One year and almost 10 months ago, a friend of Jerry and mine's brother lost his life in an automobile accident. His car lost control on an icy morning...
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I started to follow his wife, Bonnie's, blog ever since. Her faith in God is absolutely amazing, and she always makes me want to better myself for God, for Jerry, and for my kids. For that, I am forever grateful.
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Bonnie did a post a couple of months ago called "Light your Candles". I have posted a link so that you can read her blog entry, but I'll give you the Cliff's Notes. As a mother, wife, daughter, we are waiting for just the right time to create those "picture perfect moments" with our friends and family. What are we waiting for? Our kids will be grown up and loved ones may not be here. So, bust out the china, blow into the crystal glasses to get the dust out, clean later and enjoy the now....and Light Your Candles!!
http://sweetcarolinebaby.blogspot.com/2010/09/light-your-candles.html
So, for our fancy meal on Monday evening, we had BBQ ribs and steamed corn. Jerry and I also might have had a small glass of "Mommy and Dadoo juice". The candle was lit in the middle of the table (albeit a candle from Carmen's Candlery in Ft. Smith that we got as a WEDDING SHOWER gift = 7-71/2 years old!!)
At the time Jerry hadn't read Bonnie's blog, so I had to fill him in when he inquired (quite nervously I might add---he probably figured he had "won" and we were going to have another baby...haha!) why the fanciness. I told him that we've been married for 7 1/2 years, and we've used our crystal glasses and china plates 2 times...for our first and second anniversary dinners. I registered for all of this stuff because I (I'm not even going to lie and say "we") LOVED it....so why are we not USING it more often?
So, for our fancy meal on Monday evening, we had BBQ ribs and steamed corn. Jerry and I also might have had a small glass of "Mommy and Dadoo juice". The candle was lit in the middle of the table (albeit a candle from Carmen's Candlery in Ft. Smith that we got as a WEDDING SHOWER gift = 7-71/2 years old!!)
At the time Jerry hadn't read Bonnie's blog, so I had to fill him in when he inquired (quite nervously I might add---he probably figured he had "won" and we were going to have another baby...haha!) why the fanciness. I told him that we've been married for 7 1/2 years, and we've used our crystal glasses and china plates 2 times...for our first and second anniversary dinners. I registered for all of this stuff because I (I'm not even going to lie and say "we") LOVED it....so why are we not USING it more often? ~
The kids were so excited to see the lit (and nicely scented) candle glowing in the middle of the table, and Anniston even got to drink out of a "fancy" glass. Treyson was still confined to his plastic tableware--haha!
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Thank you Bonnie. You are amazing, and I constantly pray for you, your kids, Thomas, Thomas' family, and the new path you are walking today.
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So, Bonnie's challenge to her blog readers was to "Go light your candles". I did, now it's your turn!
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