A Humorous Look at the Bright Side of Cancer... and There Is One
Dear Benefactor, Our daughter, Adriana, surprised us with a visit this summer (she normally lives in Australia) and one of the things she wanted to do with us was go on a really cool hike. We all looked forward to a meandering walk through the woods where we could talk about her mission work abroad […]
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Dear Benefactor, First you don’t hear from me for over a year and now you are getting two letters right in a row. Not only did I go hiking in Maui, I went hiking in British Columbia. I might be stretching the meaning of the word “hike” but I don’t care. I forgot my Keens […]
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Dear Benefactor, Just because I haven’t written you since June of 2014 does not mean that I have not been hiking. I even brought the wonderful shoes you bought me to Maui with me when my husband and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. He thought I was nuts, but I didn’t care. Here we are […]
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June 9, 2014 Dear Benefactor, I promised you on February 5, 2014 that I would go hiking soon. In June, I packed my Keens into my backpack and brought them to Oregon with me. I’ve noticed that these wonderful boots you bought me come along on every vacation now—even Maui—since I’m better at remembering to […]
Continue Reading »Dear Benefactor, Well, it’s been a while. The last time I wrote was September 13, 2013. You know the boots you bought me? Well, they’ve been sitting in my closet for the past few months, only to be taken out for soccer games when I was freezing my tail off. You see, back in November, […]
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Dear Benefactor, Yesterday, I went hiking with Ken, my husband. I’m not sure if you’ve met him or not. I’m still waiting to meet you. We made it all the way to Fragrance Lake even. We did run into a few snags, though. On the way down, we took the logging road rather than the […]
Continue Reading »Dear Benefactor, I was so excited to go hiking this afternoon. Actually, that is a bald-faced lie. This is how it really went: Michelle: “Hey, you want to go hiking on Tuesday? I have the day off.” Me: What? Go hiking? Are you nuts? It’s cold and icky out and I’d rather stay home, watch […]
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Dear Benefactor, Well, I’m happy to report that it’s been 18 days since I last wrote you instead of four months. You’ll also be glad to know that I have been branching out instead of doing the same old hike to Fragrance Lake. Today, I went hiking with most of my family to Larrabee. I […]
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Dear Benefactor, I can’t believe it’s been almost four months since I last wrote you. Tonight, Rose and I went on a mini-hike along the beach in Birch Bay. I wore my hiking boots and everything. I’ve been a bit remiss in my resolve to do more hiking. What can I say? I’ve been a […]
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