A Reason, A Season.....

Someone said that people come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. We've all wondered about this at one time or another. Probably many more times than once, over a lifetime.

Son Tony came home, after visiting the home of a new friend Jim and told me I really needed to meet his new friend's mother because she was really, really nice.

I took his adice and became acquainted with his friend's mom. Nancy was really a sweet lady.

Our families became friends and we spent some time together for several years. Jim was a year older than Tony and Jim's sister, Dawn, was probably four or five years younger than he was.

One Thanksgiving it snowed and ruined this family's plan to go out of town. So we packed up our dinner - turkey, potatoes, gravy and all the trimmings - and took it over to their home.

When we first got acquainted, Nancy was in remission from cancer. As the years passed, the remission went away. The cancer was back.

I was working half days so I visited her every afternoon at her home. When she went to the hospital, I stopped at the hospital every day after I got off work. Chuck would pick me up and we both visited her.

We went to visit Tony at Rose Hulman College in Terre Haute, Indiana, for the weekend. We had a good visit with Tony and his friends.

While we were away, Nancy passed on Friday evening. The funeral was on Sunday. We were driving home that Sunday. It was difficult to find closure.

So a reason - a season?

Family Dinners

Wednesday evening we attend "Food Court" at our church. Some of the women of the church prepare meals from September through May. It is a nice meal and only costs $4 for adults.

This past Wednesday, Patti and Michael brought 6-year-old Lynsie and 2-year-old Teygan. The girls' Mama, Jessica, joined us. The food was good and the fellowship was wonderful!

This brought back memories of Sunday family dinners at home when I was growing up. It was always a time to catch up with the happenings in my brothers' lives.

Mom provided good food and we all joined inthe fellowship and fun. My brothers liked to tease me, especially when I was a teenager. They made comments about any boyfriend I had at that time.

When I went away to college, the regular family dinners became more sporadic. Brother Bill moved to Colorado, Dick moved to Arizona and Bob moved to Kansas City, I believe. Then when I started teaching school, we moved to Junction City, Kansas. So these family dinners usually happened in the summertime.

Those family times then , as these times now, give us all a chance to make wonderful memories.

Lampwork jewelry

My first work using Melissa's lampwork beads. I also used Swarovski crystal, Czech pearls and seed beads. I made this one for me.

I am posting this because the creator of the lampwork beads is having a contest. Who knows, I might win something!