Happy New Year 2012 from Bluffton

A beautiful day in the Low Country for the first day of 2012!!

New Year's Eve 2011

While I forgot to have a solo picture of me being the big 4-0, yesterday was great. As one friend said being 40 is fabulous. So far, I agree. Hopefully the fabulousness will continue. Like I said in my post Friday night, I am really looking forward to what the 40's will bring. I got to celebrate my birthday with a great group of people whom I hope to celebrate many more birthdays with. Enjoy the pictures, it was truly a great celebration!

On the eve of my fortieth birthday...

I 'm really looking forward to what being in the forties will bring. Sure there will be trials and tribulations, but I know there will be lots of joys as well. This afternoon I realized that I am approaching my third decade of being an adult and took a trip down memory lane.

The first decade of adulthood was the Twenties which brought:

• college graduation
  



• the purchase of a new car
  



• learning how to live on my own
  



• becoming a teacher
  



• the beginning of my Faith Alive journeys




• Making my Cursillo weekend
  
  



• Travelling to England and Scotland (thus visiting several places while in both countries as well as singing at Temple Chapel in downtown London and Westminister Abbey , taking a boat ride on the the Thames River in London, and climbing to the top o St Paul's Cathdral in London)
  
  

The second decade of adulthood was the Thirties which brought:

• the purchase of another new car
  



• my installation into the Daughters of the King
  



• being appointed to serve on the Secretariat for Cursillo
  



• being nominated and elected as a Cursillo rector
  



• being appointed to serve on the DOK diocesan board (3 different times, I will begin my third term this fall)
  



• breaking a bone (my foot) for the first and last time of my life ( I hope)




• playing and directing a choir at two different churches in our diocese




• becoming a Stephen Minister




• moving to one of my favorite places- Bluffton, SC
  



• getting to do lots of fun things in Bluffton and Savannah




• serving on several Cursillo teams
  
  

The third decade which is the Forties: hmmmm looking forward to what this decade will bring. One of my college roommates has already assured me that is fabulous being forty. If that's the case, bring on the FABULUOUSNESS!

Merry Christmas from Bluffton and Hilton Head

Santa's Prayer on Christmas Eve

Santa's Prayer on Christmas Eve

I found this on another blog. Hope you enjoy it as you prepare . . .

The sleigh was all packed, the reindeer were fed,
But Santa still knelt by the side of the bed.
"Dear Father," he prayed, "Be with me tonight.
There's much work to do and my schedule is tight.
I must jump in my sleigh and streak through the sky,
Knowing full well that a reindeer can't fly.
I will visit each household before the first light,
I'll cover the world and all in one night.
With sleighbells a-ringing, I'll land on each roof,
Amid the soft clatter of each little hoof.
To get in the house is the difficult part,
So I'll slide down the chimney of each child's heart.
My sack will hold toys to grant all their wishes.
The supply will be endless like the loaves and the fishes.
I will fill all the stockings and not leave a track.
I'll eat every cookie that is left for my snack.
I can do all these things Lord, only through You,
I just need your blessing, then it's easy to do.
All this is to honor the birth of the One,
That was sent to redeem us, Your most Holy Son.
So to all my friends, least Your glory I rob,
Please Lord, remind them who gave me this job."
- Warren D. Jennings
Merry Christmas!

Welcome To......

2011!

May this year bring all of us blessings, peace, prosperity, and good health. While many of you probably have eaten or will be (whichever the case) collards, hoppinjohn's, and cornbread, I had Beef Stragonoff and sweet potatoes. Spent some time in the kitchen during the Rose Bowl Parade making some dinners for future evenings and lunches.

The Fourth of July 2010

I now it's been a while, and I have neglected the blog, but here are some pix from the Fourth of July. I did go to a fireworks show, but the pix were not good; so I'll probably go back to Harbor Towne of Savannah next summer so I can get some decent fireworks pix.