In this Willy Wonka world, it's nice to find a Charlie Bucket every now and then. We spent the weekend with ours. Visits with our adult kids always feel like golden tickets to us anyway, and this one was an even rosier gold because it brought our family a lovely new member. We had planned [...]
Love and Salms filled a beautiful old barn yesterday afternoon in Freedom as our friends Bob and Gail celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The whole event felt like a giant family hug. "How'd a guy like you ever land a cute bride like that?" my husband Vince joked. "I drove a cool car," Bob answered. [...]
On Saturday, I became a mother in-law, a role I'm relishing with gratitude for the beautiful young lady who gave me that title, love for my expanding family and laughter because, well, I'm a mother in-law. Mwah ha ha ha. My son Vinnie met his bride Danni at an a capella competition, which is a [...]
My sister in-law Cary throws such great parties that she and her husband Steve built a house to host them. Elegantly designed and pastorally set, their home has become the hearth for our far-flung extended family. Sunday, Cary hosted a family wedding shower for my son Vinnie and his fiance Danni, who will be married [...]
Initially built in 1880 for a total cost of $152.88, Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church near White Clay Lake in Cecil, Wisconsin owns a rich history of faith, perseverance and fellowship. We saw all of that Friday afternoon when our friend Kaila Wussow married her high school sweetheart Joey Tauchen on a perfect summer day. Pastor [...]
