  The town of Lahaina has burned to the ground. Here are 2 color photos of what it looked like yesterday and what it … Continue reading →

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Midway Quilters, saying farewell for awhile

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Who would have thought a few months ago when we started this little quilt group, that we’d all become such dear friends so quickly!  Today we met at the home of Kristen Sumsion in Park City.  She is a delight!  … Continue reading →

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