June 17 - a special day

Twenty-nine years ago on June 17th - Terry and I got married on a Friday morning at 9:00 a.m.  It has been a wonderful journey raising 4 kids and adopting (in our hearts another) and then having the joy of being grandparents to 13 grandchildren.  We have 5 honorary grandchildren as well as 7 compassion children too.  Plus numerous nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews.  We have gone  scuba diving, traveled to Japan, the Bahamas, and taken 3 cruises.  We have also had lots of trips to Minnesota and Alaska, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and California (together!!)  And we have managed to make our marriage work no matter what shifts we are working or what kind of traveling is needed for our jobs (which right now is ALOT!! )  We have so much to praise the Lord for.

June 17th is also the day our twin grandsons were born and now they are already a year old!!! How can time zip by so fast?

And June 17th is also our friend Marsha's birthday.

Portland Rhododendron Garden

I spent Memorial Day weekend in Portland, Oregon, visiting some of my  kids and grandkids who drove in from Minnesota AND visiting my nephew's family.  One of our excursions was to a Rhododendron Garden.  There were lots of beautiful flowers and bushes and baby ducks and geese.