Pink Saturday ~

Welcome to Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound. One of the blessings of living in Southern California is that roses are still blooming in the winter. I took this photo on one of my walks with Willow in Southern California in January. This next collage is a tease. I bought some [...]

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Happy Birthday Dan!

Happy Birthday to our son Dan. Dan was born 28 years ago today, on a Friday, at 12:30 in the afternoon. We barely made it into the delivery room and were just inside the doorway when he had to be caught. The nurses just didn’t believe how fast I tend to dilate from 5 to [...]

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Friday’s Fave Five

If you haven’t already why don’t you join us in thinking back over this past week and picking out your 5 favorites. It’s a great exercize of counting your blessings. Susanne at Living to tell the Story is the hostess for this weekly meme. 1. On Saturday Dear and I returned to our favorite early [...]

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Greek Salad

I posted the recipe for this Greek Salad over at the Mennonite Girls Can Cook blog. So click on over if you are interested in the recipe.

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Sky Watch ~ Seattle Area

We were in the Seattle area over Christmas and these photos are from our time there. This first shot is taken at our friend’s home on Christmas Day. They live across from Puget Sound. I didn’t realize when I took it that the sky was reflected in their pool! That garden next to the pool [...]

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ABC’s of the Word ~ The Winds and the Waves…

This weekend we experienced the power of the winds and the waves. The power of both were amazing. The truth that God created both and has the power to subdue them is amazing… For more ABC’s of the word visit Pam at Grey Like Snuffie…

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Three or More Thursday

Tam at The Gypsy’s Corner is the hostess for Three or More Thursday and I’m joining in for the first time this week. Our two daughters (DIL Laura, and Katie) with my mother, their grandmother.  Our two sons with my father, their grandfather. This is my first entry for Three or More Thursday hosted by [...]

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WFW ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:5,8

For more Word Filled Wednesday please visit the lovely Amydeanne at The 160 Acre Woods

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Outdoor Wednesday

  Susan at A Southern Day Dreamer is starting a new photography meme on Wednesdays called Outdoor Wednesday. All you have to do is post something you took a picture of out of doors. My first photos are both taken at night over the last couple weeks just outside my condo. This first one was [...]

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ABC Wednesday ~ The Los Angeles Zoo

Welcome to ABC Wednesday. We are on the letter Z. Yikes, the end of the Alphabet. What fun I had meeting my brother, his wife, little Hope, my niece Michelle and her son, Jackson at the Los Angeles Zoo the week of Christmas! My brother was here with his family from Dallas to celebrate Christmas [...]

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