Category: Family
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Transferring the Love of Music From Family
One of my Uncle Mike’s favorite bands was Abba. Some of these hits are still timeless songs. I have enjoyed singing along with these melodies all my life, yet when Mamma Mia came out I didn’t watch any of them. We got an intriguing opportunity to hear a group at Branson. They sang such an…
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Facebook Memories…
Over the previous week a few of my past posts have been showing up on my notifications. I have mentioned one of the posts a couple days ago. Today we knew we had to say goodbye to my Uncle Mike. The timing has been like a sucker punch to the gut with my Aunt’s passing…
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Time and Writing
Time has just flown by. This week I got a memory from Facebook on Thursday. A lady from church was asking me about my Uncle and his predicament, and posted that she just got the prayer chain call about it. This post is now 11 years old now and besides my uncle being gone so…
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Thoughts of Peach Flowers
These are all photos of one Rose. One of the roses pulled from Aunt Carol’s flowers above her casket. I love the color of this flower. Different angles and lighting give it some nuances in each photo. Like Aunt Carol did. I didn’t realize how similar we were. I did know she liked to cook…
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Second “Wedding Shower” Photo
When I took these photos I missed one of the cards that was still in the envelope Grandma wrote on. This is the invite to the ‘Wedding Shower’ at Grandma’s Church. There’s a lot of gifts on that table. My parents both have better cursive writing than I do. Looking through these pieces of history…
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Family Life Is Not Perfect
Families are not perfect. People are not perfect. The Bible highlights many different couples and dysfunctional families that He used to show us lessons. Look at Jacob with two wives Leah and Rebecca one had children and the other was barren for a time. Moses being raised by an Egyptian Princess, Samson and Delilah had…
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Back To Our Routine
Mom and I got back to our morning routine of walking first thing this morning. It felt good after missing yesterday not only did we have the funeral, but Mom and my brother had podiatrist appointments. One great blessing from the last few days was the beautiful sunny days we had for traveling both days.…
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Coping Emotionally
This fuzzy photo is how my brain feels this afternoon. I haven’t cried all of my emotions out fully and yet knowing where she is has been the key. Not to say I don’t feel emotionally exhausted as I know my family feels in a much worse way. The past 48 hours have been such…
Jewells of Thought 