Friendships

I have come to realize that the Lord doesn't always desire that we are friends with everyone for life. I believe he brings people into our lives at different times and different seasons. Some friends are "for life" and others pass through and move on. I have several wonderful sisters in christ that have been friends for 25-30yrs(no I am not old) some are from high school, others are from early in marrage. Because we have been part of the same church family for 27+ years we have all raised our children together and been "mom" to more than our own. I know what a blessing this is and am reminded of this when I talk with others who are lonely or only have a few they call friends.

Where I struggle the most is when a friendship goes "bad". I had a wonderful friend ... then we tried to work together...without going into details, after several attempts to restore the friendship(prayer,counseling with a pastor together,etc) My friend has closed the door. I grieve the loss of the friendship but at the same time I can know with all of my being that I did what the Lord asked of me and now it is time to move on. Very sad but part of life. I can't help but pray that at some point she will have a change of heart but until then, We move on

My Husband

My husband Jay had a midlife crisis last year... Not the kind that probably came to mind, but one none the less. He and his good friend Jim wanted some adventure in thier lives, they checked around and decided that a mission trip might just be the adventure they were needing. To make a long story a bit shorter, through a few connections they put together a team to build a church in Nicaragua. Beacause Jim and Jay go to different churches, they didn't want one church or the other to sponsor the trip so they met with the Ministy board of evangelical churches in our community and decided to make the trip a church community event. 35 people from 5 different churches made the trip and built the church. Not only building a church but put on a VBS and a medical clinic as well. My husband has since been back there and got to witness services being held in this new building and was just in awe of how God allowed him to have a small part in all of this. I am ver yproud of my hubby and the work he is allowing God to do in him. There is already a 2nd trip planned for Jan 2010 and many people wanting to go, there is talk of a possible well being drilled also. Big things are happening and the lord is very much alive in Nicaragua

Reflection

I had the privilege of having all 4 of my girls home together if only briefly the other night. As I looked around the room I reflected on how quickly the years have flown by. At age 25,23, and 18 yr old twins, I often ask myself "how did I get here" ? When they were little and I was in the midst of millions of diapers and nights that would never end, I remember a very well meaning older mom tell me to savor every minute because I would blink and they would all be grown. I chuckled at her words thinking yea right.
But she was right... They really did grow up quickly. What beautiful young women they have turned out to be. I am truly blessed!!

I guess now I'm the "older mom" saying to each of you cherish every moment with your little ones. The years go by so quickly.

Grandparents?

Some people get to take care of thier grandbabies.. we however get to take care of our "granddogs" Our oldest daughter and her husband have no children yet, but do have 2 very active border collie lab mix puppies did I say very active? Anyway the kids are going on vacation for the fourth so we have stepped in to take care of the puppies(did I say very active puppies). Their names are Maggie and Darby and are a lot of fun, but big for puppies. Last time we had them they chewed a burning bush to the ground and ate half of the drip lines for the flower garden and created lots more mischief. Maggie decided she would be a mom to our cocker spaniel Bella and wouldn't let Darby near her all weekend. All this to say it should be a very interesting week.






New Website finally done!!

Well it's finally done . My online decor store called lovethedecor.com is finally complete !! What a journey this has been. As a decorator and home stager it made sense to have access to unique home decor products for my own use, as well as making merchandise available to sell to the public. The result, a website with unique and quality home decor. Take a peek and start creating a home of distinction one room at a time with unique home and garden decor from lovethedecor.com