We’ve been on a road trip to Tennessee for a Family Commissioning Weekend for the amazing ICC Fall Intern Team so I have been missing some posting. But I have news! Do you ever spend more time looking for a movie online rather than actually watching it? Don’t you hate that? Look no more! If you are looking for a lovely date night movie on NETFLIX check out The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society I’ve linked…
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Fifteen years ago on Father’s Day, Gary and I were spending our Sunday morning putting in some hostas. Pretty unusual for us as we are faithful church-goers but we had sent the other eight kids off to church with some friends and were digging holes. We knew that if we didn’t get those purchased plants in that morning it was likely they would never get put in because we also knew we were having a…
1 CommentCherish. It means to protect and care for someone lovingly. synonyms: adore, hold dear, love, dote on, be devoted to, revere, esteem, admire Cherish is a hard word for me. Even with 30+ years of marriage experience, I find this idea of “cherish” hard to measure. It clearly is me, my problem: I feel squeamish about love. During my first class year at the Naval Academy I played the role of Golde in Fiddler on…
Leave a CommentIt’s true. A faithful husband is a man who sticks through all the trouble you never would have had if you hadn’t married him. May we all be found faithful.
Leave a CommentDecade 1 – Productivity – 6 kids and 4 moves. The 2 most productive words at your disposal are yes and no. Saying yes to this many children in this amount of time meant Gary and I said no to many other things. This yes and no intention also helped us to refine goals and create healthy boundaries. Decade 2 – Capacity – Cancer, Navy retirement, 3 kids, and 2 moves. As we chose this…
Leave a CommentChristmas was practically here. I was heading home from my naval duty station in Newport, Rhode Island to be with my family in Annapolis. During my Christmas Leave at home, a friend called and asked if I wouldn’t mind going out with a buddy of his stationed nearby in Washington DC. I really respected this friend. I was home for two weeks while the school command was closed for the Christmas break so it was…
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