Category Archives: Marriage

Investing 101

Posted on June 14, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

Out on an island, far from home, David and I love to sneak away together and spend time in June on just us. We have brought the kids in previous years… but never for the whole trip. This is our … Continue reading →

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Growing Family…

Posted on April 26, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

Two of our boys are married, another daughter will wed this summer. 1 granddaughter almost 2 and a grandson due any day now. Such blessings! Our family is growing with each passing year. Not something even a pandemic could stop. … Continue reading →

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Smooth sailing

Posted on April 19, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

Standing at the railing looking over the harbor, I tried to imagine all the miles the boats had traveled. How many years had they been on the water. Where were they headed next? Would they withstand the next storm at … Continue reading →

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Faith or just grace?

Posted on March 18, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

I wonder if it’s age that has driven the passion from most of my “whys?” and “how’s?” Maybe it’s the fact that my husband’s medical crises (plural) have become too many to seriously worry over all the details? I could … Continue reading →

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And He did…

Posted on January 27, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

2020 ended. 2021 came, an anniversary, a birthday, even an unexpected lifesaving surgery for my husband. Slowly “we” got out of the hospital and slowly “we” made our way home. Mercy of all mercies: I had been allowed in with … Continue reading →

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A Still Small Voice

Posted on January 27, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

1 Kings 19 tells the story of God commanding the prophet Elijah, to go outside the cave he was hiding in and stand on the mountain before Him. “Look, I AM ready to pass by.”  A very powerful storm appeared, … Continue reading →

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For to this you were called

Posted on December 13, 2020 by For Glory Sake!

The joke at our house is, “David is very healthy until he’s almost dying.” My sweet, patient husband has suffered innumerable medical crises since birth. In 30 years of marriage he’s nearly died 4 times. I have asked God more … Continue reading →

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That was then, this is now

Posted on April 22, 2020 by For Glory Sake!

2020 What a strange time. We are home, quarantined, together. Eight of us in the same house. It’s not like we haven’t lived together for so many years, but this is different. Two are home from college – apartment contents … Continue reading →

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Maybe it would be different…

Posted on April 3, 2020 by For Glory Sake!

Had I not lost my 1st baby and 4th baby and 7th baby to miscarriage, Had we not been given the gift of another son who overcame his past and grew and flourished and succeeded, Had I not stood by … Continue reading →

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Gifts from God

Posted on January 16, 2020 by For Glory Sake!

To me, every day is gift from God. Every morning I wake up and every quiet-time I get to spend with Him. Every flower that blooms I count from Him. Every moment with my husband. Each child He has graciously … Continue reading →

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