>BLESSED EASTER

> May you experience the beauty and majesty of all creation on this day of Resuurection. Christ is risen!

>MAKING MEMORIES

> Christmas has come and gone. We had good weather, safe travels, and only one person became ill and had to delay spending Christmas with the family, so overall it was all good. As usual, pictures tell the story much better than I could, so enjoy some of my favorite holiday shots. My dad (where we celebrated Christmas Eve), my …

>FOR UNTO US IS BORN . . .

> MERRY CHRISTMAS The mad rush is quickly winding down. The shopping is done, the gifts wrapped, the baked goods packed up. All we have to do is load the car and head out west where our family is waiting for the annual Christmas Eve gathering. Christmas Eve is the only tradition that has remained somewhat the same for as …

>Fa-la-la-la-la!

> Tis the season! I wish I were one of those early shoppers who had all my gifts purchased, wrapped, and under the tree by the day after Thanksgiving, but I’m not. As a matter of fact, I don’t even have a list made yet, so if you’re out there and still want to get your request in to me, …

>FALL BREAK

>We all need a break once in a while. So today I’m taking a short breather from my novel revisions to bring you some pictures of what we did last weekend. It was fall break for the school kiddos, so Max and I were recruited . . . er, volunteered to watch Scott and Denice’s three kids. Lovely weekend for …

>HAPPILY EVER AFTER

> We have attended more weddings this year than we have total in the last five years. Love must be in the air, and it is so encouraging to see young couples in love, their feet on the ground, and their heads in the clouds. Weekend before last, my nephew, Robbie, married his sweetheart, Kylee, in a beautiful, just-before-sunset, outdoor …

>Happy Birthday to a Special Girl

> This time last year, I announced the birth of our first granddaughter. Today, she’s a year old, and the magic has not dimmed. She is still adorable, soft, smells of baby powder, and babbles girl-talk. Happy Birthday from Mimi and Papa Max.

>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Ball

> The wedding party hung back amid the pillars and cushioned benches, taking a moment to catch their breaths before their grand entrance into the Magic Kingdom Ballroom. Evening clad friends and loved ones filtered in two, six, and eight at a time through heavy doors, flashing their table numbers for the greeters who checked names from the master list. …

>Happy Birthday, James

> Today is our youngest son’s birthday. James was a cute kid, wasn’t he? I won’t embarrass him by saying he’s still cute, but he has grown up to be a very nice young man. He hardly ever leaves his socks in the den anymore, and he learned to empty his pockets before putting them in the laundry after I …