The calm after the storm

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.