Category Archives: Ann Lewis

News from Frankfurt!

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Well, we are settling in to our new home in Frankfurt.  It’s been really really fun.  We love it here.  I’m writing now on my mission blog, if you want to find me, I’m here: https://ourfrankfurtgermanymission.blog/ I’ll check in here … Continue reading →

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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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Did we just step away and drop down?

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve been thinking about what it’s like to just walk away from our home and our stuff, with food left in the fridge and freezer, clothes in the closet, my office piles everywhere, and our lives not put away.  I … Continue reading →

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Annual Book Club Retreat 2023, Sundance

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

When we learned we’d be leaving on August 21st, I was really happy that I wouldn’t miss our annual book club retreat at our Sundance cabin.  When we bought this cabin about 25 years ago, one of my thoughts after … Continue reading →

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We are all He has to work with.

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve been thinking about last week when I went to buy the binding for my Stars in the Garden quilt. I started that quilt about 25 years ago and pulled most of the fabric for it then, only finishing it … Continue reading →

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