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Family Photos

Christmas to New Year 2011

Merry christmas girls
Merry christmas girls
Christmas in their new house
My Las Vegas kids
My Las Vegas kids

Anika in her Christmas dress
Anika in her Christmas dress

Children's Pageant at St. Mary's church
Children's Pageant at St. Mary's church

Mom with Sabina in her Christmas dress
Mom with Sabina in her Christmas dress

hair fixing
hair fixing

Memie and Anika
Memie and Anika

OK, what's this all about?
OK, what's this all about?

Getting into this gift thing
Getting into this gift thing

OK big sister, show me how
OK big sister, show me how

Anika the carpenter
Anika the carpenter

Hey, it plays music
Hey, it plays music

Mom's surprise
Mom's surprise

Art stuff!
Art stuff!

Showing Papa how it's done
Showing Papa how it's done

Sabina
Sabina

How about a DVD?
How about a DVD?

See, I'm walking now
See, I'm walking now

Oma, Memie, Beth
Oma, Memie, Beth

Fun with new stuff
Fun with new stuff

Cool shades - they light up!!
Cool shades - they light up!!

Watching a Video
Watching a Video

Opa and Sabina
Opa and Sabina

Loves to climb
Loves to climb

Ready for dinner
Ready for dinner

Linus gets into the act
Linus gets into the act

Danna, our flying TN granddaughter
Danna, our flying TN granddaughter

Danna Gymnastics
Danna Gymnastics

Danna Gymnastics
Danna Gymnastics

Ed & Debbie's Christmas tree
Ed & Debbie's Christmas tree

Outside decorations
Outside decorations

Pictures

November & December 2011

Have a Heart for Kids Day
Have a Heart for Kids Day
A Rally at the WA state capital
Have a Heart for Kids Day Rally
Have a Heart for Kids Day Rally

Have a Heart for Kids Day Rally
Have a Heart for Kids Day Rally

Have a Heart for Kids Day Rally
Have a Heart for Kids Day Rally
Occupy This!!
Ani the protester
Ani the protester
"Have a Heart for Kids Day" at the WA state capital
Bina the protester
Bina the protester
Have a Heart for Kids Day
Have a Heart for Kids Rally
Have a Heart for Kids Rally

Anika & doll
Anika & doll
Anika and one of Debbie's cloth dolls
Black Lake
Black Lake
A winter morning in Olympia
Christmas cookies
Christmas cookies
Anika decorating cookies
Christmas cookies
Christmas cookies
Christmas cookies with Memie
2011 Christmas Decorations
2011 Christmas Decorations

Beth & Sabina
Beth & Sabina

Birthday cake
Birthday cake

Anika & Memie
Anika & Memie

Any more under here
Any more under here

Beep, Beep
Beep, Beep

Birthday cake
Birthday cake

Birthday party fun
Birthday party fun

Great cake, Mom
Great cake, Mom

Memie & Sabina
Memie & Sabina

Mom & Sabina
Mom & Sabina

Mom and the girls
Mom and the girls

Oma and Sabina
Oma and Sabina

Papa & Sabina
Papa & Sabina

Presents!
Presents!

Sabina's first Precious Moments
Sabina's first Precious Moments

Sabina's Wheels
Sabina's Wheels

Unwrapping presents
Unwrapping presents

Opa and Sabina
Opa and Sabina

Fall colors in Elbe, WA
Fall colors in Elbe, WA

First snow - Capital Forest
First snow - Capital Forest

German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elbe 1906
German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elbe 1906

La Grande Post Office - one of the last country PO
La Grande Post Office - one of the last country PO

Mt. Rainier gate
Mt. Rainier gate

Anika - first snow!
Anika - first snow!
Not enough for a snow man - this time
Mom & Sabina
Mom & Sabina

A visit with St Nicholas
A visit with St Nicholas

Sabina in Nancy's rocking chair
Sabina in Nancy's rocking chair

Sabina standing
Sabina standing

Saturday morning
Saturday morning

Thanksgiving Ani & Bina
Thanksgiving Ani & Bina

Thanksgiving Ani & Papa
Thanksgiving Ani & Papa

Thanksgiving Bina & Opa
Thanksgiving Bina & Opa

Thanksgiving family
Thanksgiving family

Thanksgiving Jello gigglers
Thanksgiving Jello gigglers

Thanksgiving Jello gigglers
Thanksgiving Jello gigglers

Thanksgiving Mama & Ani
Thanksgiving Mama & Ani

Thanksgiving mama & bina
Thanksgiving mama & bina

Thanksgiving Papa, Mama, Bina
Thanksgiving Papa, Mama, Bina

Hawaii

Honolulu - Epiphany church Hawaiian nativity
Honolulu - Epiphany church Hawaiian nativity

Honolulu - Epiphany church Peter & David
Honolulu - Epiphany church Peter & David

Honolulu - Epiphany Church
Honolulu - Epiphany Church

Peter & Ed
Peter & Ed

Waikiki scenery
Waikiki scenery

Honolulu - Princess Bernice
Honolulu - Princess Bernice

Honolulu International Market
Honolulu International Market

Honolulu International Market
Honolulu International Market

Honolulu International Market
Honolulu International Market

Honolulu International Market
Honolulu International Market

Waikiki
Waikiki

Waikiki
Waikiki

Waikiki
Waikiki

Waikiki
Waikiki

Waikiki
Waikiki

Waikiki
Waikiki

Waikiki
Waikiki

Waikiki  Diamond head
Waikiki Diamond head

Waikiki  Diamond Head
Waikiki Diamond Head

Seal showing off for the tourists
Seal showing off for the tourists

Waikiki bird boy
Waikiki bird boy

Waikiki Hale Koa military hotel
Waikiki Hale Koa military hotel

Peter minister of Communion
Peter minister of Communion

The Rev Peter Wu
The Rev Peter Wu

The Laying on of Hands
The Laying on of Hands

The Examination of the Candidates
The Examination of the Candidates

Bishop Fitzpatrick
Bishop Fitzpatrick

Mimi reading the Gospel in Cantonese
Mimi reading the Gospel in Cantonese

EAM pew
EAM pew
Asian ministry friends
St. Andrew's cathedral
St. Andrew's cathedral

Reception before the service
Reception before the service
Friendly folks and good food
Reception before the service
Reception before the service

St. Andrew's cathedral
St. Andrew's cathedral

Hang ten Jesus
Hang ten Jesus
Ever wonder how Jesus got out to the boat with the disciples during the storm - doesn't the Gospel account say the waves were high?
St. Andrew's cathedral stained glass window
St. Andrew's cathedral stained glass window

Peter Wu & Peter Ng
Peter Wu & Peter Ng
Ordination - Peter Wu & Peter Ng.JPG 2011-10-28
Hickam - rain storm coming
Hickam - rain storm coming

Hickam General's Row
Hickam General's Row

Hickam light house
Hickam light house
Didn't know we had an AF base with a lighthouse
Hickam looking to middle loch Pearl Harbor
Hickam looking to middle loch Pearl Harbor

Hickam along Pearl Harbor entrance
Hickam along Pearl Harbor entrance

Hickam - Missing Man memorial
Hickam - Missing Man memorial
Facing the entrance to Pearl Harbor
Hickam Pearl harbor looking out to sea
Hickam Pearl harbor looking out to sea

Hickam - mouth of Pearl Harbor
Hickam - mouth of Pearl Harbor

Hickam - Ed
Hickam - Ed
Missing Man memorial on Hickam
HIckam Missing Man memorial
HIckam Missing Man memorial

Hickam - view from breakfast
Hickam - view from breakfast

Hickam - breakfast guests
Hickam - breakfast guests
Breakfast at the Wright Brother's grill on Hickam AFB
Hickam - pearl harbor entrance
Hickam - pearl harbor entrance

Hickam - Flag pole circle
Hickam - Flag pole circle

Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph
Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph

Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph
Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph

Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph
Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph

Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph
Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph

Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph
Honolulu - Army museum - Battery Randolph

Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Banyan tree
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Carp pond
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Lobby
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Banyan tree below lobby
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
view from restaurant
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel

Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel

Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Honolulu - Hale Koa hotel
Beach view
Honolulu - Mimi Wu & Ed
Honolulu - Mimi Wu & Ed
In St. Andrew's Cathdral
Honolulu - Mimi Wu & Peter Ng
Honolulu - Mimi Wu & Peter Ng
In St. Andrew's cathedral
Honolulu - St. Andrew's
Honolulu - St. Andrew's

Honolulu - St. Andrew's
Honolulu - St. Andrew's

Honolulu - Aloha Oe author
Honolulu - Aloha Oe author
Queen Liliuokalani
Honolulu - House next to Cathedral
Honolulu - House next to Cathedral

Honolulu State Capital
Honolulu State Capital

Honolulu State Capital
Honolulu State Capital

Honolulu State Capital
Honolulu State Capital
Statue of Father Damien - worker with Lepers
Honolulu State Capital
Honolulu State Capital

Honolulu State Capital
Honolulu State Capital

Honolulu Viet Nam & Korea memorial
Honolulu Viet Nam & Korea memorial

Honolulu Iolani Palace - Garrison
Honolulu Iolani Palace - Garrison

Honolulu Iolani Palace
Honolulu Iolani Palace

Honolulu Iolani Palace
Honolulu Iolani Palace

Honolulu Iolani Palace
Honolulu Iolani Palace

Honolulu Iolani Palace
Honolulu Iolani Palace

Honolulu Territorial Office Building
Honolulu Territorial Office Building

Honolulu - Banyan tree next to Supreme court
Honolulu - Banyan tree next to Supreme court

Honolulu - King Kamehameha - State Supreme Court bld
Honolulu - King Kamehameha - State Supreme Court bld

Honolulu - King Kamehameha
Honolulu - King Kamehameha

Sandy beach overlook
Sandy beach overlook

Sandy Beach overlook
Sandy Beach overlook

Sandy Beach overlook
Sandy Beach overlook

Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach

Hawaii Kai
Hawaii Kai

Banyan tree
Banyan tree

Koolau mountains
Koolau mountains

Waiahole park
Waiahole park

Waiahole park
Waiahole park

Waiahole park
Waiahole park

Kaneohe bay
Kaneohe bay

Kaneohe bay
Kaneohe bay

Old building
Old building

1916 building
1916 building

1916 building
1916 building

Banyan tree
Banyan tree
A very old Banyan tree
Old building
Old building

Laie Point
Laie Point

Mokolii Island
Mokolii Island

Laie Point
Laie Point

Laie Point
Laie Point

Laie Point
Laie Point

Laie Point
Laie Point

Laie Point
Laie Point

Laie Point
Laie Point

Waiahole beach fisherman
Waiahole beach fisherman

Waiahole beach
Waiahole beach

Waiahole beach
Waiahole beach

Waiahole beach
Waiahole beach

Lunch at Keneke's in Waimanalo
Lunch at Keneke's in Waimanalo

Waiahole beach
Waiahole beach

Waiahole beach
Waiahole beach

Roadside shops
Roadside shops

Koolau mountains near Waimanalo
Koolau mountains near Waimanalo

Pupukea beach
Pupukea beach

Pupukea beach
Pupukea beach
Unbeatable scenery
Pupukea beach
Pupukea beach

Pupukea beach
Pupukea beach

48 chevy
48 chevy
1 year older than my first car
Haleiwa
Haleiwa

North Coast
North Coast

Coffee field
Coffee field

Pineapple field
Pineapple field

Ford Is - Tower
Ford Is - Tower

Ford Is - Air Museum Hangar 79
Ford Is - Air Museum Hangar 79

Ford Is - Air Museum Huey
Ford Is - Air Museum Huey

Ford Is - Air Museum Ed
Ford Is - Air Museum Ed

Ford Is - Air Museum Dolittle's B-25
Ford Is - Air Museum Dolittle's B-25

Ford Is - Air Museum Japanese Bomber
Ford Is - Air Museum Japanese Bomber

USS Arizona
USS Arizona

USS Arizona ED
USS Arizona ED

USS Missouri - Ford Is
USS Missouri - Ford Is

USS Arizona flag
USS Arizona flag

USS Arizona marker
USS Arizona marker

USS Arizona tower
USS Arizona tower

USS Arizona flag
USS Arizona flag

USS Arizona oil slick
USS Arizona oil slick

USS Arizona under water
USS Arizona under water

USS Arizona submerged parts
USS Arizona submerged parts

USS Arizona wall
USS Arizona wall

USS Arizona oil slick
USS Arizona oil slick

USS Arizona oil slick
USS Arizona oil slick

USS Arizona forward gun turret
USS Arizona forward gun turret

USS Arizona
USS Arizona

USS Arizona boat ride
USS Arizona boat ride

Pearl Harbor Park Arizona bell
Pearl Harbor Park Arizona bell

Pearl Harbor Park crossroads
Pearl Harbor Park crossroads

Pearl Harbor Park map
Pearl Harbor Park map

Pearl Harbor Park
Pearl Harbor Park

USS Bowfin gangway
USS Bowfin gangway

Japanese 1 man sub
Japanese 1 man sub

Anti aircraft gun
Anti aircraft gun

Arizona memorial through Bowfin gun sight
Arizona memorial through Bowfin gun sight

USS MIssouri through Bowfin gun sight
USS MIssouri through Bowfin gun sight

USS Bowfin looking to Ford Is
USS Bowfin looking to Ford Is

USS Bowfin Ed
USS Bowfin Ed

USS Bowfin aft torpedo
USS Bowfin aft torpedo

USS Bowfin engineering
USS Bowfin engineering

USS Bowfin mess hall
USS Bowfin mess hall

USS Bowfin Ed at the helm
USS Bowfin Ed at the helm

USS Bowfin fwd torpedo
USS Bowfin fwd torpedo

USS Bowfin gun
USS Bowfin gun

USS Bowfin
USS Bowfin

Pearl Harbor  map
Pearl Harbor map

Pearl Harbor Historic Sites
Pearl Harbor Historic Sites

PACAF HQ
PACAF HQ
I served in PACAF for years and this is the first time I've seen the HQ
Sunrise over the old hangars at Hickam
Sunrise over the old hangars at Hickam
DSC02532.JPG 2011-10-25
Sunrise at Hickam AFB
Sunrise at Hickam AFB

Early Fall family photos

Melissa
Melissa

Melissa's graduation photo
Melissa's graduation photo

Anika in costume
Anika in costume

Dragon on my porch
Dragon on my porch

Sabina standing
Sabina standing

Braden - oct 11
Braden - oct 11

Braden pumpin
Braden pumpin

Did you say candy
Did you say candy

Eddie & Emily
Eddie & Emily

Halloween - Debbie
Halloween - Debbie

Halloween - Ed & Debbie
Halloween - Ed & Debbie

Halloween girls
Halloween girls

Halloween goodies
Halloween goodies

Halloween is hard work
Halloween is hard work

Halloween cookies
Halloween cookies

Anika the baker
Anika the baker

Sabina
Sabina

Cookin' with Memie
Cookin' with Memie

Carving the pumpkin
Carving the pumpkin

Opa & Anika
Opa & Anika

Finished product
Finished product

Swinging Sabina
Swinging Sabina

Swinging Sabina
Swinging Sabina

Decorating cookies
Decorating cookies

Jenna & Jerilee
Jenna & Jerilee

Jordan - girl scouts
Jordan - girl scouts

Jordan at pet shelter
Jordan at pet shelter

Jenna's 10th birthday
Jenna's 10th birthday

Danna, Riley, Braden
Danna, Riley, Braden

Payullup river - urban combat fishing
Payullup river - urban combat fishing

Payullup river - a salmon catch
Payullup river - a salmon catch

Opa's birthday picnic
Opa's birthday picnic

Opa's birthday picnic
Opa's birthday picnic

Papa and the girls
Papa and the girls

Opa's birthday picnic
Opa's birthday picnic

Opa's birthday present
Opa's birthday present
Doesn't take much to please an old retired guy
Opa's birthday picnic
Opa's birthday picnic

Opa's birthday
Opa's birthday

Anika's sunflowers
Anika's sunflowers

Ani swinging
Ani swinging

Ani on the slide
Ani on the slide

play dough
play dough

hangin at the mall
hangin at the mall

lunch at Red Robbin - Yuum
lunch at Red Robbin - Yuum

Chehalis river - Florian
Chehalis river - Florian

Chehails river - Captain Ed
Chehails river - Captain Ed

Baking Halloween cookies
Baking Halloween cookies

Memie & Anika


Thomas the Train is very interesting
Thomas the Train is very interesting

Anika swinging little sister
Anika swinging little sister

Decorating Halloween cookies
Decorating Halloween cookies

Wedding Anniversary Trip around the Olympic Peninsula

Hwy 101 going north
Hwy 101 going north

Port Angeles
Port Angeles

Port Angeles Ferry Dock
Port Angeles Ferry Dock

Port Angeles
Port Angeles

Downtown park


Port Angeles - Ed
Port Angeles - Ed

Port Angeles - Debbie
Port Angeles - Debbie

Hurricane ridge road
Hurricane ridge road

Hurricane Ridge look toward Mt. Baker
Hurricane Ridge look toward Mt. Baker

Hurricane Ridge look toward Mt. Baker
Hurricane Ridge look toward Mt. Baker

Hurricane Ridge Tunnel
Hurricane Ridge Tunnel

Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge

Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge

Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge

Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge

Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge

Hurricane Ridge - Port Angeles & Vancouver in the distance
Hurricane Ridge - Port Angeles & Vancouver in the distance

Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge

Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge

Port Angeles - CoHo Ferry to Vancouver
Port Angeles - CoHo Ferry to Vancouver

37th Anniversary Dinner
37th Anniversary Dinner

Port Angeles sunrise
Port Angeles sunrise

Port Angeles - Sunrise
Port Angeles - Sunrise

Port Angeles
Port Angeles

Port Angeles
Port Angeles

Port Angeles
Port Angeles

Port Angeles
Port Angeles

Port Angeles
Port Angeles

Port Angeles - Ed
Port Angeles - Ed

Crescent Lake
Crescent Lake

Hoh Rain Forest - casualty of technology
Hoh Rain Forest - casualty of technology

Hoh Rain Forest
Hoh Rain Forest

Hoh Rain Forest
Hoh Rain Forest

Hoh Rain Forest Giant Spruce 550 years old
Hoh Rain Forest Giant Spruce 550 years old

Hoh Rain Forest Giant Spruce 550 years old
Hoh Rain Forest Giant Spruce 550 years old

Hoh River
Hoh River

Hoh Rain Forest
Hoh Rain Forest

Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast

Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast

Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast

Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast

Lake Quinault Lodge
Lake Quinault Lodge
Where Beth and Florian were married 9 years ago
Lake Quinault Lodge
Lake Quinault Lodge

Lake Quinault Lodge
Lake Quinault Lodge

Summer Time - Home & Travels

Chehails river - Captain Ed
Chehails river - Captain Ed
Salmon fishing on the Chehails river
Danna, Riley, Braden
Danna, Riley, Braden
A summer photo
Beth, Anika, Sabina during their Germany trip
Beth, Anika, Sabina during their Germany trip

Florian and his Oma with Sabina and Anika
Florian and his Oma with Sabina and Anika

Mother & Eddie
Mother & Eddie

Ed & Debbie at Ed's 66th Birthday Picnic
Ed & Debbie at Ed's 66th Birthday Picnic

Tammy, Ed, Debbie
Tammy, Ed, Debbie

MHAFB Crew
MHAFB Crew
Brenda, Mike, Sam, Ed, Tammy, Debbie, Pam, Chuck
Tammy & her general
Tammy & her general

Tammy & her Mom
Tammy & her Mom

Tammy, Mike & the General
Tammy, Mike & the General

Tammy & Mike
Tammy & Mike

Tammy & her boys
Tammy & her boys

Tammy's Retirement ceremony
Tammy's Retirement ceremony

Chuck & Pam
Chuck & Pam

Brenda & Darrell
Brenda & Darrell

Tammy's Retirement dinner
Tammy's Retirement dinner

Ed at Tammy's retirement dinner
Ed at Tammy's retirement dinner

MHAFB Combat support center
MHAFB Combat support center
Where Ed worked the last year of his AF career
MHAFB - Old CBPO building
MHAFB - Old CBPO building
Where Ed worked from 1985 - 1988
MHAFB - 6B Elm St our home from 1985 - 1990
MHAFB - 6B Elm St our home from 1985 - 1990

Debbie & Doris at St. James' church, Mt Home
Debbie & Doris at St. James' church, Mt Home

Ed & Debbie Mt. Home
Ed & Debbie Mt. Home
St. James' Episcopal Church
Maryhill museum
Maryhill museum
Hwy 14, above the Columbia river
Idaho sunrise
Idaho sunrise

I 84 south of Mt. Home


Columbia river
Columbia river

Columbia river
Columbia river

HWY 14, along Columbia river
HWY 14, along Columbia river

Utah rain storm
Utah rain storm

Wyoming skies
Wyoming skies

Columbia River - WA side
Columbia River - WA side

Wyoming skies
Wyoming skies

Anika at VBS
Anika at VBS
Crafts at Vacation Bible School
VBS
VBS
Creativity at VBS
VBS
VBS
Snack time
Anika's new flashlight
Anika's new flashlight

Anika summer bike ride
Anika summer bike ride

Hells canyon park, Lewiston, ID
Hells canyon park, Lewiston, ID
With our friends Ray & Nancy
Debbie in Leavenworth, WA
Debbie in Leavenworth, WA

Ed in Leavenworth, WA
Ed in Leavenworth, WA

Leavenworth hills
Leavenworth hills

Lewis & Clark canoe replica
Lewis & Clark canoe replica

Lewiston hill
Lewiston hill

Memie & Sabina
Memie & Sabina

Papa & Anika picking spinach
Papa & Anika picking spinach

New summer hat
New summer hat

Dressed up for Military Recognition day at St. Mary's Church, Lakewood
Dressed up for Military Recognition day at St. Mary's Church, Lakewood

Sabina on July 4th
Sabina on July 4th

Anika & Sabina
Anika & Sabina

Sabina in Opa's yard
Sabina in Opa's yard

"Smile Sabina"
"Smile Sabina"

Double the fun
Double the fun

An ice cream cone
An ice cream cone

Opa with the WA granddaughters
Opa with the WA granddaughters

Trip to Tennessee & Louisiana

Casey Jones locomotive
Casey Jones locomotive
Casey Jones Museum, Jackson, TN
Casey Jones home
Casey Jones home

Hobo language
Hobo language
Exhibit in Casey Jones Museum I remember seeing Hobos in Monroe, LA along the railroad tracks in 1960
Casey Jones museum
Casey Jones museum
Casey Jones museum, Jackson, TN
Mother, Betty, Donald, Eldwin
Mother, Betty, Donald, Eldwin
Mother and three of the Lovelady siblings
Donald, Betty, Eldwin
Donald, Betty, Eldwin

Donald cooking bambi steaks
Donald cooking bambi steaks

Chennault aviation and military museum
Chennault aviation and military museum
Chennault aviation and military museum, Monroe, LA
Chennault aviation and military museum
Chennault aviation and military museum

Ed - Chennault aviation and military museum
Ed - Chennault aviation and military museum

Mother - Chennault aviation and military museum
Mother - Chennault aviation and military museum

Griffin family
Griffin family

Ed & Debbie, Braden, Danna, Riley
Ed & Debbie, Braden, Danna, Riley

TN Magnolia bloom
TN Magnolia bloom

Riley the gardner
Riley the gardner

Braden the gardner
Braden the gardner

Wendy & her garden
Wendy & her garden

Sewanee gate
Sewanee gate
Entrance to the domain of The University of The South
St. Mary's Convent
St. Mary's Convent

St. Mary's
St. Mary's
St. Mary's convent chapel
54 Carolina circle, Sewanee
54 Carolina circle, Sewanee
Our home 1990 - 1993
Sewanee Chapel
Sewanee Chapel
University All Saints' Chapel
Sewanee Cross
Sewanee Cross

Sewanee Chapel of the Apostles'
Sewanee Chapel of the Apostles'
Sewanee Seminary Chapel of the Apostles'
Riley
Riley
Riley's school buddies
Riley's 4th grade graduation
Riley's 4th grade graduation

Trip to Texas, May 2011

Memie's birthday cake
Memie's birthday cake

Jenna, Jordan, and Memie


Memie, Jenna & Jordan
Memie, Jenna & Jordan

Jenna the Jazz dancer
Jenna the Jazz dancer

Jordan's newly hatched butterflies
Jordan's newly hatched butterflies

Helping with yard work
Helping with yard work

Landscaping - a family project
Landscaping - a family project

Jordan's rock collection
Jordan's rock collection

Finished project
Finished project

Finished project
Finished project

Father & Son reunion
Father & Son reunion

Ed & Eddie


Eddie, Debbie, Ed
Eddie, Debbie, Ed

Jerilee, Eddie, Debbie
Jerilee, Eddie, Debbie

Eddie, Tammy, Jordan
Eddie, Tammy, Jordan

Jenna & Jordan with Uncle Eddie
Jenna & Jordan with Uncle Eddie

Jenna & Jordan
Jenna & Jordan

Jordan's Art Show
Jordan's Art Show

Jordan's Art on display
Jordan's Art on display
School District Art show
Mother's Day
Mother's Day

Jerilee's singing mother's day card


Memie's Mother's day gifts
Memie's Mother's day gifts

Debbie, Jordan, Jenna


Mother's Day Family photo
Mother's Day Family photo

Mother's Day
Mother's Day

Ed & Debbie


Commencement of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
Commencement of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Commencement of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
Commencement of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Commencement of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
Commencement of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Robert M. Ayres, Jr. Receiving the Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) Degree


Emma Jean Gregory
Emma Jean Gregory

Receiving her Master of Divinity degree


Emma Jean Gregory & Ed
Emma Jean Gregory & Ed

Washington Springtime - 2011

Clam digging with the girls
Clam digging with the girls
Grayland, WA
Sabina's first clam dig
Sabina's first clam dig

Fun to splash in the water
Fun to splash in the water

Beach at low tide
Beach at low tide

Got one!
Got one!

A family affair
A family affair

Anika and her red shovel
Anika and her red shovel

Sisters
Sisters

Anika placing the new stepping stone she made
Anika placing the new stepping stone she made
Opa's rock garden
Easter egg coloring
Easter egg coloring

Easter eggs are fun
Easter eggs are fun

A little help from Memie
A little help from Memie

This one, just right
This one, just right

Eddie & Tammy
Eddie & Tammy
March 2011
Mother & Eddie
Mother & Eddie
March 2011
Anika & Beth
Anika & Beth
April 2011
Sabina & Florian
Sabina & Florian
April 2011
Nap Time
Nap Time
Sabina & Milo - April 2011
Watching Elmo's adventures
Watching Elmo's adventures
April 2011
Intense
Intense
April 2011
Anika's 3rd birthday
Anika's 3rd birthday

Dancing to Amy's music
Dancing to Amy's music

Happy Birthday Song
Happy Birthday Song

Our Washington Girls
Our Washington Girls

Beth, Catherine, Sabina
Beth, Catherine, Sabina

Jamestown HS reunion


Beth, Catherine, Amelia
Beth, Catherine, Amelia

Jamestown HS reunion


Amy, Anika, Nick
Amy, Anika, Nick

The Jamestown HS "gang"
The Jamestown HS "gang"

Anika at the computer
Anika at the computer

Sabina - 3 months
Sabina - 3 months

Sabina - 4 months
Sabina - 4 months

Debbie & Beth's birthday dinner
Debbie & Beth's birthday dinner

Opa, Memie, Sabina


Explaining Memie's gift
Explaining Memie's gift

Amy & Lauren join the celebration
Amy & Lauren join the celebration

Take a look, Papa
Take a look, Papa

Ready for Birthday cake
Ready for Birthday cake

Sabina, Mama, Papa
Sabina, Mama, Papa

Opa & Sabina
Opa & Sabina

Memie and the WA granddaughters
Memie and the WA granddaughters

Enough snow for a snowman
Enough snow for a snowman

Danna, Riley, Braden
Danna, Riley, Braden

Mar 2011


Braden - Mar 2011
Braden - Mar 2011

Opa & Anika in the pool
Opa & Anika in the pool

April Road Trip to Trinity Site & LV

El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, NM
El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, NM

Brianna Johnson & Ed
Brianna Johnson & Ed
One of Ed's "Kids" from St. Luke's church, Jamestown, NY
1 am from the Stratosphere in LV
1 am from the Stratosphere in LV

Found the Easter Bunny in LV
Found the Easter Bunny in LV

Mt Shasta
Mt Shasta
Spring snow storm
Mt Shasta snow
Mt Shasta snow

CA Snow
CA Snow

Cruzin
Cruzin

NV desert
NV desert

Holy Child family
Holy Child family

Holy child kids
Holy child kids

Ed & Debbie with Beth, Gene, Matthew Pokorny
Ed & Debbie with Beth, Gene, Matthew Pokorny

Gene, Beth, Matthew Pokorny
Gene, Beth, Matthew Pokorny

Dinner with All Saints' friends
Dinner with All Saints' friends

Dinner with All Saints friends
Dinner with All Saints friends

Ed & Debbie in Stratosphere casino
Ed & Debbie in Stratosphere casino
LV Ed & Debbie.JPG 2011-04-05
Bernardo & Dolores
Bernardo & Dolores
LV friends
Bernardo, Ed, Debbie
Bernardo, Ed, Debbie

Bernardo, Dolores, Debbie
Bernardo, Dolores, Debbie

LV City center tram
LV City center tram

LV City center Casino
LV City center Casino

LV City center Ed
LV City center Ed

LV City center Debbie
LV City center Debbie

Stratosphere tower
Stratosphere tower
View from our room
Very Large array Magadelina, NM
Very Large array Magadelina, NM

Very Large array
Very Large array

Very Large array
Very Large array

Very Large array
Very Large array

Very Large array
Very Large array

Very Large array
Very Large array

Trinity Site West instrument shelter
Trinity Site West instrument shelter

Trinity Site West instrument shelter
Trinity Site West instrument shelter

Trinity Site West instrument shelter
Trinity Site West instrument shelter

Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse time capsule
Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse time capsule

Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse plaque
Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse plaque

Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse water pump tower
Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse water pump tower

Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse
Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse

Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse
Trinity Site McDonald ranchhouse

Ed @ Trinity Site
Ed @ Trinity Site

Trinity Site parking lot
Trinity Site parking lot

Trinity Site
Trinity Site

Trinity Site "Fat Boy" casing
Trinity Site "Fat Boy" casing

Trinity Site Ground Zero shelter
Trinity Site Ground Zero shelter

Trinity photo
Trinity photo

Trinity photo
Trinity photo

Trinity photo
Trinity photo

Trinity Site ground zero tower base
Trinity Site ground zero tower base

Trinity Site Ground Zero marker
Trinity Site Ground Zero marker

Ed at Ground Zero
Ed at Ground Zero

Ground Zero
Ground Zero

Trinity Site Ground Zero shelter
Trinity Site Ground Zero shelter

Trinity Site Ground Zero entrance
Trinity Site Ground Zero entrance

Trinity Site "Jumbo" bomb casing
Trinity Site "Jumbo" bomb casing
The casing in which the Trinity device was housed
Trinity Jumbo marker
Trinity Jumbo marker



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Trinity gate1.JPG
Trinity gate1.JPG 2011-04-02
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Trinity sunrise8.JPG
Trinity sunrise8.JPG 2011-04-02
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Trinity sunrise7.JPG
Trinity sunrise7.JPG 2011-04-02
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Trinity sunrise6.JPG
Trinity sunrise6.JPG 2011-04-02
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Trinity gate3.JPG
Trinity gate3.JPG 2011-04-02
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Trinity sunrise5.JPG
Trinity sunrise5.JPG 2011-04-02
Stallion Gate to Trinity Site at sunrise
Stallion Gate to Trinity Site at sunrise

Desert sunrise
Desert sunrise

Desert sunrise
Desert sunrise

Desert sunrise
Desert sunrise

Desert sunrise
Desert sunrise

Trinity historical marker
Trinity historical marker

Trinity historical marker
Trinity historical marker

NM Rest Area
NM Rest Area
Interesting design too bad it wasn't clean and well maintained
NM highway
NM highway

CO snow tunnel
CO snow tunnel

Tunnel in the Rockies
Tunnel in the Rockies

Local Resident
Local Resident

First time I've seen a live mountain goat in the wild


CO mountain town
CO mountain town

CO mountain creek
CO mountain creek
HYW 550 in Western CO
CO mountains
CO mountains

UT desert
UT desert
Central UT

2010 Family photos

Advent tree
Advent tree

Anika on the computer
Anika on the computer

Making Christmas cookies with Memie
Making Christmas cookies with Memie

Sabina's first Christmas
Sabina's first Christmas

Sisters
Sisters

Jerilee, Jenna, Jordan
Jerilee, Jenna, Jordan

Florian & Anika
Florian & Anika

Memie with the girls
Memie with the girls

New winter hat
New winter hat

Making Pizza with Papa & Brian
Making Pizza with Papa & Brian

Leischner Pizza shop
Leischner Pizza shop

A dip in the pool
A dip in the pool

The girls
The girls
Sabina, Beth, Anika, Jerilee, Jenna, Jordan
A big cedar in the Olympia Natl forest
A big cedar in the Olympia Natl forest

Florian & Brian
Florian & Brian

Aunt Titi & Anika
Aunt Titi & Anika

Rocks in the water
Rocks in the water

Ruby Beach on the Pacific
Ruby Beach on the Pacific

Forks, WA
Forks, WA
For our "Twilight" fans
Forks
Forks

O'Connor family
O'Connor family

A memory box for Jerilee
A memory box for Jerilee

Memie with the girls
Memie with the girls
Exploring memories from Jerilee's growing up years
Aunt Titi & Sabina
Aunt Titi & Sabina

Proud grandparents
Proud grandparents
1/2 of our grandchildren: Jordan, Anika, Sabina, Jordan
Granddad & Memie with the O'Connor girls
Granddad & Memie with the O'Connor girls

Tammy - a friend from Mt. Home years
Tammy - a friend from Mt. Home years

Tammy with the girls
Tammy with the girls

Anika & the Christmas cat, Milo
Anika & the Christmas cat, Milo

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gatlinburg 8-10.jpg
gatlinburg 8-10.jpg 2010-12-02
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gatlinburg2 8-10.jpg
gatlinburg2 8-10.jpg 2010-12-02
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gatlinburg3 8-10.jpg
gatlinburg3 8-10.jpg 2010-12-02
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gatlinburg4 8-10.jpg
gatlinburg4 8-10.jpg 2010-12-02
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griffin camp.jpg
griffin camp.jpg 2010-12-02
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griffin camp1.jpg
griffin camp1.jpg 2010-12-02
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griffin famiily framed.jpg
griffin famiily framed.jpg 2010-10-23
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IMG_2171.jpg
IMG_2171.jpg 2010-10-22
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IMG_2239.jpg
IMG_2239.jpg 2010-10-23
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IMG_2252.jpg
IMG_2252.jpg 2010-10-23
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IMG_2254.jpg
IMG_2254.jpg 2010-10-23
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IMG_2255.jpg
IMG_2255.jpg 2010-10-23
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IMG_2266.jpg
IMG_2266.jpg 2010-10-23
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brian & jerilee 9 - 10.jpg
brian & jerilee 9 - 10.jpg 2010-12-02
Jenna & jordan 9-10.jpg
Jenna & jordan 9-10.jpg
Jenna & jordan 9-10.jpg 2010-12-02
Jenna-aug10.jpg
Jenna-aug10.jpg
Jenna-aug10.jpg 2010-12-02
Jordan-aug10.jpg
Jordan-aug10.jpg
Jordan-aug10.jpg 2010-09-09
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Oconnors 9-10 framed.jpg
Oconnors 9-10 framed.jpg 2010-12-02

Summer & Early Fall

Papa & Anika
Papa & Anika

Crazy about big machines
Crazy about big machines

Opa's 65th Birthday
Opa's 65th Birthday
Messages in a bottle from all the grandkids
A big birthday card
A big birthday card

Florian, Anika, Ed
Florian, Anika, Ed

Hand made cards from grandkids - nothing more wonderful!
Hand made cards from grandkids - nothing more wonderful!

Bubbles on the front porch
Bubbles on the front porch

a little gardening
a little gardening

Budding photographer
Budding photographer

Fun at kindergym
Fun at kindergym

Kindergym friends
Kindergym friends

Some new paint in our house
Some new paint in our house

Pictures up - only took a year
Pictures up - only took a year

Family gallery
Family gallery

First sleep over with Opa & Memie
First sleep over with Opa & Memie

Relaxin' in her rocking chair
Relaxin' in her rocking chair

Halloween cookies
Halloween cookies

A little help from Memie
A little help from Memie

Got to be just right
Got to be just right

Ah' the fruits of our labors
Ah' the fruits of our labors

Checking the baby's heartbeat
Checking the baby's heartbeat

A new bed for Anika's baby
A new bed for Anika's baby

All tucked in for the night
All tucked in for the night

Anika's big girl room
Anika's big girl room

Bed set up for the new baby
Bed set up for the new baby

Riley, Braden, Danna
Riley, Braden, Danna

Jenna & Jordan
Jenna & Jordan

Road Trip - Jan - Feb 2010

Road warrior
Road warrior

Our 2001 Chevy Impala took us on this 6,656 mile, 29 day trip without missing a beat and it only has 155,000 miles on it.  I believe this was it's 4th cross-country trip.


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Utah sawtooth mts.JPG
Utah sawtooth mts.JPG 2010-02-16
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Wyoming Great Plains.JPG
Wyoming Great Plains.JPG 2010-02-15
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Wyoming skies3.JPG
Wyoming skies3.JPG 2010-02-16
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Wyoming skies6.JPG
Wyoming skies6.JPG 2010-02-16
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Nebraska North Platte.JPG
Nebraska North Platte.JPG 2010-02-15
Gateway to the West
Gateway to the West
St Louis Arch
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Nashville - Braden5.jpg
Nashville - Braden5.jpg 2010-02-08
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Nashville - Braden & Scooter.JPG
Nashville - Braden & Scooter.JPG 2010-02-11
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Nashville - family1.JPG
Nashville - family1.JPG 2010-02-12
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Nashville - Granddad, Memie & grandkids1.JPG
Nashville - Granddad, Memie & grandkids1.JPG 2010-02-12
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Nashville - grandkids.JPG
Nashville - grandkids.JPG 2010-02-11
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Nashville - grandkids2.JPG
Nashville - grandkids2.JPG 2010-02-12
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Nashville - Jason & Danna.JPG
Nashville - Jason & Danna.JPG 2010-02-12
Nashville - Braden in Granddad's hat
Nashville - Braden in Granddad's hat

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Nashville - Riley's picture.JPG
Nashville - Riley's picture.JPG 2010-02-11
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Nashville - snow day.jpg
Nashville - snow day.jpg 2010-02-09
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Nashville - Riley - snow day.jpg
Nashville - Riley - snow day.jpg 2010-02-09
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Nashville - Memie & Danna sewing.jpg
Nashville - Memie & Danna sewing.jpg 2010-02-09
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Nashville - Braden3.jpg
Nashville - Braden3.jpg 2010-02-09
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Nashville - Braden2.jpg
Nashville - Braden2.jpg 2010-02-09
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nashville - Danna & Braden.jpg
nashville - Danna & Braden.jpg 2010-02-09
Nashville - Wendy & Braden.jpg
Nashville - Wendy & Braden.jpg
Nashville - Wendy & Braden.jpg 2010-02-08
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Monroe - Eldwin & Mother.JPG
Monroe - Eldwin & Mother.JPG 2010-02-06
Louisiana Seafood restaurant
Louisiana Seafood restaurant

Years ago it was the local fresh fish market


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Monroe - Vicki, Donakd, Mother.JPG
Monroe - Vicki, Donakd, Mother.JPG 2010-02-06
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Monroe - Donald's camp6.JPG
Monroe - Donald's camp6.JPG 2010-02-05
Donald at the grill
Donald at the grill

Is that Possom?


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Monroe - Donald's camp3.JPG
Monroe - Donald's camp3.JPG 2010-02-05
Ed & Seymour
Ed & Seymour

Seymour the camp guard dog


Ouachita river at flood stage
Ouachita river at flood stage

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Monroe - Betty, Eldwin, Mother.JPG
Monroe - Betty, Eldwin, Mother.JPG 2010-02-04
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Monroe - Emily & Donald.JPG
Monroe - Emily & Donald.JPG 2010-02-03
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Monroe - Alison, Emily, Zach, Vicki, Donald.JPG
Monroe - Alison, Emily, Zach, Vicki, Donald.JPG 2010-02-03
Monroe - Zach, Emily, Vicki, Donald.JPG
Monroe - Zach, Emily, Vicki, Donald.JPG
Monroe - Zach, Emily, Vicki, Donald.JPG 2010-02-03
Monroe - Vicki.JPG
Monroe - Vicki.JPG
Monroe - Vicki.JPG 2010-02-02
Lovelady, Texas
Lovelady, Texas

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Monroe - Donald & Eldwin.JPG
Monroe - Donald & Eldwin.JPG 2010-02-03
Lovelady, Texas
Lovelady, Texas

Yes, there is really such a place


Lovelady, Texas
Lovelady, Texas
City Hall
Ed, Debbie, Chuck, Pam
Ed, Debbie, Chuck, Pam

In front of the Alamo


The Alamo
The Alamo

Chuck & Pam
Chuck & Pam

Chuck was my supervisor at my last Air Force assignment, 20 years ago.


San Antonio River Walk
San Antonio River Walk

Boat ride down the river


Winkley Elementary school
Winkley Elementary school

Jenna & Jordans' school


Jenna's class project
Jenna's class project

Science fair project gets an award


Jordan's class project
Jordan's class project

Science fair project gets honorable mention


Jordan & Jenna
Jordan & Jenna

Birthday dinner at Kobe beef restaurant
Birthday dinner at Kobe beef restaurant

Jenna
Jenna

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Memie, Jordan, Jenna, Granddad.JPG

Memie and Granddad with our favorite Texas grandchildren


Jenna & Jordan
Jenna & Jordan

Showing off birthday gifts


Jordan's new glasses
Jordan's new glasses

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DSC00304.JPG
DSC00304.JPG 2010-01-27
New Bicycle!
New Bicycle!

7th birthday present


New bicycle - bigger than the old one
New bicycle - bigger than the old one

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Leander - house.JPG
Leander - house.JPG 2010-01-26
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Leander Jordan & Jenna.JPG
Leander Jordan & Jenna.JPG 2010-01-26
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Leander Jenna guitar1.JPG
Leander Jenna guitar1.JPG 2010-01-25
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Leander Jordan violin.JPG
Leander Jordan violin.JPG 2010-01-25
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ESS Chapel.JPG
ESS Chapel.JPG 2010-01-26
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ESS Emma Jean.JPG
ESS Emma Jean.JPG 2010-01-26
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ESS Emma Jean & Friends.JPG
ESS Emma Jean & Friends.JPG 2010-01-26
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ESS Ed & Emma Jean.JPG
ESS Ed & Emma Jean.JPG 2010-01-26
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ESS Emma Jean2.JPG
ESS Emma Jean2.JPG 2010-01-26
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ESS Ed, Emma Jean, Debbie.JPG
ESS Ed, Emma Jean, Debbie.JPG 2010-01-26
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TX wind farm.JPG
TX wind farm.JPG 2010-01-25
Texas border.JPG
Texas border.JPG
Texas border.JPG 2010-01-24
NM mountains 1.JPG
NM mountains 1.JPG
NM mountains 1.JPG 2010-01-24
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Shirley, Sherry, Debbie, Karen.JPG
Shirley, Sherry, Debbie, Karen.JPG 2010-01-23
Dennie & Sherry.JPG
Dennie & Sherry.JPG
Dennie & Sherry.JPG 2010-01-23
Hannah, Tamara, Jason, Aaron.JPG
Hannah, Tamara, Jason, Aaron.JPG
Hannah, Tamara, Jason, Aaron.JPG 2010-01-23
Avi & Karen.JPG
Avi & Karen.JPG
Avi & Karen.JPG 2010-01-23
Debbie, Sherry, Karen 1.JPG
Debbie, Sherry, Karen 1.JPG
Debbie, Sherry, Karen 1.JPG 2010-01-23
Shirley's house.JPG
Shirley's house.JPG
Shirley's house.JPG 2010-01-23
Colorado snow 4.JPG
Colorado snow 4.JPG

Coming east from Monarch pass


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Colorado snow.JPG
Colorado snow.JPG 2010-01-22
Ed & Larry
Ed & Larry

Ed, Larry, Ron, Cindy
Ed, Larry, Ron, Cindy

A short reunion in Grand Junction, CO


Larry, Ron, Cindy
Larry, Ron, Cindy

My cousin, Larry, whom I'd not seen in almost 40 years.


Southern Utah snow
Southern Utah snow

Coming into Grand Junction, CO
Coming into Grand Junction, CO

Northern Utah snow
Northern Utah snow

Cabbage Hill, Pendleton, OR
Cabbage Hill, Pendleton, OR

Oregon Sunrise
Oregon Sunrise

Columbia river valley


Ed's Viet Nam Days

Bien Hoa AB main gate
Bien Hoa AB main gate

This was "our" gate, there was another gate for Vietnamese nationals.


Chow line Thanksgiving 1966
Chow line Thanksgiving 1966

A drunk officer ran the staff car into the ditch the night before.


Dave Becker & Ed off to Hong Kong
Dave Becker & Ed off to Hong Kong

Three day R & R to Hong Kong in Feb 1967


Dorm snack bar
Dorm snack bar

Three months before my tour was over, we were moved to new barracks.  They had indoor showers, but there was no running water.  This was luxury, especially the beer and snacks in our very own snack bar.


Ed - bunker
Ed - bunker

One of many sand bag bunkers all around the base.  They were home for the rats


Ed - Napalm
Ed - Napalm

In the early 60s we used lots of Napalm


Ed 1000lb bomb
Ed 1000lb bomb

Old 1000 lb bombs, some from the Korean war era


End of Runway shack
End of Runway shack
End of Runway at the "dearm" end where we installed safety pins in any weapons still on the airplace and cleared the guns of chambered rounds.  Other than the gun shop, this was my favorite place to work.
Going home June 6, 1967
Going home June 6, 1967

We arrived together and left together.  Some to new assignments, but most of us to civilian life so we did not have to return to Viet Nam.


Guard duty
Guard duty

May 1967 as an Air Police augmentee guarding F 100s on alert


May attack CE dorm
May attack CE dorm

The only major attack on the base during my tour.  Rockets and mortars destroyed several barracks, vehicles, and at least one of every kind of airplane on the base.


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May attack F100.jpg
May attack F100.jpg 2009-12-26
May attack flares
May attack flares

View from the entrance of the bunker where I was during the attack.  As soon as the attack was over, I went back to the barracks and got my camera.


May attack Tracer rounds
May attack Tracer rounds

Tracer rounds from AC 47 on the far side of the runway.  Trying to get the bad guys


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May attack truck1.jpg
May attack truck1.jpg 2009-12-26
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May attack view from bunker.jpg
May attack view from bunker.jpg 2009-12-26
My bed in tent
My bed in tent

Eight of us lived in the tent and we had all the conforts of home, refrigerator, TV, and a family of rats.


Christmas 1966
Christmas 1966

Bic our house girl (actually tent girl).  We gave her a watch.  Before I left Viet Nam, she had some of us to her home for dinner.


Tent & motorbike
Tent & motorbike

My home for about 6 months of my tour.  The motorbike was mine too.


Tent row
Tent row

The tent was convenient to work - our airplanes (F-5) were on the ramp just behind the tents.


the crew
the crew

These are the guys I lived and worked with for 9 months of my tour.  We were in the 10th Fighter Commando Squadron, F-5A & F-5B; The "Scoshi Tigers"


Grandkids

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DSC00044.JPG
Granddad & Anika
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DSC00045.JPG
Papa, Mama, & Anika
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DSC00072.JPG
Papa & Anika at visitor's center
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clam digger.jpg
Papa & Anika digging clams
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anika 9-7-13.JPG
anika 9-7-13.JPG 2008-09-07
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anika 9-7-17.JPG
anika 9-7-17.JPG 2008-09-07
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4 generations1.JPG
4 generations1.JPG 2008-09-07
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IMG_2102.JPG
IMG_2102.JPG 2008-12-15
Braden and Ani2 Standard e-mail view.jpg
Braden and Ani2 Standard e-mail view.jpg
Braden and Ani2 Standard e-mail view.jpg 2008-12-15
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IMG_2126.JPG
IMG_2126.JPG 2008-12-15
Family Pic Standard e-mail view.jpg
Family Pic Standard e-mail view.jpg
Family Pic Standard e-mail view.jpg 2008-12-15
Ani 002.jpg
Ani 002.jpg
Ani 002.jpg 2009-03-21
Ani 009.jpg
Ani 009.jpg
Ani 009.jpg 2009-03-21
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DSC02615.JPG
DSC02615.JPG 2009-04-15
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DSC02698.JPG 2009-04-17
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DSC02699.JPG 2009-04-17
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DSC02704.JPG 2009-04-18
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DSC02752.JPG 2009-04-18
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DSC02799.JPG
DSC02799.JPG 2009-04-18
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DSC02806.JPG
DSC02806.JPG 2009-04-18
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cousins2009.jpg
cousins2009.jpg 2009-07-11
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guys and their girls.jpg
guys and their girls.jpg 2009-07-16
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sylvia08.jpg
sylvia08.jpg 2009-07-16

Family History

Nancy & family Sep 87
Nancy & family Sep 87

Nancy and Sylvia's visit to Mt. Home in Sep 1987


Nancy & Sylvia Sep 87
Nancy & Sylvia Sep 87
Nancy & Sylvia; Sylvia 2 months old
Lovelady girls Sep 1987
Lovelady girls Sep 1987

Nancy & Sylvia's visit to Mt. Home in Sep 87


All Souls' Church, Okinawa
All Souls' Church, Okinawa

December 1978


Debbie, November 1978
Debbie, November 1978

Okinawa


Wendy, Nancy, Jerilee - Halloween 1978
Wendy, Nancy, Jerilee - Halloween 1978

Kadena, Okinawa


Jerilee & Wendy in a sugar cane field
Jerilee & Wendy in a sugar cane field

Okinawa 1978


Kadena AB house
Kadena AB house
Our home from 1976 - 1978
Sunset at Kadena Circle beach
Sunset at Kadena Circle beach

A block from our first house on Okinawa


Nancy - November 1978
Nancy - November 1978
Okinawa
Ed & Debbie in front of the Teahouse of the August moon
Ed & Debbie in front of the Teahouse of the August moon
Naha, Okinawa - Sept 1978
teahouse of the august moon
teahouse of the august moon
It's a real place - not just in a book
Wendy & banyan tree
Wendy & banyan tree

Near our house on Kadena AB, Okinawa


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Beth & bunny 1986.jpg

Beth's pet bunny at Mt. Home AFB, ID


Beth's baptism 1981.jpg
Beth's baptism 1981.jpg

St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Fort Walton Beach, FL


Debbie 1974.jpg
Debbie 1974.jpg
Debbie 1974.jpg 2009-12-04
Debbie Honeymoon 1974.jpg
Debbie Honeymoon 1974.jpg
Debbie Honeymoon 1974.jpg 2009-12-04
Easter 1962.jpg
Easter 1962.jpg
Easter 1962.jpg 2009-12-04
Ed & Debbie wedding day 8-1-74.jpg
Ed & Debbie wedding day 8-1-74.jpg
Ed & Debbie wedding day 8-1-74.jpg 2009-12-04
Family Nov 1984.jpg
Family Nov 1984.jpg
Family Nov 1984.jpg 2009-12-04
East China sea from our house
East China sea from our house

From the roof of our first house in Okinawa, near Kadena Circle


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Okinawa - Suzuki van Jerilee & Wendy 78.jpg
Okinawa - Suzuki van Jerilee & Wendy 78.jpg 2009-12-04
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Tokyo - Dec 78.jpg
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Wendell & Jerilee 1975.jpg
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Ed's TR-3 1965
Ed's TR-3 1965

Eldwin's birthday 1953
Eldwin's birthday 1953
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Ernest, Louise, Betty, Mary, Donald 1964
Ernest, Louise, Betty, Mary, Donald 1964
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Ed's TR-3 - 1965
Ed's TR-3 - 1965
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Easter 1968
Easter 1968

Left to right:  Betty, Mary holding Nancy, Louise, Donald, Ernest, Jeanette, Eldwin


SS Washington
SS Washington

Ship we sailed to Germany on 1951


Strassburg kassern, Germany 1953
Strassburg kassern, Germany 1953

Where we lived in Germany 1951-1953


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Okinawa-FL.jpg

Drive across country upon our return from Okinawa - Travis AFB, CA to Fort Walton Beach, FL December 1978


Pop & Mom 1951
Pop & Mom 1951

Ed's Paternal Grandparents


Lovelady kids 1979
Lovelady kids 1979
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Nancy & Eldwin Jr. 1973
Nancy & Eldwin Jr. 1973

Spokane, WA


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Move from Virginia to Spokane


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Zeke & Bernice 1951.jpg

Ed's maternal grandparents


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Jan 2010 Road Trip to visit family & friends

Home Again

A wonderful trip - covering 6,656 miles in 29 days.  It was great to visit family and friends all over the country.  Covered parts of 16 states.

 

Longest traveling day - 10 hours

Most traffic - San Antonio, TX / Least traffic - Wyoming

Friendliest people - West Texas / Least friendly people - Mississippi

Worst roads - Western Tennessee / Best Roads - Texas

Highest gas prices - Washington / Lowest gas prices - Wyoming

Best rest stops - Oregon / Worst rest stops - Mississippi

Worst drivers - toss up between Mississippi and Washington

Fastest speed limits (on interstate) 75 - Lowest limits 65

Most interesting place visited - Lovelady, TX (Yes, there is really such a place)

 

Long Road home

First night out in Moberly, MO.  Second night was supposed to be in Western NE, but a snow storm with blizzard conditions caused so many accidents on I 80 out of Lincoln, that it was closed, so an unexpected overnight in Eastern NE.  We got out early before the idiots who like to drive fast and in bunches in blowing snow and icy roads.

Next night (I think it was Monday) was in Laramie, WY and the final night on the road in our old "stomping grounds" of Mt. Home, ID.  We were too tired to visit our friends there and were out early.  Arrived in Olympia about 3:15 on Wednesday. 

Too tired to make church on Ash Wednesday - the first time I've missed Ash Wednesday church since 1975.

Headed West toward home

Wonderful visit with the kids and grandkids in Nashville.  An adult dinner out on the last night of our visit.  Headed home - a five day trip of about 2700 miles.  We've picked a route that looks best for weather so we'll miss making connections with some family and friends - catch you next time.

So far - WA, OR, ID, UT, CO, NM, TX, LA, AR, MS, TN, KY, IL, MO and several to go.  Blessings from Moberly, MO

Nashville and a snow day

Great visit with my family in Monroe and a short visit with my sister, Betty.  Got some small jobs done around my mother's house and installed a new storm door.  Our last night in Monroe we went to dinner at a real Louisiana seafood restaurant and watched the people get ready for the Mardi Gras parade in Monroe.

It was a nice day's drive to Nashville, good weather and little traffic (everyone must have been watching the Super Bowl pre-game shows).

In Nashville it began to snow last night and the county schools have a snow day today; only Danna had to go to school, so Debbie and I are hanging out with Riley and Braden.

February already!

In Monroe, LA visiting my mother and brother, Donald and his family.  Cool here wth sunshine.  Great to spend the time in my "home town."  Installed a new storm door and made some other small repairs for mother.  Tomorrow a short trip to Arkansas to visit my sister, Betty.  I have to to to Donald's house for an internet connection, my mother's neighbors got smart and secured their wireless networks.  Blessings from Saints country.

Friday in Leander

Experienced a real Texas thunderstorm last night - looked like a typhoon with thunder and lightning.  Saw the Science fair display at Jenna & Jordans' school this morning.  Great work by all the classes.  Jenna's class project will go on to the next level of competition.  Cool and rainy today and may be too cool tomorrow for any serious sightseeing in San Antonio - but we'll give it a try and at least see our friends, Chuck and Pam Courtney.

Jordan's Birthday

Helping celebrate Jordan's 7th  birthday.  Fun day with a new bicycle and a nice dinner at a Japanese Kobe beef restaurant (Jordan's choice).  Shopping and lunch today with Jerilee.  Cool & rainy in southern TX today.

Leander with TX grandkids

Arrived yesterday afternoon at Jerilee's.  Great to see the grandkids - they've grown a bunch since last April when we last saw them.  Walked the girls to school this morning. 

Drove into Austin to visit our friend Emma Jean at the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest.  Emma Jean is from All Saints', Las Vegas and in her second year of seminary.  Great to see her and a first time visit to the seminary.

Jordan's 7th birthday tomorrow, so there's likely to be some excitement around here.  A few more days here and then on the road again.

Jan 24 - Lubbock, TX

A day's drive across the CO, NM, TX wilderness and overnight in Lubbock.  Destination from here on Monday - Leander, TX and our TX grandkids.  Nothing exciting in Lubbock - we did find a great seafood restaurant - Redfish Seafood, just off HWY 287 south bypass.

Jan 22 & 23 - Pueblo, CO

From Grand Junction, HWY 50 across CO.  Good drive, and spectacular mountains as we crossed Monarch pass.  Stopped in Canon City for lunch at a French restaruant and had Crawfish pie.  Went to see Royal Gorge - it's a rip off - fenced in so you cannot see the gorge or bridge without buying a ticket ($24 per person).  Skip this if you're traveling through.

Arrival in Pueblo to stay with family - the Levinson family, where Debbie grew up.  It was wonderful to see Shirley, Sherry, Karen and their families. 

Jan 21 - Grand Junction, CO

Snow and messy roads through UT, a slow go in spots, expecially coming into SLC.

In Grand Junction, had the chance for a short reunion with my cousin, Larry.  He and were close when we were kids and he lived in AR and I lived in OK and LA.  We've lost track over the years and hadn't seen each other since our Grandmother Lovelady's funeral (almost 40 Years).  It was great to see Larry and to meet his wife, Cindy and son Ron.

Day one - Jan 20

On the road - Milo is settled in the kitty hotel and the house is all closed up; the car serviced and we're ready to get going.  Raining in WA and overcast through OR, cold in ID.  First stop is Mt. Home, ID for a short visit with friends, Doris and Cathy.  I first met Doris in Base Career Advisor school in 1982. 

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Episcopal Asiamerican Ministries Consultation

Episcopal Asiamerican Ministries (EAM) Consultation – June 2009

Some reflections from my participation in the consultation

The Rev. Ed Lovelady, Rector, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

It was HOT and HUMID when I stepped out of the airport in Tampa to get to my rental car to drive to Day Spring Episcopal conference center for the 36th Episcopal Asiamerican Ministry Consultation.  This was my second time to attend EAM.  We’ve been sending representatives from Holy Child Filipino Ministries for the last 4 years and only last year did I discover the value of my attendance (The decision was easier since last year’s meeting was in Taiwan).

 

Fr. Arsie and Bernadette Almodiel, Melissa and Madelyn Sese, and I attended, representing All Saints’ parish and Holy Child Filipino Ministries, this year’s consultation of about 150 people.  EAM is an annual meeting of clergy and lay people involved in Asian ministries in the Episcopal Church.  It is led by The Rev. Winfred Vergara, Asian missioner for the Episcopal Church (and founder of the Holy Child congregation in All Saints’) and the EAM Council.  The consultation is made up of several convocations, young adults, diocesan representatives, Filipino, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Southeast Asian, and South Asian, who meet to discuss their particular ministry interests and concerns.

 

This year’s conference keynote speaker was The Rev Canon Chye Ann Soh, the same speaker we had last year, continuing with the theme of “Go in peace to love and serve the Lord in an age of Globalization” (See http://www.allsaintslv.com/eam_consultation.htm for information and reflections on the 2008 EAM Consultation). This year his presentation was less “scholarly” and more “practical.”  I’m most impressed with his perspective, being Chinese from Singapore and having worked in mission work in Africa and now living and working in England.  He related his experience of buying face masks for this trip to the US, responding to foreign media coverage of the swine flu pandemic, and wondering if everyone would be wearing one when he arrived at JFK airport.  He found that a few people wore them on the airplane, and no one was wearing a mask in New York, or elsewhere in the US.  He reflected about how the United States is viewed by the rest of the world and the fact that what happens in the US effects the rest of the world directly or indirectly, and how that fact impacts our ministry at home and abroad.

 

He talked about the fact that Asia is the place of origin of most of the world’s major religions and that recent historical studies show that Christianity was taken to Asia before it was to Europe.  Saint Paul’s journeys were to what was then considered “Asia.”  There is some evidence that the Christian faith was brought as far as China in the early years of its history, and was overcome by the indigenous Asian religions.  Long before the Western European mission fervor, the Christian faith was part of the Asian religious experience.

 

We heard in presentations and conversations about the successes and failures and personal stories of ministry in a wide variety of settings.  I had the opportunity to make a presentation about our multicultural ministry at All Saint’s that generated a conversation about what it means to “one” parish with more than one “ethnic congregation.”  Most of the discussion was about name; why do we label ourselves as “All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Holy Child Filipino Ministries; Iglesia de Todos los Santos” and not just “All Saints’ Episcopal Church”?   If we are truly “one church” why a variety of names?  I agreed that the name seems to indicate that we are separated, and that even with the best of intentions, we are multiple congregations, i.e. the 5:30, 8:00 & 10:30 English language services are in many ways “separate” congregations not so different from the 1:00 Spanish language and 4:00 Filipino.  I believe name is important for two reasons; one is they let the community know that we have the ethnic ministries in our parish, and the other is the cultural connection (i.e. Holy Child – Santo Nino – is an important connection with Filipino heritage).   The disturbing stories were about ethnic congregations whose church property was taken from them by diocesan bishops or situations were they are not allowed to advertise their ministry as part of the parish to which they are attached.  Many seem to be “tenant” congregations, paying rent for worship space, and having no participation in the life of the congregation to which they are connected (i.e. status of ethnic clergy, representation on vestry).   Asian ministry, just like Latino or Black, or Native American seems to continue to be the “red headed step child” of the Episcopal Church.

 

The distinction that catches our attention most readily is the worship that is in a language or cultural expression other than “Anglo Episcopal”.   This is not just an outside observation, but is the one issue that seems to be part of my own concerns about multicultural ministry – the “other” and where they fit with “us”?  How about the question “where do we fit with them” or even better, “where do we fit together”?

 

We talked about the proposed budget for General Convention and some agreed that we will have continued funding for talking about ministry, but little to actually do ministry.  I’ve also observed that the traditional expectation is that ethnic ministers should be satisfied with no pay or lower pay than their Anglo counterparts.  The next “glass ceiling” that we need to break through is the cultural barrier for other-than-Anglo clergy in senior leadership in parishes and diocese; I see some cracks already.

 

I attended two of the four workshops offered, one on using PowerPoint, particularly in worship.  Although I didn’t find the PowerPoint presentations that we used for worship very well done.  It was good to get some hints about the basics of using PP (colors, font size, etc).  It was also good to be reminded how important it is to have a good presentation that will not distract from the purpose (giving information or worship).

 

The second workshop was on Faith Formation and Congregational transformation and presented the question, “What makes our congregations private clubs and what might prevent it?”  The difference, of course, is to continue to seek new ways of being Church and reaching out beyond ourselves.  The hazard is when we get comfortable; we might be a club, instead of a church.  This is a problem across cultural lines and probably the most significant thing that keeps the church from growing. 

 

Of course, the best part of the conference is the people.  Making new friendships and connections, and renewing relationships from earlier meetings.  I believe that I see a change in the representation from the many congregations and ministries represented.  There seems to be more recently ordained Asian clergy and more in primary leadership positions in the Episcopal Church, diocese, and congregations.  We celebrated the Hmong congregation in Minneapolis, and the first Hmong postulate who will begin seminary this fall.   Several seminarians were introduced representing a growing leadership from the Asian community.

 

Fr. Arsie and Bernadette represented Holy Child ministries in their participation in workshops, convocation meetings, and in the general discussion.  Their perspective on the multicultural ministries of All Saints’ parish lends an authenticity to our work together.

 

Melissa and Madelyn participated in the young adult convocation, workshops and fellowship.   This year’s EAM had the highest percentage of youth and young adult participation of any Episcopal Church gathering in which I have participated in 35 years in the Episcopal Church.  It is also worth noting that these young people were part of the convocation and not segregated out to “kid” activities.  They participated in the conversations, workshops (although Melissa and Madelyn didn’t find the “Planning for Tomorrow” workshop about retirement very helpful), and as full members of the consultation. 

 

Once Melissa announced my retirement in the Filipino convocation meeting I became sort of a celebrity, with people offering their appreciation for my ministry and my presence in and support of EAM.  It didn’t help that Melissa and Madelyn sang a song after the banquet dedicated to me.   I intend to remain active after my retirement in October in multicultural ministry development and in the EAM community and plan to attend the consultation next year in Sacramento, where I’ve been approached about conducting a workshop on multicultural ministry.

 

I’ve worked with Holy Child since I came to All Saints’ in 2004 and it has been a valuable part of my ministry at All Saints’ and a particular ministry and group who are dear to my heart.  I’ve had an appreciation for Asian culture since my first encounter in Viet Nam in 1966, reinforced by assignments to Okinawa, Guam, and Korea in succeeding years.  My experience with Holy Child Ministries and participation in EAM has reinforced that appreciation.  I am wonderfully surprised and honored by how I have been accepted and included in the Asian ministry community. 

 

 I am proud of my participation in Holy Child Filipino ministries, and the development of Iglesia de Todos los Santos, and in the full life of All Saints’ parish, including the many meaningful ministries that were already part of the life of our parish before I came.  My ministry at All Saints’ is truly blessed by the Holy Spirit present in our many varieties of ministry and outreach. 


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