Treat time

Mark feeding Lacie ice cream for her 4th birtday.

Thank-you

To those who prayed for my mom! It seems that she is much better now that she has resumed her fluid pill and I think her blood pressure is back to normal. She got established with a medical doctor who thinks that was the problem. For mom to step inside the office of a doctor, nowadays, is a huge step for her. Praise God she went. Lacie is four years old today!

Concern for my mom

Mom was having trouble with high eye pressure and now we learned she is having high blood pressure. She is to go to the doctor in the morning and she has not been to a doctor for a long time (despite being a two time cancer survivor). We are praying for her and I am trying to remain calm. This is the weekend that we am spending with my siblings on dad's side and burying dad's ashes. Dusty got his stitches out today. He got cut at the groomer and had three stitches. He is fine. I have help with mopping and sweeping from a lady volunteer now every two weeks and it helps so much. We have a new lead pastor and we think he is doing a great job and seems to be God's provision that we prayed for. Please keep mom in your prayers!

A little crazy

It has been a little hectic lately. Mark's car required some major work about a month ago. Last week, he lost a lens from his glasses and so he went ahead and had them checked and got new lenses in the same frame. This week, we had to have a new motor put in our central air unit. I had a bad case of the 24 hour flu yesterday and am basically well now. Mom is coming for a visit tomorrow and my awesome husband did the household chores that I have not been able to get done, after work tonight! Last night, I was flipping channels and got to see the Steven Curtis Chapman family talk about life since the loss of their five year old daughter. They were so "real" about their pain and anguish and yet their love for God, Jesus and the Bible was so very obvious. I was so touched by them! Pastor Jason is the new lead pastor at CCC now and I am excited to get into the fall and Tuesday morning Bible study. I have been doing some freelance writing for textbroker.com to earn a little extra money. Hope all is well with everyone.

Time to Blog!

I can't believe I used to blog so often. Anyway, all is well. We had VBS over the weekend and that included six hours on Saturday and a swim party last night. A good time was had by all! Our new senior pastor is coming this Sunday and I am excited about that. I am reading a book called Velvet Elvis and doing things that I can around the house. Mark volunteered to work at his job Saturday, as they are extra busy. We went to eat at Olive Garden Saturday evening and did some Wal-Mart shopping. I got a call from a very good friend of mine, Karen Lang, Saturday afternoon, from Europe. I have started doing some freelance writing for hire but have not earned much yet. I think it takes time and the right opportunity. I enjoy it. On Labor day weekend, we are to gather for the burying of dad's ashes. Not much else to say except all the dogs are fine and Dusty is still chewing things he should not. Hope my blog friends are well!

Been awhile!

We have kept busy this summer. Last weekend we went to Chillicothe and spent time with my mom and my aunt. Mom fixed a wonderful meal and my sister, her husband and the kids ate with us. It is hard to believe that Delaney is nine months old. Her picture is above. We had taken some of Colton but they are blurry (worse than the one above of mom and Laney). Mark had Thursday and Friday off and last night we "vacationed" at the Ramada Inn here where they just built a new aquatics park. We swam in the lazy river and had a good time. We had dinner at Denny's and just relaxed. Today, we grocery shopped and made home made ice cream. Aldi's had strawberries for .99 cents per pound and I froze four pounds and used a fifth to go along with the bananas for the ice cream. All of the dogs are fine. Dusty wants me to pet him constantly when I have free hands. We have a new pastor coming to CCC. I am hopeful for the future and seeing some new and exciting things happen for the Lord. Hope every one is having a great summer.

Flowers

Finally got some pics of the beautiful flowers. The hanging basket has Gerber daises that we got for $ 4.00 at Wal-Mart Friday night. The rest are a potpourri of things Mark planted (annual and perennials). The weekend was a little rough because it was the first Father's Day without my dad but we managed to find some joy along the way. I am planning on attending a retreat with a Beth Moore study this weekend and am looking forward to doing that with ladies from a church other than the one we attend and the chance to meet new people. Weather seems to be improving. Have a great week.