Comforts of Grace

A beautiful explanation ... For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.    – Ephesians 2:8-9 

Spring is almost here and the summer birds are arriving!  I saw a robin the first week of March and a butterfly the next week while walking the dog on a sunny, 40 degree day.  I must remember to pause our brisk walks and capture such moments with a picture. My spring daffodills and tulips seem to be a bit later than previous springs due to the many below zero days last month.  Perhaps they are awaiting their glorious displays on Easter this year which is still a little more than three weeks away. The Ram Fam enjoyed our March get-together on Saint Patty's Day this month. Eating, of course, is always one of the Ram Fam's favorite things to do when we're all together.   So I got busy making some of our family favorites with an Irish twist.  First up... Grandma Janet Ramsay's Butter Sugar Cookies cut in shamrock shapes. The cookies were accompanied by Grandma "Mimi" Casey's Lime/Pineapple punch and anxiously awaited the kids and grandkids a

The new year has arrived on several joyful notes for the Ramsay family. We welcomed two daughters-in-law and a six year old grandson to the Ram Fam last year ... AND ... we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a grandson (grandchild #5) next summer! And so, the circle of life continues on from when two people fell in love 40 years ago. Chris and Cheryl 1979 Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.          ~ Job 8:7