Boes family names

I want to include this listing of Boes' family names for future reference and/or for my family:

Boes family names:

1) Grace & Gerry Krans had three kids: Geraldine, Judy, Jim

Geraldine & Harold Meeusen had Polly & Cindy

Judy & Dick Watts had Kirt, Kris, Kerry, Jerry, Karen

Jim & Connie Krans had Jay, Ace, Haley

2) Nora & Barney Veltema had Sandy, Roger, Arnie, Bruce, Rose, Diana & Donna (twins), Darlene

Sandy & Bruce Talsma had Wendy, Dawn, Heather, Andrew

Roger is medically and mentally handicapped

Arnie & Shirley had Shannon, Lisa, Allison

Bruce & Diane had Jeremy, Ben, Lindsay and Tasha

Rose is divorced; children are Serena, Sarah and Anthony

Diana & David Blevins had Brian and Jason

Donna & Craig Elston had Nate, Dan and Katie

Darlene has Down’s Syndrome

3) Herman & Mary Boes had Herm and Chris

Herm & Marsha Boes had Eric, Jennifer, Cyndi and Andrew

Chris Boes is deceased

4) Marge & Pete VanderWal had Marie, John and Don

Marie & Scott Andrews had Missy, Matt and Mike (all kids were from a previous marriage)

John & Jan had Jennifer, J.R (John Robert) and J.D. (James Derrick)

Don & Tilly had Summer, Luke and Adam

5) Leona & George Nyenhuis had Greg, Gary and Gayle

Greg & Sandy had Betsy and Julie

Gary & Phyllis had Kyle, Courtney/Nicole (twins)

Gayle

6) Tom & Jackie Porter had Debbie, Tom, and Renee

Debbie & Doug Morse had Audrey and Dawn (all kids from a previous marriage)

Tom & Ellen had Brian, Joshua, Chelsea and Lacie

Renee & Lauren Cope had Thomas, Makayla, Jackie and Brittany (all kids from previous marriages)

7) Bert & Barb Boes had Dan, Valerie, Tracy and David (Barb is deceased; Bert remarried)

Dan & Carolynn had Dan, Jr., Ben, Hannah, Barbara, Katy, Victoria

Valerie & Kevin Gates had Jonathan, Matthew, Elizabeth, Joshua, Emily, Marie and Andrew

Tracy & Mick Morden had Michael, Adrianna, Stephanie and Leanne

David & Kathy had Jaxin

VanderWal family information

I came across the following and want to include it in my blog in case anyone in our family would like to know these names:

Vanderwal Family Names

John Henry VanderWal had Anna, Henry (Hank) and Cliff with his first wife

Leila McGregor had Annetta (Nettie)

John’s wife died and Leila’s husband was killed in the war.  Leila began to watch John’s kids, and eventually they got married.

Together they had Maxine (Mick), Leila (died at 18 months), Mary, John (Pete), Fred and Gaylord

Mary married Herman J. Boes

Pete married Marge Boes

Fred has a son named Wayne (VanderWal) who we met at South Lake Tahoe the summer we vacationed there

I Can't Put This Book Down...

We bought the book "An Honest Look at a Mysterious Journey" on Sunday. It's written by the former pastor of Salem Alliance, John Stumbo. In 2008, John faced death from a disease that no doctor was able to name. Through God's mercy, John lived through it, and this book tells all about his physical pain, emotional pain and questioning God's purpose in all of it.

I read this passage today and was reminded about why it's a good idea to attend church even when we don't feel like it:

"Looking back over the last few months, I realize that by attending church...

...I think thoughts I would not otherwise think

... hear truths I would not otherwise hear

...I sing songs I would not otherwise sing

...I meet people I would not otherwise meet

...I give offerings I may not otherwise give

...I rejoice in missions' efforts and in new followers of Jesus that I would not otherwise know about

...I receive encouragement and challenge I would not otherwise receive

...I shed tears I would not have otherwise shed

...I receive a blessing I would not otherwise have received

...I pray prayers I would not have thought to pray

...I meet God in a way I would not have met Him had I stayed home in my chair

...And perhaps my attendance is an encouragement or testimony to someone else.

When I'm there, I may not like every song or agree with every word spoken. But that's not the point, I may have wrestled with Him all week but come the weekend I publically present myself again to acknowledge my allegiance to Him. Satan may have beaten me around during the week, but I'm going to show up in church again and declare Whose side I'm on."

Thanksgiving in CA, 2011

So glad we had the opportunity to head south to California to spend a week with our daughter in Riverside, our son in Oceanside, and our grandson who is stationed at Miramar in the Marine Corps.

We got to explore Riverside with Cyndi and Jordan; they spent one day at Eric's, too. We had a Thanksgiving feast with the traditional foods plus smoked ham. Noah suggested it, so Herm helped get the supplies and it was cooking early Thursday and enjoyed by all. Aiden had the day off, so he was also able to enjoy the day with us. All in all, it was a very, very enjoyable week for Herm and I. We are looking forward to having Eric and family back for Christmas, too.

San Diego harbor - fun with family

We went to the Asian store in San Diego with Sachiko and the kids. Plus we found a really great used book store.

After that, we went down to the harbor for a short time of exploring. There is a wooden sailing ship that is part of the Maritime Museum, so we added that to our "wish list" for a future visit. We continued along the boardwalk and saw the Midway. There is a tour for that, again for a future visit.

Near the Midway, there is an area with several pieces of art dedicated to the military. We took several opportunities to get some family shots.

I don't know exactly how high this metal sculpture is of the sailor kissing his girl, but you can get an idea from our height.

Austin turns two months

Austin has his fingers around his mouth alot, so we are wondering if he will end up sucking on his thumb or finger. Right now he doesn't have quite enough coordination to hold his finger close to his mouth long enough to suck on it. It's so much fun to have him be to the point where he smiles and responds back to us when we talk to him. These first two pictures show is response to our voices.

Green Lakes trail

Herm and I spent the weekend in Sun River. We went on a hike on the Green Lakes trail, near South Sister. It was a beautiful day, and we were in awe of God's creation as we followed the trail alongside this creek.