Tag: cousins
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Writing Prompt:
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. Cincinnati. It was one week with my cousin Lilly, I was so nervous about the drive, but excited to get some girl time with one of the cousins I had equated to be a sister of mine. Thankfully the week before it happened it…
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Sunday Musings
The last couple of Sundays have felt really good. Being in a pew at the evening service has helped my perspective this past week. Maybe a small part of that is getting to watch goodhearted humor like seeing kids on a Sunday night feel that being at church is natural. As natural as it was…
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A Beautiful Morning
My weather app says it’s 40 degrees right now it’s supposed to be partly cloudy. However, the sun is out and I can see the sun’s rays filling the sky. It’s a beautiful site for today, even though I am still not exactly awake. For some personal reasons I didn’t get very much sleep last…
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Election Day
Woke up at 6:30 am this morning. Yet Mom still thought she had to come in and wake me up which was a bit odd. It’s been a long, long time since she’s done that. We left the house before 7 am with my uncle. We had a car full as we of voters as…
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Sunday Morning
My last post was Thursday and the pain was a lot for a good round of 36 hours. Plus I had a girl with a headache during the second night. So there were two nights of little to no sleep back to back. On Sunday morning then I had not fully gotten back to my…
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What A Perspective!
So not too long before our Bishop Reunion I got a request. This was a very special request from a young girl. A girl who was about to turn the big Birthday of 10. Our Sunday afternoons at Grandma’s, her Great-Grandma’s has been quite a journey for us. Watching her grow up to this age…
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Loss…
A year ago tomorrow still seems all too vivid. Getting the phone call that said a decision had been made by my Aunt. She was ready to go home… to be with the Lord. After fighting a good fight she stepped back in order to let God do His will. The toll on this decision…
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A Thoughtful Gesture
Once Mom and I got home today the mail was on the table. After a few minutes of being home I saw a familiar type of envelope and handwriting sitting on the table where Dad usually sits. It was from my cousin Ian and his wife and little boy. Picking up the envelope I couldn’t…
Jewells of Thought 