Weekend Wedding Celebrations – Part Two – Preparing the Place

This is the second of what is turning out to be multiple posts about our family celebrations this past weekend. Please prepare yourselves for a whole lot of scrolling and tons of pictures in each one! … Read more...

Weekend Wedding Celebrations, Part One

Well, it's been a wonderful - and TIRING - few days. But the pictures have been edited and tonight and tomorrow I'm posting in pieces about our weekend celebrations. First, a look at day one - … Read more...

Five Minute Friday: Loss

Wow. I have to admit that when I saw Lisa-Jo's topic for this week - and read her own heart-rending story - I was stunned. At our house, I have multiple generations sleeping under our roof in … Read more...

The Supper of Our Lord: Reconnecting…. a re-post

I read Ian Cron's blog today, just as I put my feet up for a few minutes, preparing for the wonderful weekend ahead. On Saturday evening, our daughter will marry a good man. It is her second wedding. … Read more...

Scripture and a Snapshot – Refreshment

Through Katie Lloyd's beautiful website, we are invited each week to submit one of our own photos, with a scripture verse that the photo elicits in us. Such a great idea and so fun to do. Time … Read more...

A “There and Back Again Reflection:” I Am From…

Somewhere in the bloghopping I do, I came across a written reflection called, "I Am From..." Turns out the original is from a writer named George Ella Lyons and is based on a template suggested in a … Read more...

Five Minute Friday: Grateful

Have I told you our daughter is getting married next week?? (I talk about it here, pictures and all.) Our eldest, widowed for almost three years, has found a soul-mate for the 2nd half of life and we … Read more...

A quiet morning…

Later than I like to be this week, linking with LL Barkat and Laura Boggess at their kind invitation to speak to both 'a sense of place' and 'a sense of play.'  My thanks to them both:Monday was a … Read more...

Scripture and a Snapshot – Lilies of the Field

This has become one of my favorite themes to join each week - and because of the holiday, the founding mothers for this meme have extended the linky deadline until Friday.  I join this group through … Read more...