A few weeks ago, we went to a fall festival in the mountains of southwest Virginia. It was a laid-back affair without too many activities. So after the kids got their faces painted, and one tried her hand at a BB gun for the first time, we found ourselves in the pavilion listening to a …
Category: Family
Twice Loved
My parents have just left after staying with us for five days. It was a great short week, maybe a little stressful at times, but we loved being together, and the kids immensely enjoyed the time with their grandparents. It’s a new-old experience for us. For the first four years of our life with kids, …
A Ring, A Woman, A Family
From my earliest days of childhood, I can remember being fascinated by my grandmother’s ring. It is a Mother’s Ring, with four gemstones representing the birth months of her four children. I remember learning to which of my dad’s siblings each stone belonged, and I often sat with her to look at the ring and …
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