I love being a Grandma! Two of my grandchildren call me "Gamma." My husband is their "Gampa". It really is a privilege and a joy watching them and spending time with them. Most of all though, we love passing on our love and a legacy to them. The legacy we pass on to them is... Continue Reading →
A Tribute To Leo
One week ago, early in the morning, we heard a strange sound. Leo, our Shih Tzu started into some end of life symptoms. A few days before this, we noticed that he was having some incontinence problems. At the very end, he was bleeding and had trouble with his bowels. We were calling some emergency... Continue Reading →
A Special Christmas Surprise
I wanted to share with you all a special Christmas surprise that my husband and I have developed a taste for over the last two Christmases - Baked Camembert (pronounced Cam- em- bare)! I hope you come to love it! Some of you may be asking "What in the world is Camembert?" In simplest terms... Continue Reading →
When I Grieve, Now I Think Of You!
I realized very recently, that as I grieve over someone who hurts me deeply, that God grieves when I hurt Him also! When I fail to follow what He tells me to do, especially when I do the same sin over again, He grieves! I am sad when I don't hear from my kids. I... Continue Reading →
Exciting Travel Talks With Friends
Do you love to travel? I do! What is your favorite way to travel? Some destinies are better to see on a road trip. Other places require an airplane at least at the beginning, depending on your circumstances. A slower, calmer trip might be great going on a train. Whatever way you want to travel,... Continue Reading →
We Go Through Life Together, Side By Side
The Beautiful Things We Miss - Matthew West We Celebrate Together Tomorrow is my and my husband's 31st wedding anniversary. We go through life together, in the best of times and in the worst of times. A Bible passage I read today, I believe, applies well to this. On the Maine coast together - out... Continue Reading →
Wisdom Quotes-Week 5
Week 5 I hope that you enjoy the Wisdom Quotes this week. I concentrated on quotes about family. Family is important to me! I love spending time with every one of our girls, grandchildren now, parents, siblings, and all extended family. One of my favorite relatives that I visited recently is my second cousin, Anita!... Continue Reading →
SEE Through!
This week I heard that "President Biden will commit to transparency at the border when his "plan" takes root". We need transparency that allows us to See through the rhetoric and address the awful truth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNvcrc6BODQ I however don't see that true transparency takes place just at a certain time or event. It is a... Continue Reading →
Marriage Takes Real Commitment!
Marriages Are Failing Today Daily, we see news stories of A-list celebrity couples who have decided that it is time to end their marriages. Some just say that their marriage has been too rocky and some say that they have ended things on "good terms". I ask myself though, if they are ending their marriage... Continue Reading →
These Are A Few of Our Favorite Things – Con’t
I sent out a blog post two days ago including "a few of our favorite things," of our family recipes! You can follow a link to the first half of this post here. I remember trying Sweet Potato SoufflĂ© for the first time in the 1980's. It has always been my favorite way to eat... Continue Reading →