Years ago, before the oldest kids got old enough to be of much help, I was up to my eyeballs in children, dishes, laundry, diapers, etc. I just wanted to run away from home all by myself. It was during one of those really tight financial times and I knew there was just no way we could afford it. The fact that I knew I couldn't seemed to make the want to get away seem that much more frustrating.
I finally talked with my dear husband and let out all of my feelilngs and frustrations, etc. He told me that somehow he would find a way for me to get away. I was stunned. I was so caught up in the I cant of the situation, it never dawned on me that there might be a way. I was so appreciative that he would do that for me.
Once I knew that I really could go somewhere, all of the frustration seemed to melt away. As I sat and thought and thought about where I could go, it finally dawned on me. There really wasn't anywhere that I really wanted to go. The fact that I could just seemed to make all of the difference.
How thankful I am for a good husband who was willing to do whatever it took to let me get away.
Again, now our situation is different. All of the children are grown and gone. I can go anywhere I want. What I really want is to be home with my favorite person, doing nothing special, just being together. Some things stay the same. Just knowing I could if I wanted to makes the difference.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
new look
thanks Misty for the new look. We worked on the first one that had the cars. I was across the room and saw it and thought it was cute but after we added it, we figured it had looked cuter from across the room. It was bright and colorful but not quite what I had in mind. then the blog wouldn't let her change it. So to do my blog designer justice, I wanted to let everyone who saw it know that I picked it.
When I got home from church she had taken pity on me and changed out the cars. thanks Misty. When you only have one foot in the new technology it helps to have tech support in the family and free.
When I got home from church she had taken pity on me and changed out the cars. thanks Misty. When you only have one foot in the new technology it helps to have tech support in the family and free.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
such a special gift
When I was growing up, we had limited space and funds for decorating for Christmas. We usually got a very small tree that would sit on a table and my mothers favorite colors were blue lights and blue bulbs.
I yearned for a big tree with all the colors possible.
One year at school, my teacher let me have the classroom tree and I dragged it all the way home. It must not have been too great because other than dragging it home, I really don't remember much else.
I dreamed and yearned for a big tree with lots and lots and lots of lights and color.
When I got married, we still had limited funds and space so we started out with a medium tree and some lights and a few ornaments. As the kids came along and got in school and primary, we began to get more and more ornaments of every size, shape and color.
We had real trees for awhile but it really got messy so we went to artificial. It was still somewhat ho hum but the day finally came when I found my dream tree on sale. I loved it. It takes awhile to set up and take down because it is so full and has so many branches. I even ended up taking the bottom layer of branches off because you couldn't get presents under it.
It has held up really well through the years and has filled my dream of a big tree.
Some may think it isn't all that big, but to me it is big and beautiful.
As the kids grew up and left home it got harder and harder to think about setting it up. We even put up a little tree one year and it was such a flop. When our daughter came up with the idea to decorate the tree for us, it was great. Now I had a reason to put up the big tree again.
This year was so special. We gals of the family get together once a week to do gardening or crafts or whatever. I took advantage of my week and asked them to set up the tree. They had it set up in no time. I tweeked a few of the branches and then three of the grandkids came over and put on the lights and decorations. It was wonderful.
I had my favorite tree, enough lights for three trees and wonderful ornaments covering it from top to bottom.
Next year another family takes a turn to decorate the tree.
As I took the tree down this year and sent thank you's to those who helped put it up and decorated it, I thought to myself. If there hadn't been a single present under the tree, the sweet service from our family through the years to set it up and to decorate it with precious ornaments of their making was a wonderful gift in itself.
How I love my tree and my family who make it so special each year.
I yearned for a big tree with all the colors possible.
One year at school, my teacher let me have the classroom tree and I dragged it all the way home. It must not have been too great because other than dragging it home, I really don't remember much else.
I dreamed and yearned for a big tree with lots and lots and lots of lights and color.
When I got married, we still had limited funds and space so we started out with a medium tree and some lights and a few ornaments. As the kids came along and got in school and primary, we began to get more and more ornaments of every size, shape and color.
We had real trees for awhile but it really got messy so we went to artificial. It was still somewhat ho hum but the day finally came when I found my dream tree on sale. I loved it. It takes awhile to set up and take down because it is so full and has so many branches. I even ended up taking the bottom layer of branches off because you couldn't get presents under it.
It has held up really well through the years and has filled my dream of a big tree.
Some may think it isn't all that big, but to me it is big and beautiful.
As the kids grew up and left home it got harder and harder to think about setting it up. We even put up a little tree one year and it was such a flop. When our daughter came up with the idea to decorate the tree for us, it was great. Now I had a reason to put up the big tree again.
This year was so special. We gals of the family get together once a week to do gardening or crafts or whatever. I took advantage of my week and asked them to set up the tree. They had it set up in no time. I tweeked a few of the branches and then three of the grandkids came over and put on the lights and decorations. It was wonderful.
I had my favorite tree, enough lights for three trees and wonderful ornaments covering it from top to bottom.
Next year another family takes a turn to decorate the tree.
As I took the tree down this year and sent thank you's to those who helped put it up and decorated it, I thought to myself. If there hadn't been a single present under the tree, the sweet service from our family through the years to set it up and to decorate it with precious ornaments of their making was a wonderful gift in itself.
How I love my tree and my family who make it so special each year.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
the blessings of motherhood
As I read the blogs of my daughters and daughters in law about their concerns of having another child, I pondered a special blessing given years ago before the ability to again have children had been restored to me.
We had two children at the time but one was very ill and doctors weren't sure if he would live past 5.
Having found the gospel and the significance of eternal families, my heart ached at the lost ability to have children. At that time, any surgery to restore that ability was very difficult and the results were extremely slim that it would be successful.
A very special blessing was received that reassured me that in fact the blessing to have children would be restored.
The restored health of the one was also given in another special blesssing by his father and uncle.
What joy filled my heart at the great love of a Heavenly Father to make a way for the great blessing of continued motherhood to be restored in such a miraculous way.
If that ability was to be restored, then so should the ability to raise and nurture those blessed children that would come.
I have never doubted that blessing, nor the strength that came when needed with each new addition to our family. The ability to love was always there, the strength was given when needed and the joy was felt and gratitude abounded with each child.
Now at this season of my life, I continue to marvel at the continuation of that blessing with the birth of each child to the miracle children that I was blessed with.
Of the one that was not supposed to live, there are now four children. Of the one who was not supposed to be able to have children, there are three. Another has four, one has two, one has three, one has one and another on the way, and one will, I am sure, be blessed in the future.
From that great blessing long ago there has been six added to the two and from those 8 have come 17.
Never doubt in your ability to love, care and raise up children to the Lord. You will be guided, directed and blessed in all your efforts. On your own, there could be shortcomings but with the Lord on your side, for every trial, there will be solutions and answers, strength and joy.
If He has the confidence in you to send you a child, then with that ability will also come all you will need to love and raise it, of that I can testify.
We had two children at the time but one was very ill and doctors weren't sure if he would live past 5.
Having found the gospel and the significance of eternal families, my heart ached at the lost ability to have children. At that time, any surgery to restore that ability was very difficult and the results were extremely slim that it would be successful.
A very special blessing was received that reassured me that in fact the blessing to have children would be restored.
The restored health of the one was also given in another special blesssing by his father and uncle.
What joy filled my heart at the great love of a Heavenly Father to make a way for the great blessing of continued motherhood to be restored in such a miraculous way.
If that ability was to be restored, then so should the ability to raise and nurture those blessed children that would come.
I have never doubted that blessing, nor the strength that came when needed with each new addition to our family. The ability to love was always there, the strength was given when needed and the joy was felt and gratitude abounded with each child.
Now at this season of my life, I continue to marvel at the continuation of that blessing with the birth of each child to the miracle children that I was blessed with.
Of the one that was not supposed to live, there are now four children. Of the one who was not supposed to be able to have children, there are three. Another has four, one has two, one has three, one has one and another on the way, and one will, I am sure, be blessed in the future.
From that great blessing long ago there has been six added to the two and from those 8 have come 17.
Never doubt in your ability to love, care and raise up children to the Lord. You will be guided, directed and blessed in all your efforts. On your own, there could be shortcomings but with the Lord on your side, for every trial, there will be solutions and answers, strength and joy.
If He has the confidence in you to send you a child, then with that ability will also come all you will need to love and raise it, of that I can testify.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
wrong blog????
So did you think you had gone to the wrong place? Misty helped me to change the background on my blog. thanks Misty. It is a real improvement. If any of my family would like to help out on occassions with changing the background, let me know.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
christmas tag
Sometimes I really hate computers and internet. I had this all done last night and lost the whole thing. Grrr. Here goes effort #2
Actually this is effort #3 since number 2 ended up on Misty's blog.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Love old fashioned paper.
2. Real tree or artificial? Love the smell of real, hate the mess. Love my big artificial tree. We always had small table top trees growing up. I always wanted big big big.
3. When do you put up the tree? Used to be the day after thanksgiving, each year we seem to get later and later now.
4. When do you take the tree down? sometime after the new year
5. Do you like eggnog? yep
6. Favorite gift received as a child? can't remember that far back, nothing stands out
7. Do you have a nativity scene? yes
8. Hardest person to buy for? the person who doesn't do a wish list
9. Easiest person to buy for? the person who does a wish list. We started wish lists several years ago. You make a list of everything you can think of from the most expensive down to the least expensive and in between. If you are lucky, you will get at least something from the list.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? neither. I am not a very good Christmas card person.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Honestly can't remember.
12. Favorite Christmas Movies? the old old old one with Jimmy Stewart where he wishes he was never born and then finds out he wasn't. He finds out what a difference one person makes in the lives of others. It's a great old movie and I never get tired of seeing it.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December if I am lucky.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? nope
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? food. anything except fruitcake, yuk
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? lots and lots and lots of colored blinking lights. the more the better. We always had blue lights and blue ornaments growing up. I really hate all blue.
17.Favorite Christmas song? Rocking around the Christmas tree.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? HOME
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? nope
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? angel, I love the crochet angel my mother made for me. It is my favorite thing on the tree.
21. The most anoying thing about this time of year? crowds and rude impatient people. Always thankful I don't have to be the one behind the counter and try to be extra nice.
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? I guess my theme would be an old fashioned tree. I love everything on the tree, ornaments made by my children and grandchildren are my favorites.
23. Favorite for Christmas dinner? food. I don't like to spend time cooking. we always had easy to fix things.
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? another Christmas with my children and grandchildren near.
25. A favorite Christmas Tradition? I loved it when my children wanted to all sleep in the same room on Christmas eve. It was at least one time when they would all be in the same place and seemingly get along. It also made it easier for Santa to get the last minuet things done.
Actually this is effort #3 since number 2 ended up on Misty's blog.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Love old fashioned paper.
2. Real tree or artificial? Love the smell of real, hate the mess. Love my big artificial tree. We always had small table top trees growing up. I always wanted big big big.
3. When do you put up the tree? Used to be the day after thanksgiving, each year we seem to get later and later now.
4. When do you take the tree down? sometime after the new year
5. Do you like eggnog? yep
6. Favorite gift received as a child? can't remember that far back, nothing stands out
7. Do you have a nativity scene? yes
8. Hardest person to buy for? the person who doesn't do a wish list
9. Easiest person to buy for? the person who does a wish list. We started wish lists several years ago. You make a list of everything you can think of from the most expensive down to the least expensive and in between. If you are lucky, you will get at least something from the list.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? neither. I am not a very good Christmas card person.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Honestly can't remember.
12. Favorite Christmas Movies? the old old old one with Jimmy Stewart where he wishes he was never born and then finds out he wasn't. He finds out what a difference one person makes in the lives of others. It's a great old movie and I never get tired of seeing it.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December if I am lucky.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? nope
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? food. anything except fruitcake, yuk
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? lots and lots and lots of colored blinking lights. the more the better. We always had blue lights and blue ornaments growing up. I really hate all blue.
17.Favorite Christmas song? Rocking around the Christmas tree.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? HOME
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? nope
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? angel, I love the crochet angel my mother made for me. It is my favorite thing on the tree.
21. The most anoying thing about this time of year? crowds and rude impatient people. Always thankful I don't have to be the one behind the counter and try to be extra nice.
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? I guess my theme would be an old fashioned tree. I love everything on the tree, ornaments made by my children and grandchildren are my favorites.
23. Favorite for Christmas dinner? food. I don't like to spend time cooking. we always had easy to fix things.
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? another Christmas with my children and grandchildren near.
25. A favorite Christmas Tradition? I loved it when my children wanted to all sleep in the same room on Christmas eve. It was at least one time when they would all be in the same place and seemingly get along. It also made it easier for Santa to get the last minuet things done.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Hubby Tag
Where did you meet? He was stationed at Fort Hood Texas and I was living in Waco Texas. We met on a blind date set up by his best friend who was dating a good friend of mine.
How long did you date before you were married? I was still in high school when we met and I wanted to finish school before getting married. We dated for about a year and were engaged for about 6 months.
What is your favorite quality of his? He is very down to earth and sees things so clearly.
What is your favorite feature of his? I love everything about him. He is tall, very clean cut, looks good in whatever he wears and has great hair.
Does he have a nickname for you? Not really.
What is his favorite color? He is pretty tame when it comes to color. He sticks with very concervative, browns, blues and black.
What is his favorite food? He likes Mexican and Oriental.
When and where was your first kiss? It was after several dates. I was beginning to think he was never going to kiss me. At first it was sweet but then I wondered what was wrong with me. When he finally did kiss me, it was worth the wait.
Do you have any children? We are blessed with five sons and three daughters. We never dreamed that we would have had such a large family but are go glad that we did. Our first child had a blood disease and wasn't supposed to live to be 5. He was diagnosed when I was pregnant with our second child. At that time we were told that his disease was heriditary and I had surgury to not have more children. We were blessed with many miracles, our son's disease went into remission, the Gospel came into our lives. We had the surgery reversed and were blessed with 6 additional children.
His favorite type of music? He likes mostly easy listening kinds.
What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Since retiring, we love to just get up and do something frivilous like checking out anitque shops we have passed in the past or taking in a movie.
What do you admire most about him? He is very laid back and easy going. He is easy to talk to and has always treated me as an equal. He has always made me feel important and capable. He is my best friend and tells me what I need to hear.
How long did you date before you were married? I was still in high school when we met and I wanted to finish school before getting married. We dated for about a year and were engaged for about 6 months.
What is your favorite quality of his? He is very down to earth and sees things so clearly.
What is your favorite feature of his? I love everything about him. He is tall, very clean cut, looks good in whatever he wears and has great hair.
Does he have a nickname for you? Not really.
What is his favorite color? He is pretty tame when it comes to color. He sticks with very concervative, browns, blues and black.
What is his favorite food? He likes Mexican and Oriental.
When and where was your first kiss? It was after several dates. I was beginning to think he was never going to kiss me. At first it was sweet but then I wondered what was wrong with me. When he finally did kiss me, it was worth the wait.
Do you have any children? We are blessed with five sons and three daughters. We never dreamed that we would have had such a large family but are go glad that we did. Our first child had a blood disease and wasn't supposed to live to be 5. He was diagnosed when I was pregnant with our second child. At that time we were told that his disease was heriditary and I had surgury to not have more children. We were blessed with many miracles, our son's disease went into remission, the Gospel came into our lives. We had the surgery reversed and were blessed with 6 additional children.
His favorite type of music? He likes mostly easy listening kinds.
What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Since retiring, we love to just get up and do something frivilous like checking out anitque shops we have passed in the past or taking in a movie.
What do you admire most about him? He is very laid back and easy going. He is easy to talk to and has always treated me as an equal. He has always made me feel important and capable. He is my best friend and tells me what I need to hear.
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