It's been a rough week for me and I just simply had no energy to blog, much less try to maintain some semblance of a normal life. I'll just say that I had my feelings hurt by someone due to miscommunication. Things are resolved and all is right with the world once more.
My granddaughters went home from the hospital last Monday so Sam and I are gearing up for a visit later this week. I will take a couple of days off from work to go "help out" (read: hold and love and cuddle those baby girls) and Sam and I will finally get to put our burgeoning grandparent skills to the test. I have to say that I cannot wait to see my beloved holding his tiny granddaughters in his arms. They are doing well although still on heart/breathing monitors. Mommy and Daddy are very tired as is the other grandmother due to every 3 hour feedings/medicating but they are thriving and growing as they should. It looks as though they will be identical which tickles me to death! They are already getting confused as to who is who and I am anxious to get a closer look to see if I can tell the difference. Call me arrogant, but I'll bet I can find an obscure indentation in an ear or a hair or two that goes a different direction. If not, that's okay, too, because we can always paint their tiny toenails different colors.
Supper tonight will be a roasted chicken, baked potatoes, and green beans....slow cooked....mmmmm. I don't do veggies that are cooked only until "crisp-tender". Nope, I want them cooked half to death with a little bacon grease thrown in for good measure. Oh, and a pinch of sugar because as my mother taught me, it brings out the flavor of the vegetable.
I hope you all have a restful, lovely Sunday. Oh, by the way, Sam and I went and looked at a piece of property that we really love. It's an older house with the original hardwood floors and a fireplace (!) and sits on a few acres of gorgeous land. It is surrounded by mountains and valleys and we loved it. Would you please pray that the Lord provides a way for us to have this place if it's in His will? I would appreciate it very, very much as it has been our desire for a long time to own our own home with enough space to garden and have a few animals.
Now I think I'll go read for a bit. I just finished the book "Ninety Minutes In Heaven" by Don Piper. It's very good and so inspirational and I highly recommend it. I found great comfort in his words and I think you will, too.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Stormy weather
I just mentioned to Karen over at Karen's Korner that I saw where they were having storms in her neck of the woods. I told her that tornadoes are very frightening to me and I used to have nightmares about them. They started when my mom was diagnosed with cancer in 1990 (stress does weird things) and there was a certain order to them. I averaged about one a month. They would start out with me being in a place and there were storm warnings and a threat of tornadoes but no immediate danger. Well, as the years went on, the dreams got scarier until finally I was in a building, laying on the floor and a tornado hit the building and I slid across the floor, but I did survive. I never had one after that. The end of my nightmares coincided with the end of my mother's life. Isn't that strange but beautiful, in a way?
My baby granddaughters may be released from the hospital as I type this. The kids were told Saturday that today might be the day and of course, they are both petrified. Babies will go home on monitors and with meds to treat reflux and something else, I don't recall what. I am grateful that daughter-in-law has had this past month to recuperate from the c-section because she will need all the strength she can muster for this next phase. I will go down there from time to time to help out as time allows until she can get a routine going and handle things on her own. My son will have a short break from seminary next week so he can help her out. Bless their hearts.
Sam and I went to a visitation tonight at a local funeral home. The man that died was our church's pianist's husband. They just celebrated 51 years of marriage. He was diagnosed with cancer only a few months ago and it took him so quickly. As we were standing in line waiting to pay our respects, I was watching people (my favorite pastime) and mentioned to Sam that there are certain types of folks that seem to really love going to funerals and visitations. You see them searching the room with expectant looks on their faces, hoping to see an old school mate or a friend, and then they wave and slap each other on the back or hug each other with such delight. I wonder if maybe they are just so glad to be alive that it makes them giddy. I just wonder about things like that, don't you?
We came home and ate a late supper of tacos so we're staying up a little later than normal to let them settle in our tummies.
Sweet dreams to you all.
My baby granddaughters may be released from the hospital as I type this. The kids were told Saturday that today might be the day and of course, they are both petrified. Babies will go home on monitors and with meds to treat reflux and something else, I don't recall what. I am grateful that daughter-in-law has had this past month to recuperate from the c-section because she will need all the strength she can muster for this next phase. I will go down there from time to time to help out as time allows until she can get a routine going and handle things on her own. My son will have a short break from seminary next week so he can help her out. Bless their hearts.
Sam and I went to a visitation tonight at a local funeral home. The man that died was our church's pianist's husband. They just celebrated 51 years of marriage. He was diagnosed with cancer only a few months ago and it took him so quickly. As we were standing in line waiting to pay our respects, I was watching people (my favorite pastime) and mentioned to Sam that there are certain types of folks that seem to really love going to funerals and visitations. You see them searching the room with expectant looks on their faces, hoping to see an old school mate or a friend, and then they wave and slap each other on the back or hug each other with such delight. I wonder if maybe they are just so glad to be alive that it makes them giddy. I just wonder about things like that, don't you?
We came home and ate a late supper of tacos so we're staying up a little later than normal to let them settle in our tummies.
Sweet dreams to you all.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Cold Friday
Good morning to all...it's very cold here in the mountains. I think it might be about 13 degrees as I type this. It is sunny, though, and promises to be a beautiful day. I have to work this afternoon for a bit and also in the morning.
We had a lovely evening yesterday. It was Sam's birthday and we were invited to have dinner with a dear friend of ours. She is in her late 80's but as active if not more so than me! She fixed the best dinner plus a chocolate cake for dessert. I love her for many reasons but a big one is that she's so easy to talk to. She is a deep thinker and she just "gets" things, you know? She and I have had some heart-to-heart talks about things that are troubling each of us and I always go away being so grateful to have her in my life. We've only known each other for two years but we clicked right away. She has helped me as I've transitioned into being a mother-in-law as she has a married son, too, and her insights have really changed my perspective on things. I have learned that it can be different when you are the mother-in-law to a young woman because as much as I love her and have looked forward to having a daughter-in-law, I still will always take a back seat to her mother, and I guess that is how it should be. My daughter-in-law also has all of her grandparents, lots of aunts and uncles, and a huge circle of friends. I've struggled with needing her to need me, if you know what I mean and it came to me several months ago that she really doesn't. I know she cares for me and I'm so grateful that we have a good relationship but I don't think she fully appreciates how much I want to be there for her. She's very young and time as well as motherhood might make her see things differently but for now, I must be patient and allow things to develop naturally. I am very close to my sons and for that, I am most grateful to God. But married son is so busy with school, work, and his new role as a daddy that he and I aren't able to just have leisurely talks like we used to and I do miss that. I kinda feel like I'm out of the loop, sometimes. If anyone has a similar situation that you would like to share with me, I'm all ears, because it does help knowing others that are going through the same struggles.
I wish you all a very happy and blessed Friday.
We had a lovely evening yesterday. It was Sam's birthday and we were invited to have dinner with a dear friend of ours. She is in her late 80's but as active if not more so than me! She fixed the best dinner plus a chocolate cake for dessert. I love her for many reasons but a big one is that she's so easy to talk to. She is a deep thinker and she just "gets" things, you know? She and I have had some heart-to-heart talks about things that are troubling each of us and I always go away being so grateful to have her in my life. We've only known each other for two years but we clicked right away. She has helped me as I've transitioned into being a mother-in-law as she has a married son, too, and her insights have really changed my perspective on things. I have learned that it can be different when you are the mother-in-law to a young woman because as much as I love her and have looked forward to having a daughter-in-law, I still will always take a back seat to her mother, and I guess that is how it should be. My daughter-in-law also has all of her grandparents, lots of aunts and uncles, and a huge circle of friends. I've struggled with needing her to need me, if you know what I mean and it came to me several months ago that she really doesn't. I know she cares for me and I'm so grateful that we have a good relationship but I don't think she fully appreciates how much I want to be there for her. She's very young and time as well as motherhood might make her see things differently but for now, I must be patient and allow things to develop naturally. I am very close to my sons and for that, I am most grateful to God. But married son is so busy with school, work, and his new role as a daddy that he and I aren't able to just have leisurely talks like we used to and I do miss that. I kinda feel like I'm out of the loop, sometimes. If anyone has a similar situation that you would like to share with me, I'm all ears, because it does help knowing others that are going through the same struggles.
I wish you all a very happy and blessed Friday.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
On this first day of the new year....
I have many prayers. First and foremost, that my family is healthy and safe and happy. That God protects us and is merciful to us. I specifically pray for continued strength and good health for my darling granddaughters. I so look forward to holding them and loving them as they are released from the wires and tubes that have sustained them the last three weeks. I want to sing to them and whisper to them and get to know each of them as their personalities take shape.
My second prayer is for a home of our own. I scour the paper every day in hopes of finding just the right place for me and Sam. I know it's there and I must practice patience because God does things in His own time and that's good. I tend toward impatience when I want something so much but when I try to work on my own timetable rather than the Lord's, I mess up every time. So, I place this desire in His loving hands and wait on the outcome.
My other prayers include happiness and peace in the workplace for my husband and that God uses Sam's considerable talents to glorify Him. I pray for good health for us all and for prosperity. Sam and I would like for me to be able to quit working and be a homemaker full time so perhaps this new year will bring that dream to fruition.
As for today, Sam and I are enjoying a day off together. The clouds are gathering with a promise of snow (woohoo!) later today or tonight. I will prepare our traditional black eyed peas and cabbage along with some pan fried pork chops for supper tonight as we end the first day of 2008.
Happy New Year, y'all.
My second prayer is for a home of our own. I scour the paper every day in hopes of finding just the right place for me and Sam. I know it's there and I must practice patience because God does things in His own time and that's good. I tend toward impatience when I want something so much but when I try to work on my own timetable rather than the Lord's, I mess up every time. So, I place this desire in His loving hands and wait on the outcome.
My other prayers include happiness and peace in the workplace for my husband and that God uses Sam's considerable talents to glorify Him. I pray for good health for us all and for prosperity. Sam and I would like for me to be able to quit working and be a homemaker full time so perhaps this new year will bring that dream to fruition.
As for today, Sam and I are enjoying a day off together. The clouds are gathering with a promise of snow (woohoo!) later today or tonight. I will prepare our traditional black eyed peas and cabbage along with some pan fried pork chops for supper tonight as we end the first day of 2008.
Happy New Year, y'all.
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