How to build a powerful spiritual heritage: Diaper Story

Family, Family History, Heritage Stories | 1 comment

I love the Old Testament. It is filled with real people, real lives, real stories. It shows the good, the bad and the ugly. And in the middle of all these real stories, we see God loving His children. These are the stories of their spiritual heritage. Are you telling...

Lessons from my Grandmother: Becoming a godly wife

Family, Family History, Spiritual Insights, Tuesday Link-up | 5 comments

My Grandmother (Mémé) was an extraordinary woman. Born in the 19th Century, she lived through much in her 89 years. Losing 2 husbands, raising 13 children in a blended family, losing 7 children in infancy and losing many more in adulthood. When my Grandfather died she...

Anniversary blessing! [Teaching What Is Good #147}

Family, Family Fun, Family History, How I Met Your Father: The Series | 8 comments

I’m afraid I only have my link-up this week. I’ve had so many other things going on and today is my ANNIVERSARY!!! 31 years ago today I married the love of my life. We’ve had good times, we’ve had hard times but there hasn’t once been a...

A glimpse of autumn

Family History, Seasons of Life, Tuesday Link-up | 23 comments

I’m an autumn transplant. I am not of the prairies with miles upon miles of corn fields, or the stark vastness of the Great Plains, or the endless shades of browns in the deserts of the southwest, or the dulcimer echoes up and down the Appalachian Mountains. I...

Insights from the Word: memorials

Family, Family History, Ministry, Spiritual Insights | 3 comments

My father went to see the USS Arizona Memorial before he died. He served in WWII and was a POW. The memorial was very powerful and emotionally charged for him. It brought back so many memories. It stirred his spirit and brought to mind all the brave men he served...

The wedding dress is finished!

Family, Family Fun, Family History, Marriage, Raising Children, Seasons of Life | 10 comments

Well, we picked up my daughter’s wedding dress today. I was very blessed to be able to barter for the dress and the alterations. It was such a delight and the dress is gorgeous and fits Hannah’s personality perfectly. Lovely. Elegant. Simple yet gently...