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Tethering Grace & Togetherness

My mom is coming to visit!!!

September 18, 2008 by HappyGoStuckey 4 Comments


YAY! She is flying in tonight and will be here until Sunday!

One Year Ago…

August 25, 2008 by HappyGoStuckey 5 Comments


August 25, 2007 Mr. and Mrs. Lance Stuckey

Tomorrow is our first anniversary!!! This year has flown by and it leaves us even more anticipatory for the many years to come! This coming weekend, we will celebrate in Savannah, Georgia; we are both looking forward to a couple of days away together. Thank you all for being a part of our lives this year!

Rest and Relaxation…*SIGH*

August 19, 2008 by HappyGoStuckey Leave a Comment

Here we are at the Red Onion Cafe– go if you have the chance!
We recently had the wonderful blessing to spend the weekend in the mountains of Boone, North Carolina. The weekend following the crazy and wonderful week that was VBS, Lance and I were blessed by Linda and Ernie Baker to be able to stay in their beautiful cabin in Boone. Neither Lance or I had ever been to Boone and it was amazing!! We were able to stay for two nights and three long days.
Lance made me breakfast in the spectacular, large kitchen!!!

YUMMY!

God’s Wonderful Handiwork!!!

Marriage– another one of His beautiful creations!!

We just LOVED our time here! Here we are at Blowing Rock.

Here is my man, the daredevil….

UHOH. Just Kidding, we were just clowning around…

More of the Clowning…

Aloha from Outrigger Island!!!

August 5, 2008 by HappyGoStuckey 1 Comment

This week we are staying busy on Outrigger Island– (that’s our VBS for those of you who have not heard!) I was given the blessing and challenge of being the VBS director this year for our church and after months of preparation and waiting, it is upon us! So far, we have made it through 2 nights and we have 3 nights left plus our Friday Family Fun Night and Luau!

Please pray for our church family and especially the children involved. Many children have been coming and we are so excited to have this opportunity to minister to them but we want to continue to bathe the entire week in prayer. The evil one has already been at work but we weill continue to focus on the Lord and HIS strength and HIS power! HE alone can sustain us and bless our efforts. So, please join me in prayer for these precious children and also for the strength and stamina of the workers. 🙂

I promise to update with pictures and info once we finish and recover!!!! Thank you all for your prayers!!

Birthday Festivities…

July 31, 2008 by HappyGoStuckey 1 Comment

A weekend full of birthday fun!!!

Joe and Leah had us over for an authentic New Orleans Seafood Boil! We had pounds and pounds of Crab Legs, Shrimp and Corn and Potatoes! Mike and Courtney came from Chapel Hill and we had a fabulous time! We ate and ate and ate!!! Then we played Bocce Ball and then we all sat around and drank coffee and ate Hummingbird Cake! YUM YUM! Thank you so much FRIENDS!!!!

Makin’ a Wish!!

The day after the Seafood Boil we went to see Batman at the Imax and then went to Shane’s Rib Shack! Again, we ate good food and had lots of fun!

Little Joey in his “Party Shirt”

I LOVE this Guy!!!

Happy Birthday Lance!!!

July 30, 2008 by HappyGoStuckey Leave a Comment

Happy 29th Birthday, Sweetie!!!

29 Years ago today in Georgia, Andy and Carol Stuckey welcomed their new son,
Jonathan Lance Stuckey
into the world. I have only been a part of his family for one year but it has been a true blessing and encouragement to know and love him. He is a wonderful, Godly man and I am so honored to be his wife and to stand by him as Our Lord uses him in a mighty way.
Happy Birthday, my love!!!
(Stay Tuned for Birthday Photos!!!)

And we’re back!!!

July 9, 2008 by HappyGoStuckey 1 Comment

Funny Face-Offs!
The Poole’s– still newlyweds!!

An impromptu picture of some of the Blythe’s: my dad, Lance, my brother Daniel, Ava, Deanna and Elayna!

It’s amazing how funny something like Bubble wrap on your foot is. 🙂

Uncle Lance needed to be helped to smile!!

Fourth of July Fun!!!

We had a wonderful time in Florida this past weekend. We spent several days with family and were even able to have a couple of quick visits with a few friends. The time went by way too quickly as usual and I’m already a little homesick. Also, my camera battery had a convenient habit of dying on a regular basis while we were there so there are limited pictures. I don’t have any of the actual 4th for that reason, which is a shame because all my nieces and nephews were around and were so very fun and cute! They are all getting so big and sadly, it makes me realize how much I am missing of their lives. Then again, I know we are where we should be. Oh, if I could be two places at once, I think I would. I’m already looking forward to the next time, which may just be Thanksgiving. Our lives our full of rich blessing in NC, but we sure love and miss our families on a regular basis.

Sweet Deanna reading with Uncle Lance.. she is such a big girl now!!

A quick visit with Heidi— always a pleasure. We went to Cracker Barrel and Publix Grocery Store.. Two of our favorite things!!!

Dinner at Barbara Jeans’ on the Intercoastal in Ponte Vedra Beach with Lauren and Jamey– so fun!!!

A Nighttime stroll on the beach— until the fireworks started– and by fireworks I mean huge streaks of lightening and thunder.

Ava and Grammy (Their excited faces!)

ME and two of my girls!!

I’m not sure what was happening in this picture– but Lance does not look happy or comfortable. They love him as he is like a big tall jungle gym!

Painting Time!

Ava and Me..

So mom had just taken Deanna’s hair down from Braids.. this explains why she looks like a baby lion. so cute!!!!
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Truth: I am not the best cookie baker in our house Truth: I am not the best cookie baker in our house. It is hands down @friar_stuck — Today he added a pinch of fresh orange zest to Oatmeal Scotchies and they taste just like childhood.

My grandma used to make these and serve them to me on a pink plate with a small glass of sprite with ice. At 39, I now realize two things— 1. She would have adored my husband and 2. these cookies go best with coffee or tea.

What cookie makes you feel eight years old again?
There’s something unusually long about the winte There’s something unusually long about the winter months when we’re in a season of slow growth and imperceptible change.

The landscape outside your window TODAY can feel like it’s your landscape forever but it’s actually not.

If the view from where you stand looks rather bleak and not at all how you hoped, can I remind you to look up? 

These trees in my own backyard, captured this morning, last March, and last August, will continue changing in their own rhythmic way whether I’m watching them or not. There’s a comfort in that for me today— and perhaps for you.

Whatever looks slow and unmoving, with change almost too gradual to detect— is still very much in a pattern of forward transformation.

And these quiet days in the midst of our January-ness— we can be reminded that growth never really stops, especially in the hidden places.

#wonderfortheweary #feastingandforaging #bluehousebackyard
Not moving from this spot, except to boil the kett Not moving from this spot, except to boil the kettle for more tea.

This is the first complete weekend that we’ve been home since Thanksgiving. 😳 It sounds awful, especially for this homebody, but really what it means is, we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas with family, attended one beautiful family wedding (Hey, Shelby! 👋🏻❤️) one 90th Birthday party for our beloved Granny, and had a family trip. They were all such sparkly gifts. Ones I don’t take for granted and so very different from last year.

But I do love home— and am happy to spend the second half of the day right here with this book which I’m truly enjoying. 📚❤️
The inhabitants of the Dickens Village wanted me t The inhabitants of the Dickens Village wanted me to tell you three V. important things. 1. After years of having one pub and no church, they are *finally* getting a church tomorrow, thanks to FB marketplace. And all the people said, “Amen & Huzzah.” 2. We’re still keeping Christmas over here — Though we’re slowly bending towards back to normal. The tree still lives and we’re celebrating the tenth day of Christmas with a fire & coziness before we pull out the pencils tomorrow. And finally, 3. Everyday Affogato. You might need this tiny pick me-up in your life. One shot of hot espresso poured over a tiny serving of vanilla ice cream. Please and Thank you.✨ #merrymerrystuckeys
2021 was a year of change for nearly all of us. Mu 2021 was a year of change for nearly all of us. Much of which we are happily taking with us into 2022.🥂

Nine squares is not sufficient to reflect the ways we’ve grown and changed, but it is a glimpse of the graces of the year behind us.

Not pictured: waking up to find our children taller and suddenly at our eye level, new laugh lines on our faces, sweltering pool days, fireplace dinners, Marco Polo chats with friends, family weddings & visits, mountain air breathed, books read, new jobs begun, school days, approximately 52 pizza nights, new rhythms & schedules, house repairs, car issues, and God always before us, behind us and within us. Soli deo Gloria. #thebestisyettocome
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave t On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… 🍦Four Honeymoon milkshakes from the Dreamette. We’re going out with a bang, at the spot where their Grandparents grew up eating their ice cream. It’s absolutely the GOAT.
🎄✨Merry Christmas from Team Stuckey!✨🎄 🎄✨Merry Christmas from Team Stuckey!✨🎄

2021 has been full of new things— but I’m grateful we have walked through them together and in God’s sovereign hand. 

Pro (🤣) -Tip: if your Christmas cards say Happy New Year, you have longer to mail them… 📮🥂
Okayyyy @smittenkitchen ‘s Gingerbread Bûche de Okayyyy @smittenkitchen ‘s Gingerbread Bûche de Noël was fun and delicious. 4 out of 4 Stuckeys agree we have a new Christmas dessert! 🎄❤️

Happy Christmas Eve, friends— especially all you midnight merry makers! Hope you find all the stocking stuffers you hid.🙈
Do these Mince Pies make me look One-Quarter Briti Do these Mince Pies make me look One-Quarter British?

Truth be told, my grandma always used the jarred mincemeat and I wasn’t a fan as a child. Only last year did Lance and my Mom collaborate in the kitchen to try out homemade mincemeat filling and let me just say, we are never quitting these! 😍

The filling we use is from @bonappetitmag and it’s really good. It’s a gorgeous blend of apples, dried fruits (cherries, apricots, sultanas, figs, currants) with apple cider, spices, and a few other things. No meat, though.

Happy Christmas from the Jolly Old Stuckeys! 🇬🇧🎄❤️
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