by Deb Farris | Jun 21, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
Late last fall, Dad and I were in the car on our way to the Sunday service at a church he had designed. He’d been asked to give a talk on it for Doors Open the following week. It was a church designed with a hill around it, a solar tower and grass covered roof—green...
by Deb Farris | Feb 3, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
Dad will turn 85 on February 9. A year ago, I found a birthday card that read, Still rockin’ and rollin’ at 85! so I bought it and told Dad he better stick around to get it. I knew he would since I had spent my money on it. It’s almost been a year...
by Deb Farris | Dec 21, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
I could see Holy Hill, the highest point in our part of the state, from my bedroom window at the farm. It was like a beacon when surrounded by the setting sun. At Christmas time, I would lie in bed and look out at it, searching for Santa’s sleigh—my eyes...
by Deb Farris | Oct 17, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
They met in high school. She was the new girl. They passed each other in the hall one day and he was immediately smitten…. It’s true,Todd and I met at Riverside High School when we were 15. It was the year we moved back to Milwaukee. He became best friends...
by Deb Farris | Oct 12, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
It was one of those incredible fall days that stays with you long after all the colors are gone. The crunch of the leaves, a craving for apples and Carmex lip balm are my cues that a change of seasons has arrived. The trees reflected the color of the sun and...
