Planning Alycia's wedding celebration began as soon as the engagement ring was placed on her finger. A short 6 months after our middle daughter, Laryssa's wedding, we began the wedding planning process again. As every parent knows each child is different from one another, the same is true when they begin to plan their wedding. Alycia's desire ... read more
Daughters
Reflections of my daughter's wedding
The last of our family has left and most of the wedding items in our home has been cleaned, delivered or eaten. It is over and to quote the line from the Father of the Bride, "It is funny how empty a house can get, isn't it?" The weekend was beyond words that I can use to describe. We all felt the Lord's amazing presence all week, but ... read more
Life is crazy right now…
Life is busy right now - real busy. This past weekend, Labor Day weekend, we celebrated a friend's wedding (which I helped coordinate) and Nic & Audrianna were home from Chicago to be in the wedding. Bill and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary which means Josiah and Laryssa celebrated their 1st anniversary. The weekend also included ... read more
A Family Heirloom Awaiting the Next Generation
26 years ago, a couple named Bill and Sandy (that is my husband and I) were awaiting our first-born child. We had no idea if we were having a boy or a girl, but we were excited and scared (at least I was). We had just moved into a new house and had a yellow gingham nursery ready. In the garage, Bill worked on a cradle for the new baby and he did ... read more
An Excellent Read from my daughter…
My very pregnant daughter, Laryssa, wrote an excellence post on contentment at her blog. It is titled Cookie Dough and Contentment....http://jojolaryss.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/cookie-dough-and-contentment/I highly recommend it.... Enjoy ... read more
My Daughter's Life as a Military Wife
This past weekend, Bill and I enjoyed our first visit at our (newly married) son-in-law and daughter's home. Since they have been married (9 months ago), they have lived in 3 different states. Our son-in-law, Josiah has been in classes for his specialized military job; it required him to have training in different bases. After their wedding ... read more