By
Lena on July 4th, 2010
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This year, we went over to the Kochs along with a bunch of other families from church. Below are some of the pictures that I got from the evening (all photos that contain me were taken by Lydia):
Josh
Jessica
Micah
Naomi
Watching someone navigate the obstacle course, blindfolded.
Pete.
Evie on the swing
Caleb
Mr. S
Caitlin
Peter
Mrs. Seifert
Lydia and Karl
Rebekah, beautiful as always!
Maria
Dad
Mr. Mack
Heidi, Andra and I
Rebekah and I
Lovely girls and friends: Heidi, Andra, and Lydia
And, I have lots more, but I think other people will be posting some pictures so I’ll finish with this one (and if someone who didn’t get it, wants the album link, just email me or drop a comment).
I don’t think there are words that are adequate to describe this one…
Galena
By
Lena on June 1st, 2010
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A couple days ago, Mom, Johannes, Victor, and I headed down to California for a (really) quick trip to bring back my Grandma. I figured, seeing I don’t update much anyway, that I’d take the opportunity to make a blog post. We left Sunday morning and got back at 6:30 pm this evening. And the reason I’m doing one tonight is because I know that the longer I wait, the less likely it is I’ll make one. Besides I have school tomorrow!
This will be mainly in pictures – I’ll try and add a few explanations where necessary.
Still green and overcast. I think this was still in Washington.
Blue sky! For the rest of the trip until we left it was pretty much like this.
Passing through Oregon:
Entering California (I know – weird sign: I missed the actual “Welcome to California” one):
And the miles tick by… believe it or not, the trip actually went by pretty quickly: in fact it was the last half hour that was the hardest because we were almost there, but not quite.
Mt. Shasta
California is flat!
Sacramento!
Bad picture, but I snapped this for Lydia: see, we know of a place we can go to!
And we’ve arrived! This is a picture of my Grandma’s friend Monica, my Grandma, and my Mom:
After 1.5 hours of loading, they were ready to go! They left the day after we arrived at 10:30 am.
Mom
After the guys left I wandered around the campus and took pictures of everything.
Besides the college, the Christian Life Campus also has a high school, grade school, pre-school, church, bookstore, library, dormitories, and a radio center.
The High school
Radio center:
This is their “old” church building which they still use. It seats approximately 2,000 people:
The girl dormitories:
A rose I found:
The Hogue Library where my Grandma worked as a librarian:
They have some really old and neat books! It would have been wonderful to stay there for a while and just read everything but unfortunately I didn’t have time, so I took pictures instead:
This was a copy of a 1700s Encyclopedia. They had about 75 pages on Midwifery.
2 of the 3 volumes:
A copy of a 1611 King James Bible:
And a 15-something Geneva Bible:
The Haneys: founders of the whole campus:
The really old books:
These ones were about 110 years old:
After the library, we went over to the “new” church building. It reminded me a lot of Overlake Church in Redmond in the way it was built. Apparently it seats 6,000 people:
The Information Center:
Entering the Sanctuary:
The altar:
Some of the instruments: they also had a drum set (which you can see a little of to the right), guitar/bass, piano, and organ:
Front view from the stage:
Side views:
The front of the church:
And Grandma and I outside (as proof that I went):
And that’s all for now!
Galena
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Lena on May 23rd, 2010
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By
Lena on May 15th, 2010
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To my dear sister Greta!
You’re growing and maturing so much lately, and it’s such a blessing to have you as a sister! I love you!
Galena
P.S. And thanks for all the times you’ve surprised me and cleaned my room while I’ve been gone! 
By
Lena on May 9th, 2010
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Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
Thank-you so much for all the care, effort, love and patience that you have put into training me over the years. I know I’m far from being a perfect daughter but I greatly appreciate all you have done and continue to do. I love you!
By
Lena on March 27th, 2010
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This is what Iona was wearing this morning:
She was all set complete with sword, walking stick, food, money (aka aluminum foil), cape, “boots” and a great attitude. And even if the outfit and idea wasn’t strictly in keeping with the biblical idea of women being homemakers, she’s still the cutest squire I’ve ever seen.
Galena
By
Lena on March 7th, 2010
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Enjoying spring (well, almost – it looks like spring):
Baking: lately I’ve been experimenting with sourdough. This past week I tried English Muffins with Mrs. Seifert’s recipe.
Reading:
Studying:
Writing:
Listening (mainly to History and Law lectures):
Cycling:
This was taken on a ride from last Saturday up in Cedar Creek.
Sewing:
No, I don’t think that I usually look that self-possesed when I’m doing it. But maybe someday…
Music:
After a very long hiatus, I recently started practicing this again. Despite the fact that I’ve never had a strong passion for music, I have enjoyed picking it up again.
By
Lena on March 6th, 2010
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To a lovely, godly friend and honorary sister!
I hope your day is wonderful, Heidi!
