Great Weekend

This weekend has gone by way too fast. My husband and I have now begun the empty nest time of our life. We have had times when the nest has been empty but with Bubba now in the serive this is it...the begining of the end!!! Wow, let the good times roll.

Robert and I started out our life with 6 kids and we added one. "Yours, Mine and Ours". Sounds like the makings of a great movie, LOL. Well, any way, Robert thought maybe we should take a day and go to Lake Michigan-that was a favorite for us to take the kids as they were growoing up. We would camp and they could spend as much time swimming and fishing as they wanted. Robert wanted to check out some Marina's so he and his brother could put in their 20' fishing boat.

Sat. morning we got up at 7 and was on the road by 8:00. It took ua about 3 hours to get to St. Joe's. We stopped on the way at a Farmers Market. We were not in a big hurry.We spent some time on the beautiful streets of St. Joe and had lunch. We then left and made our way to South Haven, this is the city we spent our time with the kids. It brought back many menories. After walking the streets and taking pictures there we decided to start heading back to the east of the state.

On the way home I ask my husband to please stop some place along the way so I could do some shopping. He said there was some shopping along the highway at Battle Creek. He was right!!! There is was...I could see it 2 miles away...Michaels and before we got to Micheals I found Hobby Lobby. I was excited and I told my hubby "Yes, Jesus does love me"! His reply was "Yea, but he hates Me, LOL" We know that isn't ture but that is how different Robert and I are.

My great husband suffered through the hour I took to look, which I do more of than actual shopping, and that was at both stores and then we were on our way home. AS we got close to Marshall he called his brother and we stopped in to see his brother and sister-in-law. They were camping there. Then we headed home. It was a long day but full of lots of fun with the one I love most in my life.

These days have been a long time coming and I will always cherris the memories they create. It is more important to me to have this time with my husbanf since the lose of my father. There is no promise of tomorrow, only the memories of yesterday and the life we put in the moment we have right now.

Fun with Scrapbooking

July 15 we had our first night of Scrapbooking at my house. I love to scrapbook and am glad to do it with others. Here in the pictures are my daughter Niki, her best friend Kim and Amanda Harsh. Women can talk and laugh and enjoy the task at hand and that is just what we did.

I on the other hand didn't do to much scrapping that night as I was interested in what the others were doing. Niki sure surprised the socks off of me. She is so good at decorating and scrapbook pages were as sinch to her. She has a talent for flowers, Christmas trees and now this. I totally understand when she gets my pages why she looks at them and says...nice!!! My pages (I think look great) but they look like Kindergarden work next to hers. That's okay...that's my girl!!! I just passed my talent down to her.

Amanda Harsh is a young lady that goes to our church and I found out a few months back that her mother-in-law was a friend of mine in school. This really is a small world. Amanda has many tatents along with her great scrapbooking she is in the drama team at church, she in on the worship team and has song solo's!!! Great voice. Thanks for sharing your talents God gave you with us Amanda!!

Our next scrapbooking night will be Aug. 12. I am so looking forward to it. It is great to make new friends. A Friend in need is a friend in deed...Proverb or saying? Well in Proverbs 27:10 the Bible says...Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, Nor go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. I guess someone probably knew their proberbs when they were think of a friend in need....

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Happy Birthday

Here are the 2 birthday people. Today Bubba is 22 and Gabi is 2.

I brought up a picture of Bubba doing what he loves to do best in the world. That is until today. He made his first "2" jumps out of the airplane and he thought it was totally cool. No broken bones or injures of any kind-that he told me about. He has 2 jumps tomorrow and Wed. he has to do a night jump then he will have earned his wings.

Here is Gabi doing what she does best too....just being beautiful. Gabi at birth was 7 lb. 3 oz. Bubba on the other hand was 11 lb. 3 oz. I almost had 2 Gabi's. OUCH.

Psalms 103:17 But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children's children (18) of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!!! Praise for the LORD...his word lives on forever and ever!!! I claim this for my children and my children's children!!! God word is as real today as it was yesterday and will be as real tomorrow...never changing. PTL

Bitter Sweet Weekend

We were glad to welcome Bubba home for the short 3 days he had to spend time with his family. It was a time of laughing and sharing but all to soon we had to put him back on the plane to head back to duty.

Brandon picked him up from the airport around midnight Wed. and Robert and Brandon dropped him off around 5:30 a.m. this (Sunday) morning. They were on their way home when Bubba text his brother saying they didn't have a seat assignment for him. Brandon's advice was to tell them he was military and had to get back to his base. His next text was... the word military works wonders and some time later he text, first class is great. They found him a seat. He was back on base by noon today.

Tomorrow is a big day for Bubba...it is his birthday and he will be 22 years old and taking his first jump out of an airplane. I really don't want to think about it. I will be the most relieved mom in the country when I get the call that he has made it safely on the ground and no bones have been broken. I know it is in the army's best interest to get these men on the ground in one piece with no broken pieces but I am a mom and I will fret until I know he has made it this first time...MAYBE then the following jumps will be easier!!!

I totally believe Gods word is a two edge sword. It has life and peace and promises that I can hold on to. This is my scripture for Bubba for this time in his life and what he is going through. Habakkuk 3:19 The Sovereign LORD is my strength! He will make me as sure-footed as a deer and bring me safely over the mountain. PTL God's word is alive!!! All I have to do is open God's word and look for what I need and it is there.