Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Had I known how my family would expand in such heart swelling ways, I might have been less wistful about each childhood’s swift passage. The milestones that took them away -- first steps, first day of school, college, that first real job, marriage -- actually made our family more whole. I know that now. I [...]
I thought my husband might be a little irritated with me when I didn't follow him into the fray this past Saturday morning. Our two little early risers had scrambled through the dark to get to our room, rubbing their eyes and asking, "Is it morning yet?" Technically, it was, though the sun wouldn't rise [...]
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. [...]
Tomorrow we'll celebrate our 30th anniversary. I don't know where all those years have gone, but I am pretty sure my husband Vince will find them for me. He has been collecting my lost things since we met in 1985, in the basement of Marquette's Johnston Hall. He has retrieved remote controls I've made into [...]
If vehicles could talk, the Knight family's Vanagon would speak, in its understated, German voice, about perseverance, reliability and adventure. Purchased in 1991, the last year Volkswagon made that particular model, the Vanagon has crisscrossed the country for the last 23 years, bringing the Oregon-based family through 34 states and Canada. This weekend, the familiar [...]