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I am very proud of my aunt and uncle.  And while I'll start there, I'll specify that this is the kind of pride built through  relat...

I met Jana just a week ago where she opened for the Sara Groves concert in Pasco. Jana grew up in Western Washington as a pastor's daugh...

Tori is my long time, rock-solid, so-down-to-earth, snowboard-wild, crafty, caring friend.  We went to high-school together--she was a year ...

Meet my parents --no, really , I hope someday you actually get to meet my parents because they are the best people I know. My mom's n...

Sara Groves has, for a long time, been my favorite singer/songwriter!  Before last night, I didn't know Sara outside of her music--but ...

This past weekend, we listened to Tyler and Jenny perform in concert with Sara Groves.   They had such a sweetness between them and brought ...

We miss Elise too here in Spokane!   Elise always came along with her brothers, Nolan and Evan, even when she was quite a bit younger than a...

Karalee is still uncertain what she wants to be post college--good thing she's a freshmen!   She however, is not lacking in talent at al...

Wafia was my piano teacher for a while when I was younger.  She teaches music in Walla Walla where her husband is a pastor.   Their family a...

Nelita is my sister's sister, which makes her simply my sister.   :)  She is about to have this beautiful baby boy named OLIVER!  Really...

We've called my grandpa Wilkens "Pop-pop" since we were young, and it doesn't sound funny to me at all, but I know it remi...

Justin is like another brother to me--his family, like a second family.  His family has this huge gift of hospitality--anyone who knows them...