10 years of being cancer free!!
The wonderful time we spent last night with Stephanie, Derek, and the kids.
My two fabulous teens that delight my heart.
Rain last night that is much needed.
A message I heard this week that spoke to my heart.
Time alone this morning, a very rare occurrence.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Thanksgiving
In thinking about Christmas, I almost forgot about Thanksgiving. This year, we are not going to have a large Thanksgiving meal. We are having homemade macaroni and cheese and chicken strips. I may make a pie for my special hubby though. We decided that we can be just as thankful with a small meal as a large. None of us need the extra calories and we can spare the added expense of a large meal. Stephanie, Derek, and the children are coming up so it will be a very special day.
Instead of eating, I want to spend some time thanking the Lord for all of his blessings to our family.
Thank you Lord for:
My salvation so mercifully offered. Romans 5:8
My wonderful husband of 29 years. Denny is such a blessing to me. I thank God for putting us together and then keeping us together in such a divorce ridden world. I can not imagine life without him.
My 4 healthy, special daughters of whom I am very proud!
My 7 healthy grandchildren!
My spacious home.
My warm and comfortable bed.
Homeschooling and all that I have learned on this journey.
My church and my godly pastor! It is so wonderful to have a family to worship with.
My country. I love the USA.
My freedom to be a Christian and to speak and worship freely.
There are so many more. I will add more this week.
Happy Thanksgiving and thank you God for your mercy in sending your Son to die for me.
Instead of eating, I want to spend some time thanking the Lord for all of his blessings to our family.
Thank you Lord for:
My salvation so mercifully offered. Romans 5:8
My wonderful husband of 29 years. Denny is such a blessing to me. I thank God for putting us together and then keeping us together in such a divorce ridden world. I can not imagine life without him.
My 4 healthy, special daughters of whom I am very proud!
My 7 healthy grandchildren!
My spacious home.
My warm and comfortable bed.
Homeschooling and all that I have learned on this journey.
My church and my godly pastor! It is so wonderful to have a family to worship with.
My country. I love the USA.
My freedom to be a Christian and to speak and worship freely.
There are so many more. I will add more this week.
Happy Thanksgiving and thank you God for your mercy in sending your Son to die for me.
Thankfulness
Well, our Advent Conspiracy is going very well so far. We are busily making pre-school activity kits for our grandchildren in lieu of toys, making handmade presents for others as we can, and toning down the entire process. I bought a game for Christmas and plan to set up a puzzle to work on as well. I am thinking of ways for our family to make memories together rather than spend hours opening presents. We enjoy our Christmas in January, so have a lot of time to get ready.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Christmas is coming quickly.
I came across a video today on a favorite blog that shook me up. My husband and I have been struggling with the idea of yet another Christmas where we spend a lot of money on things that no one needs. And yet, we love Christmas!
http://www.adventconspiracy.org/
Click on the cream colored box to the right that says " Lack of." Let me know if your family decides to do this. What are we giving our Lord this year? Much to think about.
http://www.adventconspiracy.org/
Click on the cream colored box to the right that says " Lack of." Let me know if your family decides to do this. What are we giving our Lord this year? Much to think about.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
New school year craziness
Well, we started our new school year with a bang with Gustov bringing wind, rain, coastal flooding, but basically doing very little damage. We spent the day getting oriented and watching the sky. We were very grateful that we missed the worst. Nightmares of Katrina made us a little edgy.
Every new school year, we are hit with numerous challenges. This year, is no exception. This next week, we are expecting daughter number one to give birth to her fourth child for which we have to travel to AL, daughter number two to fly to Ohio leaving the twins with us, hurricane Ike might hit us, school, my job etc... But we are enjoying school even with the extra challenges. I love homeschooling my girls and love learning along side them. What a blessing!
On a sadder note, today we found out that our puppy died last night. She was fine night before last, but was sick yesterday. Hubby took her to the vet who kept her and told us this morning that she died. They do not know what was wrong with her. The pup that died is the one on my daughter's shoulder in the picture above. The girls are so sad. So far, the other pup and our older dog are fine and show no sign of illness. 24 hours from fine to dead is really hard to take.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
In memory of Christa Baker Alexander
In loving memory of Christa Baker Alexander
1983-2008
and baby Alexander
both in the loving arms of their Saviour
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