Disclaimer: CAUTION,Irritated mom…the following may contain less than loving comments and thoughts. Any lack of adoration or joy is completely and wholly the truth. Can someone please tell me how I can share in one breath the joys and moment to moment delights of being a mom and all of a sudden BAM!…I can only see … [Read more...]
Our Thanksgiving Tradition
"Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving..." Psalm 100:4Six years ago I was reading a magazine and saw what I thought was a wonderful Thanksgiving idea. The next day I ran out and bought a linen tablecloth and some fabric pens from the craft store. When the holiday arrived, after the family finished their turkey dinner, I got out the pens and … [Read more...]
Veteran’s Day
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” Psalm 33:12As a teenager in the 1980’s, waking up first to get in the shower was very important. I had to beat my two sisters because I needed as much time as I could to get that ‘big hair’ look. Each morning when I would shuffle to the bathroom half asleep, I would see my father sitting at our … [Read more...]
The Birthday Party
Thought you might enjoy seeing some of the pictures from Meg's birthday party last night. We had 19 people over for a Mexican dinner. (I'm still full.)The roses in the vase on the table there are from her dad. He sent them to her at school this week. The balloons are from her Auntie Celia.David is trying to give a brotherly hug to his big sister … [Read more...]
HAPPY SWEET 16 MEGHAN!!!
On November 10th 1991 at 3:03pm,after 36 hours of labor,a warm and precious bundle was gently placed in my tired arms. The nurse exclaimed before I even laid my eyes on her, “She has dimples!” Hours later I was left alone in my room with her. It was then that I finally got to open my daughters' blanket and fully explore for the first time, each … [Read more...]