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Foreground: Judi, Elaine, and Rob Background: April and Janice Love Rains! It reigns, too, of course. But at a baby shower–especially a baby shower for my own daughter–love saturates the air. Saturday we gathered at the home of Elaine’s parents-of-her-best-friend-since-she-was-three to celebrate baby Sawyer’s arrival, expected later this fall. Our hostesses, Janice and her daughter-in-law, Nici, […]
Brenda, Dylan, me, Cadence, Elaine All Grown Up Yesterday I traveled to San Diego to attend my daughter Elaine’s baby shower. Aside from the usual anticipation that accompanies these happy occasions, I had another matter on my heart: Brenda would be there, with her son Dylan. Brenda and Elaine had been friends since they were young girls. […]
Clearing out Crud Yesterday would have been my mom’s 74th birthday. I miss her most on her birthday, when I’m honoring her memory instead of baking her a cake. The week had brought sadness even before her birthday: News that a dear friend had died. News that another dear friend’s brave battle against cancer appears […]
The Dusty CactusWe have had the pleasure of our grandsons’ company, one at a time over the past two weekends. Saturday, while Cadence was visiting, he and I went for a walk in our neighborhood. He is fascinated by our neighbor’s cactus garden, which you can see in this photo from a visit last year. (If […]
Leaving it at His DoorstepIn my last post, I told of a family challenge facing my husband Rich and me. I closed with these words: I’m handing our dilemma over to God and sticking to my part of the covenant: love and forgiveness. Easier said than done, it turns out. I think I’ve handed it […]
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