Memoriam

Forella always has a long list of things to do, arranged on her tablet according to priority, but priorities change fast in the face of the inexorable.  Minnesota daughter-in law's father died on Wednesday evening as she and Son were driving to the hospital to be by his bedside. It had been a six-year-long battle, and her father sought God's peace.

Rest in eternal love, Garrie Munk.

Holiday Snippets

I worship every inch of my six-foot-tall daughter-in-law who took a few steps up a kitchen ladder and replaced the can lights in the house that were out.  She is not only agile, but kind.
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The three offspring pitched in to get Husband's car and my car detailed as a Christmas present, and--wow--my thirteen-year-old baby car is now queen of the highway!
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I pushed the emergency button on my key-ring car control to locate my Miata when I came out of the supermarket and was rewarded with a high-pitched beep, beep, beep.  Suddenly, another car joined the chorus with a low-pitched honk, honk, honk, and I looked across to see another woman with her control out. For a second there, I thought we had something going.

Thankfulness

Daughter and Austin Son&Wife, complete with food and fireworks, came over to spend the evening of Fourth of July with us.  It was a classic family scene--Norman Rockwell to the core.  Fio went maudlin.  This is the sort of family get-together she has always dreamed of, but has only recently begun to happen.

God is good.

Love Lauren

Happy birthday to the newest member of Fiorella's family, Daughter-in-Law Lauren.  We love her because she loves Austin Son and we love her for herself.  What a great preamble to Valentine's Day!