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Welcoming the New Bride
It’s interesting how your life can take on changes you would never imagine in the beginning. When I first married 26 years ago, it was very common to have visitors at my house quite frequently all the time. My mom and dad showed me how to be hospitable when I was growing up and my husband’s parents set an example for him. My husband took to hospitality like a fish to water. It became his passion and still is to this day. There was a problem. I didn’t know how to cook when I married so me and cookbooks spent a lot of time together. So here I was not…
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Leaving Boring Clothing Behind
What would you do if you were offered an all expense paid trip to a country that was not on your bucket list of places to go someday? It would be hard to say, “No” and we didn’t and so we are going… {drumroll, please} to the… Democratic Republic of the Congo …a place that is said to be the poorest country in the world. The reason for our visit? A wedding. A very authentic African wedding! 4 days we’ll be spending in the country of DR Congo and what an experience I’m sure I’ll have to tell about. I’ve been prepared somewhat about the wedding. The other day…
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When Your Children Grow Up
Although there comes a time when you must release the arrows in your quiver, it’s still difficult when change comes to your family that you have nurtured and watched over for so many years. My son Wesley, who is 19, embarked on his own adventure by deciding to go to Canada to work for a few months this summer. What a great opportunity for him to learn new skills and spend time with family. After the camp meeting, we had to say goodbye to him since he was going to be flying out of that area the next day and not traveling home with us. Last hugs for his sister.…
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A Week of Making Memories & Being With New & Old Friends
After the wedding and reception, we headed to Indiana for the church camp arriving very late. As always it was a wonderful time. It had rained just enough that the ground was quite wet and where these kids played the grass was gone in just a matter of hours, leaving mud! My nephew Lincoln didn’t mind it a bit. The fun thing about this youth camp is that if you have a desire to host a class where you share a skill or talent OR if you just want to do something fun with the kids, there’s plenty of opportunity. There were hair clinics (where you go to get your…
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A Beautiful Wedding and Outdoor Reception
We awoke to an overcast sky but that was nothing new. Since we had arrived in Ohio, we had not seen the sun, but this was the wedding day and the reception was to be outdoors. Things did not look good but we were excited anyways about the upcoming day, even if it did rain. And it did. The whole drive to Michigan there was a continuous but gentle rain. About 35 minutes from the church, my husband says, “The alternator is having issues.” Oh, no, this was not a good thing! We pulled off the next exit to get gas because we were on E completely and was fortunate…
