I told myself I wasn’t going to say anything this year but I am taking it back. Today is the tenth anniversary of my last wedding anniversary! Aug. 23, 1980. 4 decades (aka 2 score) ago I married James William Mohler. It is hard to reminisce publicly because I have the sense from some comments […]
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2020=40 YEARS
Posted in Marriage on August 23, 2020 | 2 Comments »
Baking a Wedding Cake
Posted in Faith, Friends, Marriage on June 9, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
A wedding metaphor for Cameron and Emma K I think of many creative analogies for marriage, but for you I am going with baking! Baking is a common metaphor for describing a marriage with making sure you add the right ingredients and follow the recipe, yet I would add a twist. You are not only […]
A Quarantine Wedding
Posted in Family, Marriage on April 20, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
There are so many ripple effects of the COVID 19 pandemic. One of them is that it has become the very unwelcome wedding guest as couples have to scrap their plans, can’t honeymoon and are unable to get a wedding license. Saturday, April 18th was the date Dale and Megan set long ago. It was […]
5 Years
Posted in Marriage, My Children on April 11, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Happy 5th Anniversary Osborns! It is startling to wake up and realize that it has already been 5 years since your wedding day! Is married life what you expected? Do you remember being single? Does it feel like 5 years? 5 years is the anniversary of wood – whatever that means… So I will start […]
Happy Anniversary!
Posted in Friends, Marriage on March 29, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
40 years ago your marriage began. I am so blessed to have been there. It is a privilege to stand up for a marriage but it is also a responsibility to stand before God and loved ones and promise to support and pray for and defend another’s relationship. I have tried to not taken that […]
JK Moses
Posted in Family, Marriage on November 30, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Jonni and Kelly -I am so honored to have been asked to participate in your wedding. It was a beautiful and perfect day for the 2 of you. One of the things I wanted to say to you is how “fantastic” your relationship is. I have been praying for that for years for you, Jonni!One […]
Easier?!
Posted in Faith, grief, Marriage on November 5, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I am asked by others on the grief journey if it ever gets easier. I am not sure, even after 9 years, how to answer that question. I usually respond my rote response; “It never gets harder.” I guess that is because I am not sure if “easier” will ever happen and I am […]
39 Years
Posted in grief, Marriage on August 23, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
For the past 9 years I have tried to have some creative angle on how to celebrate our wedding anniversary without Jim. It might seem a weird thing to honor and yet remembering Jim is what I do anyway. Marriage is a big deal and I am grateful for the one I had. So I […]
I need a new word
Posted in grief, Marriage on June 16, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I miss you because you made me laugh Sometimes I miss you because I have a question that I know you would be able to answer I miss someone else helping me with chores and responsibilities; making goals, plans and sharing plans and my day at the end of it. I miss cooking and […]
Forty Years of Thomsens
Posted in encouragement, Friends, Marriage on May 5, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
I remember the day you got married. It was so fun and an honor to be there! There are not many who make it to 40 years; but even more there are not many who make it so well, so strong, so beautifully as you have. Here are some of my memories (narrowed down to […]