THE BEST IS YET TO BE

1976

Thirty-six years ago on a beautiful spring morning,
 I married my best friend 

in The House of the Lord. 

I gave him a ring engraved with this poem, 


Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be,
The last of life, for which the first was made:
Our times are in His hand
Who saith "A whole I planned,
Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!"
--Robert Browning


Somehow, the years have flown, 
we've been blessed with bounteous gifts - 
a beautiful family - 
home -
 wonderful opportunities and friends.
  Life has been sweet and I know 
"the best is yet to be."
Happy Anniversary D.B.  
You have made all my dreams come true.

HELLO WORLD!

Jessica and Matt's New Little Angel
William Dean Menlove

20 Inches

7 pounds 9 ounces

23 hour labor

So Grateful for our Brand-New Boy!

Born in Newport Beach, California

A Beautiful Boy!  Love you Already!

Big Sister Lucy - Not so sure about the "new arrangement".

Princess Rebekah

Our wonderful Rebekah is 4 years old!

She is such a sweet, beautiful little princess and

holds her own with three rough and tumble brothers.  

Camille hosted a mother and child tea-party.  

Delicious finger sandwiches: egg salad, tuna, cucumber, nutella and bananas, fruit, veggies, and sweets galore.

The birthday cake was a work of art.  It was an amazing party - a gift of the heart from a loving mother to her sweet little princess.  

A Throne of Grace

Let us therefore, come boldly

unto the throne of grace,

that we may obtain mercy,

and find grace

and help in time of need.

--Hebrews 4:16

Deja Vu

DEJA VU!

I travelled back in time 20 years.
We were so lucky to have these little angels for a few days.

A Tender Mercy

Fun in the Morning.

Bath Time is Always So Much Fun

Cousins at
The Natural History Museum 

My Crown

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

This year I gave each of my children a book,

The Crown on Your Head

--Nancy Tillman

I love the sweet message that we were born with a crown:

On the day that we met

and I put you to bed,

I noticed a crown

on the top of your head.

It was made up of sparkling,

glimmering things

like moonlight and fireflies,

and dragonfly wings.

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Sending LOVE to all!

1998

I am so grateful for my husband and children--

The Crown of My Life

Double Happiness

I love the Chinese Symbol - Double Happiness.

We used it as the theme for Camille's wedding.

To achieve happiness - make someone else happy and as a result you are happy too.

Double Happiness - so simple, so profound. 

I use Double Happiness as a symbol to celebrate
 Chinese New Year - (It is the year of the Dragon) and Valentine's Day.   
My wish for all - An Abundance of Double Happiness!


Chinese New Year Menu
Fried Rice
Wontons
Lettuce Wraps
Fruit
Chocolate Dipped Fortune Cookies


Lettuce Wraps
Peanut Sauce:
2 tsp. fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon sweet chile sauce
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1 tablespoons sugar
9 tablespoons peanut oil
lime juice
1/2 cup water
Marinate 4 chicken breasts in teriyaki sauce - 2 hours or more.  Grill and thinly slice.
Prepare 1 package angel hair pasta.  Add half the sauce to pasta and refrigerate for several hours. (You can easily skip this step and serve noodles plain)
Serve with lettuce leaves, diced cucumbers, broccoli slaw, green onions, water chestnuts, shredded carrots and peanut sauce.