Christmas has come and gone...a picture of Scott and I....
The time really does fly and in many areas of my life, I have good intentions but a lack of time to bring them all to reality! I have thought of posting to my blog several times over the last months, but when I get to my computer I get easily side-tracked or am just too tired to do it.
It is April....Easter has passed and in reading my last two posts, Life changes...goes on...and I am blessed. I am thankful for all that is good in my life; for my husband and for our families; for our church; for our friends always.
I could take the time to update I guess if I can remember everything that has changed in 15 months since I last posted. Wow! Robbin is doing good and keeping God first in her life after some setbacks last year. When friends ask how she is, I can say "she is doing good!" and that feels great! With God all things are possible!
Erin is married, has a baby boy 4 months old (Kolby) and recently starting attending church! There's no need to write about everything that has happened with her and her difficult times in the past months but I continue to pray for her and her marriage, her children and her life. I see her growing and some positive things in her life and this is answered prayers!
Gneis has met someone and is in a relationship now that seems to make her happy. I hope they are both happy for a long time.
Sheila is looking with excitement and trepidation to Jamie's graduation next month! It's hard to imagine her all grown up and out of school. I still remember vividly when she was born and her heart surgery and how absolutely adorable she was as a toddler and little girl. She has become a wonderful young lady and we are all so proud of her. I can't wait to give her something very special for her graduation that I won't mention here yet. It is a secret! :-)
Travis....21 years old and expecting a child! Another event to make me think "where the heck did the time go???" He moved in with his girlfriend for a brief time but they were having a hard time living together so he moved back home. They will go for an ultrasound next week to see how the baby is doing and maybe what the sex is. It is due in October '07.
The kids are good. Scott got a real good raise recently and bought a newer car. Brandy and Jason have decided to sell their house and build in a subdivision on Kimbro Rd. which we thinks is good because it will keep them close.
Austin and Cole are growing like weeds and Cole is quickly catching up with Austin in height although he won't be 5 until September. He will start kindergarten in July! It will be interesting to see how that goes. He is a smart little fellow and is looking forward to going to school with his brother.
Ronald and I stay busy...too busy sometimes...a lot of the time......We just finished Easter and all of the work that comes with the church service at MTSU. It was an awesome event and Murphy Center was full! As we talked about what all had to be done and what our commitments were, Ronald said, "It was just Hoedown the other day!" and October doesn't seem like it was months ago.
In speaking of Easter, which came on Apr. 8th this year, I have to mention the Spring weather. March was unseasonable warm pretty much all month with temperatures getting up to 80 or so on some days! We had no cold snaps and everything that blooms in the spring bloomed in such abundance and splendor that it was a delight to go outside or drive anywhere! The flowers and trees were totally awesome and there were a few nights when we even saw fireflies in the trees behind the house! We had record-breaking high temperatures in March. I told the pastor that I think God really showed off this year!
Four days before Easter, a cold front came in and dropped the temperatures like an anvil! We didn't get a frost, but two or three nights of a hard freeze and record-breaking lows! Easter morning, it was 29 degrees when we got up! The day before was cold with winds from the north that would cut right thru you and many plants and trees with tender new leaves were hit hard. There are forecasts of slim crops like strawberries, that will be affected. That is sad since I love strawberries so much! As we drove to Woodbury yesterday, Ronald said the hills along the road looked like late fall with all of the dead leaves on the trees. I hope they will be able to recover!
We went to pick up Ronald's minnow traps that he had set out earlier and when we got to the creek, he said he needed me to help him and I got out of the truck and followed him thru a field along the edge of the creek for a little way. He got to his trap, saw that he hadn't trapped any minnows and started to go down the bank to get it. He told me I needed to walk up the bank a little bit more and not understanding why, I proceeded to walk a bit farther. About 20 steps along, I suddenly noticed a small stump right on the edge of the creek bank with a goose sitting right next to it on her nest! I immediately stopped and was about 6 feet from her. The I realized why I had been sent along and I watched her for a few minutes as she watched me intently with her neck lowered and her eyes not leaving me for a second. If I had gone any closer, she clearly intended to attack me at the ankles to defend her nest! Ronald had startled her earlier when he came upon her and she flew off of the nest, revealing 5 or 6 eggs. I love seeing the creatures that we don't see in our day to day busyness. I have a good husband that recognizes just how cool that is and shares is with me!
I am newly recommitting to posting more regularly, Today is a good start!
