Receiving Gifts

Rings Not Quite What We Ordered When my husband Rich and I became engaged he cared a great deal about my engagement ring. It was important to him that I have exactly what I wanted, so we placed a special order with a trusted jeweler in Los Angeles. We asked that the ring be shipped to […]


Receiving Gifts

Rings Not Quite What We Ordered When my husband Rich and I became engaged he cared a great deal about my engagement ring. It was important to him that I have exactly what I wanted, so we placed a special order with a trusted jeweler in Los Angeles. We asked that the ring be shipped to […]


Wait and See

Cadence, One Hour Old Good Things Coming We’re waiting and planning these days. Our next grandbaby, Sawyer, is due in just a few weeks. His arrival is close enough that my heart leaps a little each time the phone rings. I imagine his tiny face and sweet little hands and wonder if he’ll have hair. And this time next […]


Because He Loved Us First

Jeff and Rebecca Elaine, Cadence, Rob Ryan Carly and Rachael Phil, Jordynne, Ayden Elizabeth and John Carly, Rachael, Kevin Vaite, Sylvain, Ayden Jeff, Jordynne, Rebecca, Jeffrey, Phil Mike Elaine and Rob Cadence and Rich Mom and Dad  Today it’s cold, wet and gloomy, and I’m sick. But I rejoice, because I have been blessed with […]


Bittersweet Peas

Peas! Memory Triggers Peas remind me of my bonus daughter, Rebecca. She lived with us for nearly a year; it’s been a few months now since she moved out, and I miss her. Her father and I had been married for two years when she moved in, and at that time she and I were still […]