21 years ago I said I do to the man I had dreamt of marrying for several years. I could not believe when my prayers were really truly answered and he called and asked me out that September night in 1996. We dated for 3 months (yup…truly) and got engaged during the 1997 New Year’s…
Category: relationships
Real. Different. Real Different…(and all that entails)
I have always had my quirks, those things that make me me. I cherish the unique, the stuff that sets me apart. Sometimes it’s been simply clothing. I love my multi colored shoes from 10th grade and my black and white dress that had both stripes and polka dots on it. I derived a sense…
2 years….Grieving Abby – Lessons I am learning in the process
Ahhh. Here I am once more. I have been contemplating this post for some time and what I would share during this grief week, our time of remembering.Because of my private fb grief blog, some of my thoughts have already been stated. There are those however that were just waiting to be spelled out here…
Faithfulness
Great is the Faithfulness O God my Father… My 3rd child is 7 today. Alexia Magdalene. Named after my mother. I can not browse through the photos of her birth and the time surrounding with out a teensy bit of sad seeping through the cracks and crevices. 2008-2009…That was a hard time. The hardest…
For Better of For Worse – Reflections on Marriage
Disclaimer: I in no way an expert on marriage. We as a couple, like many of you have walked thru some tough stuff (financial calamity, separation, death of a child, illness in family) and have found God faithful. I must write simply to get my racing thoughts out before my head explodes….Our history has brought…
Present for the Presents
I love a good play on words. Well I really just love words period. I love how much better I feel when I can simply release, get the words that are pounding on the door of my soul out into the atmosphere. Not that they are always profound or meant to change the world. But…
Remembering
“He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. Is 61:3″6 months ago tonight I lay on a cold hard hospital bed surrounded by wires, stroking the sweet soft face of my beautiful 3 year old daughter. I could only handle a few moments…
Celebrating Abby ~ a Photo Journal of her Funeral week events ~ July 19, 2014 (Group 2)
I had so many wonderful photographers show up to help us remember the moments of Abby’s celebration. Each one is taken from a bit of a different view point and each one has been equally special to us. This grouping was taken by my dear friend, Natalie Yutzy. She came to our home for our…
Legacy of a Perfect Marriage (In an imperfect world)
We just got back from a week of celebrations. The first was that of my parent’s 40th wedding anniversary. They rented a home on our family’s favorite beach, Edisto Island, SC. All of my siblings and the grandchildren were present. We spent time playing in the sand and the water, building sand castles and catching…