Fall Vibes

Fall vibes. Home again in NC after our road trip through six states to attend my grandma's celebration of life service in IL. 

Celebration of Life

This week our family will celebrate my grandma who passed away on October 6. She was 106 years old. Grandma would have been 107 on October 27. When the girls and I traveled to Illinois in April, we enjoyed playing Skip-Bo and Uno with Grandma in the nursing home. Grandma was a kind, caring, and godly woman who loved and influenced many people during her long life, including her 5 children, 12 grandchildren, and 24 great grandchildren.

From my childhood, I remember Grandma telling stories from the Great Depression and how she worked in a children's home before she got married, playing hymns on the piano, baking 8-cup cookies, teaching me how to cross-stitch, sewing doilies and Christmas ornaments, showing us how to play croquet in her backyard, taking us to the nursing home to sing to the residents, cutting coupons, doing jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles, praying and having devotions at breakfast, referring to a sofa as a "davenport," and watching Lawrence Welk and Hee Haw on TV.  (Photo from 2018)

Hadley is 8!

Hadley is 8 years old! Our precious girl has a kind, generous heart and an infectious giggle. Hadley enjoys coloring, swimming, and playing with slime. Being 8 is great! Happy 8th Birthday, Hadley V!