Category Archives: Life

  What a wonderful surprise my dear blogger friend Laurie at Tea Cups in the Garden gave me Tuesday. She awarded me with the ‘You Make Me Smile’ Award.  It really was an extraordinary blessing to me.  After she notified me she was giving it to me, I told her the story of how when I was a young girl I had made a list of goals for my life.  Right after becoming a wife and … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a VERY busy day.  In addition to our schoolwork, we had a hair appointment for my son, ice-skating lessons, and the kids are now going to be playing on the volleyball teams for the school I used to work for so they had practice.  In between the haircut and the skating we scheduled to stop by a woman’s home who had free kittens.  We now have a new member of the family.  I’ve … Continue reading →

During our vacation we were privy to experience many of God’s blessings. Before we left, we needed to get front tires for the Tahoe. We called the place where we had bought the rear tires last year to see if they had the same tires in stock.  We were told yes and we went over to get them.  We brought the receipt for the other tires with us so that we could be sure to … Continue reading →

Our vacation was extremely peaceful and relaxing at Myrtle Beach State Park.  Even though the weather was almost unbearably hot, the sea breezes kept us from sweltering. After we arrived and had set up camp, we took a trip to Broadway at the Beach.  Our daughter had a bunch of coupons for Build-a-Bear that had to be used.  We talked her into making a ‘Friends-to-Be-Made’ doll instead of a stuffed animal.  She got two complete … Continue reading →