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Homestead Happenings

Happy birthday, Darrell Cook!

What a fun friendship story. Cliff Notes: guy from Little Rock meets guy from Roanoke at a BCM building in Monticello, Arkansas. Little Rock guy follows Roanoke guy as the campus minister there. Roanoke guy eventually becomes BCM director at…

Jeff Noble
April 3, 2011
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Homestead Happenings

Final surgery – Round 6: gratitude in busyness

I love that Roanoke Memorial Hospial has free WIFI. We’re here today for Carolyn’s final surgery related to her breast cancer. It’s the last reconstruction surgery, and we’re both excited about it, but for different reasons… As we sat in…

Jeff Noble
March 18, 2011
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Homestead Happenings

The Pen

I have this thing with pens. I use them. A lot. Since I’m a journaller, I typically have 1-2 favorite pens that I only use for that. It’s not unusual for me to actually run out of ink with one…

Jeff Noble
February 16, 2011
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Homestead Happenings

Ala Carte: Power-napping, The Rock-Scarred Hand, Sugar Bowl bound,

Power-napping After church Sunday, Carolyn and I gratefully shifted back into our Sunday afternoon routine of power-napping. Some define a power nap as “a short sleep which terminates before the occurrence of deep sleep or slow-wave sleep (SWS), intended to…

Jeff Noble
January 3, 2011

Homestead Happenings

Christmas

Christmas entered with a sleepy-eyed, parental state of disbelief in how early our kids still get up for the day. I blearily threw on some house pants and a ball cap and followed my bright-eyed spouse into the living room.…

Jeff Noble
December 26, 2010

Homestead Happenings

Christmas notes 2010

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Blacksburg, VA. The leaves that once were vibrant fall colors are now under three inches of snow. The temperatures have dropped and are much colder than we were use to…

Jeff Noble
December 15, 2010
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Homestead Happenings

Round 6 update

Although we don’t know much more than we did since our last health update, we’ve had a lot of requests and questions about where things are in relation to Carolyn’s breast cancer. You can read here for the beginning of…

Jeff Noble
November 8, 2010
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Homestead Happenings

Nerds and villains

It’s a new day at the Nobles’. Our kids are heading their separate ways for Halloween. Sam dressed like a villain and filled his camouflage hunting bags with Silly String as he departed to join friends intent on stringing unsuspecting…

Jeff Noble
October 31, 2010

Homestead Happenings

Another opportunity to trust

We got another “call” today. For those who have been through cancer treatments, you know what that is. In the time between a surgical procedure or biopsy, there’s a day or so of simple waiting as the doctor/oncologist examines and…

Jeff Noble
October 22, 2010
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