The high school youth at PMC have spent two years struggling to find ways to be together safely. During the weekend of April 1-3 they finally got to spend time together during a special "spring retreat" in Canby.

The kids at PMC finally got to give Curt what he deserved after a long wait!

Burt left the best voicemails ever... We will miss him so much!

On Monday night, March 14th, PMC rented out the skating rink at Oaks Park Amusement Park. It was a fun evening of celebrating our friendships and catching up. Maybe we should do this every year? Let us know in the comments.

Holiday class / Dec 18 2020

Dear friends and family,

This is just a short note to let you know that after a whirlwind week or two of wrapping things up in Portland I've arrived at Holden Village, with a special thanks to Linda W. who took it upon herself to see me off on a good start including driving me all the way up to Chelan and seeing me off on the ferry. 

It's magical. Attached are a few pictures of the ferry ride and the Village following a winter storm that delayed my arrival but made everything really amazingly beautiful.

Thank you all for your well wishes over the past few weeks and for the lovely reception to send me off on my last Sunday at PMC! I love the colors in the quilt and I will treasure that gift along with your kind words and friendships.

My new address is:
Rachel Joy
11155 Railroad Creek FS 8301 Rd 
Chelan, WA 98816-9001

And, if you want to receive updates, email me at pdxfrog@gmail.com as I'll try to write notes from time to time. 

Peace and blessings, Rachel

Hello from the Netherlands, PMC! I miss you all dearly.
​It’s been a month since we landed in the Netherlands and wow, they have been both extremely slow and extremely fast. Leaving PMC, getting married, going on a honeymoon to Hawaii (dreamy), an international move, and trying to furnish a completely unfurnished apartment has had my head spinning a bit. Amid all the craziness, however, I have a deep sense that I am where I am supposed to be and—more importantly—with whom I’m supposed to be with (aka Brandon, aka my husband, aka OH MY GOSH I’M MARRIED).

A week ago after three weeks of searching, we finally were approved for a rental apartment near the city center of Eindhoven where we are living. It’s brand new and on the 10th floor! We just got our first piece of furniture today (a mattress from Ikea!), and we move in on Nov 15. I cannot wait to be able to cook real meals.
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Speaking of real meals…the cookbook. ❤ ❤ ❤. I absolutely love it. I was able to read it for the first time on the plane over here and seeing your recipes and comments made me feel as if I were being wrapped in a quilt of love—just like my final Sunday at PMC. I can’t wait to start cooking!
As for life in the Netherlands, it is really is absolutely amazing. Everybody bikes—rain or shine. The Dutch have us PNWers beat on rain tolerance. It will be pouring down rain and the city center is just as full of people walking around, shopping and sitting in cafes. We’ve gone on days trips to Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Bruges (my favorite). We even got to walk by and peer in to the Doopsgezind (Mennonite) church in Amsterdam! Everybody has been extremely, extremely kind to us. We especially love two of our hotel workers, Danique and Poppy.

We will never say no to a letter! Our address here will be:

Britt and Brandon Clarno
69-053 Torenallee
5617BB Eindhoven, The Netherlands