Summer's Here

Hi! From Linda! I just tried to put a few pics onto this bog, but failed. So I will write only, and get help, and post pics another time. I did get some good ones of us, like Miles and Janet on the white chairs as we were having out Sunday morning service, and Miles and Trale together in front of the Yerkes Observatory.
Our car driven by Connie, on the way home stopped in Evanston to deliver Marlies to her friend. Her soman friend's daughter had her toe nails polished all different colors like ours were. Also her friend had a GIANT dog named Aslan, who was happy to see Laila and somehow knocked Laila down, then thought she wanted to play. Laila laughed and laughed with all the dog kisses, and was surprised that a dog could just knock her off her feet.
So when we got home all the others were here, having delived Miles to his plane back to Georgia.
The weekend after Lake G., Ensign, a church woman and I drove to a small town near Wausau, WI, and attended a celebration of a wedding whose bride and groom mainly wanted to celebrate the wedding that had taken place about 3 monthes ago. We are friends of the bride, plus we knew people there who had also driven north from the Chicago area. We stayed in a Comfort Inn, and found it very nice, with a pool and also a wonderful hot breakfast in the morning. Our trip back was good, Ensign was stopped by a state trooper for speeding, but he did not get a ticket, just a slap on the wrist, and making Ensign promise that he will drive the speed limit to the Wisconsin-Illinois border. The trooper said - I don't care how you drive once you get into Illinois. - (Can you believe that? It is true)

The night is getting late, after midnight, and I need to get up for church tomorrow, so this is all I'll say for now. Good bye - God be with ye. And I promise I will write again, pics with captions!

2010

It was fun to get together at Conference Point July 2-5, 2010. Here is a link to Marlies' pictures.
http://picasaweb.google.com/mmorsink/2010070105LeiningerSelection?feat=email#

Connie says hi

Hi everybody! Here's a blog from Connie.

Your blogs (you who posted) are great, thanks for posting. We are looking forward to Karl's graduation on May 23. Congrats to the youngest cousin of his generation, and best wishes.

I'm up early every morning, getting myself to the 6:39 train. Two classes for jail residents every day. I love my men. Wish I could pour motivation into their heads through their mouths. I had SIX men graduate last month! One was signed up for this month, but he went to discipline, so he could not take the test after all. :(

My two classes at Loyola were challenging, especially the on-line class, Theologies of Suffering, which had reading and writing assignments every week, then respond to others' posts. The professor kept complaining that my submissions didn't relate the material to my life. Hmmm. It was great! I am glad to be done. Not taking any academic classes this summer.

I hope to catch up with myself in the next few weeks. Be able to just stop and appreciate a swatch of beauty. Might take an art class. Think I'll go to Washington DC for the progressive spirituality conference in June. (11-16)

Well I look forward to seeing you all in July!

Hi from Ensign

Spring is wonderful! I used to say Fall was my favorite, but this year we had such cool days that the flowers have lasted longer than usual...forsythia, magnolias, daffodils, tulips, and lilacs, in succession.
We have had a succession of guests too. Andrew and Sylvia Taussig from Oklahoma City came with daughter Alex. For 20 years he was doing well in a heating, but all along felt that he was being called to serve needy children in Africa. He is now with Children of Nations. They build schools and "compounds" for children with cottages and house parents. He is so sure that he is doing the right thing. He and Sylvia must raise their own salary.
I decided to help with that.
We also entertained Marli, Trale, Pat and Phil, and Kristi, who was with us last Christmas. She is from Korea, studies in Texas. She enjoyed Chicago so much that she wanted to come back for Spring Break. And Ken, he had a fare for his Taxi that came to Illinois ($800), so he came to see us.
I can't wait for July 4th. See you then!!! Peace be with you. Dad, LOLO, Ensign.