Abandonment – Part 2

After the response to the post last month on abandonment, several wrote and asked for some help and also asked if we would share some of our life experiences. As always, this is our personal story.   It’s okay if you don’t agree with how we choose to handle this life God has  graciously granted us.  It…

We’re Done

Finally –  It’s time for our new kitchen unveiling! Remember? This is what it looked like before…. To begin with, Dw made boxes for the top… Then he put some sweet trim on it all… Next it was time to paint them all… Added a new oven fan/hood… {old one was broken when we moved in}…

Bear With Me…

Since my treasures and grandtreasures are only home a  couple of times each year, y’all are just gonna’ have to bear with me… I can’t help myself.   Hang out with us for a few minutes and you’ll totally see why I’m so hopelessly smitten… Making cards for our family’s  most favorite missionary *ever*. People…

Finally the Baby Boy Arrives

Finally, finally, finally. The day we’ve waited and waited for. Last night, after a six hour delay their plane arrived. Mimi and Jaja and all the kids got to meet Stone Wolfer our newest grandtreasure  for the very first time… Today has been filled with laughter and baby boy snuggles and sponge water bombs  a…

Has it Really Been a Year, Mr. Nehemiah?

There’s this crazy thing about how God works…. Ask almost anyone who has brought home a treasure through disruption and they will confirm this truth… The treasure that arrived broken, grieving, fearful, and often angry….. whose anxious eyes peered from an expressionless face… those pensive eyes, the terrified heart  and the fearful face – they…

Just Me and Him…

Thirty-five years ago today on August 12, 1978 at 5:00 pm  in Amherst, New York Dw and I joined our lives and hearts before about 120 friends and family. We committed to do life together. Forever. No matter what. Dw was in law school at the time and I was working as a secretary “to…

Linny Lee’s Cinnamon Rolls

Since many of you loved the ice cream cake recipe, and others loved my corn on the cob recipe… and now after so many requests over the years  for my cinnamon roll recipe – it’s time to share. They are our family’s favoritest treat.  Each of my big girls  {Abigail, Sarah, Autumn, and even Emma…