I felt this beautiful song by Enya was most appropriate to listen and calm your mind and heart. Since we are all wondering where the road is going to take us. Please play the song as you scroll through the post.
I thought I would share some of my family pics with all of you today. This is a time when I am concentrating on my blessings and why I need to stay hopeful and positive.
As my sign says we built a life we love. We all need to focus on what our lives mean and what we have created to continue to have hope for peace, calm and more love in our world.
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| Terry and I starting out our journey September 12, 1981 |
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| Our first blessings on our journey. My two daughters Jennifer and Kimmie. |
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| Jennifer married the love of her life and they started their journey. |
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| Along their journey they created a family and gave me two beautiful grand girls. Blessings abundent. |
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| Abby 10 years old and Charlotte 4. |
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| Charlotte soon to be 4 at the end of this month. |
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| Their three dogs. Bruce the great dane age 6 and Maggie the Boston age 1 and Frank the yellow lab 7 years old. |
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| Jen's husband Tim is a first responder like my husband Terry. |
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| As Terry is winding down his journey in the fire service, I look back at the 40 years he has put into the fire department. All the contributions he had made in the community. |
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| I love these girls. I am truly blessed with two beautiful daughters and two beautiful granddaughters. I am holding out for more grands down the road from Kimmie. |
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| My youngest daughter Kimmie and her boyfriend Eddie with her dachshund Snickers and Eddies sweet girl June. |
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| Kimmie's sweet girl Snickers. |
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| Our sweet rescue basset hound Cooper that we lost a few years ago to cancer. RIP sweet boy. |
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| Our rescue dachshund little Buddy. |
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| We have been blessed on our life's journey. Even though some days it feels the world is ending with a deadly virus and social unrest we have to hold onto hope that all our hard work to carve out a life will continue with many more blessings throughout our journey. |
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| On another sweet note. My archway climbing roses are climbing and opening up. Yay! Happy Friday. |
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I have loved this Enya piece since hearing it for the first time quite a few years ago. Your family is lovely Kris! Hold on to hope....hugs Linda
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What many of these people may not see in these snapshots in time are what holds all of these people together. KRIS. We are truly the lucky ones. She has made us all better by her love. On behalf of a very luck family.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite songs! One of my favorite people whom I've never met: YOU! <3
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely and positive post... you have a beautiful family, Kris and much to be thankful for. Many blessings!
ReplyDeleteKris, this is both sad and uplifting. Hold on to those beautiful blessings, dear friend. Things will get better. Everything is working for good. I believe it.
ReplyDeleteMy dear friend, I am so blessed to know you, write to you, have heard your smooth and friendly voice....to see your blessings. What gorgeous EYES YOU BOTH HAVE OMG....
ReplyDeleteThe music is so appropriate; when I write a blog post, I allow the music to lead me...I bet this song led you to pull out all these fabulous photos. I love the black and white you chose to suggest a passage of time that bleeds out the colors of the moment but gives texture to our memories. Beautifully done and BLESS YOU!
Kris, You and Terry are a beautiful couple. Your family is just wonderful. I am shocked that Abby is 10 !! Your little girls are growing up. I pray for all of us Kris. Our world is in need of a higher help. If we can just be kind to one another and keep distancing, and pray. Blessings to all of you. xoxo, Susie
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful post and tribute to your family. Nothing more important. I loved seeing them all, a beautiful bunch.
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Cindy
Love this post! You have a beautiful and loving family. It shows on all your faces, even the dogs...lol. Kris's Husband's comment is sweet...he's a keeper. Your rose is beautiful. Enjoy your weekend. It's going to be a scorcher here today but will cool down tomorrow. xoxo
ReplyDeleteKris - thank you so much for putting this together for us all, and such a beautiful and calming piece of music to go with it. You truly are a very special and thoughtful lady - and I love Terry's comment too. I do tend to agree with him. Thanks again, hugs, Gilly x
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful family. The girls look like you! You are lucky to have grandchildren and grand-dogs!!! We also have a great dane so I know they have a house full of love. What a beautiful post...thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post Kris with such lovely photos. Love seeing your wedding pics. You have a beautiful family and only knowing you through the internet, you are a wonderful woman with a big heart. I can see all of your love in the photos. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful part of your life. Xo
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post and beautiful family. I have to hope and believe that the world will turn itself around soon.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post dear Kris and a wonderful comment from your dear Terry. My heart is blessed by your blessings. ~ Love, hugs and prayers ~ FlowerLady
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking at the photos of your beautiful family Kris. You are such a loving person and it shows in your family too. I love your wedding photo and your daughter too. The dogs are adorable and hugs to Buddy from me and Bosco.
ReplyDeleteTake care and be well.
Loved seeing your blessings in photos. Such a sweet reminder that in spite of the world's problems, love grows and goes on. I am optimistic that life will be better for the trials we are facing; that things are being refined to what really matters which is Love. Thank you for such a tender and uplifting post. Blessings on you and your family!
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Cecilia
Just seeing your beautiful post...wish I had seen it earlier in the week..sure is a nice reminder for us to stay calm, pray and count our blessings. Your Family is beautiful.. Thanks for such positivity that our World so much needs. Have a great weekend. May peace embrace our Nation and our World and may all evil be gone.
ReplyDeleteYou have been blessed with a beautiful family. Savor the time you have with them, it can all change in the blink of an eye.....
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
~Des
I love this Enya song. Thanks for sharing your beautiful family with us. xo Laura
ReplyDeleteI have a beautiful family but mine are 3 sons with only 1 granddaughter and 3 grandsons. I pray every day that our our country will come out of this turmoil in better shape than before. Beautiful song!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Dear Kris,
ReplyDeleteThis is just what my heart needed. It is so good to see your beautiful family and read your words. So wonderful to see you and your beloved in your Wedding photo. Weren't those just one of the sweetest times, and then our babies arrived and boy oh boy we knew how blessed we really were.
Thank you for sharing the goodness and blessings in your life. This is what it's all about.
Blessings and Friendship,
Jemma
A wonderful tribute to your family, and the love that holds them together! "Only Time" always (sadly) reminds me of 9/11; it was used in the sound track of one of the documentaries I watched about it ~
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Such a lovely family. We do need to focus on what we do have in life and not seperation. Hard. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteDear Kris,
ReplyDeleteI love this post. Praying with you for our nation.
Thank you for sharing your family with us today.
Carla
You have a beautiful family! Thanks for taking me along for the journey.
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Oh, Kris, you have built a life to be very proud of. What a handsome family, furry and otherwise. I love seeing this post because sometimes it is easy to lose track of all our blessings when we are in the midst of everything else. We will have hard times at different parts of our lives, but we can be so hopeful when we think of our blessings. Here is to keeping the hopes alive..Stay well my good friend..xxoJudy
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard that song in a long time. I'd forgotten how beautiful it is so thank you for that. What a beautiful family you've created and such a good looking bunch! Have a nice weekend. xo
ReplyDeleteLoved the peek at the family around you.
ReplyDeleteDear Kris, I have this tape, though I haven't played it in a long time. Certainly a reminder of happy times, and to look forward. Seriously, it really can't get much worse. Stay safe...!Sandi
ReplyDeleteKris, you just had to make me cry didn't you? That song sure brought back memories.. and tears for the unrest in our nation.... you are truly blessed with the love that surrounds you.. and what your hubby said.... sounds SO true.. that YOU are the glue that holds it all together... each of your children and grands reflect the love in their eyes that you and Terry have given them. What a touching post.. and I pray, like ChiChiMum for peace for our nation and the world, and that the evil BE GONE. she couldn't have said it better. There is much evil out there and I pray every day that it be extinguished. Kudos again to Terry and your son-in-law for putting themselves out there to protect others. Your photo story is beautiful with the black and white photos, and the song that accompanied it so perfectly. Love to you and yours... Marilyn
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful family, Kris. In these times of turmoil, it does help to take the time to reflect on our blessings - the greatest blessings being our family and friends.
ReplyDeleteI love the wedding pic and boy have your granddaughters grown up.
ReplyDeleteThis was a beautiful post and lovely to read and bring smiles to my face.
Hi Kris,
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved this post......so precious and beautiful....love all the joyful happy faces.....love shining through each of you....lovely lovely.
Love that song too, but did not know the name of it or the person who sang it altho I have heard it a number of times. It was perfect for this post.
Thanks for sharing this....and thank Terry and your Son-in-love and you and your daughters who are nurses for all the folks you all have helped and ministered to
over all these years.
Blessings dear heart, the Lord has really blessed you and your family.
Nellie
I loved this look at your life/loves/lives. Your family is beautiful-inside and out and I know that from person contact with you! That song by Enya has always been one of my favorites. I first heard it played in a shop as background music at a shop in Door County. Have a wonderful weekend. xoDiana
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous family - human and furry! Loving this song too, Kris!
ReplyDeleteThese are just the sweetest portraits! I'm glad I didn't miss them. I especially love the one of you and your beautiful girls. Terry is to be congratulated on 40 years! You have made a wonderful life together.
ReplyDeleteBest post ever, made all the more special by the comment from ‘Kris’s husband’.
ReplyDeleteBless you!
Your family pictures just warmed my heart! We need to hold our families dear in these difficult times.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family you have, that means all.
ReplyDeleteTake care❤️
Love, Ida
First of all how wonderful to listen to that song as I look at your wonderful, most heartfelt pictures! And girl...has anyone ever told you that your Terry looks a lot like Barry Williams (Greg Brady from the Brady bunch) WOW! I love all of your wonderful family pictures. You surely have a beautiful family and are very blessed. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
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