January 2026 - a new year!

January 1st - I spent 2.5 weeks in KY with my family over Christmas break, then my friend Joanna flew back to OK with me to visit for a few days.

A beautiful sunrise from the sky!

Braum's icecream - a sweet treat with a sweet friend!

Playing Settlers of Catan

A Chipotle picnic on a warmish day.

Then we played some pickleball!

We also went ice-skating together!

One morning we spent awhile at Ziggis for devotions.

Pickleball another afternoon - fun and great exercise!

Sunrise one morning while Joanna was with me.

Headed to church as twins! :D

Sunday afternoon I showed Joanna The Gathering Place, a really neat park with walking trails and fun equipment.

We found some flowers blooming along the trail - in January!

School started at Happy Hands again and Joanna got to spend a day with me in the classroom.

One Sunday I went up to Ochelata to see my dear friends, the Herrings!

Sunset time!

Ready to have friends over for supper.

Dear Mary Ann and Dotti in my humble abode.

A pretty little bunch of flowers that stayed pretty for a couple weeks!

In spare moments here and there, I enjoy having a crochet project going.

Finished this Afghan for a friend's graduation gift.

An interesting sky scene while I was driving one day.

A sunrise one morning with my friend Jentry.

Oklahoma experienced the same snow storm that affected many states. I stayed with my friend Mary Ann for a few days and we enjoyed the snow days together. We kept up with Mary Ann's regular walks, even in the snow!

Yummy supper that Mary Ann made.

Playing a word game called "Jotto"

Having fun with some painting one evening.

We didn't have canvases, so just used cardstock paper.

Another walk after it had snowed more and the storm was over.

Tulsa only got 8 inches. We were glad to not have the projected amount of even more! Schools in Tulsa did have several snow days though; that was nice and rare!

One more game on our last evening together.

Another beautiful sunset. This one was very gentle and pastel.

One evening I was out running errands and stopped to watch the sunset.

It was so pretty.

And just got prettier.

We made it through January by God's grace and help every day!
Looking forward to walking with Jesus in February!

December 2025

Hello friends! I am late in posting about December's happenings and blessings, so here I am finally catching up! Hope y'all had a blessed Christmas and New Year!

Early December, dear Ms. Mary Ann had Ms. Dotti and me over for the evening of supper, games, and gifts.

An early, foggy, Saturday morning at Chick-fil-A

I was thankful for an afternoon off work and I got to catch up over tea with this sweet friend, Elizabeth.

One of my coworker's husband is a pilot and they took two of us coworkers out flying to see Christmas lights from the sky!

Downtown Tulsa

So fun to do this with these coworkers!

Sunset one evening

Rhema Lights one evening with my sweet friends, Zak and Kati.

So thankful for this sweet friend!

Someone gifted me a giftcard to HTeaO, one of my favorite treats.

Making Christmas cards one evening.

Hot chocolate in a Christmas gift from a coworker.

One Sunday afternoon I enjoyed going to a wonderful Christmas concert at Asbury church with Ms. Renee, Ms. Mary Ann, and Ms. Dotti.

The choir and orchestra music was beautiful!

Thankful for these ladies in my life!

Dec. 16, my sweet friend and coworker, Shelly, took me to the airport to go home for Christmas break. We had a little extra time so got chai and chatted first.

I had great flights and was so excited to get home to my parents and family! (I hadn't been home to KY since May)

My oldest brother and his family (from SD) were all there for a few days as well. It was so good to spend some time with them too!

Grandpa and Josiah (youngest grandchild)

Grandma reading some fun new books to the kids.

Elizabeth reading to the kids another day.

We sang and played Christmas music some evenings together.

One late evening, I joined Randy's family at the hotel where they were staying and went swimming with the kids.

Train tracks and Lincoln Logs, some of my favorite childhood toys, now being played with by my nieces and nephews.

Dear Mother was not feeling well that week (from cancer, as well as radiation every day that week for pain management) but she enjoyed sweet family time. The neck brace she has on here helped with some pain as well.

Lots of things happening in the kitchen!

Playing Mem-O-Round

Together with my brother Jason and Karen over too!

Fun playing with Uncle Jason

Grandma with James, Micah, Jonathan, Jewelyn, Mishael, and Mandylyn

With Randy's whole family before they had to go back to SD.

I combed Mother's hair for her while I was home. She isn't able to comb her hair without a lot of pain.

I loved getting to be with Mother so much! <3

One Sunday evening a group from our church went caroling in the neighborhood before evening service.

Bro. Darrell Stetler reading the Christmas story with the children gathered 'round, during the Candlelight service.

Mother and Sis. Sankey greeting each other.

My dear friend, Brittany

Sweet friends, Elli and Brittany

Puzzling with Mother, a puzzle that I ordered from Shutterfly with my own photos.

I got to go skiing with the Harms family one day, at Perfect North Slopes.

It was a beautiful day!

So fun to ski together again! I used to go skiing with them before I moved to OK, but I think it had been 3 years!

Lunch time!

We ended our time at Perfect North with some tubing!

Our friends the Smiths joined us for the tubing fun as well.

I got to help Mother with two baby quilts and starting on a queen-size quilt. We were so thankful God helped her to be up to it a couple of the days I was there.

One day we went on a walk around the block. Mother was able to walk half of it, then rode in the wheelchair.

Playing my violin on Christmas day.

Christmas day with just the 4 of us - a quiet, sweet day at home.

One day I got to meet up for an hour with Brittany at our favorite chai/coffee shop.

My brother, Jason and Karen, over for another evening. <3

Playing a game of Chess before supper.

Last Sunday of December together.

My precious parents! So thankful for them!

Dec. 29 my best friend and my "adopted" sister Joanna drove down to spend a few days with us. We enjoyed playing some games, talking, and just being together.

I combed our hairstyles alike one day to match.

Saying goodbye to dear Sis. Regina Stetler after church.

January 1, 2026, very early in the morning, I flew back to Oklahoma. Joanna came with me to visit for a few days!