Three out of four!

Russell and I have four sons and last Sunday three of them were in church with us....I couldn't have been happier.....well, I would have been happier if all four were there with us.

And no, before you ask, I'm not pregnant.....however, I didn't realize how fat I have gotten.  I'll be taking care of that soon......right after I finish the ice cream I bought today.....oh, and of course after Thanksgiving....it's mandatory that you eat a lot that day.  *sigh*  Well, one day!

It's been a busy week around here, trying to get things ready for Thanksgiving....as busy as it seems, there's still a lot to do!  I'll think about that tomorrow.

One more week of physical therapy and I'll be finished with that, and I'll be happy!  I think my arm is doing well.

And now, I think I'll go make a casserole!
Or two!

 

How blessed we are!

Seventeen and a half years ago, when this sweet girl was born, I thought my heart would burst with love!  Having had boys, I really never expected a girl....and what a girl!  She is everything a grandmother would desire!  She's beautiful outside and more importantly inside!

Ashley has been such a light in our lives and we are so thankful to be a part of hers!  My constant prayer is that she use her multiple talents to the glory of God!

Four year later, here comes Adam!  The happiest, sweetest baby you would ever want to meet!  He was born smiling and laughing!  He does have a little bit of a temper, but he's learned how to control it over the years!  I'm sure God has something special in mind for Adam!

He has an incredible insight into people and situations and can fix anything!

He's helpful at home and I love him to the moon and back! He loves anything reptile! 

 

I am fortunate enough to have many bonus children and grandchildren in my life!  This is Angelina, the half sister of Ashley and Adam.  Can't you just look at her and see how she could be a bit mischievous?

Before she was born, Ashley asked me in one of our rare "just the two of us" moments if I would be her baby sister's Nana too.  I answered of course!  Ashley's answer melted my heart....... Nana, I knew you would say that!  She has a Nana, so she calls me Nana Nancy.

Another bonus is Zoe, their step sister.  She's a sweet and precocious little girl!

Frank, the son we sponsor in Uganda

AND...............HERE IS OUR NEWEST BLESSING!!!

We're getting a new grandchild!  We're so excited!  Tommy and Claudia are having a baby!  This sweet child is due right in between Ashley and Adam's birthdays!  Maybe we'll have a double birthday.

Can you see that perfect baby God is knitting together in her womb?  The baby He knew before the foundation of the world?

It's been a while since we have had a baby grandchild and we are getting our rocking arms in shape!  

When Ashley was born, I was sure I could never love another child like I love her.  Then Adam was born.....and I knew that God provides all the love we need!  Each one that comes along I love as much as the one that came before! 

Life has thrown it's share of curves, God has allowed us joys and sorrows, but the blessings far, far outweigh the sorrows. 

Welcome our new little love!  We can't wait to meet you!

Update Day

A funny thing happened on the way to this update.....

Try to remember that this is completely random!

Phone rings.....I answer......man asks for my husband.....I hand the phone to husband as he mouths  who is it?  I mouth back the guys name.....husband mouths back a name that was actually similar but the wrong name.  All of a sudden I'm thinking....WHY DON'T YOU JUST SAY HELLO AND YOU'LL KNOW WHO'S CALLING???   I guess he read my mind because he said hello.  Or maybe it was me laughing....just not sure! 


O.K. now on to the updates. 



I'm having problems uploading pictures tonight, so this will just be a short and sweet update.....or not!  Sometimes I have a lot of nothing to say.

My shoulder is doing pretty good.  Therapy isn't too bad.  I did notice the arm I'm doing the therapy on is toning up and the other isn't....could be a problem!


David had his appointment with the cardiologist.  I really liked the doctor, he seemed truly concerned and thorough.  He seems to think David has PSVT .  Paroxysmal supraventricular (atrial) tachycardia is a regular, fast (160 to 220 beats per minute) heart rate that begins and ends suddenly and originates in heart tissue other than that in the ventricles.

According to the doctor, this is less serious than SVT.  Whew!  David wore a Holter Monitor for 24 hours and will have a stress test and an echocardiogram.   The doctor also thinks that David is on a much lower dose of medicine than he will need to control the heart rate, but won't determine that until all the tests come back.  Unless something serious shows up, he won't go back until the first of January. 


I know you know I'm not going to finish this without a complaint about the cardiologist office!  :)  You're right!  The doctor examined David and talked about the medication.  When David called the office back to tell them he would run out of medicine before his appointment, he was told he would have to call his regular doctor.  I'm sorry, I just don't get that.......


BUT!  I guess I really don't have to, do I? 

Thinking of my veteran

My parents didn't take their yellow ribbon down until Paul got home.  Sorry, I cut part of you out of the picture!  Just a little FYI, my daddy wasn't mad, he just always looked like that!  He was happy, I promise.

Paul served in the first Gulf War in the Navy, stationed on the U.S.S. New Orleans.  The night the war started, my husband, younger son and I were at a little Mexican restaurant.  They stopped the music and started broadcasting that the war had started.  I remember starting to cry and saying we have to go home. 

We didn't know the day the war started if Paul's ship was actually in the Gulf or on the way.......nonetheless, we were very concerned.  I would just sit in front of the t.v. watching for any news of how things were going.  I grasped for every piece of news of those Naval ships.  I also prayed a lot!

As the Lord would have it, Paul came home safe and sound!  Shortly after getting back to his home base, he married and he and his wife came home for a visit.  We were so excited, our son was safe and we had a new daughter!

I am so thankful for all the men and women who have served our country by going to war so that we could live in safety and freedom.  I also pray for their families who are left behind often taking responsibilities on that they've never done alone before.

May we always be free! 

Enocks Life

I have another post to put up this afternoon.......but I'd love for you to run over to Mercy Uganda and read the story of this young man!

Thanks Debby!

Thanks so much Debby from Just Breathe for giving me this award!  I do try to be friendly and I love visiting all of you often!  Everyone has such interesting things going on in their lives.  


I just want to pass this on to every one who leaves me a comment today!  I love you all!


O.K. therapy is going well......even though John Travolta Stacey is working me to death.  Afterwards, my shoulder is really sore, but I realize that no pain, no gain!  


After therapy today, I will be taking my son to see the cardiologist.  I'm really just going for moral support, but I do want to hear what the doctor has to say.  I'm praying he can control this with medication!  


On other fronts, we're having a storm!  I can't say hurricane because I just heard it has been downgraded to a tropical storm.  We almost made it through the season without a storm making landfall!  Just raining here!

Meet Frank, our new son!

 Meet our new son!  His name is Frank and he lives in Uganda.  When I read his story, I knew God was leading this young man into our lives.  He's one of 500 children Mercy Uganda is asking people to sponsor. 

Frank is 12 years old and goes to Bethel Junior school.  He actually boards there and lives with his father when not in school.  I don't know the details, but his mother died some time ago.

Frank is a bright and serious student.  Most of the students in Uganda are serious because they are aware that education is their only way out of the poverty which is all they have ever known.

Last February, Frank was abducted by local witch doctors while he was on his way to his grandfather's house.  He was to be used as a child sacrifice.  I have tried to imagine how terrified Frank must have been and I can't.  I can't imagine being in the presence of a witch doctor and I can't imagine any human sacrifice.

But Frank probably knew what was going on and he is 12.

I don't know what happened to Frank, but he had a scar on his stomach.  When the witch doctors saw the scar, he was immediately rejected as a sacrifice.  Thank God for that scar! 

So welcome Frank, our new son.  We promise to pray for you, write to you and love you.  May the gospel shine forth in your life!

I have probably said this before but one thing that really touched me about these Ugandan children is what I heard a Ugandan pastor say.....if Christians don't help our children, m*uslims will be glad to build schools and educate them.....and they may then be future terrorists.