Dear Friends in Christ, We have had some snow here in the mts. of Arizona this winter and are thankful for it as we live in a desert and need the water we get each winter, especially after a few years of drought. We are also hoping the water won’t create flash flood problems after the […]
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Grammer January 2024
Dear Friends in Christ, 2024- Another new year. Full of unknown opportunities! But then, isn’t that true with each new day? Are you looking for opportunities to serve our Lord right where He has placed you? With a new year, the Northern Arizona School of the Bible is once again preparing for the spring semester. Sam is eager to […]
Grammer December 2023
Nov-Dec, 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, With the Christmas season on us, are you focusing on a baby in a manger? O r the fact that God loved us so much that He willingly lowered Himself from His throne on high, knowing He would face the agonizing death on the cross. He knew we needed it and […]
Grammer October 2023
Dear Friends in Christ, This seems to have been the month for funerals. Yesterday, there was the funeral for a neighbor and today the service for the grandmother of one of Janet’s piano students (and mother of one of Sam’s former students). Tomorrow, there will be a service at the church for a man who was […]
Grammer September 2023
Dear Friends in Christ, It seems summer has just arrived but fall is already trying to take over. The monsoon rains were late this year, so our garden was slow in coming and now the freezes are just around the corner, though night temperatures are still in the 40’s. But God, once again, is faithful in providing […]
Grammer August 2023
Dear Friends in Christ, II Cor. 4:8b “…we are perplexed, but not in despair;” Paul wrote this but we can empathize with him. Last month we shared some of the perplexing happenings of the summer. Are you ready for the “rest of the story”? 3 weeks after scheduled, Sam was able to travel to Alaska. The second night he […]
Grammer July 2023
July 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, II Cor. 4:8b “…we are perplexed, but not in despair;” Paul wrote this but we can empathize with him. In the middle of June, Sam was scheduled to take the ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan, AK. That was our plan-but God’s plan was not the same as ours! Early in the […]
Grammer May 2023
May & June 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, We had a lot of medical appointments this past month. (May) Most were yearly checks but we added some cataract surgery for Sam with the additional check-ups that come with it. After the first surgery on one eye, we both got a virus so the second eye surgery was […]
Grammer April 2023
Dear Friends in Christ, Ps. 37:5 “Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” This has been a month of preparation, planning and maintenance. Our plans for this summer include Sam driving to Seattle with appliances (washer, dryer, refrigerator…) and building supplies and catching ferries to […]
Grammer March 2023
Dear Friends in Christ, What a winter we have had! We have almost surpassed the set record with the snowfall this year over 140 inches so far. This has slowed us down and kept our schedule more open than normal-yet all our needs have been supplied and we are thankful for the water after years of drought. […]
Grammer February 2023
Dear Friends in Christ, January dropped a lot of snow on us and now February has left us with more snow storms and this coming week, another snow storm is forecasted. We are above the normal amount for the winter and looks like we might be setting records, though still not the #1 spot! This has changed […]
Grammer January 2023
Dear Friends in Christ, As you may know, we live on a mountain at 7,000 ft above sea level. The climate is “high mt. desert”, so our water supply comes from winter snows and the annual monsoon season with about 2 months of daily rain lasting 1-2 hrs. We have had several years of drought with mild […]