Category: Holidays

Celebrating New Life

We are so excited awaiting the arrival of grandbaby number five in just a few months! Is there anything better than becoming a grandparent? I don’t think so.

I will never forget the day we were told that our very first grandbaby was on the way. The immediate love that filled my heart overwhelmed me. A baby! Once again I would cuddle and kiss and love a precious little one; I could almost feel the weight of the baby in my arms even as I waited in anticipation.

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Happy Valentine’s Day?

blog248pic1I just had lunch with a sweet friend who is recently divorced after seven years of marriage. She tried everything she could to stay married; but when the person you are married to no longer wants to be married it is a hard battle to continue here

New Year’s Resolutions

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In nineteen days our lives will all change for the better! We will get healthy and lose weight. We will stop smoking. We will stop gossiping. We will start going to church every week and reading our Bibles every day. We will aggressively pound the pavement till we find a job. We will end bad habits and start good ones.

Or not.

Are you making a New Year’s Resolution? I’m not. I used to, but I decided that I don’t like nailing down one specific area where I need to change. And I don’t like knowing I am probably going to continue here

Christmas Forgiveness

post241graphic1If I were to ask you what is your favorite thing about Christmas, some of you would respond: Family. If I were to ask what do you dread most, some of you would say: Family.

This past week, in conversations with friends, continue reading here