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Comfort and Joy
It’s Christmas week and we’ve been more aware in recent years of our need for comfort and joy. Tom’s stepdad is in the final stages of life with Hospice overseeing his comfort. He has lived a full life and at … Continue reading
No Tricks—All Treats This Halloween
I’ve started to write a post several times and my mind goes blank. Life has been unpredictable this year, and it keeps coming at us. Our youngest daughter gave birth to her first baby at 24 weeks and 5 days … Continue reading
Five Friday Favorites – Retired Life
Tom retired a year ago, after what I like to call three soft-landings. It was strange for him to switch from a “work to save for retirement” mentality to a “let’s live on what we’ve saved for retirement” mindset. I … Continue reading
Our Emotional Roller Coaster
I hate roller coasters. They throw off your equilibrium and make you have to regain footing once you’re back on solid ground. Not to mention the unexpected twists, turns and drops along the way. I’d rather not take part, thank … Continue reading
Five Friday Favorites – Father’s Day
This Sunday is the day we set aside to honor Dads. It used to be that “Father Knows Best”, and he was respected and honored by his family as a result. Today it is much more common to belittle them, … Continue reading
A Time For Everything…
Every marriage faces different seasons. Some you see coming and others take you by surprise with a phone call. Being aware of this helps us adjust when the winds change–rather than get blown away by the emotional roller coaster, we … Continue reading
Decades of Marriage – The Fourth Ten Years
We’ve had some extensive posts about what to expect in each decade of marriage. Now we’ve caught up to where we are. Tom and I celebrated our 37th anniversary in February, so we’re almost through our fourth decade–crazy! This has … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Caring for Parents, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Seasons of Life
Tagged 30th Wedding Anniversary, Decades of Marriage, Empty Nest, Retirement
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Trials In Marriage–Caring For Elderly Parents
My Mom has been gone for nearly three years, and it seems I’m missing her more now than I have in a while. I’m not sure why that is, but I’m grateful I have no regrets that haunt me about … Continue reading
Posted in Caring for Parents, Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, In-Laws, Seasons of Life, Showing Honor
Tagged Alzheimers, Caring For Aging Parents
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Trials In Marriage – In-Law Relationships Part 2
Today we continue our series on the topic of In-Law relationships. It’s not an easy one when it gets started on the wrong foot, but there is help. Continue reading
Posted in Caring for Parents, Christian Marriage, Difficulty
Tagged Daughter-In-Law, Ephesians 6, Father-In-Law, In-Law Relationships, Mother-In-Law, Son-In-Law
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A Time To Mourn
I want to start off by thanking each of you who have prayed for us as we’ve cared for my Mom these past few weeks. What a huge support and help you’ve been to us. Thank you! It is with … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Caring for Parents, Growing Strong Marriages, Seasons of Life, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Family, God, Heaven, Home, Parent, Prayer
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Taking Notes
I posted a couple of days ago on debigraywalter.com and thought you’d like an update as well. Thank you for your prayers for us during this time. What a difference God’s sustaining grace makes in such times! Here it is: … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Caring for Parents, Seasons of Life
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Saying Goodbye
Before we went to sleep last night Tom said to wake him if I needed to. I did, at 3:30a. You see on Monday my mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given a short time to live. Her response … Continue reading
The Waiting Room
Yesterday I shared my reflections of growing up as the daughter of a neighborhood Pharmacist. Today I’ll share my reflections of letting go. This story was published in a book titled, Letters From The Waiting Room–by Lewis Seifert, in an … Continue reading
Posted in Caring for Parents, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Seasons of Life
Tagged Base on balls, Doc, Family, Father, God, Magnetic resonance imaging, Mayo Clinic, Parenting
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My Dad
Our first post in our Reflection series is actually reflections from my childhood, years before I would become Mrs. Tom Walter. I wrote this the year after my Dad died, which you’ll hear more about tomorrow. From June 2004: Father’s … Continue reading
Posted in Caring for Parents, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Seasons of Life
Tagged Clackers, Family, Father, Father's Day, Florida, Home, Journaling, Parenting
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The Romantic Vineyard 