My friend, Leanne, wrote a moving tribute to her mother in honor of Mother’s Day. Sadly, her mother is no longer living and I’ll bet Leanne wishes she could have shared her “Gifts for my Mom” post before she died. Her post inspired me to write one of my own and since I’m fortunate enough…
Memory Lane Monday…Happy Birthday, Chris
Twenty seven years ago today I gave birth to my first child, Christopher. He was everything I had hoped and prayed for. He makes me laugh; he makes me think; he has made me a better person. I love you, Chris!
Memory Lane Monday…Grandma’s Bible
My dear grandmother not only left me a legacy of faith; she left me her Bible. I don’t know why she chose me to be the recipient of this precious gift but years ago she told me that she was leaving it to me. This is what she had written inside: Tucked between the…
An afternoon with friends
Last night we saw the movie “The Social Network”, which was excellent. It was still early when the movie let out so we went to the North Lounge for a drink and a snack. A friend was there alone, having just gotten off work, and we joined him. Shortly after we got there, George, the…
French Friday – Sort of…
It’s been a lovely day, although I can’t really say there was much of a French theme to it. A Margarita isn’t French, right? Oh, I did have two mini croissants for breakfast so that counts. I had worked really hard yesterday getting all the housework done so I could do something different today. I…
True friendship…
I heard the U.P.S. truck pulling out of our driveway and went downstairs to see what had been delivered. I had ordered some Community Coffee the other day so I figured that’s what it was. Either that or David had found more pirate jewelry on eBay. I was, instead, surprised to see a package with…
Memory Lane Monday…Jergens Lotion
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. From blog photos I’m sure I’m only one of many for whom the cherry-almond scent of Jergens lotion brings back memories of their grandmothers. I had the privilege of growing up next door to one of my grandmas and spending huge amounts of time in her home. There are…
Memory Lane Monday – New Orleans
In April of 2006, David and I made our first trip back to New Orleans post-Katrina. I well remember the mix of emotions as our plane touched down at the Louis Armstrong airport. I was so happy to be returning to the city of my soul, especially since I had wondered if that would ever…
I feel special
There’s nothing quite like having around 35 friends come out for a birthday celebration to make a girl feel special. Friday night, David (with the help of a couple of good friends) threw a party for me and our friend, Heather. Her birthday was the 16th and mine is the 27th so we decided to…