Porch Rocking on Edisto with Brook and memories – past and present

Going and coming.  Perfect day with Brook and Tommy and Mandy. Let the sunshine glow!

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“Life is a teeter-totter” … up and down and all around …

Isn’t it crazy how an old childhood toy can pull us back to what makes us happy in life… a simple teeter-totter


All the stages of life never leave their importance in our lives… our building blocks in life. It reminds me of the mystery of change and re- direction … a total necessity

Love prevails in end… always always!

Tommy is my most favorite child.*

(*this blog is being posted by Tommy)

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Love, kindness on a Monday Filled with family…Happiness is…being “familied”!

Dear Chapel of Hope faithful reader. These past few days have been quite a struggle but each and every time  I fight through it … I feel God’s love and realize that embedded
throughout it is  my family… God’s most precious gift!
..And always leading me back to a tiny little chapel of hope that includes Mike and Honey Burrell  in Trust

North..Carolina.   I appreciate all YOUR faithfulness!

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Mixed Feelings… Slow to Fast…

Pop-Up Card! Just like life!

Dear Reader:

Yesterday Sunday was a metaphor of a mixed bag of feeling surprises- from gifts of face -cleanings.

Kaitlyn arrived Saturday and offered me a gift of face cleansing so my normal routine of putting on make-up was changed and make-up taken off and cleansed.

I felt like an inverted triangle with feelings spread out in every direction -with Kaitlyn and Tommy and Mandy joining in. A blessed day to a mother … my family….so blessed!

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When in Rome do as the Romans Do

We must adjust to our surroundings

Dear reader,

I have learned the hard way that we can’t do things in life that suit us as they always have without change. We must adjust to our new surroundings.

I am currently having to learn to adjust to my new blog platform! The application has changed the way it looks from what I’m used to. I apologize for any delay on my blog posts. I’m an old dog learning new tricks. I appreciate your patience.

But today I had a good day. Tommy and Kaitlyn came to visit and Kaitlyn gave me a facial! I’m glowing..and growing.

Getting my facial with Pip as an apprentice
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Family can help workouts increase

When family cheers me on, there are certainly better results!

One doesn’t realize how competitive one is until their grown son, Walsh, is encouraging mom with workout procedures.

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The Signs of love encompass Us

Butch, Susan’s husband, came over yesterday and added planted lantern lights in by himself … so beautiful when the two turned-on after it got dark-Butch is amazing!
Anne remembered taking Brooke’s photo at Edisto and turned it into a work of heart about horizons! And they are still there today.

I had a long night last tWednesday night into Thursday when finally my nurse ‘s Medicine did its thing resulting into clear “bowels “….yes those ” bowels!”

Then Butch came by , himself, to add black iron wrought

lanterns embedded in the garden soil and just as darkness fell they both came on.

It is surprising how darkness and lightness affect our lives throughout every phase of it!

Hope every one has a happy day-and a restful tummy today-Friday!

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The Longevity of Neighbors Forever… Bonded by My Beautiful Pear Tree

Vickie exclaims the newest beauty
in my yard The Old Pear Tree- doesn’t last long but ” Oh the beauty” ” will live in memoriam !

And with Susan and Butch’s help ( Butch dropped by yesterday when he put in underground lightning! So excited about Vickie’s and mine’s yards pulling Spring faster to each of us!

Tonight my under ground night lights will come on the first time… can hardly wait!
New hanging basket on heavy/laden rod to hold the red gorgeous basket with no problem!

So it appears both Vickie and I are happy about our spring enhancement… Pray the blog will pop up tomorrow -had a terrible night with constipation-good new- on the toilet all… but unfortunately ALL ALL night! 😞 Whew!

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It Takes every Race and Gender to Remind us of Our Place in our country’s History

Lachlan our St Patrick’s Day Birthday Boy
Eva Cate loved acting out a strong female character from history every year! And Black February with new events in memorial!
yum ba ya ( Arise and come to God)
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