“Some celebrations are bittersweet,” a friend remarked. I am thinking, “You mean like having a 69th birthday?” I’m in denial that I will soon be 70 – that sounds kinda old to me. Could there be a typo on my birth certificate? I choose to see myself as a skin wrapped vessel of the Holy […]
Continue ReadingTo our 7 in school…
Today for the first time ever, all 7 of our grandkids are in school, the only year this will happen. Some are beginning— kindergarten for Raquel, high school for Kassidy, and college for Kelsey. Some are finishing — high school for our senior, Toby, and college for his sister, Taylor. The K’s begin in 4 […]
Continue ReadingThe Joy Journal (pt 3) — Our Little Ruffins
A picture often speaks without words. Could you guess that 1) this big brother loves his little sissy and 2) he also loves being in control?“ There is an old proverb, “The palest ink is better than the sharpest memory,” and it is true. We thought we’d NEVER forget ____, but the memory faded. Thank […]
Continue ReadingThe Joy Journal (pt 2) — The K’s
“Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged.” Prov 17:6 What joy they bring! Here is part two of my Joy Journal blog with our second family of grandkids, the K’s — Kelsey, Kasey & Kassidy KELSEY H, age 18 ♦ Kelsey (age 3) was watching Beauty and the Beast at the moment where the beast […]
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