I miss my mom every day. I miss being able to pick up the phone and know she'll answer. I long to ask her one hundred questions about aging and grown up children and sewing! I'm sad when I think that she never got to meet her great grandchildren, each one of them with qualities that would delight … [Read more...]
When joy surprises…
It's August. And as usual, it's steaming-burning-take-your-breath-away hot here in the deep south of the US. As I see it, there are a couple of ways to cope with the heat... To moan and complain is the way I normally pass the time in this muggy month. But this year I'm going to take a cue from … [Read more...]
Living your legacy
After my post last week on the Grocery store trip that changed my life, Erica said this: “…could you continue this post with a series please of how you have made this part of your life? How do (I) do this especially as a mom to little ones?” It’s more like this, how do I continually live the legacy … [Read more...]
Living My Legacy~Part 1~Controling my tone and my tongue
After my post last week on the Grocery store trip that changed my life, Erica said this: “…could you continue this post with a series please of how you have made this part of your life? How do (I) do this especially as a mom to little ones?” It’s more like this, how do I continually live the legacy … [Read more...]
God bless us everyone…
Captured Moments from Christmas at our house... I hope your Christmas was a good one. Here are a few moments from our time together... My girls and I~(Jamie, the beautiful Hawaiian, is Timothy's S.O., but I claim her:) ) Ollie watching for crumbs! First we snacked and watched an old … [Read more...]
Take a stroll with the ghost of holidays past…
Well, I've been with the ghost of Thanksgiving's past today. I wanted to talk a bit about our family Thanksgiving traditions as I planned this years holiday, so I went back through my memories and my pictures. I laughed some, and I cried some. But I'm thinking it's not a bad thing. The crying, … [Read more...]