It is Amy’s birthday on Easter. She is 26. I remember the day she was born, we didn’t know she had Down Syndrome and after a difficult birth, our doctor suggested we have a karyotype done. I didn’t even know what that meant! Needless to say, our lives and understanding of life have changed. A …
Amy is a survivor! The other night she marched at Relay For Life with others who are fighting or have fought cancer. She had her last chemo treatment 22 years ago! I am so thankful she is healthy and thriving. Our theme song is still the same all these years later “There is hope for …
On September 18 our eleventh grandchild was born. Iyla Ann. As most of you know I love kids. My dream was to have six children. I had no idea how much I would enjoy the fruits of all that hard work! Eleven grandkids! It is the best. I love the opportunity to be a part …
Daniel is home from college for the summer, working a construction job. He has had horses since he was 11 years old, but being he had to leave, he sold them. Anna has always dreamed of having a horse, but Daniel’s horses had a lot of energy, and she wasn’t sure about handling them. Yesterday …
Yesterday Christie came over with Samuel and Elaina. Elaina will turn one on March 22, and Samuel will turn 4! It was so fun to sit outside with the puppies on such a gorgeous day. When I watch how each of my grand-children interact with the puppies, I think I am the luckiest person on …
My father in law passed away yesterday morning from a brain hemorrhage. He has spent a lot of time in our home, recovering from stokes or surgery, and has lived in Litchfield Bethany Home for the past five months. He longed to live on the farm he was raised on. The farm he milked cows …
In Loving Memory Of John W. Topfer February 8, 1929 – August 25, 2009 Read More »
AMY We celebrated Amy’s birthday on Friday with 16 friends from school. Each of Amy’s friends have a special relationship with her, and accept her and love her. It is a dream come true for us. We all need friends. We all need to feel accepted and loved. It was so fun to watch the …
MOTHER’S DAY I had a wonderful Mothers Day enjoying my family, and reading out loud to them, which is one of my favorite things to do…we are reading “The Shack” and I really like it! It changes your religious thinking and lets you see God in a different, more personal light. The puppies enjoyed sitting …
REMEMBERING MOM Christie Evelyn & Elaina Evelyn and Kelly Marie & Avery Evelyn. All four girls are named after my mom, Evelyn Marie Kalenberg Finken, who passed away ten years ago. Mom was a wonderful woman who never stopped encouraging others. She always had a smile and encouraging word for you. She never came over …
SAMUEL Samuel was here yesterday and couldn’t get enough of the puppies, or I should say they couldn’t get enough of him!
