Mother's Day 2018

"Maybe… Mother’s Day is less about being deeply loved and appreciated—

and more about appreciating that we just get to deeply love these people.

Maybe every year needs one day to live wide-awake 

to celebrate that we get to call these people ours,

 that we get to be the one who gets seconds and minutes

 and hours and days and maybe even years — to witness the wonder of them."

~Ann Voskamp

Ladies Spring Luncheon: Created For a Purpose

One of my very favorite annual events at our wonderful church
is the Ladies Spring Luncheon!
This year was especially delightful!!
We heard a brilliantly presented dramatization of the life

of Queen Esther by Patti Cavuto.
Her interpretation was on-point

and spoke to my heart while I'm in the middle of preparing

a huge project for Christmas that I know the Lord has called me to do.
 It's really intimidating.
Yet all along the way, the Lord has encouraged my heart to stay with it,
and brought people in my life (much like Queen Esther) to inspire

and support me in this huge undertaking!
"For such a time as this."

Our lunch was simply some of the best Italian food I have EVER had,
and I went home so incredibly happy from the deliciousness of it.

Several of our ladies and teen girls had tables set up to sell little lovlies

from their home-based businesses,
and my girls and I had such a wonderful morning together!!

Spring Luncheon!!

One of my favorite activities to do with my girls every May

is to attend our annual Ladies Spring Luncheon at our church!

In the not too distant past, this was known as the "Mother-Daughter Banquet."

But in an effort not to exclude anyone, the name and scope has been broadened.

We love it, and are always blessed to enjoy this together!

Celebrating Mother's Day 2011

"Every  good gift and every perfect gift is from above,

and cometh down from the Father of lights....."

James 1:17

"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."

2 Corinthians 9:15