Easter flowers stayed nice all week. Nothing says spring like a grocery store bouquet of brightly colored mixed flowers and a bundle of tulips. The candleholders are a gift from my parents, purchased during their…

We buried my Uncle Joe on Thursday in a cemetery behind a small country church in Bethel Valley. The cancer he had fought against for so long finally won.  Our family gathered at the graveside…

In January I had plans to update smithposts… weekly but time has once again slipped by and, well, it’s a month later almost to the day.  Not sure whether that means life is so exciting…

So glad we have another day before returning to our jobs.  We will have been away from work for 2 full weeks, exactly enough time to relax completely!  I am mostly recovered from the trip though…

After 8 days, 7 nights in Israel, 15.5 hours of flight and 7 hours of airport sitting, we are finally home. Our flight from Charlotte was marked by rough and tumble turbulence; feet on the…