An Ordinary Day

Well, here I sit next to the fire on this cold Winter's night.  Two of our Grandboys spent the night last night.  So, I am relaxing since I  was up and at it early this morning.
Elek was the first one awake.  He sat up, looked at the clock and said..."It's 6:00, that means it's the morning."   Yawn....after about 5 minutes I crawled out of bed and Xavier soon followed, asking if I would make pancakes.
So, like a good Grammy, I whipped up a batch and served the boys breakfast, they were surely good with my coffee.
Xavier had school, so it was brush your teeth, wet down his bed head and get dressed.  His Mama came and off they went, with him complaining about how mean the new Gym Teacher is.  LOL.
Elek stayed until early afternoon, then I took him home, on my way to give a dear shut in a hair cut and run a few errands.  And you know me...a trip through Tim Hortons, for my favorite coffee was high on my list.
After getting home, I vacuumed all the while, finding Lego' s along the way.  A sure sign that my boys were here.  :)  Enjoyed my coffee, watched a bit of TV and then it was was time to get Supper ready.
Of course, after Supper I loaded the dishwasher and then, decided I had better mix up a double batch of bread dough...our bread supply is getting low.  (I haven't bought bread in weeks)  Store bought just doesn't compare to home made.
So, here I sit...mulling over my day and well, it was just about perfect.
God is good...He makes ordinary days...extraordinary!
~Blessings

Things Old And New

Our prompt of the month is "All Things New."    While pondering this, I realize that the term " Sr. Citizen"...is now me and that is certainly new!  And with this new title, comes lots of new things.
First off, saggy skin.  Oh, and lots off it!  Bat wings now flap, where once thin, firm arms held my babies...who are now well into their thirties.
And I have 6 wonderful Grandbabies...which isn't so new, since my Maddy will graduate this year and go off to College in the Fall.  That will be a new and exciting experience for her and my prayers for her, will surely be starting a new direction.
But most importantly...there is a new awareness of how short, this life is...compared to Eternity with Jesus.
No, I don't yearn for younger days and I am, truly thankful for every part of this aging process and the wisdom that comes with it. I am healthy, active and truly loved.  How grateful I am for all that God has given me.
Some day, I will leave this earth for a new home, one that Jesus has prepared just for me...Because in Him, I am a new creation and I will live eternally, like all Believers that have gone before me.
No, there is nothing new under the sun...God ordained it so.

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again...there is nothing new under the sun.    Ecclesiastes 1:9
 ~Blessings y'all.

Happy New Year

Looking For Emmanuel

Do you see Him?  Emmanuel...Born in a Stable, the Star shining brightly.
Do you see Him?  As a boy, teaching in the Temple...wise beyond His years.
Do you see Him?  Traveling dusty roads...raising Lazarus from the dead.
Do you see Him?  Come to set us free.
Do you see Him?  As one last time, He traveled those dusty roads.
Do you see Him?  Carrying a Cross, stripes on His back.
Do you see Him?  It is finished... He is risen.
Oh, I have found Emmanuel...I look for Him no more!

~Blessings

I belong to a wonderful group of Christian, women bloggers...we have started a prompt a month...our title for this month, of course, is "Looking For Emmanuel."   Do you know Him?  His name is Jesus.

We Never Know

I know much has been said about the tragedy of Robin Williams death.  It was shocking.  But, to me maybe not so much...You see, we lost a nephew, to suicide.  It made us all...ask, WHY!?  We will never know.  David, left us way too soon and our grief lingers still.  Always will.  We are praying for those who know this pain, so shocking that it leaves you numb in disbelief.  All we can do is cling to a loving God, who willingly gave His own Son...He understands.

I just read this...sad but true.

Whenever Richard Cory went down town.
We people on the pavement looked at him: 
He was a gentleman from sole to crown, 
Clean favored, and imperially slim. 

And he was always quietly arrayed, 
And he was always human when he talked; 
But still he fluttered pulses when he said, 
'Good-morning,' and he glittered when he walked. 

And he was rich - yes, richer than a king - 
And admirably schooled in every grace: 
In fine, we thought that he was everything 
To make us wish that we were in his place. 

So on we worked, and waited for the light, 
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; 
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, 
Went home and put a bullet through his head.

Edwin Arlington Robinson

~Blessings

You Matter

 Over 7 billion people on the planet. 119,439 births and 83,458 deaths so far today. Wow...

And there's only One who has every hair on every head numbered. Only One who welcomes each person to earth and watches over their last breath. Only One.

You see, we can never be big. Only God is big.

And we can never be small. Because God says we matter.

So when we feel the pressure to be "big" in some way, we can remind ourselves that God alone gets to claim that word. And when we face the temptation to feel small, we can remind ourselves that every hair on our heads are numbered by a wild and glorious God.

You can let go of "big" as well as "small" and instead simply be.
Be loved.
Be known.
Be certain that your worth is beyond measure.

~Blessings

The Back Porch And Camping Out

The weather here, is so perfect, that I am going to try to write this on my Kindle.  I do not want to spend time indoors, when I can sip iced coffee on the back porch.  It is cool(er) here, because my Tomer, had the gumption and common sense enough to put a roof on it... and plant a tree, in just the right spot to provide lots of shade.  He, is actually napping beside me as I write this.  :)
Our two oldest Grandboys are here, so Tomer's nap, will be short lived.  They have pitched our tent and along with a friend, are planning on spending the night out here.  If Scooter AKA Xavier, actually does...I will be flabbergasted!  I'm pretty sure that the first noise, rustle of a leaf, Dog barking or the sight of any bug life...Will have that boy screeching and heading to the houses.  LOL.
Papa, has wood ready for the fire pit and I have hot dogs and marshmallows for roasting over the fire...nothing tastes better on a summer's night.  Hopefully, they get along because that isn't always the case! Surprise!!!  With a 6 year age difference there can be some arguing and yes, even smacking going on..A 14 year old is quite different than an 8 year old... who is prone to whining and wanting his own way.  But such is life ...they are growing up so quickly that we will enjoy them while they are little.  One day they will be grown men, with families of their own.   I pray, they are men of character, who remember a Papa and Grammy who loved them and instilled in them,  a sense of commitment to both God and family.
Okay, now I am feeling melancholy...time to end this here, I want to be in my happy place...sigh.
~Blessings