Happy Anniversary

Any anniversaries are times of reflection. Wedding anniversaries are special.


I still vividly remember our wedding May 15, 1971. I made my dress while in college. My sewing studio was a married friend's apartment. My veil was borrowed from my supervising teacher. My dad had recently died, so my very amazing grandfather was to give me away. He grew my favorite flowers - daisies - for our wedding. He grew every one of the ones used to decorate my wedding. He even had a beautiful canopy built for us to repeat our vows under just because I wanted it. He had always spoiled me rotten so nothing was too good for his Punkin'. It was months later that I was told that PaPa had a high fever as a result of pneumonia on my wedding day. Nothing was going to stop him from walking me down the aisle.


May 19, 2007 is the day Jeff and Rebecca married. This was such a special day. Everything was perfect. Rebecca was of course beautiful. The church was European looking; the music was inspiring; the minister was like an old friend. Clayton was the ring bearer - quite a job for a two year old. Instead of rings on his pillow he carried a action figure of Shrek. The reception was unique with an amazing ice sculpture.


June 24, 2000 is Wade and Sarah's anniversary. Their special day was packed with memories. A friend had kept her dress at her house. Sarah and I went to retrieve it. Little did we know that my friend's husband set the burglar alarm. As we unlocked the door and entered, the most horrendous wailing filled our ears. I was told the code but could not remember it. We were running late, so I grabbed the dress and raced to the church. My friend told me later that the police informed her the alarm had been tripped. Sarah and Wade had known each other since they were in the fifth grade so it was no surprise that they married. A video of their journey filled with a collection of individual photos played before the service. It was a beautiful celebration.
Happy Anniversary to all.

Drew's Dedication

Drew's dedication was awe inspiring. Our trip was long but oh so joyful. Wade had reserved us a perfect room - close to every place we needed to be, very comfortable, and LARGE. We were able to get to see Clayton "graduate" from his swimming class. He will be the next Michael Phelps.

We ate dinner at our old favorite north Dallas haunt - Joe's Pizza and Pasta. Memories of our girls growing up flooded over me. Sarah and Wade treated us to the private tour of their beautiful home afterwards. The next morning was exciting. Thanks to JD's expert maneuvering and the GPS we arrived for Drew's dedication at the church early. What a heart felt service. Both of the boys were perfect. The whole family group felt such pride. Sarah and Wade are amazing parents.

We all went back to their house for a home cooked "Paula Dean" southern feast. Sarah has become a expert chef! The next morning after a visit from Clayton and Sarah we left on our journey south to Houston - tired but oh so filled with love and inspiration.

Superman Meets Star Wars

Luke spots a strange cave. Can he hide from Darth Vader in this mysterious place? He decides to explore his options. Is there a demonic creature inside? Could this be his worse nightmare? Being the brave and curious young man that Luke is, he is intrigued by the possibilities.

The dark eerie cave is covered with spider webs. Yuck! He decides to use his light saber to guide him. That saber can multi-task. After he stumbles inside, he sees writing on the wall and old relics scattered around. All of a sudden, Luke discovers a stack of books hidden in a deepest, dark corner of the cave. What kind of books are these? He had never seen such brightly colored even though faded.



On the covers, there are strange creatures. Are they what Obi told Luke about in his tales of the past? Could these what Obi called Super Heroes: Spiderman, Hulk, Flash Gordon, Batman?



There seemed to be the largest number of cover with the face of a guy. Who is this guy? The man is strong with dark wavy hair. He has on a cape..or does he have on a business suit?



He is going into a box in a suit and comes out in a blue outfit with a red cape. How weird. What is this box anyway? It has a funny thing on a string hanging on the inside of the strange box.



What is under this blue suit? Is it what Obi called a letter?



How strange to actually write a letter to communicate. Didn't this culture just use mind transmission? The pictures are funny and seem to tell a adventure story. Luke could not believe the strange antics of Superman.



Apparently, Superman stories were the favorite and most cherished. How did this hero even get to this place? Luke remembers how Obi had taught him to read these strange letters. He began to read the story of who the books called Superman. The coming of Superman from a planet and given to an Earthling family seemed so strange.



This boy grew up with some unusual powers. He could see through rocks. His only nemesis seemed to be a compound called krypton. Luke could hardly keep from reading about Superman's adventures. He really is a hero. Superman seemed to rescue everyone even all of his backward world called Gotham City.



Luke could not wait to ask Obi if he knew the continuation of these ancient stories. Luke wanted to find out if Superman has a job. Who is this guy Clark Kent?