Walk around Ocean Springs

After lunch, we took a walk to the beach after getting directions. It was very nice, about a 20-minute walk, but the water was very cold!   Here are some photos taken during our walk to the beach, and the circuitous route back. The downtown area of Ocean Springs had been spared heavy damage by…

Church and lunch

After our camp tour, we loaded back on the bus to head to the 10:30 service at Christus Victor Lutheran Church, which is where Camp Victor originally was organized beginning on the day before Katrina (when they offered sanctuary to local residents).   It's a beautiful church – it had been damaged during the storm…

Camp Victor tour

Getting name tags As soon as we arrived at camp and unloaded our bags and stuff from the bus and into our new bunkbed "homes", we were given our name tags and wristbands, and then we were led on a tour of the camp building.   Distribution Center Food distribution We saw the Distribution Center,…

Biloxi – over 2 YEARS after Katrina

Our bus took us through Gulfport and Biloxi, along the beachfront, so we could see the progress, or lack thereof, that's been made since we were here a year ago. See for yourself.   I apologize for the quality of the photos, as they were taken from a moving bus. But you get the idea. Click…

Are we there yet?

The big day finally arrived! Bruce and Denise arrived at our house around 9:15, and we headed down to the Synod office. Thanks to my Dad for again playing chauffeur… Us & Pastor Peggy As a very lovely little surprise, Pastor Peggy and her whole family arrived to see us off! We left the Synod…

Pasta tutorial

Fulfilling my promise to Rocky Mountain High, herewith is a step-by-step post showing the fettucine I made for dinner this past Sunday… Ingredients The recipe I use is basically the one that came with my ravioli press (not the one that came with the pasta maker), though as everyone knows, I’m unable to leave well…