Staying up late with the kids as God wraps our street in a blanket of snow

by | Jan 18, 2012 | Adventure, Children, Community, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, School Days, The Extraordinary Ordinary, West Linn news, Youth

So, my twins and I are up late watching the snow accumulate as God is blanketing the  street and the house and the yard in a blanket of soft white. And the twins who are 14 say, “Mom, it’s really sticking and there must be an inch at least and they will at...

Saxophonist Hailey Niswanger returns to Rosemont Ridge Middle School as guest instructor

by | Jan 14, 2012 | Culture, Kids, Life, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news

Hailey Niswanger, a 2004 graduate of Rosemont Ridge Middle School, recently returned to her alma mater to teach Jazz Band One, which she was a part of as a student. Teacher Ronnie LaGrone, who started the jazz band while Niswanger was at Rosemont, said of past...

Robinwood non-profit receives grant to plant community garden, offering outreach to high density apartment complex

by | Jan 7, 2012 | Community, Culture, Life, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community

The Friends of Robinwood Station celebrates the New Year with the announcement that they have received $ 7,660 from Clackamas County’s “Healthy Eating Active Living” grants program for its “Robinwood Station Community Center Edible...

The Art of Celebrating Life

by | Dec 16, 2011 | Adventure, Children, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Muse Student publication, Parenting, Portland Oregon and beyond Adventures with Kids, The Extraordinary Ordinary

I celebrate life. I celebrate building sand castles on slow silver and blue-sky days and seeing my children hanging out with one another. I celebrate decorating the Christmas tree with family and friends where every ornament tells a story. I celebrate big monuments...

Faith & Culture Writers Connection monthly meeting set for Thursday Dec. 15

by | Dec 7, 2011 | Authors, Christianity, Communication, Community, Culture, Faith, Faith and Culture, Faith. Culture. The Arts Connection, Life, Live the Questions, Rolling Hills Writing & Culture Connection, Writers Connection-, Writing

The Faith & Culture Writers Connection monthly meeting is set for Thursday Dec. 15 at 7 pm in the East Atrium at Rolling Hills Community Church. Writers Connection is a literary arts ministry designed to encourage, inspire, and network published and aspiring...

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