This past Friday was a great day for love. We went to Tulsa to attend the wedding of a young lady and her beloved. It was a beautiful church ceremony and a really fun reception at the Hard Rock hotel. Our son, Chris, was one of the ushers. This is him with a dear friend:…
Take the #selflovechallenge – Celebrating Womanhood Event
Hosted by Living, Learning, and Loving Life, Cabin Goddess, Tea with Dee, Living This Moment, and Teachable Scotts Tots Homeschool. For the past two years, we’ve let you get away with shining the spotlight on another woman. This year, it’s all about YOU. As women, we often have trouble putting ourselves front and center. We’re…
Just because…
David brought these gorgeous flowers home to me a couple of days ago. Just because. They were specially arranged for me by a sweet friend who works at the local florist shop. Aren’t those peonies spectacular? And then yesterday my mom bought me some stargazer lilies. Just because. I’m a fortunate girl.
Happy New Year – 2014
Happy New Year! In this year which stretches out before us, all shiny and new, I wish for each of you: laughter – from giggles to tears-streaming-down-your-face guffaws quiet moments of reflection discovery music to lift your spirit and touch your soul daily rituals to ground you and give life structure big dreams colorful sunsets…
Memory Lane Monday ~ Uncle Ed
I had intended to share some special memories of my Uncle Ed in today’s post but this has been a really difficult day for me and I just can’t do it. Maybe one of these days but not just yet. Instead I’ll just share a few pictures. This was taken at the Dana Point harbor…
The Hippie and the Pirate: A Love Story (Part 2)
The Hippie and the Pirate – A Love Story Part 2: Love is Blind I could barely wait for our our next youth group meeting in the hopes I’d see David again. As Sue and I entered the room I nervously glanced around. I didn’t see him but it was still a few minutes until…
I do…
This afternoon David and I attended the wedding of my cousin’s son. It’s always sweet to witness young love in its beginnings. The whole wedding was quite personalized but I do believe this “takes the cake”: We had a wonderful time visiting with some of my out-of-town cousins and then went out for a late…
The Hippie and the Pirate – A Love Story
Before neither of us can remember the details, I thought it would be nice to write our love story. Here is part 1 (update: with links to parts 2 and 3): The Hippie and the Pirate – A Love Story Part 1: How We Met It was sometime early September 1976, probably on a…
Starry, starry night
David and I had such a lovely time together last night. He had spent the whole day repairing our water heater and I had weeded a little over half of one of my raised garden beds, plus did some mowing. We took a short break for a late lunch at around 4 p.m. and by…