It's Friday Photo Flashback and I'm linking up with Alicia of More Than Words . This photo was taken in the summer of 1960 before many of you were even born.  Pictured are my father's parents; Nana and Grandpa Sumstad with my baby sister Christine and my brother Steve.  I'm standing in front of my grandfather and I look a bit sickly because I had only recently undergone open heart surgery for a congenital heart defect.  As I remember back so many years ago, it seems like it was only yesterday.  It's amazing how that can happen when i…

It's Thankful Thursday and I'm linking up with my friend Lynn of Spiritually Unequal Marriage today. My heart is overflowing with love today.  As I continue to study Ann Spangler's " Praying the Names of God"  I've been so blessed as I continue to learn who God truly is.  The focus for this week is God as healer or Yahweh Rophe. The Lord is opening my eyes and changing my perspective on life.  I've been a Christian for many years but I believe that I continue to grow in my  understanding and am walking closer with Him now t…

It's Wednesday's Walk Down Memory Lane and I'm linking up with Jenilee of The Goodwin Family . One of the most beautiful gardens I've visited was the Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island.  Talk about spring flowers; oh my!   If you love photography, this is a great place to visit. Our trip to the Pacific Northwest was in June of 1993.  It was a beautiful time of year.  The gardens were  fragrant with the smell of the blossoming flowers.  Every place we walked there were more gardens and fountains.  Every photo looked like a postcard. Here&#…