Good News...Sad News...

I cannot believe I haven't written for six months. I have been busy with the Baby Kate...babysitting a lot, which of course, I love.

First of all, the good news...thank you to all of you faithfully prayed for me and my surgery and the results. Went to see Dr. Levine today for a follow-up and my test results were benign! PTL!

Bad news...my half-brother Donald (72) who lived in Brunswick, GA, died July 17. I am so glad we were able to reunite in the past couple of years and spend time talking and sharing. His wife shared with me yesterday that he was saved, so I rejoice that we will see each other again one day in Heaven. I like to imagine him today, talking and laughing with Mama, Grandma and Jean - what a reunion that must be!

Also, my old friend Linda Copper died yesterday. She had suffered for so long with cancer. I was glad to hear that her son was with her when she passed. Her emails in the last year or so have been so encouraging to me - what a woman of faith she was.

What a Merry Christmas!

What a merry Christmas we had. Having precious baby Kate with us this year made it so special and blessed. What a sweet, precious little baby and she is such a good little baby. Always happy and smiling - only cranky when she is tired or hungry - just like her mama used to be. Nathan, Jen & Kate spent Christmas Eve night here...we opened some gifts Christmas Eve, then opened the rest Christmas morning.

Ripped apart

I have been ministering to a couple of ladies at church going through divorce and my heart breaks for them watching the pain they are going through, having gone thru it myself not so long ago. . I read a quote the other day and it describes the pain of divorce in such a clear way: "Divorce is like trying to pull apart two pieces of paper which have been glued together for years and years. It's impossible to this without tearing them both apart." It's what Jesus talks about in Mark - "the two becoming one flesh - what God has joined together, let no man rip apart."

I'm baaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!

I have been SO busy for the past month.

Recovered from the bronchitis - however, the asthma is still hanging on. Am still using the inhaler off and on, so I guess I will have to see the allergist and find out what is going on. I have never had asthma before now.

Jen and I went to the Miami Mart the first of October. It was different as we took Baby Kate for the first time. I think we have decided to fly in the future and probably will do Atlanta from now on instead.

I spent the next two weeks getting ready for the Open House. The entire house is decorated for Christmas! We had 8 vendors here this past weekend and everyone had a really good time.

Two weekends ago I went on the "Ropes Challenge" Facilitator Retreat at Lake Yale. What an awesome experience. I will blog more about it later.

So now things have slowed down and I am going to chill for a bit. Since I am ready for the Holidays I am going to finish wrapping my gifts and baking. Also I have a lot of books to read...so I am just going to sit by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate, look at my Christmas lights and listen to carols! And it's only October!!!

Thanks to all the young women in the BF class I taught yesterday - you were so supportive - it was an awesome experience! God is stretching me and it is fascinating to see what He is doing!

Will write more later - I am still playing catch-up from the past weekend.

Little Angel

I babysat twice today!!! WooHoo!
We had so much fun...Kate is adorable and just a little angel!

Psalm 128:6"May you live to enjoy your grandchildren..."

Am I enjoying Kate!!!

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