Monthly Archives: July 2008

blessings

Something old, something new

I met Amy on February 1, 2004. A group from our church was having a Super Bowl party, and they’d invited us. I didn’t really want to go. I barely knew the people hosting the party, and I didn’t know anyone else who would be there. But we went anyway, and I’m so glad that we did.

Amy was hard to miss. She was boisterous and lively. She was loud. She was wearing a tiara and playing a major role in the formation of a human pyramid. She was not the sort of person I normally spent a lot of time around. And yet, we hit it off right away.

I can understand why she’s flown off to have a private, just-the-two-of-them wedding in a tropical locale. There simply wouldn’t be a venue large enough to hold everyone who loves her, because Amy is everyone’s best friend and she wouldn’t want to leave anyone out. Her heart is as big as her laugh. And that’s saying a lot.

Last week Amy moved to a new home in a new city. Today, Amy’s starting a new life with her husband Joe. I hope she knows, though, that even as nearly everything is changing, some things will remain the same. Namely this: We love you.

Congratulations, Amy and Joe. I hope you had a beautiful day today, and I know you have many more ahead of you.

More wedding wishes for Amy & Joe:

  • Rachel’s toast
  • Alison’s toast and a dance!

    • Reading

    Win a copy of "The Creative Family"

    I’ve wanted to get my hands on a copy of Amanda Soule’s “The Creative Family” since I first read about it. Buying books isn’t a top priority right now, though, so that hasn’t happened yet. This morning, The Simple Mom is featuring a great interview with Amanda, and she’s giving away 3 copies of the book.

    Amanda has some great advice on prioritizing and on how to balance your own work with your children’s play. Even if you’re not interested in winning the book, the interview is worth a read!

    Flotsam / Jetsam

    Sheltered

    Remember what I said the other day?

    In my ideal world, we would find a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house with a garage, a finished basement and a large, fenced backyard. Oh, and a beautiful, functional kitchen. And it would be within walking distance of to the library and grocery store. In the real world, I’d like to find a house with at least 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and a yard that (a) doesn’t sit in front of four lanes of traffic and (b) isn’t a ravine.

    The house we found isn’t the house from my ideal world, but it does have 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. It’s on a very quiet street, and it has a yard. A very, very steep yard that the children will probably spend their days rolling down. But it’s a yard! And a house!

    The people who own the house lived there for a very short time before a job transfer took them to another state. They’re so amenable to us making the house “our own” that it sort of worries me. Maybe they’re not actually that nice. Maybe they’re planning to bury us in the crawlspace.

    I hope they at least wait until I’ve had a chance to use the super-nice appliances in the kitchen.