“free-bird” “hippy-chick” are just a couple of the descriptive terms I could use to describe my Aunt Dinos “Dinos” is not her real name she, Uncle T and their two kiddos lived at the hub of Tony Creek we played in her backyard on the creek I’m pretty sure every.single. day of our preteen years….
the baby of the family with a one-of-a-kind middle name, Katie LiRussa ..LiRussa=little Russell ( because she is the female version of our daddy) six years younger than me she’s an AMAZING, responsible nurse who loves the Lord, her hub and their two littles- A picture to describe our relationship for most of our lives…
remember Gomer Pyle from The Andy Griffith Show and his “SURPRISE! SURPRISE! SURPRISE!” *********** meet: Jake Russell enter: comic relief so I guess God decided we had met our quota of sadness, frustration & disappointment for a spell…as well as our repeated failed attempts of trying to run our own life. Tuck turned one in…
another cliche’ proven true ” good things come to those who wait” meet Tuck: “mourning may go on through the night but joy comes in the morning” was the verse the Lord gave me just after I found out we were expecting… Tucker Wayne was our third pregnancy. I was scared out of my mind…
you’ve heard the old chiche “the difference one can make” it’s true. several years ago a newbie teacher moved in next door to me she was excited and nervous and had lots of questions..I answered as best I was able and then one day she popped in and said, “I need you to come over…
day 2 Meet my mother-in-law often referred to here on the blog as MIL (by the way I sent her this text earlier today, “working on a blog post about you today-hope that’s okay- I promise to be nice :O)) J and I started our courtship 21 years ago this past July He was 17,…