New Friends

I had lunch with 2 new friends today. They are both about 10 years older than me. They both have children about 10 years older than mine. We shared some laughs and then talked about serious stuff like aging parents, our personal experience with one of each of our parents death and the grieving process. One subject I'm hoping doesn't occur and that is when my children get old enough and totally on their own with families of their own and when it's time for a visit, they are way too busy and it becomes more like an obligation than just purely wanting to spend time with their parents. I got to thinking about myself with my own parents. Regardless if my parents had time for me growing up, have I grown complacent? My Dad got married last year and is very happy and I'm truly happy for him. Since he's been married, I have only seen him a handful of times because he is busy with his wife and her family alot. The rest of my brothers and sisters are pretty annoyed about it. He's just returned to the man he use to be.
I think the Lord is telling me, it's up to me if I want a relationship with my Dad. I've accepted the fact that my Dad & I didn't have any real communication or relationship while I was growing up and I have healed those wounds and discussed them with him. It's not like he has ever called me before just to see how I'm doing. After my mom died and the 5 years that followed we got closer as my Dad became more open to sharing himself and in turn I became more able to share myself with him. We had some great conversations about both our childhoods and I shared the gospel with him and sharing specifically about being saved by faith alone and not by works.
I know what I need to do and I see the value in having these two new friends. So many times we say to one another "Hey, let's have lunch sometime and get together" and then time passes and it never happens. These two new friends want what I want too and I also want that with my Dad.

Friends are God's way of speaking to us with His Love

Happy Father's Day!

To My Husband

Through the years I have seen you grow. I have seen a boy turn into a real man. A man of God. A forgiven and humble man.
I feel your love for me more than anyone else I know.
I love your servant heart and how you love me not so much with words, but with little acts of kindness. You take care of your family before your own needs and always see that we have what we need. Daily you take care of yourself physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
You are faithful, available, dependable, & my best friend. I see how your heart has grown tender and are a man able to love and be loved; a man after God's own heart!
"Happy Father's Day" my love

Scarlet Rose is 5 yrs. old today!

The 14th of June 2002-

God has big plans for you little one
He made your unformed body
in your mother's womb

God has big plans for you little one
Your father in heaven saw to it
that you were placed by your mother
with a family to give to you her very best

It was an agonizing choice to make
& the road has been tough without you
But, like the Lord above sacrificed His life for us
true love never fails. It goes all out for those it loves.

The one prayer I pray is that you know of this love for you from your father in heaven
and that if we don't meet you this side of heaven, we will see you there eternally!
Happy Birthday Dear Abigail Rose!

I love you
from your biological Grandma Kelly

A special girl

I pray to the Lord for this special girl I'll be seeing every week on Mondays & Wednesdays. She is a new client.
I'll be massaging her hands, feet, & legs to stimulate the nerve endings & aid in circulation.
You see, she's paralyzed from the chest down.
She is 19 yrs. old & a C6 quadriplegia.

She just got back with her family from Russia
She received her first round of stem cell injections into her spine
She now has movement in both thumbs and
sensation in one index finger.

I know I must not try to go into this by looking at the outcome -
That's not my job.
My job is to be the care giver
she is the care receiver
and Christ is the cure giver

Dear Father
You are Love
more than I can comprehend
You bring good things to all you touch
You are the radiance of God's glory,
the morning star
I turn to you to touch me
as a servant on bended knee
Help me Lord to radiate you in all your
wondorous ways and be a light of your hope
to one so precious to you. I ask of nothing of what I can do,
but only what you alone can do through me. I know nothing
of these plans of what you have planned in advance with this daughter of yours.
I believe you have orchestrated this whole thing . I'm excited and humbled and grateful
I get to be apart of this glorious work - not my work...but yours..not my will...but yours.
Thank you dear Lord for your love, compassion, and mercy
In Jesus Name-
Amen
This is Love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. 2John 6

4 Weeks & 5 days!

That's creation in that picture....see the dot? That's an embryo...that's my grandchild. I had picked Molly up from work and as we were pulling into the McDonald's drive thru to pick up a quick burger she said "Mom, I gotta tell you something" As I gazed into her eyes I already knew what she wanted to tell me. I told her " I know what it is you want to tell me" There was a little pause as her eyes started to water. She said "How do you know?" I said "I don't know, I just saw it in your eyes" She said she was scared to tell me thinking I might be mad at her and disappointed in her. How could I be mad at her? I told her I gotta live with what life gives me and accept things as they are. Then something deep in my throat filled with gladness as I blurted out "I truly am happy for you Molly" She said in tears "Mom, thanks so much, God couldn't have picked a better time to allow this to happen." It is what it is. All I know is God offers new beginnings to those who return to Him & that children are a blessing from the Lord.