Today is my wedding day! Thirty-two years ago I married a very remarkable man, and I knew at the time I was in for quite a ride. In fact, I remember telling Douglas when we were engaged, something like, “I don’t know where you are going. All I know is I want to go too.”
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The Christmas scene at our house was really something this year. My husband’s sweet family came into town on the 21st, and they were here partying at the hotel, and meeting the twins through their baptism on the 23rd. We had a great time eating together, pool partying together (not me - don’t worry!), and […]

From Spurgeon’s morning entry for December 25:
“Let us to-day go down to Bethlehem, and in company with wondering shepherds and adoring Magi, let us see Him who was born King of the Jews, for we by faith can claim an interest in Him, and can sing, ‘Unto us a child is born, unto us a […]

Freely give. With the high feast of Christmas just around the corner, I thought I would write a little “heads up” to all of us women who are working so hard to make it a glorious celebration. We have shopped for the gifts. We’ve wrapped them all (or we will soon). We’ve put time, effort, […]

When it comes to shopping for the kids for Christmas, most moms are concerned that they spend a pretty equal amount on each of the kids so that they won’t look like they are playing favorites. I used to think this was a lot of fuss and bother until I had my own children and […]