by Lisa Jordan | Jan 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Attitude of Gratitude: Thank you, Lord, for a new year and fresh starts.Our family dubbed 2009 as the year of change.Due to economic downsizing, Hubby lost his job of eleven years in January. Ouch. Talk about sudden panic. My heart raced. Panic clawed at me until God...
by Lisa Jordan | Dec 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
“Should we take down the tree today?” Hubby asked me last night after we returned from our final Christmas celebration.”Well, we can, if you want to, but I was planning to do it Thursday or Friday.” I was nestled in my cozy chair with laptop on...
by Lisa Jordan | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
I had a very busy weekend and got behind on blogging, so today’s post covers four days of ornaments. They’re all handmade by the same person–my father-in-law. He and I share a common love–the beach and seashelling. In fact, he introduced us to...
by Lisa Jordan | Dec 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
One of my best friends and I have been friends since first grade, I think. She is one of the sweetest, most generous people I know. My boys call her Aunt Susie. Every year for Christmas, she sent them ornaments, which is a tradition we cherish. Not because we got...
by Lisa Jordan | Dec 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Even though Hubby and I didn’t have a Christmas tree for the first two years of our marriage, we did receive ornaments–for us and our son, who was born a year after we married.The blue ornament was one I bought after our son was born. I thought the...
by Lisa Jordan | Dec 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
The first year Hubby and I were married, we didn’t put up a tree because we were living in South Carolina where he was stationed in the USMC and planned to return to PA for Christmas.The second year we were married, our son was 6 weeks old and we weren’t...