A farm by any other name is still a farm, and ours has simply been known as “the farm” for 35 years when my husband’s parents bought it and moved their five-kid family here. We lived in a mobile home on “the farm” for several years when our kids were young. . .and then we…
Do you love your family? I do. I really do. Of course, I rarely get to see most of my sisters, and even less often, their kids and grandkids. When you come from a missionary family, that’s just part of the landscape. This was our first family reunion at Christmas in 1985. Our second ever…
Just a quick post to share our celebration of my oldest granddaughter’s second birthday (which is actually Tuesday). We had a family party Sunday afternoon, which also gave opportunity for some of the extended family to meet SweetPea’s three-week-old baby sister, Rosalie. Here’s the birthday girl, sitting on the kitchen counter helping Auntie Jen and…
WooHoo!!! I’m thrilled to see my daughter Hanna‘s gorgeous artwork get recognition and exposure by my good friend Sandie Bricker and the wonderful folks at her publishing house, Abingdon. How so, you say? Well, Sandie commissioned Hanna to create six wedding cakes for her character, Emma Rae, who (shhh–spoiler!!) will be getting married (finally!) in…
If you’re Canadian, today is the day to be thankful. If you’re not Canadian, it’s still a good idea! What have you got to be thankful for? I’m thankful for: ~ a cute and funny granddaughter (with whom I’ll be spending a few cherished days this week). ~ a new grandbaby coming in a few…
I spent a few days earlier this week visiting my sister and her family, who live near Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. Here are a few of the highlights of the trip thus far. We went for a walk at a lakeside state park near Milwaukee, and this gull posed for me. I snapped a bunch…