The Holly and the Ivy
The day before the wedding, hubby and I, along with our two kids, spent the morning having brunch with the groom and his family; after which, we spent several hours setting up the rehearsal hall. We had an…
What is Christmas about?
Recently our very dear friends up in Alaska had a baby. The due date for the birth was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Hubby and I waited in anxious anticipation to hear from our friends! Thanksgiving came … and…
O Come! O Come!
As Hubby and I were headed up to church yesterday morning, the sky came alive with the beauty and glory of God! The brilliant crimson sunrise reflected off the bottom of the low-lying marine layer of clouds. It…
Marriage is … like a puzzle!
Here you can see the puzzle hubby and I put together the weekend before Thanksgiving. I am quite fond of this puzzle because it was a birthday gift to me from my son’s girlfriend. And also, I love…
Christmas Cactus Garden!
One of the highlights of my Christmas last year was going with hubby and our daughter to a Christmas Cactus Garden. I had never been to a Christmas Cactus Garden before. It was a lot of fun! If…
A Home Depot Christmas!
The happy couple from this past weekend’s wedding has been head-over-heels in a major renovation project this entire past year! The day of the wedding rehearsal, a delivery truck showed up at the house with the bathroom vanity…
Christmas cards!
Have you ever gone Christmas shopping for someone else … only to come home with Christmas gifts for yourself?!? Yes, I am at the top of the list when it comes to finding Christmas gifts for myself … …
The gift of Christmas! (2023)
This past year of 2023 has been an incredibly difficult year for hubby and me. It has been a year of giving, and giving, and giving to serve God and love others. It has been absolutely exhausting! When…
Marriage advice: Always hold hands!
In the wedding speech I gave this past weekend, the piece of marriage advice I shared with the happy couple was this: Always hold hands! When hubby holds my hand, as we are out and about, he can…
Marriage is … like a warm winter coat!
The day of the wedding was pleasant, with temperatures hovering somewhere around 50* … which was good, considering we were outside quite a bit without a coat, going back and forth, to and from the sanctuary over to…