From a Cluttered Desk

I am Tammy Cardwell, she of the cluttered desk. (Hey, you think I'm kidding?!) I'm having a blast here in Blogland and invite to you to peruse my ramblings. Like a buffet, they offer variety - essentially whatever makes it to the top of the piles that sometimes clutter my brain. We'll eventually cover it all - homeschooling, God, our church, the Eclectic Homeschool Online, books I'm writing and publishing, conferences I speak at, the joys of grandmotherhood, and hopefully chocolate. Of course, this is only what's near the top now. Who knows what's in those piles?

Jack and I celebrated our 29th anniversary on Saturday.

Well…the word “celebrated” may be a little strong since we didn’t actually DO anything. Still, the very fact that we’re still here after 29 years and the challenges we’ve faced is a celebration all its own.

On our 29th anniversary, we got to attend the recital for our son’s school. (Highly professional recital - nothing at all like the living-room-based recitals of my childhood) To me that was a great way of marking the date. Our son is not only a superb musician on multiple instruments, but he’s also an instructor in a performing arts school. I was helping in the foyer for the recital, but did sneak in to see a few of his students perform and it was… Wow. There is great satisfaction in looking at a young (Or middle aged!) person playing the guitar or drums and doing it well and being able to think, “MY son did that!” I even got to see him play, which is always a pleasure, when he accompanied one of his students in a montage.

Yeah… Twenty nine years and we’re still standing.
Twenty nine years and we have kids who make me proud.
Twenty nine years and I’m looking at the future with hope.
Those are things worth shouting about.

Or at least smiling really big, since I’m a little too tired to shout right this minute.

Celebrating Jesus!
Tammy C