It was truly a lovely wedding.
Aletta looked radiant, Matt was clearly nervous but very happy.
Everything went smoothly, everyone had a great time.
It brought tears to my eyes to look around the room and to see so many people that I love.
I am a bit sentimental, I’ll admit. Seeing the pride and [...]
I was just entering my room at the Stagecoach Inn in Groton when my cousin Micaela almost ran into me. She didn’t recognize me immediately, but she did a double-take and we did the girl huggy thing in the hall. She looks terrific. The last time I saw her was at her wedding, when I [...]
I’m traveling in my beloved New England this week! It’s unseasonably hot during the day.
It’s also a little too early for the leaf-peepers - that’s a good thing.
I arrived at Boston airport without incident (flying Delta this time!). I picked up my rental - a lemon-yellow PT Cruiser convertible - and headed straight [...]
I often get notified of media mentions of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower Society via fellow ex-Jehovah’s Witness contacts on the web. The truly driven Danny Haszard sent me this one (thanks, Danny).
San Antonio’s media home on the net has a feature called “Through kids’ eyes” in which children write a little about their [...]
Ben’s birthday celebration started Tuesday - on his “real” birthday - with our family celebration and a visit from his uncle (my brother) and family. The big party was yesterday. Last year, there were a dozen kids in his kindergarten class. We invited everybody, and then a couple of other friends as well. This [...]
I am looking for anecdotes about family behavior and traditions around the birth of a child.
When a child is born in your family, what happens next?
How long is it before (nearby) family typically meets the newborn child?
Is it traditional for family members who live nearby to give some kind of help to the [...]
On the topic of how Jehovah’s Witnesses divide families, from the “Ask a Former JW” mailbag:
Basically, the whole of my mothers side of my family are JW’s. She was disfellowshipped when she was around 18-19 but wasn’t told then that she was not supposed to talk to people who were still members of the religion. [...]
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