“In the early morning hours of day two, we made our way back to the water front to watch the sunrise over the Atlantic. The wedding set up from the evening before was long gone and a light fog covered the beach. Just like Brigadoon.”
Category Archives: Family
You’re Gonna Miss This
The simplest things can sometimes take you back in time to another season in life.
Hushabye Mountain
The lyrics of one of my favorite songs from “Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang,” sung by Dick Van Dyke’s character to his young children even as the tremendous weight of the world was on his shoulders. “Don’t you worry,” he tells them. “Things are gonna come right, somehow.”
In the Still of the Morning
“The days of young children waking up on Christmas morning at 6 a.m. in my home are long gone now. The young adults and middle teenagers are home for the holiday and my heart is full. They sleep.”
Season of Giving
“The laughter began to cascade through the small crowd until it reached a crescendo: people helping other people with joy and a little magic in the moment. ”
We are the Champions
Thank you girls volleyball for bringing us all together again over the month of November, 2021. Memories for a lifetime.
Remember the Hornets, indeed.
Leaves of Gold
If we had not been paying attention on the chilly Monday morning drive to school and work, we would have missed it.
“I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.”- J.R.R. Tolkien
Age to Age
With all the beauty, energy, grace and talent she ever displayed in her younger years, Amy impressively performed song after song from her earliest work to the bubble-pop, catchy tunes that catapulted her across genres from Contemporary Christian music to Billboard Top 100.
The Time of our Lives
I took a few days off to head south and west with my younger daughter to the mountains of North Carolina. I don’t often have the chance to spend some time with just one of my teenagers in this way, so the idea was to make the most of the trip and make some memoriesContinue reading “The Time of our Lives”
Garden Party
Celebrating two birthdays on a beautiful evening in June. Simple. Festive. Thankful. Days of summer.