My mom would have been 97 years young today. As November 10 rolls around every year since 2020, I realize that I have lived another entire year without her and it really guts me. There are few things that have affected me like the death Continue reading →
Cleaning, sorting and culling. That’s my life. It should have been my life for a long time but hey — I am doing it now and I have learned a great deal as a result. The number one thing I have learned is –what a Continue reading →
My week at Lakeside with my siblings is going great and we are having so much fun just being together. What a blessing it is to have family who carries on the love of being together even when our parents have passed on. My brother Continue reading →
My family is VERY important to me. My siblings have become increasingly vital to my life especially after the death of my mom in 2020. I see so many families who have real rifts and it just makes me sad. I can just not imagine Continue reading →
A cloud of witnesses. That describes that picture above perfectly. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked Continue reading →
Another Mother’s Day is approaching. While we revere mothers, not everyone has positive experiences and it is a difficult day for many. For those who have had difficult relationships with their own mothers, for those who wished to be mothers but couldn’t for various reasons. Continue reading →
I shared that last week I was going to spend the week in my beloved Lakeside with my siblings and their spouses. We had a fabulous week in all respects. The weather was perfect, the food was yummy, the conversations were great and the whole Continue reading →
. Yep. That’s the family circa 1994 or 1995ish. I am not exactly sure which year it was but there we are in all of our glory outside a cottage at one of my favorite places on earth, Lakeside, Ohio. While we have all grown Continue reading →
Another road trip to Ohio is in the books and we are happy to have been able to go. However, it is always great to get back home. Home to our own bed and our kitties who have missed us. The first thing we do Continue reading →
Some days I wake up and I just am amazed that I am almost 62 years old. I mean, really. How did I get here? Sure I know that I am growing a little bit older every single day but honestly. – in the big Continue reading →
