Thanksgiving Day – a day to pause and remember our many blessings – yes, even in this topsy-turvy year with COVID-19 running rampant. As many areas have seen a tremendous increase in cases and people are cautioned to celebrate with just the family living in their household, this […]
Walking through our ‘enchanted forest’ with the grandchildren. What gifts from God are grandchildren! I had almost given up hope of being a Nana until Julian was born in 2015 – I was 58. My younger sister was 40 when she first became a grandmother. But as they […]
All of us are planning in many ways for the wonderful celebration of Thanksgiving. I’m sure turkeys are in the oven, as well as pumpkin pies. The smells of green beans seasoned with country ham wafting from the pot on the stove and the sweet scent of candied […]
What is the old saying – everyone is Irish on St. Paddy’s Day? Well how many of you actually are? What are those Irish roots hiding in your ancestry? According to DNA I am 20% Irish. Doesn’t surprise me since my Irish great-great-grandmother, Lucy Murphy, was the epitome […]
Merry Christmas everyone! Isn’t this what it is all about? Family! Little ones who have grown into adults and are making their own homes now. A little girl who will be a mother any day! They are the future generation in whom we place so much love and […]