I like to come up with unique ideas for gifts and last summer when my daughter and son-in-law’s 7th anniversary was near I got busy on a project. The 7th year is copper so I started looking around for something copper. I found an owl that was copper color and since they like owls I figured that would be a nice addition to their garden. But I like to be creative with gifts so I needed something really different. Then it hit me, pennies are copper or at least part
Last week I wrote about my mom passing away 26 years ago on January 15, 2000. Today it’s my dad’s day. 20 years ago God called him home to be with mom on January 20, 2006. I always say I’m the son my dad never had, I would always be with him helping in the garage, around the yard or garden. After the surprised arrival of my baby sister when I was 10, I became the middle child. That’s the one that rules are made for! But I still say
I received two beautiful butterfly sun catchers for Christmas and butterflies have a special spiritual meaning to me. Ever since Rich passed away I have seen butterflies in so many different places. The first one was a blue swallowtail in Cherokee when I went there with my daughter and son-in-law in July 2024 for our 57th anniversary and Rich’s would be 78th birthday. Every time after this when in Cherokee, the blue butterflies have been around me including when I went up in July 2025 and both the blue and
Today for Spiritual Sunday Love I’m sharing the quote of the week from our church bulletin. Wednesday January 21st is the Feast Day of St. Agnes whom was known for her commitment to Christ and her vow of chastity. “Christ made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him Whom the angels serve.” This is also the last weekend our church sanctuary will be open until mid March. The original church was built in 1964, seating 400 people and in 1996 a new church
Today is Silly Saturday and since my daughter is not a “people fan” I thought these sayings fit her perfectly. LOL So these are my Silly Saturday stay away signs. I found the “be our guest but not for too long” sign and knew it was perfect for Chris. I surprised her with it when she visited here awhile back. When I visit her, she has the sign in my bedroom. I wonder if she’s trying to tell me something! LOL This was one I found for Chris at the