Life is Good

My life as a grandmother gets better and better as the days go by.I was blessed by these last couple of days. My girls let me take our boys and they spent the night at our home. To some of you it may not seem like a big deal but for me it's paradise. I was blessed with two girls but after them I couldn't have any more children. I always thought it would have been nice to have a boy for Eddy and WOW my prayers were answered......We have two gorgeous little guys.


Since we are here at the church a lot we don't get to see the boys much. I am going to try and have them spend the night at least one night a week, it will give the girls a break and I will be able to have my Gigi fix.
Tuesday night I had Gabriel. Look at his eyes,

he looks like someone who wants to get into everything and is the life of the party(he is).He knows what the word no means but will test you every time just to see how far he can go. He has such a contagious smile and laugh.
This little one is gifted with a great set of lungs and will use them every time you want to put him to bed and he doesn't want to go. Gabriel wants to be a big boy and climb up the stairs, I of course won't let him go by himself so I helped him. After a couple of minutes he wants to go down the stairs. I thought this was cute so I went a long with it until it was maybe the sixth time and I finally had to say no. The great thing about being a grandparent is I don't have to say no, but this time I was worn out and lets face it at 2:00 in the morning my get up and go just got up and went!!!!He wore me out....... I finally got him to sleep and boy was I ready. My wonderful husband let me sleep in and he took him home. I stayed and took a long long nap just to do it again Wednesday evening.


Now look at Elias

when I look at him and when he smiles it just melts my heart. He is layed back and pretty much cool and calm. .Both boys have taken on their daddy's personality. So last night I picked him up after work. After I fed him we went up stairs to play. Elias can't walk yet so at least I didn't have to run after him like I do Gabriel, he crawls pretty fast but I can catch up to him.
When it was bedtime this one was a little easier to put to bed. I don't have a crib so he had to sleep with me. I so enjoyed both nights. It's been a while since I had a baby in the house it felt wonderful..

I know as time goes on we might not always live in the same town for whatever reason so I am cherishing each moment I have with our children. I appreciate the blessings that they are.So for now I am enjoying life as a grandmother!!!!!!

Got Joy????

I got this devotion from a friend, I thought I would share, everyone can benefit from this word................

Got Joy?

"Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 3:13–14

It may be hard to accept this news but joy is a personal choice. I'd much rather think the opposite - to claim that people and circumstances steal my joy. Or to think that joy is accidental and I'm not accident prone! I hate the idea that the reason I don't have joy sometimes is because I'm simply not choosing it.

I don't know how full your joy meter is registering right now, but I can tell you on the authority of God's Word that if the reading is low or the arrow is on empty, you can find joy again in the person of Jesus Christ Himself. You can choose the joy found in following Jesus.

Sometimes people who have known the Lord for a while get bored. They think, "There's gotta be something more, something better, something different." Having Jesus in their life doesn't seem as exciting as it was. And off they go in search of some kind of unbiblical extravagance to satisfy that itch. To that, the apostle Paul posts a big warning sign in Philippians 3:13-14:

"(Forget) what lies behind and (strain) forward to what lies ahead... I press on!" Instead of longing for more or better or different, God calls us deeper and stronger. Philippians 3 continues, "hold true to what we have attained" (v.16).

Choosing joy every day involves holding fast to God. Keep depending on Christ. Do you still lean on Him as completely as when you first came to the Cross? Is every step with God one of dependence and faith? What uncertainty lies ahead? What obstacle are you being called to conquer right now? Do you want joy amidst those challenges? Say, "I can't do it, Lord; only You can do it in me."

What do you need to do today to regain lost joy? Stop trying so hard in your own strength to be what God wants you to be and move back into that dependent, Christ-centered approach to life. Remember that the same way you came to the Lord is also how you'll grow in Christ (Colossians 2:6–7).

Want more joy? Get back on the track of desperate dependence on God and abiding faith.
Walk in the Word with James MacDonald

Wait for the Lord

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Psalm 27:14, NIV

Throughout the Bible, we are given examples of those who waited and were blessed, as well as those who refused to wait and suffered the consequences. For instance:

Abraham had to wait for the birth of Isaac; he grew so impatient, he tried to help God out and had Ishmael instead. His impatience delayed God's blessing for another fourteen years and produced turmoil that exists to this day.

Joshua had to wait seven days as he obediently marched around Jericho before God rewarded his patience and brought the walls down.

David, an anointed king, waited fourteen years in exile before God rewarded his patience by placing him on the throne as the greatest king of Israel. From personal experience he testified, "I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."

Blessings,



Anne Graham Lotz
I receive these devotions daily some I just read and go on then there are some I like to share. It is not my intent to judge or hurt anyones feelings. If I say YOU it is not intended to imply anything. Please don't read anything more into this than what it is, it is meant to bless WHOM EVER wants to read it and if you dont like it DON'T READ IT!!!! Please don't turn something that could be so good into bad.

Be Blessed and have a great week end..........Maureen

Snow Days and time with my guys....

Wednesday was another snow day and I thoruoghly enjoyed my time with Eddy, got some good reading done and ended up having dinner with our family.I have mentioned how blessed I am to live in the same town as my girls and my grandsons. Last night the girls came over for dinner with their families and I got to spend time with both Elias and Gabriel. Since I work a good 5 to 6 days a week I don't see them as much as I would like to.
Thursday is my day to take Elias to CLC and pick him up and spend some one on one but last night I thought I would have him spend the night.He was just sooo excited about being with Papa E and Gigi he wouldn't go to bed until 1:00 am. Mom called and suggested I just let him cry and he will eventually fall asleep well I halfway did that. I was upstairs anyway and we went into the guest room and I let him sleep in the big bed with me. I couldn't put him in the playpen and just let him cry so I kind of compromised and anyway I wanted him to be comfortable.....
He did fall asleep and I think we eventually woke up @ 7:00. All in all it was a great night. I will have to admit I am a little out of practice but this Sunday is going to be Gabriels turn so between the two of them I will catch on real fast,,,,

To be able to watch them grow up is totally amazing. When I had my girls it was so different. I was 30 when I first got pregnant with my girls so it wasn't like I was a young girl but I felt like one because I have never had to raise children so when they came and the fact they were twins it was all a fog. I had to learn so fast and it seems days ran into months and years. The next moment I realized they were
teenagers and then the fun really began hahahahahaha. With having the boys right here with us it is wonderful to be able to watch them and help out when needed. We can spend quality time with them and have our one on one. Don't get me wrong I wouldn't want to change having my girls, that was the best experience of my life but since there was two of them and only one of me it was challanging. Poor Eddy worked so much he did what he could.He was and is one of the best daddys around......

So needless to say I love my Gigi time and look forward to many more times like this. Ya know I think I have the best family around. We are far from PERFECT but this is MY PERFECT. I praise my God daily for blessing me with what he given me. I don't deserve any of this but I don't and won't ever take them for granted. We are not on this earth for long so I am making the most out of what I have.

Until next time.......Gigi

Burdens

This was the devotion for today, I thought you would appreciate it..........

Easing Your Burden
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

1 John 4:7, NKJV


Most of us increase our pain by dwelling on it or by analyzing it. We throw a pity party and expect others to join us. We spiral downward into depression, withdrawing into self-preoccupation. But the way to overcome is not to focus on ourselves or on the pain, but to focus on the needs of others.

Would you get your eyes off yourself and your problems and your pressures and your pain and look around? Who do you know who is suffering or struggling in some way? What can you do for them? Ask God to bring to your attention those you can care for. Because as you do, you will find joy in easing their burden, and in the process, you will ease your own.

Blessings,
GiGi

A Mother's Love

I finally got my computer back. Thank God for the guys at work. I just know if I took this computer to a company they would have charged me an arm and a leg. Anyhow I am now able to work on my computer rather than my phone.

Getting to the title of my blog.......

Thia weekend I watched my all time favorite movie Steel Magnolias. This is defiantly a chick flick. If you want a good cry this is the movie to watch. I bought the DVD so I can watch it anytime but when I was watching it I was reading where this is based on a true story.

The description reads A close - knit circle of Southern women living in Louisiana they share the momentous and minute events that make up their lives as new romances, glorious weddings, births, illnesses and deaths take place over the years.

This description does not do it justice nor does mine but here goes.

This story revolves around these five women and their every day lives.

One of the women M`lynn , has a daughter Shelby who is getting married. They had a big wedding and months later she tells her mom she is pregnant and that's when the story really begins. Before the wedding her doctor advised her not to get pregnant so when she told her mom needless to say she wasn't happy . After Shelby"s son is born one year later her kidneys fail then M`lynn gives one of her kidneys to Shelby.

As the story goes that wasn't good enough it ends up where she is in a coma and then she dies. The love this mom has for her daughter is so intense. This is a good example of what a mothers love is, that she would do whatever it took to give her daughter what she needed to save her life. I am giving you a brief description and might I add not doing it justice ,you really need to see this. It is full of drama but a good kind. I would describe it as a Hallmark moment....

There are many parts of this story I liked but one in particular was when Shelby was begging her mom to understand why it was so important to have this baby she said "I would rather have three minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special". She risked her life to have this child and ultimately she lost her fight and died. Shelby's brother is the one that had a lot to do making this movie.

This has always been one of my favorite movies but when I found out it was based on a true story I liked it even more.

Have a great weekend, now I have to do the house work I put off doing to see this movie....oh well back to reality.......
Maureen

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to you , Happy Birthday to you , Happy Birthday , Happy Birthday , Happy Birthday , Happy Birthday I love you Nikki/ Tasha
I know it's not until Thursday but I could'nt wait. Ever since I can remember we always did a pre Nikki / Tasha birthday. You guys used to celebrate almost for a whole week. We had some great parties. Well, I wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday before it got crazy.....

I know you are all grown up and you both have a family of your own but I don't care what daddy says you are still my babies. The best times I remember are with the two of you.

Your Papa would be very proud of the women you have become. He loved you both so very much. I can still remember your Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party. He was so nervous to get up in front of everyone but he was touched by the fact you wanted him to speak I'n front of all your friends. Did you know he practiced for days? I miss him. I just know the boys will feel the same about your daddy as you did for Papa.

I love you both more than you know, I am blessed to have you both as my daughters!!!!!

Love you bunches, Mom