Four Weeks Ago / My nephew's family

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back: Suzanne & Mark
middle: Paul, Anna, John
front: Gregory

What a nice looking family.

When I started this post it was Thursday, April 17th. I couldn't get the photo to upload so I quit.
Today is Monday, April 21st. Finally......the photo is finally attached to the post. YEA!!!!


Tomorrow will mark four weeks since Alea was born. I swear she changes every time I see her.

I visit BJ & Anjie usually on Thursday. This time I took my camera along with me. I only took a couple photos right before I left.

After feeding her, she wasn't satisfied with me holding her, but she was definately satisfied being with her mom.

Rainy Day

It's a cold, rainy, lazy day. I've had my nap and now it's time to do laundry, and clean up the kitchen. It's hard to leave, Leave It to Beaver show. It must be a LITB marathon weekend.

I was to dig up some Iris's over at BJ & Anjie's, but I haven't gotten myself off the chair to do so. Maybe Monday. Or when it gets a little warmer and dryer.

With these past couple days off, it seems like I'm on vacation. I'm liking it!

Leadership Meeting

Our church family is growing......and growing in the Lord. This weekend, Friday & Saturday, a group from our church went to Walnut Creek for a leadership meeting. We stayed over night at the Carlisle Inn. Each room had a name. My room was called "All Blessings Flow."


Not everyone started out around 8 a.m. Friday morning, just a handful. We stopped for breakfast at Keim Lumber. Yes, they have a small little restaurant in the store.



From there, those who drove, went their separate ways. I decided to go with Brice & Donna. Donna wanted to go to the flee market. It was your typical stuff......I did find a couple baking pans I really liked & they were cheap. Couldn't pass them up.







I wanted to take a picture of my room before it got messy, but my camera was with Brice & Donna. Believe me, it was a very nice room. These photos were the view from my room.

I loved it because you didn't have that heater on the wall creating noise from the fan running all night long. I don't know how their heating/ac system works, but it was great! And quiet!!!

Once our first session was over, we were able to go to an area where they serve breakfast. There was conversation, card playing, board games, and fun.


Here is Donna after she threw the wrong card.
And can you believe these two..........Cathy & Jenara. This is how they act when they get tired.
Praise God for tiredness.

As we left the restaurant to head home today, you would have thought we had not talked to nor seen anyone during the past day & a half.........It was an enjoyable learning time together..........Now to look inside ourselves for the leading of the Holy Spirit to help encourage and motivate others to find their purpose in life........To hear for themselves what God is calling them to do.

Is the Lord pleased with your relationship with Him and with the relationship you have with others?...........Are your actions speaking that you have joy, peace, love for others? Or is it depression, anger, unforgiveness? ...........Taking ourselves out of the equation, putting God first and then others. How do you believe that would change your life? ..........Do we really listen to others or are we so wrapped up in "ourselves" to even notice what they are saying? ................When you're comfortable, you're not moving forward. God wants us to move forward. Move forward in Him.

Get out of your comfort zone!

Happy Birthday

Just talking to her dad.

Acting goofy!

Having a cookie w/tea.

In a few more minutes it will be April 11th. Alexis will turn 6 years old.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXIS!!!!

I was fortunate enough to see three of my grandchildren being born. That was so, so awesome. The life just growing inside of a mother is amazing in itself, but being able to see that miracle of life that has grown inside come to be a living being, is indescribable.

The second child I was able to see their birth happened to be Alexis's. As the time approached to Tam-e's due date, I went to stay with them. One week later, Tam-e comes into my room jumping up & down saying she was in labor, it was time to go to the hospital. Approximately, twelve hours later, I had the video camera going to capture the arrival of the new baby. (Tam-e, later, would call it "The Baby Movie".)

Alexis, I hope you have a wonderfully delightful birthday, do something fun, and eat a piece of cake for Memaw.

I love you!! oxox

Alea is changing too quickly

I arrived at Bj & Anjie's while they were giving Alea a bath. It was nice to see that both of them were doing it together.

It seems as though I don't get Anjie in the photos. (I'll try better the next time.) She was getting Alea clean clothes to put on.

Alea is all wrapped up in the towel, BJ is holding her over the open oven door to get her warm. How cute is that? When I took these photos Alea was one day shy of being two weeks old.

I was holding her while trying to take these photos. Isn't she just so precious?

She woke up long enough to drink a bottle, but then she decided to cry. Mom's are always best for crying babies. So I gave her back to Anjie. She soon quieted down. (Anjie also had her finger in her mouth for her to suck on.)

She's growing so fast!