For our wedding, Amy’s close friend Rebekah Pringle (pictured at right with Amy’s sister, Emily, who likes to be in photos) wrote us a wonderful song text, which Brian Pinner (a close friend of mine) set to music for us. [update on 11/21: the setting was co-written by Dianne Pinner and Brian Pinner – and now that I’ve been reminded of this by Brian, I realize that I left Mrs. Pinner out of the wedding program; sorry, Mrs. Pinner!] Amy and I were thrilled with both the text and the setting. In case you didn’t hear it (or want to hear it again), you can listen to it as streaming audio here (guitar and vocal: Brian Pinner). The song starts about 5 seconds into the track.

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“Song of a Covenant” is a translation of the Hebrew song title, Shir Berith.

The text of the song is below: Continue reading Song of a Covenant (Shir Berith) →

Living on-campus works out really well for our one-car family. Josh is able to walk to class and work, and usually, I’m able to walk with him to class and meet him after he’s finished for the day. I always enjoy meeting him on his way home, and sometimes I hide along the way and “surprise” during his walk. You should have seen his face the time I ran up behind him and grabbed his hand!

Fall has arrived in Texas, and I’m enjoying the cooler weather and the autumn colors.

Josh “celebrated” Election Day in a unique way (actually – it was a study break and a way to make his wife burst out with laughter).

I’ve been having fun with the Johnson girls. Last week we made cupcakes, and this week we played hide-n-go-seek. I was surprised how many good hiding places there are in our little home.