Having all my kids home for the weekend

We had all of our kids home for the weekend. This is the first time that Drew has been home since he moved to Savannah in January and the last time that Sara will be home before going back to Africa in two weeks. Saturday we made a big pot of chicken and dumplings and a non-meat dish and home-made bread pudding. They came in all morning, First Drew, the one that came they furthest, then Clint and his family and just behind them Carrie and her family. We all sat around and talked and waited for our baby girl. She drove up and we sat down and ate. One of my favorite moments was rocking Olivia to sleep while I listened to the kids sitting around the table talking about their child hood adventures. The guys went fishing, Sara and Carrie went along to sit and watch and read. Soon, the girls were back and we played the game of Life with Becca. I played and cooked supper at the same time, coming back to the table for my turn. I ended up winning. Every one gathered back up for a huge supper. We enjoyed all of the desserts provided by Anna, homemade cookies and two pies. We had another huge meal for Sunday dinner and then the kids got into the old picture and laugh and talked about 80's haircuts and young looking parents, and the changes in our house from remodeling over the years. Nap time. It seemed like every one took turns taking naps all over the house. Of course, we watched Olivia charm her Uncle and Aunts, Riley was doing target practice with Uncle Drew and his Daddy. The shot a whole through a quarter, which Riley plans to put on a chain. The weekend went way to fast. Drew had to leave today to get back to work early Monday. Sara will be leaving early Monday morning. I love having all our kids home. I love my family

Psalms 143:8

K.J. Psalms 143:8 Cause me to hear they lovingkindness int the morning for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Read this verse in several versions of the bible this morning. It is a great way to start your day.

set a guard over my mouth

Try to read your bible early in the day to get your daily assignment. In Psalms 141 and 142 I read phrases like: I cry out to the Lord with my voice, I lifted up my voice and give ear to my voice. Psalms 141:3 says set a guard over my mouth o Lord and keep watch over the door of my lips. Verse four says to take away my inclination for evil. The rest of the chapter... I am in constant prayer against evil deeds. Listen to the word of the Lord, it is true and will help you escape the traps set by the enemy. Let the righteous rebuke me. It is kindness and medicine for our soul, don't let me refuse it. Today, I watched Joyce Meyers right after reading this and she was talking about positive words and the effect that they have on us. We need to pay attention to what we say. Words are a powerful weapon. God wants to use our mouth, but so does the the devil. I plan to try to watch what I say and to make a journal of positive verses in the bible to memorize and to quote. We tend to believe what we hear ourself say. So, if you talk negative about ourself.. I can not, I will never...I am so.. we believe it. So, for today try to quote verses like Philipians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Have a positive day

Happy Mother's day weekend

My Mother's day started Friday afternoon when Becca and Riley came to spend the night with us at Allen's warehouse in the R.V. Clint and Anna and Olivia came out and we grilled hamburgers and had a outdoor picnic. Saturday morning we had the M.O.S.T. yard sale. Rebecca and Riley stayed and helped sell stuff. Anna and Olivia had a tent set up close to ours. So I got to spend all day watching our three grandchildren play while we worked. It was a good day and we went home tired, so we ate left overs watched mindless T.V. and went to bed early. Sunday morning we got to go to the early service and Sunday School and then met Carrie and Phillip and the kids at there house. Carrie and I wanted to go on a hike for mother's day. We decided to go to Enigma to a place called Paradise to hike. We went through Tifton and picked up a chicken meal at Churches fried chicken and had a picnic over looking one of the many lakes that we would see. Sara called about the time we started to hike. She sounded great, full of plans, for Africa and moving and visiting friends. We hiked for two and a half to three hours, surrounded by beautiful nature, birds, ducks, and more lakes than I have seen. There were unusual flowers,lily pads, minnows, a gopher in a hole and one dead(I think ) snake. Mark carried the back pack full of water to share when we stopped in the shade to rest. We a a few complaints from the youngest members of the party about being to tired to walk. But, we did not take pity on the young legs when we are over 50 and ready to keep going. But, they were justly rewarded for their endurance with ice cream from Dairy cream on the way home. When we dropped them off at the house, Mark mentioned that he was going to grill steaks and asked if they would join us. We stopped by Harvey's and I called Mom to wish her a happy Mother's day while we picked out steak and veggies. So, we had an impromptu dinner party and invited Clint and Anna. They were able to come even though Olivia was sick. She got feeling better, but we kept her inside while the guys grilled and sat around fire and talked. Drew called to wish me a happy mother's day. Maybe I have learned something. I worried and fretted and planned for weeks to try to organize every one for Easter weekend. It finally worked out but I was almost to exhausted from worrying to enjoy it. This weekend I was so busy working on the yard sale that I almost forgot about Mother's day and It turned out to be a special weekend. Happy mother's day weekend to you

the C word

There are a lot of C words that I love: Carrie, Clint, cute,ice Cream, cameo, cradle, cake. But , there is one C word that I hate..cancer. Three years ago this week,I lost my big brother Hugh to cancer after a long battle and it still hurts. Years before that I watched my wonderful mother- in-law show us how to die with grace and dignity after suffering for years and never complaining. I lost my Aunt Elaine and my cousin Lynn and some friends to this terrible disease. My other brother and I have the scars to show for our brush with this enemy. I do not know any one who has not been effected by cancer. This weekend , we will be out at Spence field in front of Allen's warehouse. Come by and meet some of the members of M.O.S.T. Moultrie Oncology Support Team. Thank them for what they do and maybe even leave a donation in honor of a loved one that has battled or is battling this disease. There will be door prizes, snacks, and stuff to buy. Have a great weekend.

M.O.S.T. yard sale this weekend

Early Saturday morning come out to Jimmy Allen warehouses and find your treasure. We will have a drawing for door prizes. Come on out to buy or sale. Ten dollar donation to our local Moultrie Oncology Support Team will get you a space to make a little money and help a good cause. Call me if you have any questions 891-5209