By The Fireside: Going To The Chapel...and the Maternity Ward!

By The Fireside

Who hasn’t sat around a campfire and watched how firelight changes the faces that surround the glowing embers? There is something so mysterious and lovely about the dancing flames and the charcoaled smoke as it rises into the evening sky. The flames - the light - transform ordinary logs of wood into a picturesque bonfire. As indigo ash whispers through the night air, we breathe in a new aroma, resigning ourselves to the blaze.

When we think about community, we often reflect upon the wonderful times we've shared by a fireside...a warm hearth in a friend's home, Christmas morning with precious family, or sweet sharing and song around a bonfire. Perhaps this vision most reminds us of our great cloud of witnesses; the inspiration behind this page. As we share our stories & photographs here, our hope is that we may renew, refresh, and rekindle our friendships by this fireside...

Kenny & Jenn Sinclair

"...if my fire is not large, it is yet real, and there may be those who can light their candle at its flame." — A. W. Tozer, foreword to The Pursuit of God

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Going To The Chapel...and the Maternity Ward!

Today was such a special day because Abigail invited mom and I to come with her family to try on wedding dresses! We spent the afternoon at Bridal & Formal in the Reading Wedding District...just "oohing" and "aahing" over pretty much everything she put on :) She especially loved lace-ridden, feminine gowns...which fit her style so well! She ended up buying the second dress she tried on, but of course, you'll have to wait until the "big day" to see that one! Below are a few snapshots of our time...

Pretty Abigail and her new ring :)

Libby (MOB), Abigail and myself...yes, I'm as happy as I look!

To two moms with the Bride-to-be

The gown gang: Abigail, Libby (mom), Martha (cousin), Hannah (cousin), Mia (niece) & Andrea (sister-in-love)!

These are MY gowns! :)

Another SUPER exciting bit of news, my bestie, Lydia & her husband, Peter welcomed a beautiful, healthy baby girl into the world this morning - 7 lbs 2 oz. and 20" long... AIDA ANN HONKEN! Oh Joy!