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Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

When We Used to Write Letters…

We pulled in the driveway yesterday and I announced to my husband I was going to run to the mailbox and check the mail. He snickered a little, stopped at the end of the drive to let me out. But before I had the chance to open the door he asked if getting the mail was like Facebook to me: I liked checking it.  I snickered back. If he was a bachelor, they’d stop delivering his mail because the box would eventually burst at the seams from all the mail he didn’t retrieve from the box.  This is a small way in which we differ.

But I smiled internally at his question. I am the mailman’s daughter.   Continue Reading

Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

The Brides Carried Cream Roses

Have you ever read a newspaper clipping with wedding and bridal shower columns from decades past? Somewhere in the 1950’s, the newspaper covered every detail of weddings and bridal showers. When I read the column describing my parents’ wedding, I fell in love with this style of news reporting. It reminded me of times when things were simpler and folks appreciated the tiny details of life.

I also became appreciative. By the time I was getting remarried, both of my parents had a new address in Heaven. I had to find some way to incorporate them into our wedding, even if I was the only one who knew how they’d be honored. I did the expected mention in the wedding bulletin. A framed wedding photo adorned the table alongside the guest book.

I longed for a more intimate way to include them and when examining the clipping that beautifully described their wedding, I found the way. Continue Reading