So True!

There has been a few things that I have been needing answers for lately. And I realized today that I just need to be STILL and wait for the answers.

I need to remember more often that God is in charge, and I don't have to fret as much about things.
It was a good lesson today!

Actually I got another lesson today, I finally got back to the store where I got my sewing machine last year...and took lessons on how to use all the bells and whistles that my machine has.
I was grateful for her help... I am excited to see what other things I could create with it!

And yet another lesson I learned happened today when I went to visit my neighbor who has  Alzhemier's. I remember visiting each of my Grandmothers in the Nursing Homes and the lesson that I learned was ... Time, even though everyone has the same amount of hours in a day, the time they have now... has begun to slow down, almost standing still.
I was just going in for a visit, just a few minutes...but then I realized that I was really in no rush really...so I stayed and watched Little House On The Prarie with her. She seemed happy to see me, she seemed happy that I was there. It was a sweet hour and it made me remember again and again...how precious time is, and I felt HAPPY!
Good Night dear friend!

Grandmothers

Today I got to spend the day with Angie for our Sleep Over. We were able to go some fun places and I think what is the best for me, is to see how sweet life is through the eyes of a 7 year old. Everything is fun and exciting. We were able to talk about everything from friends, from what she feels like she is doing well in school and the topics she is struggling in a bit.
We went to a wedding reception tonight, she just love doing some grown up things with Nana. I hope that I get to do that with each of my grandkids, so that they will know that Nana will always be there for them.
When I think of some of the people who made a profound difference in my life... my Grandmother is at the top of my list! So tonight as I tucked her in and told her good night, I realized how blessed I am to be a Nana and hope that I that I get many more years with all of them.
Good night dear friends!

My grandmother used to say this to me at night!

Prep for test!

   Well, I must be getting old, because it is time for me to have a colonoscopy. I really don’t think that I am that old but then again, I am a grandmother so….I guess I am not young as I used to be . I remember when my grandmothers were alive, back then they really didn’t go to the Doctor that often. One of my grandmothers never went, but always took Tylenol ( or something like that )every night, she said it was  just in case she did have a pain or something wrong with her. It always made me laugh when she said that.
   Both of my grandmothers lived to be in their mid nineties. They both said that they didn’t start getting sick or feeling sick until the Doctors got ahold of them, I guess they did do pretty  good on their own.

   So I decided I should write my post now while I could.  Someone asked me if I am nervous about the test? I actually am a bit, now that I met with the DR. before that I wasn’t it. She told me that two things that concerned her was that my Dad had colon cancer and that I have had Breast cancer twice. She said there can be a big connection between Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer…I did not know that.  Still I have 4 things in my favor she said and those were…I have never smoked or drank. I don’t eat fatty foods and I rarely eat red meat. Those were positive things , but the other two were not in my favor. So I really thought when I went in to meet her that this would be routine, and it still will be… but she will be looking at me a bit closer ( as she should ). I really liked her and the only thing I would have changed is how many times she mentioned the word Cancer. If you are a survivor, you realize that you don’t like when people use that word a lot or so casually. I know many of you have already had a colonoscopy and it is no big deal at all. I can’t wait till after it is tomorrow when I can report the same to you.

Still I am a bit anxious, but don’t have any gut feelings that anything is going to be wrong. Like I have said before, that anxiousness is just a side effect of cancer. No test is just routine any more, once you have cancer…it just isn’t !   I am trying to stay positive and pray that everything will happen as it should.

I will write again tomorrow when all this is behind me ( quite literally ) 

 

“A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”  ~ Tom Stoppard

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”  ~World Health Organization, 1948

The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling.
~Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields

Unlimited Potential!

Today is Jenny's first birthday! Jenny is our second granddaughter and another lively, beautiful red-head. We are so grateful for her and the sweet,energetic spirit she has. It seems just like yesterday that we were waiting till the wee hours of the morning for the phone to ring, to let us know that she had safely arrived, and that Amy was ok. Now a year has been here and gone, how I wonder what she will do in her life here on earth? Just like each one of us, our potential is limitless! I can hardly wait to see what she and Angie become when they grow up.
I some times have a hard time explaining my feelings of love for my granddaughters. It has filled a part of my heart, that I didn't even realize was empty. They have taught me so much, is such a short period of time. Once again, I thank my Heavenly Father for letting another beautiful little spirit, come into our family. Happy Birthday dear sweet Jenny! You like all of the girls in the world, are a PRINCESS...don't ever forget that! Love, Nana

"Let her sleep for when she wakes...she will move MOUNTAINS!"

"A baby girl...one of the most beautiful miracles in life, one of the greatest joys we can ever know, and one of the reasons why there is a little extra sunshine, laughter and happiness in your world today."
-- Author Unknown

"A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give."
-- Laurel Atherton

"A grandmother is a mother who has a second chance."  ~Author Unknown

Temporary Home

A dear young friend of mine, lost her grandmother this past week. I remember well the day that my Grandma Johnny died. She lived on her own for years up until in her late 80's, then she had surgery and complications from it, and could not go back to her home. That was a sad day, I remembered wondering what it would be like to just leave your home for something thinking that you would be right back ,and then find out that you could never go back. All the things that you had collected or that had been a part of your life, is now just left behind and... by no choice of your own; but by circumstance, you leave everything! She came to live with us for awhile and I remember what a privilege it was to help take care of her. She was very quiet and sad, so we tried everything we could to keep her spirits up and keep her company. I am not sure how many  years that Grandma lived with us? I eventually left home and served a mission for my church. Finally my mom's back got so bad, she couldn't take care of Grandma on her own, and so Grandma was placed in a nursing home, another ...sad day. 

When Jeff and I go married she told us to take whatever we needed from her house to start our own home (which was a tiny attic apartment). Her home was a safe place in my childhood and a place where I truly felt at home. So from that day on, Jeff and I decided to decorate our home in that old fashion country style, like my grandmother's house. It reminded me of her, and for him it was a great reminder of his Aunt and Uncle's farmhouse. 

When Brad and Amy were little, we rented a small house just a few houses down from the nursing home and so we were able to see Grandma almost daily. Even though she would have rather been in her own home, she didn't complain and I know that our visits meant the world to her. When she died it was a tough time for me, I loved  my Grandma Johnny.

I heard this song on the radio and loved the lyrics, then I remembered ...that this same young sweet friend sang this song herself at a fund- raiser, she has an amazing voice!  I knew if she  picked this song, that she had a lot of faith and that she would be fine. When you have something to believe in and something to look forward to, then you have hope and peace. Even though I am sad for my sweet friend, I know she will be just fine because she understand that this was just her grandmother's TEMPORY HOME! 

"Life is eternal, and love is immortal,
and death is only a horizon;
and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight."  ~ Rossiter Worthington Raymond

Hope you enjoy the lyrics to this song!

Little boy, 6 years old
A little too used to bein' alone
Another new mom and dad,another school
Another house that'll never be home
When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face
"This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary Home."
Young mom on her own
She needs a little help got nowhere to go
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out
Because a half-way house will never be a home
At night she whispers to her baby girl
Someday we'll find a place here in this world
"This is our temporary home
It's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know this is our
Temporary Home.
Old man, hospital bed
The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers don't cry for me
I'll see you all someday
He looks up and says "I can see God's face"
"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This was just a stop,on the way To where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this was
My temporary home."
This is our temporary home

(Carrie Underwood Temporary Home lyrics found on http://www.directlyrics.com.com/carrie-underwood-temporary-home-lyrics.html )

 

"To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die."  ~ Thomas Campbell

"For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity."  ~ William Penn

She's here!

Today I waited patiently ( ok just sorta patiently ) by the phone, for my sister-in-law to call and let me know when her 3rd granddaughter was born.  The call came around 8:00 a.m. "she's here!", what beautiful words those are. I know that there are babies born every day, but still I am so glad to know that the delivery is over and that each child has arrived safe and sound. When I hear that the baby are mommy are doing well then ... I am a happy camper. I love my nieces and nephews a lot, and so as our family tree keeps getting bigger, Aunt Lynn is grateful. I read this sweet story today and thought how neat it is to be an Aunt or a Grandma. The love you have for these kids is hard to explain, but at least it goes both ways. I don't have any girls with freckles yet but you never know with red heads!

The Eyes of Love- Inspirational Life Story

A grandmother and a little girl whose face was sprinkled with bright red freckles spent the day at the zoo.  The children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws.

'You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!' a boy in the line cried.

Embarrassed, the little girl dropped her head. Her grandmother knelt down next to her. 'I love your freckles,' she said.

'Not me,' the girl replied.

'Well, when I was a little girl I always wanted freckles,' she said, tracing her finger across the child's cheek. 'Freckles are beautiful!'

The girl looked up. 'Really?'

'Of course,' said the grandmother. 'Why, just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles.'

The little girl peered into the old woman's smiling face. 'Wrinkles,' she answered softly.

 

"A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for."  ~ Anonymous

"It was the tiniest thing I ever decided to put my whole life into."  ~ Terri Guillemets

"A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend."  ~Author Unknown