Category Archives: Ann Lewis

Stonewood Writing Group, weeks 35-44

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Below is the next installment of writing lessons from the Stonewood Writing Group.  You can read previous lessons here: The Stonewood Writing Group 2025 weeks 1-14 The Stonewood Writing Group, weeks 15-24 The Stonewood Writing Group, weeks 25-34 If you’d … Continue reading →

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Connect Your Dots

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

In 2005, Steve Jobs gave a commencement address at Stanford University.  He told the story of dropping out of college and taking a calligraphy class that later influenced the design of the Macintosh.  In this address he said: “You can’t … Continue reading →

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First Mennonite Bible School, ca. 1964

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This is the Reedley First Mennonite Church my family attended when I was a girl.  My Grandparents. Rudolf and Elsa Laemmlen, attended church after coming to America and moving to Reedley.  When their little 2-year-old daughter, Ruth died of pneumonia … Continue reading →

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And Our Lives Go On

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

After Mary Ellen’s Funeral today, we drove by our new home to see what was happening there.  When someone you love dies, it feels like all life should stop for a minute and take a pause and take in the … Continue reading →

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Mary Ellen Edmund’s Funeral 8 June 2026

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Mary Ellen’s Funeral Celebration was held today in Orem, Utah.  Family and friends gathered to give her a lovely sendoff.  Mary Ellen touched lives all around the world and changed us for good.  She was witty and clever.  She was … Continue reading →

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Stones upon Stones

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

“Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that used to define them are covered by moments of their own accomplishments. It is not until much later, … Continue reading →

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Fabric left from homemade clothing

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today’s sorting and thinning uncovered a box from my Jr. High years.  These are a few things I made.  The plaid bag held my New Testament while I was in Primary.  The maroon slippers were a knitting project when I … Continue reading →

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I do not take my life for granted.

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today I went for my Zometa infusion at the hospital in American Fork.  This is part of my cancer treatment.  I will have these infusions every 6 months as long as I’m taking my daily cancer drug (2 years left). … Continue reading →

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Farewell Mary Ellen Edmunds, Mentor, and Dearest Friend

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

It’s hard to imagine a world without Mary Ellen in it.  Today she went HOME.  I’ve been visiting her every week, loving every minute we spent together.  In the last week she became a little disoriented and tired.  This morning … Continue reading →

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“You’re all bothered out.”

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve sorted through miles of paper documents, notes, scraps and memories.  Today I found this note I jotted down  from something Adam said to me on 18 August 2018. I asked him where he was going.  His response:  “To bother … Continue reading →

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