Author Archives: Sonja

About Sonja

I am a wife, a mom, a homeschooler, a Christian, a scrapbooker, a cook, a baker, a reader, and a thinker. I am many other things, too, that are not so easily defined. Right now, God has been calling me to be faithful in what He has given me to do – to be the best wife, mom, homeschooler, friend, etc. that I can be. In essence, He has told me to “bloom where I’m planted”.

A "Glenwood" Day

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Sonja

Today is a dreary day here in the Nortwest. For lunch, the boys asked for tomato soup. So I decide to make it a “Glenwood” day. I’m having tomato soup & homefries left over from yesterday. 🙂 The Glenwood is … Continue reading →

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Jef’s website is up!!

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Sonja

Hi everyone!! Pure Service is now on the web!!! Jef is really cool. He made the whole website (I only helped a little :)). He’s been working on it for a bit now, but last night he was able to … Continue reading →

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Google.com and Google.cn side-by-side image search

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Sonja

So Google has decided to censor its content in China. Here is a side-by-side comparison of what Americans see vs. what someone living in China sees. What do you think? Should Google censor its content for the almighty dollar? Google.com … Continue reading →

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Our friend

Posted on January 31, 2006 by Sonja

Tom, our very dear friend. He lives in Eugene, OR. 

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Mom & Dad

Posted on January 31, 2006 by Sonja

My mom & dad in 2000? I think it is more recent than that – they’ll have to tell you. 

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Posted on January 31, 2006 by Sonja

They used to be so little!! Now they have a bunk bed, and they sleep end to end beside each other! 

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silly picture

Posted on January 31, 2006 by Sonja

This is another one we took just after moving here. I used to wear contacts! 

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Jef & Sonja

Posted on January 31, 2006 by Sonja

This is an old picture of Jef & I, but we haven’t changed much. 🙂 This was taken in 2001, just after we moved into our house. 

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Posted on January 31, 2006 by Sonja

One of the reasons we don’t have a lot of pictures on Jonathan. He’s always bein’ silly!!! 

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Suspicious baby reading on toilet

Posted on January 31, 2006 by Sonja

This was one of Nicholas’ first times sitting on the potty. I think we gave him to book to make sure things were covered! 🙂 He’s so cute!! 

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