We had been dating for sixteen months when Groundhog Day 2001 rolled around. That night, we went to the movies to see “The Wedding Planner,” and when we got back to the Hill there were still a few hours until curfew. We were hanging out in my room, watching CSI:
This morning, Susannah wanted to call Granddaddy. “Hey, Granddaddy! You wanna do a video chat?” Of course, he said yes, and we got the laptops fired up for a nice, pajama’ed, messy-haired chat session. Susannah was her silly self, making up words and enjoying watching herself on the picture-in-picture box.
Mom holding me; Panama, 1980 Dad, me, and Mom; Shorter College graduation, 2001 Dad, me, and Mom; Rome First United Methodist, 2001 Mom & Dad; Midway, Georgia 2004? Mom holding Jonas; Davie Florida, 2006 Mom holding Susannah; Elsmere Kentucky, 2009 Mom holding Abigail; Owensboro Kentucky, 2011 Today was my mama’s
MICHELLE NEBEL
I write about faith and theology, family and organizational tips. Always a planner at heart, I’m also a Bible study teacher and community volunteer. This is where I share a glimpse of my life, and I hope you’ll find the thoughts here encouraging!
