Meanderings in New England

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 RefreshHerLeave a comment

When the Lord led my husband and me to begin D and D Ministries and we began to travel, we knew it would be crucial to:

Take opportunities to rest when we could
Take time to occasionally travel the scenic route
Pour into our own marriage.

So on this last ministry trip that lasted twelve days, we did all of the above. On the day that we traveled to King Arthur Flour Baking Company, we purchased a sandwich, along with a delicious chocolate croissant and tucked it into the cooler. We decided we’d stop along the way and enjoy it for lunch a little later. I prayed that the Lord would lead us to a special spot to do just that. Wow, did He ever guide us!

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New England Travels and Treats

October 5, 2026October 5, 2026 RefreshHerLeave a comment

Our fall ministry has recently taken us to New England. As you can imagine, the fall colors have been absolutely beautiful. Our journeys have take us to Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massechusetts. We’ve been quite busy with both ministry and a few days of exploring. I thought I’d share one picture from each day, and also the best thing we ate in New England.

The first day took us through Virginia – what a beautiful state, but no real color to speak of.

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ministry · Traveling

Transforming Marriages: Insights from D&D Ministry

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 RefreshHer2 Comments

This week finds us on the road again, ministering with D&D Ministry. I guess it’s no surprise that the conferences in February are marriage and family related – subject matters that our hearts/ministry are passionate about. We’re all aware that the family is under great attack. More than ever, we need the truth of God’s Word to instruct, guide, comfort and yes, even convict us so that we will follow God’s mandate for marriage and the home.

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dessert · Dinner · Traveling · Uncategorized

Disney Deliciousness

January 27, 2025January 26, 2025 RefreshHer6 Comments

How kind the Lord is to allow our D&D ministry to start back up two weekends ago. We returned to a church in Florida for a meeting. It was a great time with these precious people!

After it ended, we had the fun of meeting our daughter, Whitney and her husband, Paul at Disney World! It had been 40 years since we were there, and that was as sponsors for a school trip, so it wasn’t really a true experience of the parks. Paul and Whitney are pro’s, so she planned our trip and we got to go along for the ride (pun intended!).

Since Monday is normally recipe day here on my blog, I’m going to share some of the amazing food we ate while there. The blessing is that though we took in some calories, we walked an average of six to eight miles each day, so we got in plenty of exercise!

We didn’t just eat inside the parks; we went to the different resorts to enjoy their restaurants as well. That was one of the blessings of traveling Disney with seasoned veterans!

Here are the some of the delicious things we enjoyed and the place where we ate it…

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The Scenic Route · Traveling

Behind the Scenes New England Fun

September 27, 2024September 26, 2024 RefreshHer4 Comments

If you receive our D&D Ministry email you received an update this week about our recent 12-day trip to New England. It was packed full of wonderful ministry opportunities that widen our eyes in wonder at the goodness of our God! He lets us be a part of so many special people’s lives and of ministries that are doing an awesome work for God. We feel so blessed to partner with them and serve the Lord together!

But here’s a secret – He also allows us to get in lots of fun in the process! These are things that are not in the newsletter, but that I thought you would enjoy seeing!

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