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Category: Friendship
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After the initial news of Ryan Barrett's death, there was a scarcity of information available. So, I googled it. The first news story I read made me mad. After mentioning the recovery of Ryan, there was a quote from a spokesperson for the local autism society chapter. She mentioned how autistic children tend to wander…
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A dear friend and I made plans to attend the Harry Potter movie, The Half Blood Prince tonight. It was awesome. The movie was great by itself, but it was the whole idea of going to the movies without children and with a friend (another friend met us as well). Now, don't get me wrong,…
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with envy, that is. Four of the loveliest ladies meeting in one place–I am so jealous. I can take comfort in that one of those ladies lives close enough that we will eventually meet. So, there is an opportunity to meet a whole bunch of lovely ladies, but it's in Pennsylvania. I haven't given up…
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This past weekend we traveled to Houston for my 20th high school reunion. I’ve already briefly wrote about it. I don’t have much more to expand on. I spoke with some people and enjoyed my conversations with them. I just would’ve prefered a different venue and to be able to hear everyone better. It was…
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The blog that is. Check out the new look at Alice’s blog. It’s absolutely beautiful. Let me tell you a quick story about Alice. I’ve admired her for so long and longed to meet her in person. The opportunity came up during our road trip as she lives close Ben’s Aunt Vivian. I was only…
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We rejoiced when we heard. Now, we grieve together with our dear friend, Margaret. Please pray for Margaret and her family.
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On this the Solemnity of the Annunication, let’s rejoice with my friend (I hope she doesn’t mind me calling her that). Congratulations, dear Margaret. We’ll be praying with you.
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One of Ben’s very good friends is coming to visit. Actually, he’s arrived in Texas already and is driving up here as I type. My friends love Mr. D (he has an Italian last name that my children just cannot seem to pronounce) so they will probably be spending a lot of time together. Ben…
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My dear friend gave me these beautiful stitch markers a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been meaning to post pictures of them so here they are. Here is a closeup of a few: Aren’t they beautiful? Thank you, sweet friend!
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My friend’s son returned from Iraq the other day as I posted below. Here’s her post with great heartwarming pictures. They’ll make you cry or at the very least tear up. See the relief in that Mama’s face. God bless, Pat.