Archive for May 2022
Joy Amidst Uncertainty: A Covid Wedding
Marriage Planning “It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to know it has begun. A thousand heralds proclaim it to the listening air, a thousand messengers betray it to the eye,” says the poet Longfellow. What a glorious time–to be newly in love and looking forward to beginning…
Read MoreAbout CCL for Spanish Speaking Couples
A few months ago, I was sitting down with a friend having a cup of coffee and catching up on all we had missed in each other’s lives during our Covid time apart. She had been involved in CCL for a few years and was familiar with the method and programs, and she asked me…
Read MoreLet the Celebration Continue…
“Whatever he tells you, do it,” was what Mary told the servants of the wedding in Cana. Leave it to our Mama Mary to be sensitive to the potential embarrassment to the bride and groom and their families of running short of wine. Mary turns to her son for help–with the remedy being no less…
Read MoreGreen Places, God Spaces, Learning to See
Early in our marriage, our first little backyard had a fruiting mulberry tree that became a center of our family life. Its life and growth marked the seasons, with spring being an especially messy one as we tracked berries from it into the house. We hung a swing from a low branch and spent precious…
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