I am a woman of tradition. I love to follow rituals established by my parents and grandparents especially when holidays are involved.
Most people don’t have fond remembrances of New Year’s Day. They put all of the effort into the evening before. Not in our household. As children, my sister and I would rise to the smell of biscuits baking in the oven and clamor to the kitchen.
Every January 1 was spent eating biscuits and strawberries with blankets wrapped around our Christmas pajamas while we admired and critiqued the floats in the Rose Bowl Parade.
I’m an adult now. Guess what I did today? Yep. My day began with biscuits and strawberries and the beautiful flowers decorating chicken wire cruising down the streets of Pasadena.
Happy New Year!
About Shelley
I Am Not Your Typical Woman
No 2.5 kids reside under my roof. No husband needing dinner or clean clothes. It’s just me and God. I am a single woman relying on Jesus. You would be more apt to find me watching college football (thanks, Dad) than cooking or sewing. Go Pokes!
As a voracious reader, I hibernate in the pages of Christian fiction, biblical truths, American history tidbits, or whodunit masterpieces. I love to travel and especially relish places in the mountains or by the ocean. I adore my nephew who somehow mushroomed from a newborn to 22 years old overnight. Many days of my life have been spent researching archives and traipsing through cemeteries to discover my family heritage.
During my career as a former teacher, I believe I made a difference in the lives of over 3,000 giggling girls and mischievous boys. They are part of my legacy. The rest of my purpose resides in building God’s Kingdom through writing and speaking as I proclaim the good works He has done in my life and how only He can truly set people free.
My nephew Chris
My parents, sister, and me on a cruisefor my parent's 50th anniversary.
No 2.5 kids reside under my roof. No husband needing dinner or clean clothes. It’s just me and God. I am a single woman relying on Jesus. You would be more apt to find me watching college football (thanks, Dad) than cooking or sewing. Go Pokes!
As a voracious reader, I hibernate in the pages of Christian fiction, biblical truths, American history tidbits, or whodunit masterpieces. I love to travel and especially relish places in the mountains or by the ocean. I adore my nephew who somehow mushroomed from a newborn to 22 years old overnight. Many days of my life have been spent researching archives and traipsing through cemeteries to discover my family heritage.
During my career as a former teacher, I believe I made a difference in the lives of over 3,000 giggling girls and mischievous boys. They are part of my legacy. The rest of my purpose resides in building God’s Kingdom through writing and speaking as I proclaim the good works He has done in my life and how only He can truly set people free.
My parents, sister, and me on a cruise
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2 comments:
Happy New Year to YOU! I am blessed to know you!
January 1, 2010 9:41 PMThanks for documenting our memories :)
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