Last Tuesday was such a fun day! Deb (Raney) my dear friend and writing critique partner for some 20+ years now and I met at a midway point for a visit—and that place happened to be Paris, TN! We started our visit at Sweet Jordan's, a wonderful restaurant that happens to serve some of the best bread pudding we've ever had! Sweet Jordan's is an extraordinary, not-to-be-missed … [Read more...]
A Life Well Lived
Two weeks ago, my 96 year-old grandmother had a stroke. Saturday we will have her celebration of life ceremony. We were blessed as a family to spend an amazing three days together around my daughter's wedding at the beginning of September, and I am so very grateful. I have lived the last six years with a growing awareness that any visit could be the last. Still those few days between her stroke … [Read more...]
Celebrating Baby Leo!
People keep telling me I have no idea how wonderful it's going to be to become a grandmother. And while I think I have a fairly good imagination, I know they're right! Because when I was pregnant with our first child, I had no idea how deep and wide and all encompassing my love for my children would be. This past weekend we had a baby shower for our son Kurt & daughter-in-law Kellie—and … [Read more...]
Hurry Up and Wait
Once I make a decision to do something, I’m ready to get it done. As in ASAP. Which is near realistic, of course. Especially in our post-pandemic world where things seem to be constantly behind. So I’m in “hurry up and wait” mode on several projects at the moment and it’s driving me crazy! Our new ceiling fan. Our ceiling fan in the living room randomly turns off and on. At one point, we … [Read more...]
The Beauty of Weddings
As many of you know, this was a busy summer for our family with our first wedding among our children. One of my daughters got married in July, and we celebrated with a lovely wedding with friends and family in central Ohio (where my daughter went to school, where she met the love of her life, and where his family lives). Though the weather was rainy (and by rainy I mean down-pouring with … [Read more...]
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