Christmas Season Greetings!

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

 



Wishing each of you a very special and blessed Christmas and New Year season today!  I hope that each of you has been able to spend meaningful and special moments with your friends and family during this time.  My prayers are for those who were traveling in the awful winter conditions and perhaps facing difficult airline situations. So many people had disrupted family gatherings this year because of weather and travels, as the winter weather came right at Christmas.  
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A Life Well Lived

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

 

My Gram and I in October 2022

With that twinkle in her eyes, my Gram would share her quick wit in the native Danish accent that we loved, and her smile would light up the room. You would find her most often in the kitchen, for that was her domain, where she could feed a hungry belly with grace, love, and generous helpings of food. In fact, people for miles around the town of Rivier de Chute knew that the Skaarup home on the hill was the place to get a tasty meal with great fellowship.

A mother who raised 10 children of her own, and for a time took care of her brother's 5 children, many children through the years found love in her generous heart and home. Gram never met a child she couldn't coax a grin out of!

She was a quilter who saw to it that every child, grandchild, and great-grandchild had a quilt lovingly made by her hands. Knitting and crocheting helped her pass the time in recent years and our homes were blessed with dishcloths and kitchen towels.

Christmas was her favorite...baking food until tables groaned, and our bellies did too. Halloween came in a close second when candy apples were passed out to every child who made the trek up the hill to see her.

Yes, this was my Gram...and words cannot even begin to fathom the loss our hearts are feeling as she passed yesterday from this earthly realm into the arms of Jesus. There are tears of joy for her because she is with the One she loved so much, but raw tears of loss course down my cheeks too, because Gram's loss in our lives is BIG. She was a huge presence in the life of everyone who knew her.

My heart is at peace knowing she is within the presence of Jesus, but the loss of her in my life, and all those who knew her is great. I'm thankful for the precious time I spent with her in October when I told her "I love you Gram" one more time, and I'll always remember her words back to me, "I love you too, dear".






Her legacy will live on in our hearts forever.
Her children rise up and call her blessed.
Proverbs 31:28


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Snow, snow and more snow!

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Hello dear friends... we have been enjoying an incredible amount of snow the last few days! I don't remember being able to ski in November here for many years, so this has been a wonderful year for snowy outdoor fun! I know many of you live in warmer climates, or perhaps just don't like the snow at all, but maybe I'll bring a smile to your face to see how our family enjoys the snowy weather we have been getting. 

Maybe you need to sip a cup of hot tea, and snuggle up in a cozy blanket for these pictures... because along with the snow, we've been living in a deep freezer! We haven't been above freezing temps for weeks.  Still... we get out, dress warmly, and enjoy what Winter has to offer us! Come along with us... 

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Thanksgiving with Grateful Hearts

Thursday, December 1, 2022

As I am working on this blog post, it is hard to believe the first of December is here, and Thanksgiving 2022 has come and gone. The calendar says it is still Fall, but in our world, Winter is here! 


The last bouquet out of the garden! 


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