Snippets of Love … From One Hopeless Romantic to Another

Source My name is Susan, and I'm a hopeless romantic. That means, of course, that I'm also a wedding junkie.  I love all aspects of weddings.  The dresses, the flowers, the invitations, the music ... but especially the details. I once thought I'd go the wedding planner route, but thankfully I didn't, because while I love "all things wedding," I do not love the stress or "attitude" that so many people bring to the planning process.  I could NEVER be a wedding planner.  Helping my own daughters plan their weddings was a pleasure, and dabbling with friends' kids' weddings is a blast, but that is E-nough to scratch my "wedding planner" itch.   These days, if I can set aside the concerns I have about the exorbitant amounts of ... Keep Reading...

Is SPREADING THE LOVE on Your List?

1.  Work on writing project - making good progress 2.  Tablescape - pics and post  DONE 3.  "If It's Paper" theme: choose items, take pics (started) 4.  Pay bills 5.  Send cards/notes to several people 6.  Catch up laundry after having company - making progress 7.  Work on Valentine Dinner plans for Samaritan House This was my to-do list for last week, but I didn't finish it. (Debbie, you must be having a negative influence on me!  Anybody else read the "list" post at Words On Wheels?)   The truth is, I felt more like Janette who went to the doctor (five years late) and got all sorts of hassle from the nurse about not showing up sooner. So she's not a sickly person. Good for ... Keep Reading...

Valentines of Hope

Happy weekend, friends!  Several of you have blessed me so much by contacting me this weekend about the Valentine Project for the girls of Hope Unlimited for Children. (If you don't know what that is, it's not too late!  Just click the link above to read about it on Renaissance Man's blog.)  You've been working on your Valentines ... writing blog posts about the project ... organizing groups of friends to help you.  Oh, how excited the girls will be when they receive your sweet gifts of love!  Thank you for caring. Here are the answers to the main questions I've received ... 1)  How old are these girls? Most will be in the 10-17 age range.   2)  What language do they speak?  How will they know what I ... Keep Reading...