anglea-lange homefront news: Catching Up

After a week of vacation we came home (or at least I did) fairly exhausted! I do believe we are caught back up on our rest and back into our quiet routine.

(L to R) Doug, Morgan, Joel, Ike, Carylee,

Papa (Lowell), Granny (Barbara), Lisa, Sarah, Zac & Tom

Last Sunday evening we had the wonderful privilege of going to our dear friends, Doug and Carylee Meyers for a family picnic. It was so special they included my parents who decided to come to Ohio after our family vacation for a week. What an enjoyable evening we had together eating, laughing and reminiscing over our lives since college days! It was very special getting to meet Joel, Morgan's "friend" she met while working at Beulah Beach Christian Camp this summer in Vermilion, Ohio. What a great guy who loves the Lord and is serving Him in a neat camp ministry. We certainly missed our youngest boys, Jess and Matt...we'll have to do it again when everyone is accounted for!
Thanks again, Doug and Carylee for a special night.
Monday Tom had another Avastin infusion that went very smoothly and we were home in record time. It is so nice to know a wonderful meal would be delivered to us after a day at the hospital. We are so thankful to Mindy Barlow, who has delivered many wonderful meals to us over the past 18 months, and she was the "slot" filled for Monday.

Salad...

Chicken & Rice, Broccoli...

AND warm Banana Cake!

Thank You Mindy...it all was so delicious.

Tuesday Tom was thrilled to know Margaret Paparella would be coming to give him his massage! What a delight Margaret is and we are all becoming fast friends/family as she serves as Tom's therapist...not just a Christian massage therapist, BUT more importantly as a friend who brings much cheer, joy and laughter to our home...which makes her a "heart" therapist for both Tom and me! While she was here the previous time I was dismantling my electric knife that wouldn't "spit" the blades out. After getting the blades out and replacing them, they were stuck again. After dismantling it another time I realized a piece of plastic that would push the blades out was broken I tried to "jerry rig" it to work with hot glue and a toothpick...only to realized my quick fix wouldn't work! When Margaret appeared at the door she was holding a new electric knife! What a gem she is...thank you Margaret. Now when Thanksgiving rolls around I won't have to carve the turkey "manually"!

My "new" Electric Knife

De, Melissa, Susan, Nightingale & Lisa

Back in 2004 I had the privilege of leading a small ladies Bible Study on "The Age of Opportunity" by Paul Tripp, a biblical guide to parenting teens. There were eight ladies in this 12 week class that instantly bonded and drew closer to the Lord and each other over our time together on Thursday mornings. Sometime in July I was asked if we could have a "class reunion" and what date worked best for me? Well, that date was Thursday evening and five of us dear friends reunited for a delicious meal and fellowship in the beautiful home of De Davenport! How fast our time went as we enjoyed sharing what God is doing and has done over the past eight years. Several of us have watched a child get married, one becoming a grandmother, all of us watching children leave for college, several adjusting to "empty nest", dealing with aging parents, losing a parent, dealing with life altering situations and job changes...life. Each of us agreed that this life, with Christ at the center, is "an age of opportunity", and we are so thankful for the encouragement God, His Word and each other bring to the different life stages we are in. Thank you De for the amazing hospitality and for each of you sweet 'sisters' who bring joy to my heart...I love each of you!