Deep Thoughts and Little Happenings

Wow! I saw the movie Facing the Giants today. It is a movie for anyone who loves football and is filled with the truths of God. I cannot express how much it touched my heart and revived my spirit for my God. Of course, all day has been wonderful. I was not alone in the prayer room during service today and it was a real blessing to have another join me there to pray for God's hand to work His will in the hearts and minds of those in the service and the children and preschool in their areas. We prayed and we cried out to God together. What a sweet time. I thank God for including me in His work...I'm humbled by the evidence of His use of my life and awed by how awesome He is to be able to use my life. A life that is nothing without Him. A life that's been redeemed and made a holy vessel for His glory. How great and mighty is the Lord our God. How great and mighty is He!

I found out Tuesday evening, October 24, 2006, that I would never hold our second grandchild. He was very young...two months in his mother's womb...when he went to live with the Lord. I don't know for sure he was a boy, but in my heart I think of him as a boy. I'd already begun to think of him as Cole so I need to find out if his parents have given him a name. If so I will need to change my name for him. I don't know if they have and I don't know if they thought he was a boy or girl. I couldn't write about him when I first found out. I was broken hearted. It hurts something awful to lose a grandchild. I know Jane and Jeremy must be devastated. I cannot even imagine how hard it would be to lose a child. My mind has always shied away from those kinds of thoughts whenever the fear came near. I just learned to trust the Lord to take care of them and reminded myself they are His anyway. I've been praying that the Lord would protect them from the att

Well, it's been a while but here I am. We live in a new house in a new area of Virginia Beach. We love it here but it was tough to move ourselves. This experience has caused me to realize just how spoiled I am. After a lot of hard work, we have all our belongings in the new location. We don't have everything unpacked, but we're making progress. We also have a yard to take care of now and it keeps calling my name...I always prefer to work in the yard before work in the house. We have a screened in porch off the kitchen and I love being out there. I eat breakfast and lunch out there, work at my laptop out there and just enjoy listening and watching the birds while I'm out there. Two bunnies live close and like to play together in the yard. And our new neighbors are wonderful. They are the original home owners of these homes which were built in the early sixties. They seem geniunely pleased to have us in the neighborhood and have all stopped over to introduce t

Today has been filled with good things. I woke to find I've lost 4 pounds this week. I'm feeling so much better and walking is always good God time. I went to the dentist today and had my teeth cleaned, but while I was there my permanent crown arrived. I was able to get it put on during the same visit. While I was sitting in the dental chair I was reminded of a truth about Jeremiah 29:11. The Lord has planned only good for us; not harm. Sometimes we don't believe that because our circumstances aren't fun. Well, going to the dentist isn't fun and it sure doesn't feel good when you break a tooth and have to get a crown. The thing is this...getting a crown is good for me. It doesn't bring harm but good. God brings into our lives what is good for us and not just what makes us happy for a moment. I was also able to meet with Bro Allie today and get his input and blessings on several of the upcoming WM events. That was great. George brought a treat home fro

George is coming home today. I got up early and took the garbage to the curb. I don't like to take it down the night before. I saw the TV version of Kiss the Girls and don't want anyone looking at my garbage. I walked before breakfast and then came home to eat an apple and some slices of colby jack cheese...MMM! I don't know why, but I always feel like it's a treat to eat apples and cheese. Scott ran by this morning and took his mother to the Oceana Commissary. He was going to the NEX and wondered if I wanted to ride along. It was great to spend time with him and it didn't hurt to have his muscles available for carrying groceries. :-) I'm reading the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson right now. My niece, Lillian, let me borrow her copy since our libraries don't have a copy. I've seen the movie. I even recorded it to share with Lilli since she missed it on TV. The book is loads better, but that's usually the way books and movies go. I need to

I woke early this morning and slipped into the sewing room to work on Zoë's quilt. I'm still piecing it. I hope it turns out as wonderful as I envision it will be. It's design is Wild Thing and I've used materials with pinks and reds. It should look beautiful in her room...red gingham. And I'm hoping she will enjoy it for many years to come. There is a lot of love in it and I pray she'll consider herself covered with love each time she uses it. My grandmother made a quilt for each of her 18 grandchildren. My mother is in the process of making quilts for each of her grandchildren. I am carrying on the heritage. My grandmother made tacked quilts and my grandfather helped her with the spreading and pinning of those huge layers of cloth and batting. My mother lap quilts mostly but she doesn't tack, she actually hand quilts. Each quilt is made with memory material...that's material she's used to make clothing for all of us over the years and is filled w

I have decided to try my hand at blogging. This is a new way to journal and I don't know how well I will do since I'm much more comfortable journaling longhand. There's something about pen/pencil and paper in hand that feels good. And the smell and feel of paper statisfies the yearning to write in a way the keypad just doesn't equal. Jane helped me get started by starting and sending me her own blog site. It was easy to follow the step-by-step directions and here I am writing my first blog entry. Jane is not well today. She had her wisdom teeth removed on Friday and she had to go back to the oral surgeon today due to dry socket and infection. My heart was broken because I could not be there with her. I struggled after Bible study this morning. One of the ladies was questioning the patriarchial blessings and even questioning how they were able to give the blessings when they were sinful men. I don't believe we can question who God uses to bring His blessing into our