Month: August 2003

  • E-bay car shopping

    I tried to ignore my husband’s enthusiasm for the selection of cars found on the Internet auction E-bay. I refused to show any interest when he wanted me to look at the jillion pictures of yet another car he really liked. When he told me all the details of each car he really liked: brand,…

  • family heritage

    I was up early the Thursday morning before our last child’s wedding ceremony, praying for the couple, those traveling, those coming (or unable to come) to the wedding and reflecting over our ever increasing family. As I waited, I realized the truth of a verse we read at our own wedding 31 years ago: Psalms…

  • wedding changes

    You would think with my third weddings in three summers, I would know exactly how to pull it off without blinking twice. I didn’t. No even with multiple lists. The more lists I made, the more lists I lost this year and the more exasperated the looks as I talked my way through re-writing the…

  • Alexis writes party-time

    Overwhelmed with preparations for my son’s American wedding ceremony, I sat back and allowed my daughter-in-love, Alexis, to write my column for me this week. Joan The women in the movie “Steele Magnolias” charmed audiences with their charismatic blend of friendship, work and play at the beauty salon. Don’t we all wish we could have…