I love Sunday. It is a time of peace,rest and a nap between church times. When I work it seems like I do better on Mondays if I had a nap Sunday afternoon. I am sure that it is all in my mind but I like to think that anyway.
I remember when I was a little girl you went visiting on Sunday afternoon. We always went to see my grandma Cochran. My other grandparents all died when I was very little. Even when I started dating I went to see my grandmother before he came over. I was seventeen when she died and her funeral made a lasting impression me.
There are very few Sundays that my grands come at all. I guess maybe that is my fault and they are busy too. When we all went to the same church they came over much more often. Now only the oldest goes and their church is a good drive from here. I miss being in church with them every week. I know that as they grow and have their own family they have to do there on thing.
My most heart felt prayer is I will live long enough to see all of them back in church and serving God. That includes my husband. That would make me the happiest woman on this earth. Two of my grands have been saved and I want to know that all the others will be too. God is good and he keeps his promises. He will never let us down.
Tomorrow is the first official day of Spring Break...but I still took a nap. LOL

I am the worlds worst pack rat. My daddy used to hold that title but since he is gone I have taken his place. My mom was pretty bad too so I got a double dose.
I started cleaning out our closet this morning and then on to the bedroom. Well the closet is more organized but there is still just as much stuff in there as there were. I did get a thirty gallon trash bag of junk and one of cloths and things to take to good will. I would say I could have gotten rid of several thirty gallon trash bags full of trash.
I have an old couch that my mama and daddy had. It is not even a pretty color and I can not make myself throw it away. I have tried to talk myself into it and then I back out. My sister and my friend tell me to get rid of it all the time. One day I will. I have so many pretty pieces of furniture that my daddy made till I do not know why I am hanging on to it. That is just how I am.
When my time here on earth is over oh what a mess my daughters will have to get rid of. Oh! Well they will need something to keep them busy. Bet they will not have a much trouble throwing things away as I do.

YES!!!! It is finally here...Spring Break...I have been so waiting for this time off. I love my job, the people I work with and the kids but at this time of the year we are all ready for a break to regroup and be prepared to finish out the year. It is always so busy the last nine weeks of school.
The end of the year will be a happy but sad time...we have six fifth graders that will be leaving to go to middle school. I always miss the kids that leave us to move on up. They kinda become part yours and you are proud but hate to see them growing up so fast. My own grandson will be going to middle school. I just can not believe it. Seems like yesterday he was starting kindergarten.
The fourth graders this year who will be fifth graders next year will be the last of the kindergartners I had before I moved to the older kids. The years have sure flown by. Every child I have had in class has a special place in my heart.
Yesterday I was in a store checking out and there was a young man behind me. He asked me if I still taught and I said yes and he said I remember when you taught me. I am going to be a senior next year. Boy do I feel old. Well I guess I am.
I hope this week will be good for all of the teachers and staff. I pray that you will enjoy yourselves, get lots of rest and stay safe. God bless each of you for all you do. Happy Spring Break

I was reading a friends blog earlier and she was talking about blessings. It made me stop and think about mine and how important it is to thank God for them.
I think that we all take time to pray for things we need or for the health of a friend or family member(which is the one most important thing we can do) but do we ever stop to think about how many times we should stop and take time to just thank God for all he does for us? I know that some of my best times spent in prayer was when I was just telling him how much I love him and how much I appreciate all he does for me, my family, my friends and church members.
In the time we are living in right now there are so many people that need prayer even more than ever before because of sickness or being out of a job. I know that we need to pray everyday for all the needs but when you think about it God knows what we need and want before we ever know ourselves. So it is nice to just say thank you Jesus, I am not coming to you for anything except to tell you how much you mean to me and how thankful I am to be a member of your family and have all the wonderful things you give me and the blessings you have sent to me like my husband, children, grand children, friends, church members, our preacher and his family, a home to live in, groceries in the cabinet, cloths in the closet, living in America and how the list could go on and on.
I had complained to someone once that I was so bad to start praying at night and get so sleepy and can not hold my eyes open. She told me that her mother told her once (and she was a Godly women that has now gone on to be with Jesus)that you could talk to God at night and thank him for all his goodness and in the morning and all through the day tell him all your requests for family and friends and things needed. Once again he all ready knows but he wants us to love him enough to ask. I have tried it many times and it is a good feeling to go to sleep thanking him for just being God.
Another thing that has always been impressed on my mind is when a prayer is answered PRAISE HIM FOR IT. Let him know that you know that he is the one that did this wonderful thing for you. We have to praise him for ALL Things,the good the bad and the indifferent. Then share with someone what wonderful things he has done for you. Let him know that you are not ashamed to tell everyone about his goodness.
If you have never tried just talking to him and thanking him, stop and do so as soon as you can. He is so worthy.
Thank you God for everything but mostly for sending your son Jesus to die on the cross for all of our sins.
Count your blessings, count them one by one.

Today is my oldest daughters birthday and I forgot to call her this morning and wish her a happy birthday. First time ever that I have not called her. I talked to her twice today and forgot to tell her then too. I felt really bad about that. I had planned to fix supper for her(which she choose) and Heather is fixing her favorite strawberry cobbler. Heather also made her a cute cake. I will put some pictures on later.
All of the family came for supper. Tom fixed hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill for those that did not care for the soup. It seemed like everything went well.
I gave her an inside chime that looks like a wishing well. When you plug it in the air blows the chimes and it is restful. Jennifer gave her an angel. Heather gave her a new purse with puppy paws on it. She has a dog business and that is right up her alley.
I wish her many many more blessed years. Happy birthday Tamara!!!!

No-not me, I didn't get a face lift-but my blog did!! Check it out!!

At my church on Sunday Morning before Sunday School we share prayer requests. This to me is one of the most important time of our church service. What better thing can we do for someone than pray?
As I listened this morning I could not tell you how many people have cancer. Some have known and we were just updating how they are but the most of them were new cases. Cancer does not have any preferences as to who it touches. From the smallest of children to the aged.
I have often wondered why they can not find a cure for this terrible sickness but I do know that God is in control of it and can heal it if it is his will. We also wonder why some are healed and some are not. I do not have an answer for that either but once again God knows what he is doing. I do not know of anyone that has not had this intrude on their family or friends or just someone they know. I have first hand knowledge of how it hurts to hear of a brother or brothers having just found out they have it. I have friends that have dealt with it and have lost friends to it.
We can go and talk with them, cook for them, carry them to doctors or treatments and any number of other things needed but to stop everyday and pray for them is the best medicine that we as humans can give. Also praying for the care givers who have to watch their loved ones suffer. Praying for wisdom and strength to carry on everyday not knowing what it may hold. God wants to hear from us and he listens. We may think that he is taking to long or not doing enough but he is always right on time and never a mistake is made.
I think that God uses things in our lives to get out attention or to make us just look up to him and rely on him. I do not think that God uses sickness to punish us. At times our sickness may be to help someone else. We all go through things that we do not understand but God can use us to uplift others.
Lets all stop and pray that we will be the prayer warrior we need to be. I know that I could do better and if we are all honest with ourselves we could all say that we need to do more about hitting our knees in prayer for others. We need to all band together as Christians to fight the fight against sin. We need each other and he wants us to love one another as he loves us. So sickness or no get down on your knees and uplift all your loved ones, friends, church members, co-workers and just the world in general to our loving father who can handle all we need.
God is good all the time....all the time God is good. Praise him and let him know you love him.

My oldest grandson is spending the weekend with us. He has been so good and I feel like he has had a good time. All of your grands are special but there are things that stand out about all of them. Emily will always be the oldest girl and the oldest of all of them. She was the first and we had her for about four years before another came along. We would just about fight over who was holding her. Put her down....no way. Then came the first grandson. He and his mama lived with us for awhile and there again spoiled was the word. He was papa's boy. Nine months later came the whirld wind called Meredith. She is special in all her own way. To know her is to love her. Noah came next and he was a shy baby who wanted only his mama. At ten he is still shy and a very sweet boy. The shocker came next when Marah and Makena came along just tiny little miracles. I know those babies were prayer over for months before they came and when they came nearly two months early the prayers were going full speed. Two beautiful little black eyed, black haired look just alike babies. I always wished that mama could have seen them. She had twin boys. I have told Jennifer that I feel like she knows about them. We went without any grands for awhile and then along came Reagan. He is a sweet baby. He has about eight sets of hands and can get into something with everyone of them at the same time. All in all I feel very blessed that God gave us these wonderful children. I do not feel that I have ever been the grandmother that I should have been but I want to do better and be there for them if they ever need or just want me.
I have been blessed by having wonderful parents, then a wonderful husband and three beautiful daughters. Now the blessings of a part of my daughters being seen in the grandchildren is such a joy. I praise God for each of them and pray that they will be a family that loves and cares for each other. I really want them to love thier Nanny and Papa.

I am so glad the parts of my house that I did not get painted this summer is getting done. I am not much at painting and I am sure not good at doing the trim work. I have been waiting since August to have the bedroom finished. Some of the baseboard and one window is all that is left and we can hang the pictures.
I went shopping yesterday and when I came home the kitchen was just about finished. I was so excited. If the weather stays bad maybe the rest of it can be finished tomorrow. I am going to have a throwing away when I start cleaning. I am so like my dad was and am an A number one pack rat. I always think that I might could use that some day and I hate to throw it away. I really have way too much stuff stored away that just needs to go. I am working on it in my mind so that it will not be as hard when the times comes. I get fussed at all the time by many different people for being such a keeper of junk. Hey who knows I might make a major change in my life at an older age but I would not hold my breath. I think that I should get an T for trying.
I admire all those people that keep everything just where it is suppose to be and throw things away without a second thought.
Like I said I am hoping that with the painting I will get inspired.

It does not feel like Sunday because I did not get to church this morning. They called about thirty minutes ago and said they had called it off tonight because of the weather. It is raining and they say we might get snow but the way it goes here if we get anything we will get ice. I had rather it snow a foot than to have a bad ice storm.
I am not crazy about snow but we could use some good cold weather to maybe kill off some of the germs that have been causing so many problems. There is so much sickness going around till we need something to kill off some germs.
The only fun part of snow, now that I am older is watching it fall. It is dark all ready so if it does snow we will sleep through it.
I can imagine that there are kids all over the area that are keeping their fingers crossed that they will not have to go to school in the morning. I think that is thier biggest thrill with winter. I can remember wanting it to snow and keep us home when I was a young girl. Also how much my daughters prayed it would snow. Now I know that my grands are all hoping that they will get the call tomorrow for no school.
I might not want it to come an ice storm but I know that God is in control of all the weather and what ever he wants is what we will have. Too all of you who are wishing for it good luck to you. Enjoy and be careful.