“Respect the Turkey”

My husband came home and shared a funny little story with me.  There is a couple who attend our church who have taught their kids to yell, “Respect the Turkey!”  everytime they see a place where Christmas has exploded before Thanksgiving has even come.  Gave me a good chuckle…plus it’s fun to yell out the [...]

It’s official…

…Rob and I are “empty nesters”.  It’s definitely a life transition, but not in a bad way, just in a “wow, this is different, now what?” kind of way.
In the spring of this past year, our house grew fuller, Robbin moved home to save money.  It was the first time in several years that all [...]

My beautiful girls!

THE KELLY GIRLS with the new MRS. BROWN

From left to right – Elise Kelly/youngest, Robbin/oldest, Bethany/middle-est 
I am the luckiest mom in the whole world.  I love my girls.  Each one has grown into an amazing young woman, it’s so fun to watch them pursue the next chapters in their lives!  This picture was [...]

I’m Bored…has a nice ring to it now!

I remember all the years as a young girl where the worst thing in life was to be bored.  It killed me.  I’d sigh HUGE loud sighs until my mom would notice.  “I’m so bored!” I’d say.  It was dangerous, however, to say this to my mom, as she had the best remedy for boredom….the [...]

Willing to go there, yesterday.

Yesterday I had the incredible privilege of singing at a memorial service for a great man – Marvin.  He had a full life, but in his later years suffered from Alzheimers.  Many of you know that my dad experienced the same journey.  Most days, I don’t really let myself go back and reflect on all [...]