Photo of my babies taken Christmas a year ago--My Hubby and I became empty nesters for the first time in March when our youngest, an 18-year-old daughter moved out. She turned 19 in May. She lived on her own for all of 10 months and is moving back home. Our son moved back in September. He's been on his own for quite a while. So, we are busy totally redoing our modest 14 x 70 mobile home to accommodate all four of us. So just about the time Hubby and I were learning there are actually perks to being empty nesters, we are a family of four living under the same roof again. I had a hard time with my youngest leaving. I am happy she is coming home. It will be nice to be a family of four again even though I know it is only temporary. My family is EVERYTHING to me. So...our adventures continue...
Thirty years ago today, October 7, 1978, I was in a white dress and veil walking down the isle to say I do to the love of my life, Donnie. Just months before, I had broken off an engagement with another guy that I had dated for probably 1.5 years. Donnie had also just been through a prior fairly long relationship where there had been talk of marriage. It is at this time of my reminiscing that I am glad that those prayers I prayed to God to be with the one prior to Donnie went unanswered. Donnie, too, had prayed and prayed about being with his prior girlfriend. They had planned to grow old and gray together and he was quite devastated when she broke things off with him, but you see, God had another plan… It started one night when my sister wanted me to go with her to her boyfriend, Melvin’s church to meet a friend of his. She was telling me how goodlooking she thought this guy was and how she felt we would be perfect for each other. I still wasn’t over my boyfriend, but I went along wit...
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