November 17th 2013

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead... 1 Peter 1.3

Sunday from 5-7pm Lindsay's friends gathered to toast the "Queen of Fun". Memories, laughs and tears were shared together proving life is more than the time spent alive on this earth.

Lindsay is alive in our hearts and memories. Even more so she lives because He Lives! The phrase "we will see her again" was repeated numerous times as we reminded each other that we live in the "land of the Leaving" and Lindsay lives in the "land of the Living". 

What hope and peace that knowledge brings by faith to those who miss our love ones. At Easter we declare "He Lives" and at the grave side we declare "we live because He Lives"!

At a recent graveside service for Lois' cousin the young pastor declared, "See you later Kenny!"

See you later, Lindsay!

September 30th, 2013

Psalm 103

Of David.
¹ Bless the Lord, O my soul,
   and all that is within me,
   bless his holy name. 
² Bless the Lord, O my soul,
   and do not forget all his benefits— 
³ who forgives all your iniquity,
   who heals all your diseases, 
⁴ who redeems your life from the Pit,
   who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 
⁵ who satisfies you with good as long as you live^*
   so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Visited Mayo on Monday for my "five year" post stem cell transplant follow up PET scan and labs. No evidence of active disease. Lymph nodes were clear. Thank you Heavenly Father for your endless grace, mercy and healing in every situation. Living today and each new day as the most important day of my life. Thank you Jesus for the privilege of one more day to serve You and others, Amen.

To all those going through this journey, hold on to the hope and help that Jesus brings no matter what the future brings. Enjoy today's blessings of family, friends and those who minister to us. God is with us all the time. Immanuel!

From a "grateful one" traveling the Journey Toward Healing with you.

Romans 5

5Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we^* have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ²through whom we have obtained access^* to this grace in which we stand; and we^* boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. ³And not only that, but we^* also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, ⁴and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, ⁵and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

August 9th-11th 2013

For the Lord is good; 

his steadfast love endures for ever, 

and his faithfulness to all generations.  Psalm 100.5

Our Anderson Family Gathering 2013 was unforgettable. We celebrated my mother's and my aunt's 95th Birthdays. They both live alone and are very active. They love to laugh, are excited about living life to its fullest and have passed on their faith to their families. We are so blessed to have them in this season of our lives. God has been faithful to all "our generations".

We opened a time capsule we buried at our 1991 reunion on the home farm. The kids were enthralled with the items as they came out of the capsule. Memories were made in marvelous ways for all generations. We took "some" pictures...a bunch, ate pizza and birthday cake. It was an old fashioned birthday party.

Make a memory today with the generations in your life...

July 4th 2013

Family...friends, food and the Flag make the 4th of July memorable. We are blessed to live in this wonderful country. May I never forget the great sacrifices made for us to enjoy the freedom we have been given. No one is without sin, even countries. We live by grace through faith as individuals and as a countries. Grace has abounded for the USA. I give thanks to God for all these blessings.

A few pictures of our 4th...

June 19th 2013

Does anyone else have a garage full of stuff that you wonder where it all came from? Kids, parents and yes...the O's have a tough time disposing of stuff. I have had the "disposal spirit: the past couple of weeks. I'm not sure if that qualifies as a gift of the Spirit but if sure is a necessary spirit to complete a task of sorting and culling.

I should have taken a picture of my garage before we started sorting and cleaning. My 4 year old grandson Haakon was helping the other day and asked grandpa "Where do you park your cars when it is raining?" Of course my answer was..."right there in the driveway." I wish I had his discerning spirit for cutting through the chase to the core of the issue. When we are done we will have room for "one" vehicle only. Not sure that is a victory but it is a good start.

Blessings my friends
Tedd

Flag Day June 14, 2013

 I am reminded today of all my friends, family and neighbors who have given so much for so many to be able to put our flag out today. Thank you all who have served and continue to serve in our place. You made it possible for Lois and me to have a play day with our grand kids yesterday. Semper Fi! 

We went to the Como zoo and then the park to play.

Finally Summer Sun Shine

April 20th, 2013 Snow!

Snow, Snow,Snow...getting a little tired of snow. So I started looking at some pictures to cheer me up. Found a picture of Lindsay when she was about 2 yrs old...

...then ran across a photo of Jaelyn who will be 2 in June.

Then Easton...

Then Haakon...

Their smiles brought sunshine into my day...

Thank you Jesus for the joys and blessings you have put in our lives. May we always be grateful for these gifts we never deserved but have the gracious pleasure of sharing.

January 15th 2013

Every New Years Eve for the past few years as a family we have gone to the Roseville Oval skating rink with our kids and grandkids. This year our daughter-in-law was interviewed on the rink with Justin and Haakon skating in the background. It was viewed on KARE 11 at 10pm that evening. I am including the link if you would be interested.

http://bcdownload.gannett.edgesuite.net/kare-podcasts/35140830001/35140830001_2066122956001_LindseyNewYears.mp4

The kids show up after about a minute of the segment so be patient. The new year is starting well with spending time with our kids and grandkids. Our prayer is that your new year is full of joy and laughter.

New Years at the Moorhead Marriott 2013...The little ones are growing up! They know how to find Mickey Mouse Club on the iPhone...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

December 2nd, 2012

Great grandma Olga and three of her four great grandkids. Picture taking is a time for a little chaos. Lots of action and a few tears. Don't suppose anyone else has experienced this phenomenon :-(

We still enjoyed the effort each one put in to the event