Today Sarah is eighteen! As a surprise for her, I asked a number her family members and a couple friends to send me 3 (or more) things that tell what they like, love and/or admire about her. In just a few minutes, I will take take her breakfast in bed and have her read this post. I want her to begin her 18th birthday knowing…

Today starts a countdown to Sarah’s 18th birthday on Friday. As we get near to her birthday, I thought it would be fun to post some pictures of her from past birthdays.  Hard for me to comprehend that the teeny baby in this photo will be an adult soon! This photo was taken as my mom saw Sarah for the first time in the Charlotte airport after…

Yesterday Steve and I attended the wedding of a friend’s daughter. It was right on the water  . . .…

Okay. So I thought I would be fine.  I thought that I could read through this archived account of Snowy’s last day with just a fond smile and a small tear or two. After all, I have Summer lying here beside me in the chair and she has brought me such great joy and comfort over this past year.…