Earlier this fall we had a very special event here in the country. It involved many of my favorite things:Family. Good food.Live music.Outdoors.Fresh garden flowers.And burlap.We were blessed to honor and celebrate our parents, Ted and Alice, on their 60th wedding anniversary and my dad’s 85thbirthday.Sixty years with the same person. What an example and privilege!When 50 years married rolled around, neither of them wanted the traditional-around-here- cake and punch reception. Instead, we all … [Read more...]
Love, Love, Love!
Merry Christmas, Dear Internet Friends!I hope you are enjoying this day wrapped in the love of family and friends. But if you are spending this day alone, or Christmas for you is a sad and lonely time- even if you are surrounded by people- please know that the love of Jesus is right there for the taking.This advent season, I have been so touched by the fact that LOVE was born all those years ago. Scripture tells us that Jesus is the physical representation of the character of God-and God is … [Read more...]