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Happy Birthday Bella!

My first grandchild and only girl is turning 6 today!  Love her with all my heart and miss her terribly now that she lives in Colorado!!  Happy Birthday Bella!!

Happy New Year!

May you be blessed beyond belief!

May you seek to know Jesus more each day!

Be kinder, love more and laugh a whole lot!!

Happy New Year!!

Baking Cookies!!

Baking today and tomorrow and these are my favorite cookies!  I've only missed one year in 33 years without them!!  It wouldn't be Christmas if I didn't have some frosted sugar cookies.  We have such great memories of our family sitting down to frost these cookies.  Good Times!!  5 days until Christmas!!!!

Life Is Short....Love More!!!

Praying for my mom this morning as her husband, Garnett is clinging to life.  

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas....Finally!

I put the ornaments on my tree, shipped gifts to my son's precious family in Colorado and bought  a couple more presents....I'm getting there!!

Precious Moments!

Love, Love this!!!  Mason with his great-grandma looking at his new dog book!  He was telling her all about the dogs and the ones that look like ones all the family members have!  He was so excited that she got to spend the afternoon with us.  This was so special to me!

Another Birthday!!

Oh my, how the time flies!

How can it be, that I am 53??

Oh me, oh my!!

What a great birthday it's been!!

Christmas is Coming!!

...and the snowmen and women are coming out at my house!  I just love them!!  It's beginning to feel a little bit like Christmas!!!

Thankfulness #27

Thankful for the Tuesday morning women who come to pray the names of Jesus!   What a blessing it is for all of us!

Thankfulness #26

Thankful for family photos to treasure forever! This was taken after our Thanksgiving brunch with Dwight's mom who is 88 and still going strong!

Thankfulness #25

Thankful for my favorite time of year!  I love Christmas!  I love the true meaning of Christmas ~ Jesus birth!  I love the lights!  I love decorated trees!  I love Christmas carols! I love a Snowman decoration! ( I have a small collection!) I love Christmas cookies!  I love fudge and egg nog at Christmas!  I love my home with all the Christmas decorations!  It's so warm and pretty!   Time to start the decorating!!

Thankfulness #24

Thankful for food, family and fun as we celebrate Thanksgiving this year!  Enjoy your day!  Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thankfulness #23

The farm where my mom grew up in North Dakota!

I am so thankful for my heritage!  My great, great Grandfather built this farm that my mom grew up on.  He was of German descent and first settled in Ohio.  After two tornados and many failed crops, they moved to North Dakota.  He built the buildings, made their shoes, grew crops for food and he loved Jesus.  So did my grandmother who shared that love with my mom (who was one of nine children), who shared her love of Jesus with me.  My grandmother was a wonderful cook and baker.  That has been passed along as well.  


 I am so thankful for the prayers of my grandparents.  I am now a grandparent and it is my privilege to carry on our Christian heritage to my grandchildren.   It's grandma day with Mason.  Time to do a little sharing and show some love to a precious 3 year old!

Thankfulness #22

Fall Leaves at RSM Lake

Spring flowers in my backyard

SNow in Colorado

Summer ~surfing with dolphins

Thankful for my love of photography!  I love taking photos and looking at photos.  I love that I can take photos and share them with others.  These photos show the 4 seasons that I don't get to see naturally nearby.  I had to go to Colorado for some snow!  And to see my precious grandchildren!!

Thankfulness #21

Thankful for the beautiful day after the rain!!  Looking at this scene today as I do laundry and clean my little place!  Thank you God for beautiful days!!

Thankfulness #20

Thankful for my brother!  He's the baby of the family with three sisters!  I have always had a close relationship with my brother.  He cried at my wedding when he knew I was leaving home (I also moved an hour away!).  I cried when my mom buzzed his hair when he was little!!    He is a wonderful brother, son, husband and father to three girls!  I guess he was destined to be around women from birth!!  He is an avid golfer and has a HOLE in ONE to his name!  He takes care of my mom's affairs now that she isn't able to and checks in on her daily.  I enjoy visiting his family and being his girls Fairy God Mother! He gives great HUGS too!!  I love you Tim and Happy Birthday!!

Thankfulness #19

Thankful for my oldest son, the middle child and the life of our home!!  He is funny, smart, loving, crazy and gives great hugs!!  I was so thrilled when he came into our lives and it's been FUN with a capital "F" ever since.  He and I have a bond like no other and I love him so very much!  He is my biggest cheerleader and friend!  


Life hasn't been easy on the personal side. He has gone through some tough times with his relationship with his wife...they got pregnant, got married, had Miss B, divorced 10 months later (something he never wanted!), he moved back home with us, graduated college and worked full-time, that next year was tough with shared custody and trying to get his ex-wife stable to support a baby on her own, they became pregnant again a year later, he worked on their relationship, Mr. D was born, they became a couple and a family of 4 and learned to love each other unconditionally, they planned their wedding, it was a beautiful day in December up in the mountains, they moved to Colorado because of a job (away from family and grandparents :() they are now a family of 5 who own a house and serve the Lord together in their church. Praise God for answered prayer and grace!!  I am so thankful for my son and his family!  I love them so much!!

Thankfulness #18

SO very thankful for my daughter and my friend!  When I was ready to have children, I told everyone I wanted boys because I had sisters and we didn't get along all that well growing up (I love them to death and beyond!).  God saw it differently and blessed me with a beautiful daughter inside and out!  She was an easy, happy child who loved to sing and just be with me.  She was obedient and loved her brothers unconditionally.  I missed her terribly when she went off to college and basically never came back home.  We kept our relationship strong by me allowing her to have her freedom and by getting together for lunch as often as we could.  We enjoyed going to different spas when I closed a sale and we booked our hair appointments with her friend so we could catch up and have lunch!  We love being together no matter what....even if we don't say much!  She loves Jesus, is a good wife and mother and friend!  I love her like no other and am so glad God blessed me with a daughter!!

Thankfulness #17

Thankful for the love of my youth!  We met when I was 17.  Married him when I was 19.  We've grown up together and are still learning about each other everyday!  He loves Jesus and encourages me in my walk and in life.  We are in another stage of life where we started.  It's just the two of us (basically)!  We are looking forward to the adventures of growing old together!  Love him!