Hope for Women and Babies

I just spent the weekend in the White Mountains with some other women from our church. We were there to do some volunteer work for a fabulous ministry in Show Low. The lady who runs the ministry, whose daughter was one of the women from our church, is dynamic and full of faith and passion. It was great touring the women's clinic, where they can even do an ultrasound for women whose pregnancy tests come up positive. They do counseling and education there, and they have a store where the women can buy things for their babies with "money" earned by taking classes. There's also a maternity home for pregnant women/girls and their babies. I loved spending time with the young woman living there now, and her amazingly sweet 6mo baby.

We spent all day Saturday working hard, unloading and sorting donations for Dinah's latest enterprise: a resale boutique. Some of the other women spent their day painting and organizing at the boutique, a weird building with lots of odd rooms off of other rooms. We got to sleep at the house parents' cottage.

I can't wait to go again. I loved seeing what God is doing there, how many women and babies are being helped. I hope more women will join us next time.

No big surprise here.

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Restaurant Meme

I've been tagged by Sally to do this restaurant meme.

Here are the rules:
*Link to the name of the person that tagged you
*Include state and country you live in
*List top 5 favorite local restaurants
*Tag 5 other people and let them know they've been tagged


Here are my picks for our little corner of Arizona:

1. Grimaldi's. Yum, yum, yum! Small family-owned place with TVs in the corners. Steven discovered it before Noah and I arrived; he likes the sandwiches with Boar's Head meats. Heather introduced us to the Greek pizza, which is now one of my all-time favorite foods. They even deliver to my house! (Not just my house. Other people's houses, too.)

2. Abacus Inn. Right next door to Grimaldi's! I've only visited it once, but am definitely looking forward to repeat visits. Their won ton soup is much heartier than most; in addition to the won tons, there is shrimp, beef, and veggies in the broth. Mmmm. Their kung pao chicken is atypical, and I wasn't a big fan (that's usually my favorite dish), but shrimp lo mein was scrumptious, and they have good egg rolls.

3. Elephant Bar. Okay, this is a chain restaurant, but it's good! Steven doesn't like it as much as I do, but they have a really yummy chicken dish - Shanghai Chicken?? that I just love.

4. In-n-Out Burger. Another chain, as Sally mentioned, but it's impossible to make a list of best places to eat without mentioning our beloved In-n-Out Burger. The fries are freshly made, the shakes are perfect, the burgers delish. Simply the best.

5. Papa's Perks. This award is given posthumously, as our favorite little family-owned coffee shop is now closed. We will miss the friendly service, the excellent lattes, freshly baked pastries (apple scones!!), and the free Wi-fi. Sigh. Cabin Coffee is good, but it's just not the same. For a frozen coffee beverage, I recommend The Coffee Bean.

Now I'm hungry.

I'm going to tag:
Nancypants
Jessica
Ree
Amy
Kate


You're it!

Wendi