by bethwestcott | Sep 11, 2023 | 9-11-2001, Commemoration, History, Memories, Thoughts
It was a sunny, blue-sky, late summer morning. An ordinary day, September 11, 2001. I’d watched the news and weather on TV earlier, but I was now into my daily routine at home. My husband’s nephew had called to say his wife was in labor, so my husband, who was a...
by bethwestcott | Jul 29, 2023 | Fiftieth Anniversary, Marriage, Memories, milestones, Special Events
“Sunrise, sunset, Sunrise, sunset, Swiftly fly the years. One season following another, Laden with happiness and tears.” (from Fiddler on the Roof, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick) The year I turned fifty, I became a grandmother. This year, my husband and...
by bethwestcott | Jan 31, 2023 | Family, Memories, scrapbooks, Thoughts
Memories, Photos Albums, and Scrapbooks, Me with Snooks Me with Mom About thirty years ago, I took up scrapbooking. I enjoyed it, although it was time-consuming. In the business of life, I focused on the present as my husband and I raised our...
by bethwestcott | Nov 22, 2021 | Family, learning and life, Memories, Thoughts
The Last of Her Generation 1914-2021 An inspiration to all of us in her family, my mother passed away on her 107th birthday this year. Mom was the child of immigrant parents who came from England and Italy in the early 20th century. A tiny woman, 4’ 11” tall at her...
by bethwestcott | Feb 12, 2019 | Memories, Nature and Creation, Thoughts
Each season has its own beauty. My favorite season is spring. I can finally open my windows to let in the fresh, (relatively) clean air. I can step out into the warm sunlight without bundling up in coat, boots, hat, mittens, and scarf. I think what I like best about...
by bethwestcott | Nov 16, 2018 | grandparent, Memories
Seven years ago yesterday my husband and I were in Fort Worth, Texas, awaiting our grandson’s birth. God performed a miracle that day because a baby boy, whose life expectancy was zero, lived. I saw God’s grace at work in the lives of his parents as they...
Recent Comments