 Dear Aunt Nell,
Tom and I are excited to hitting the road again for a vacation in Colorado! For years we've flown. It took years for Tom to let go of the wheel, but he finally figured out flying definitely has it advantages, except maybe this year...
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Dear Aunt Nell,
The holiday season will soon be upon us. I love the holidays, don't you? But before the more festive holidays, our family has several other celebrations. Dear Aunt Nell,
Several of my friends have said they stopped checking social media because in our currently crazy world, it's so negative. I guess that's true a lot of times. But more often than not, social media gives me the boost I need. Like this week...  Gracie's quilt is nearly done. The big work of putting the quilt top, batting, and backing together remains, and that's okay. There's plenty of time for Grandpa and I to do that before Gracie's birthday in January.
Have you noticed, Dear Reader, that from the first breath she takes, a grandchild calls us to more? Do more, try more, love more.
And sometimes, right in the middle of being role models, caregivers, and confidantes, I realize she's teaching me new things instead of the other way around.  Annalyn and I were making strawberry jam recently, talking about the important things that an almost teenager and her doting grandparent care about.
In the mix, I told her that God cares about EVERYTHING we care about, no matter how small. The very next day, He made sure I was keeping that lesson up close and personal.  Once upon a time I dreamed of learning to arrange flowers and become an outstanding photographer in my next life. Sometimes we need to monitor and adjust, don't we, Dear Reader?
Hey, Dear Reader, are you as ready for flip-flop season as I am? I just love wearing flip-flops! I keep a pair out in my closet year-round, just in case there's a freak warm day in January. But flip-flops can be a little problematic, too.
 ************************* promise: pledge to do, bring about, or provide ************************* Have you had a huge task to complete lately, Dear Reader? At home or work or school. Maybe for PTO or a church committee. Have there been times when you just wanted to throw up your hands and say, "Forget it! It's not worth the aggravation."
**************************** revelation: an enlightening or astonishing disclosure **************************** Pre-natal technology has amazed me since Tom and I were starting our family. We were literally on the cutting edge.
Tom and I unexpectedly lost our first child to a congenital birth defect. That made me a candidate for the brand new sonogram procedure. I had no idea how great a blessing it would be. |
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