Punking Dw

Over Christmas something happened that brought far too many giggles not to share. Dw’s big brother Steve and his wife, Diane, had sent us a monetary gift for Christmas.  It came with strict instructions:  Blow it on something fun!!   We laughed when we read the note.  They know us all too well – blowing…

It’s Okay….

And so it was that yesterday was the official ‘send-off’ for our family – Emma moving to Africa {permanently}. I’ve heard it said that Americans {and probably most of the world} don’t really like to allow time to properly grieve. No doubt, grieving, in any form, can often make people quite uncomfortable. There’s a loss,…

From Our Home to Yours

Whatever you do.   Look away. And oh, yeah.  Don’t smile.    The big kids. Doing that serious thing.   Which they clearly can’t hold back for long.   But they can try. {Although Liberty was havin’ a hard time not laughing.}   Forget a kid named Jubilee not being Jubilant…. But they can say they tried. A…

MBM: Our New Home

Ahhh, my friends.  Thank you for your gracious love and support when I revealed our blunder.  Yes, Kelly G, we are indeed very, very, very human.   We have made many mistakes over the years and although we were hoping they were all behind us, we are so thankful that God covers mistakes and His…

The Hunt

This year Dw and I will have celebrated  35 Christmas’ married. Every year {with only 2 exceptions – for medical reasons} we have gone to cut down our Christmas trees. The tradition is one that we can’t miss. It’s just too stinkin’ fun. This year we wandered up to Flagstaff… we’d tried to get a…

Our Thanksgiving in Pictures

Thanksgiving is my most favorite day of the year. It’s so low key and we have such wonderful traditions  that have been going on for years and there is nothing like a day set aside to be  THANKFUL. Thankful for so much this year. Sooo much. His faithfulness always. Last year Thanksgiving was at Phoenix…

Surprises

Wow. You, my bloggy friends, are such a blessing – showering me with so many surprises! Emma’s Virtual Surprise Birthday Party was, indeed, a complete surprise.  I laughed and got all teary when I saw that I had been hacked.  Thank you Emmy!  That was just way too fun!  You are so thoughtful and I…