I know what it is to live entirely for and with what I love best on earth.-Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings,
all the snow in Alaska won’t make it “white”. ~ Bing Crosby
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The best Christmas gift is love.
Musings shares a three-decade-plus romance (if such a thing is possible) which has aged in the way lasting, lovely things do. In this latest chapter, we have just returned to the states after thirteen months abroad and are finally empty-nesters. Follow our trail if you consider yourself a romantic, or would like to be one. START with “Love Makes the World Go Round”.
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A content childhood in a happy hometown is one of life’s rare and precious blessings.
Ups and downs can be weathered–if you face ’em togethered.
Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.
Marcia Wieder
“Here’s the thing on men—okay, I’m going to give it to you. All men think of themselves as kind of low-level superheroes in their own environment. When men are growing up and they’re reading about Batman, Spiderman, Superman, these aren’t fantasies, these are options. This is the way men really look at their own lives. I’m not even supposed to be telling you this.” ~Jerry Seinfeld
Friendship is shared experience and memories, ritual and symbols, liking and TRUST.
Grace means giving away in maturity, what you once generously received from others.
The best Christmas gift is love.
Decide not to shipwreck. Just keep sailing.
In marriage, forgiveness is the only way up and out.
Marriage has to be organic: a living, breathing thing that changes with the seasons even as it remains constant.
Intimacy is THE most nutritious food for lovers – feast on it.
The sweet security of our children is both the DUTY and REWARD of a purposeful, passionate marriage.
Reinforce faith in marriage (which must be renewed every single day) by displaying favorite wedding pictures all over the house…
The trick to moving toward the brink is to hold on tight — to each other.
Love is passed down like genes through the generations.
If you love each other long enough, dreams come true one at a time.
Darling family photos :)
Merry Christmas to you too!
p.s. I always wanted to be one of those ballerina dancers.
I watched this movie for the first time in my life this year! I was sure I’d seen it before, but when I saw it, I knew I never had before. So what did you do for your ward Christmas party??? I directed our little Primary nativity, someone in our ward wrote it. Then someone else hosted a fabulous gingerbread house workshop – we all made houses out of graham crackers and so much candy and fixin’s it made your eyes pop – I had a great time. I’m all by my lonesome this year. We’ll be celebrating on NY day when Max get’s back from Richland. Love you and miss you!
Debbi
Adorable! You guys are the best!
Really terrifical photos (and outfits)! Where did you get them? Love that finale number, always have. Merry Christmas Z’s, the Beautiful British Columbia!
That should say FROM Beautiful British Columbia!
I love “White Christmas”!! Someone shared a great idea of a 25 days of Christmas which I decided to do this year. Morgan got more excited than I expected to open up his card every morning. It was simple, only took a couple of hours to put together, but was 25 days of love for Christmas. I’m grateful I saw that idea this year! :)
What cute pics! I love to see a couple in love…especially, 34 years later. What beauty!
Beautifully picture ! I love Utah , Merry Christmas and happy New Year. The video and pictures are adorable. Beautiful couple! Merry Christmas!
I LOVE the pictures and that is one of my favorite movies of all time. I have it on VHS. hahaha