The new things

The empty nest has officially happened. Charlotte has moved totally out and taken all her funiture plus some and has set up housekeeping in Chattanooga! She has painted her apartment and it is beautiful! It looks just like her and I think she will love living there. Job interviews are happening for her and in a few days ...back to school....Graduate School and a masters degree. WOW! Katie and Mitch and family are enjoying Christmas in Branson MO...wow...that sounds fun! So I couldn't stand having an empty room with no furniture ...so now the room has new PINK paint and all my favorite antiques! Char, sorry I changed it so fast after you moved out, but just couldn't stand it empty and GREEN!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Yea! Charlotte is now a graduate of Tennessee Tech University! So proud of you! Now it is on to bigger things....LIFE!

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Sure enjoyed being with Charlotte on Thanksgiving Day and had fun going to antique stores with her! Sure is great to see what wonderful adults my children have grown up to be. Can't wait to see Jacey next week. Christmas is not far away!

THE NEXT HALF OF LIFE

Well, now that I am 50 I am going to find out what I want to do for the next half of my life! I know that God is in control and I know that my purpose is to follow Him, follow his commands, and to love others. Life is full of hardships, heartaches, sadness, happiness, and joy. Wonder what is ahead??? So proud of my children...Charlotte graduates in December and heads to Chattanooga, Katie is having fun being a Mom and I bet another little one will be on the way soon. Hint? Hint? I'm thinking I need to visit an antique store soon!

Things happen for a reason

Well, it has been a long time since I posted on my blog. I have been so busy "stretching" myself by doing something so out of my comfort zone with the flip house. I am almost finished. It is looking great and I feel good about it. The experience has been a life changing one for me in many ways. I won't ever be the same because of all I have learned including things about myself that I didn't know. I think that God put this experience in front of me for a reason. I get to choose what I do with it and how I handle things. I don't believe in coincidence anymore... and that includes the people in my life too.

Grammy and Gramps

Well, the pictures will tell the story of what we think of Jacey! She is such a doll. We had a great visit to see Mitch and Katie and Jacey and want all of you to see the pictures. Grandparenthood is PURE LOVE!

Family is:

Family is a special gift...it is those we love whether our biological family or those in our life that we consider our family. It is sharing ...listening...crying together...forgiving each other...hugging....caring...just sitting together and not even saying anything....showing each other that we care.... giving of ourselves. I love my family and those I consider my family. May God bless each of you and give you peace and may you know you are so special to me and that I feel so blessed.

Well it is finally summer in Nashville. The humid and warm weather arrived this week and Charlotte will be home for her last summer. I am excited and sad about all the changes in my life. I am enjoying working but don't like being quite so busy. I am excited to be a grammy but miss Jacey alot. I am excited that it is warm and the yard is pretty but I get tired of mowing. I love my home but wish for one that has more suitable rooms. I love my children and am excited to see them doing so well and moving forward with their lives, but kinda miss being needed as much as before. Life seems to change so fast and just when I get used to it - it changes.

Sunday May 11, 2008 MOTHER"S DAY

I have two of the most wonderful daughters in the world. They are almost perfect. They have a good "head" on their shoulders, make smart decisions, confident, and mature. I am so happy that they love their God and their families and that life is good for them. I know that God will be with them each day and with each decision. I love my 'extended' children also...one of my "children" told me that I loved them too much and maybe that is correct but I just don't know how to do it "part way". Thank you, Father, for my wonderful children.

Well, life happened......

After getting a phone call from Katie on Friday night of last week...I totally changed my plans and headed to Texas. Katie had a skiing accident and tore her knee up pretty badly. So I have had an incredible amount of baby kissing and diaper changing and dish washing and clothes washing and just visiting with my kids and grandkid. Life happened and Katie hasn't been very happy about it needless to say, but at least we have a prognosis and a time frame to work with. She will have surgery on Monday and then won't be able to walk for a couple of weeks after that. She has a fracture of her leg bone and her ACL is no longer attached where it should be, so surgery is the only option. I love being here with Jacey and I may sneek her to Nashville in my suitcase! She is a doll and absolutely perfect! I do miss my family back home and I think this is the longest I have ever been away from home for a straight stretch. Awwww....life happens!

Spring isn't far away.....

Well, I am really trying hard to be patient and wait until April to go to the BEACH! I always get to go in March.....for spring break....but this year has changed and I am not liking it one bit. I always go to the beach in March ....ALWAYS.....hehehe. So....I am going to post pictures to make everyone wish they were going to the beach in March...only seven weeks until I get to go, if the Lord wills! Drool on.....

busy, busy, busy ---good? bad?

Thoughts to ponder for this week for me....am I busy doing God's work or am I just busy. Sometimes being too "busy" even doing church work or volunteer work just isn't a good thing. Being too busy makes it easy to skip my prayer time and my Bible study time. What to do??? We all have to work at our jobs and be moms and dads and make time for friends and just take care of the daily chores of our lives. It is so easy to get too busy in the 'dayliness of life'. Just another of the devils tactics--"I'm so busy"!

Happy Birthday to you..... Happy Birthday to you.....Happy Birth...day...dear...Charlotte and Kateeeeeee..........Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuu!! Hope you both have a wonderful day! I love you both and are sooooo very proud of you both. How did I get so lucky to have two perfect daughters??!!!!!

Holidays

Well...Christmas and New Years Holidays were wonderful and I enjoyed time spent with family and especially Jacey! Now it is time for birthdays...that is about the only thing I like about January! February isn't my favorite either unless I do get that trip to warmer climates in. Hope everyone is having a good start to 2008!