Glance at the Past!

Recently I have been going through my old slides and choosing some to digitize. Take a look at some from the 1970s and early 1980s:

Thorson Cousins' Reunion

Last Sunday, September 13, I went to a Thorson cousins' meal at a restaurant called "Taxis". It was on 120th and Blondo here in Omaha. The reunion was actually for Dad's generation but I went anyway. I knew almost everyone. After eating our lunch at Taxis, we went to Steven & Honor (Thorson) Schwid's home to continuing our chatting. See here some photos from that day.

Trip to the Zoo!

Yesterday I went to the Henry Doorly Zoo here in Omaha. That zoo is one of the best zoos in America. I had not been there for about five years. I went with the Agrawi family, a couple with three children. They are from my church and we attend the same Sunday School class. We saw about everything there was to see and enjoyed getting to know each other. Mariam brought a lunch that we shared at the zoo. When we got to their home after the zoo they invited me in for a cup of tea. We chatted another hour. Here are a few photos of our trip to the zoo.

Preparing for Tour

My fall speaking tour will soon begin so I have been busy preparing talks, Power Point presentations, a display table and so forth. My tour will start by attending the fall Alliance Woman's Retreat that will be held in Orange City, Iowa the weekend of September 18^th. Next I will be the missionary speaker at the Millard Alliance Mission's conference. Millard Alliance is in Omaha so I will stay at home during this six day conference. Thanks to those who are praying for me as I prepare to speak in eight different churches located in Nebraska and Colorado. My last conference ends November 15^th.

 

Birthday Weekend!

Well, yesterday I turned 60 years old. Saturday evening my StepMom took me out to Gorat's Steakhouse for a steak dinner. A friend, Nancy Stauffer, went too. We had a nice meal and then went to the Burger King to have chocolate sundaes afterwards to celebrate my birthday.

Yesterday morning I went to Sunday School and Church and then went to "Step Out and Serve 2009". About 6,000 people from about 30 churches in Omaha spent part of the day in community service around the city. I went to the Open Door Mission, a Gospel mission for the homeless in town. They had about 500 volunteers today at that site alone.

I was on bus 22, one of the many buses from my church to go out into the city and one of two buses from my church that went to the Open Door Mission. We were each given a box lunch so we could leave just after the second church service.

I was one of about nine or ten who worked in the kitchen helping to prepare supper! After a few hours work we were bussed back to the church where we got our vehicles. I arrived home at about 5 pm. I was really glad to be able to see the Open Door Mission. I remember in the mid 60s when I was in High School and our Youth Group would go to the Mission to hold services in the chapel. The Mission had moved since then and I had not been to the "new" site. It's actually 40 years old now so I guess it is not new!


It was a good Birthday weekend and I am thankful. I am especially thankful to the Lord for giving me these sixty years!

Family Reunion!

Here is the whole Loren Thorson/Bardon clan!

Last weekend, August 7-9, we had our first ever Loren Thorson/Bardon reunion. We met at the Best Western Hotel in Nebraska City, Nebraska. All of my five brothers, their wives and some of their children and grandchildren were able to come. Also many of my step family (Bardons) were there for part or all of the reunion. We came from five States, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado and Missouri.
Here I am with my brothers Glenn, Bill, Larry and David. I used to be the tallest!Here is the Loren Thorson clan!