Hard to believe since today has been cold as all get out, but a couple of months ago the littles had a swim meet. It was one of those Georgia days that started out pleasant--the temperature just right--but rapidly moved into the "I'm sweating an ocean right where I'm sitting" situation. The Fella was helping… Continue reading Umbrella and Steagles and 2017
Month: December 2016
Singing in the Churchyard Kind of Joy
Christmas Eve twenty-one years ago, I bundled up my baby girl and we attended the midnight service at our church. Organ music began at 11 p.m. and the service began at 11:30. We had enjoyed sitting there for a few minutes, listening to the music, when she had a moment that babies do that need… Continue reading Singing in the Churchyard Kind of Joy
A Little Golden Kind of Christmas Story
Forty-nine years ago today my parents said "I do" because they did and that was the beginning of a fantastic journey full of brilliant, simple moments and more love than one house could hold. Forty-nine years ago right now, I believe they were warming up some Pepsi or some such because they'd heard that it… Continue reading A Little Golden Kind of Christmas Story
I Might Need A Nap 