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Tuesday, 07 July 2009

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The Red Hat Club Rides Again
By Haywood Smith
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mom of g-baby1

If you know me very well, you know I'm expecting my very first grandbaby. I've been ready for this for 20 years or so. (Yes, I know that would have made the history books with the age of my kids, but my dreams don't have to be logical!) And, now, I'm getting one, a girl. She may be Maggie, or Payton, or Sarah, or simply G-baby1. But, it doesn't matter - I LOVE HER and I'm going to LOVE her all my life!

But, let me introduce you to Maggie/Payton/Sarah/G-baby1's mom. Her name's Lynn. She's very pretty, she works very hard, she LOOOVVVEEESSSS my son - her husband, and he LOOOOVVVVVEEEESSSSS her! And, they'll be wonderful parents. I just wish we had a closer relationship. Maybe we will one day soon.

Sunday, 14 June 2009

Sunday, Sunday

It's Sunday - my favorite day of the week. It's a time for worship and family and friends and NAPS. Okay, so maybe NAPS is almost my favorite time. But it's been a good day.

Jim and I picked up Nikki to take her to church with us. She's our friend who is blind and developmentally disabled. She's been acting out pretty badly for the last couple of months, but we took her anyway. We got to church, sat down waiting for the service to start and she started 'hollering'. Pretty loudly. Not about anything particular, just to show out. We tried to calm her down - to no avail, until I threatened to call 'Miss', her older sister. She said, 'No, I'll be good.'. And, she was.

During the time we are worshiping with music, I tend to bounce around alot. And, since Nikki can't see, she often puts her hand on me. And, she knows I 'dance'. She cracks me up, when she's standing and bouncing around to the music, and puts her hand on her hip to make sure she's moving like I do. It is SO funny. But, this post is only partially about Nikki.

Nick Vujicic was our special speaker today. He has a ministry called Life Without Limbs. He was born without arms and legs. He does have one small deformed foot that appears to be attached very close to the hip. He spoke, not about what he didn't have, but about what he has - peace, love, humility, boldness, grace, the assurance of where he will spend eternity. He reminded us that while God can and does perform miracles, sometimes he chooses not to. He said, 'What if God had given me arms and legs when I was 8 years old and asked for them? There would be at least 2000 less people in heaven.' He knows his purpose and he loves the Lord. (You can find him at lifewithoutlimbs.org)

I spent the entire way home thanking God for my life and all the wonderful, amazing blessings I have. Health, loving hubby, good strong responsible kids, great friends, a nice home, jobs we love, electricity, and air conditioning to name just a few. My challenge to you today is to think not of the things you don't have or the things that aggravate you, but about the things you DO have and remember they are gifts from the Most Holy Creator and God.

And here's Nikki. Isn't she pretty?
A Three Shower Day

Woke up, had some breakfast, drank some coffee, took a shower and started wrapping all my baby gifts for today's shower. I've been buying baby clothes since I found out my daughter in law was pregnant. It seems I've waited half my life to be a grandma. And, now it's only about 8 weeks away. So, today, I wrapped the presents, some in purple gift bags, some in green wrapping paper with polka dots, some in white paper with pink and purple flowers. It was great! I headed out of the house and drove the 6 miles to her mother's home. Btw, her house is beautiful! That's actually where my son and his wife got married. I walked in with an old friend, carrying more gifts that I should have brought. But, hey, it's my first grandbaby - G-baby 1. What do you expect?

It's 90+ degrees outside. By the time I got there, I had the AC in the car on low temp and high fan. It was feeling GOOOOOOD!!! As I walked in the door, one of the hostesses took my gifts (as many as she could carry) and carried them right out the back door. She placed them on a beautifully decorated table in the back yard, in the sun. It appears the shower is to be outside - at daughter in law's request. Have I told you I'm very hot natured and overweight? Well, I dug deep and pulled a smile out of my big toe and headed out the back door with the presents.

The food was brought out, the punch came out, the cake had to stay inside because it was too hot for it. There was a ton of food and it was all so good. And, we all sat around, trying to eat and drink and huddle in the little bits of shade, where by the way, the tables were NOT. If the tables had been moved a mear 20 feet or so, they would have been in the shade, where it was only in the high 80s. Oh well, it's a baby shower and it's for G-baby 1. So, I slapped some lipstick on that smile I pulled out of my big toe and I visited with the other guests. And, G-baby 1 received so many wonderful gifts! It was a great shower.

And, when I got home, I headed back to the shower to wash off the sweat and the smell and the funk from sitting in 90+ degrees outside.

And, that's how it became a 3 shower day....

Friday, 12 June 2009

I'm married to a lovely, loving, kind, generous, weird man. I absolutely know that he is a gift from God. I've had the other kind - my advice to you is do NOT go there! Look for the lovely, loving, kind, generous, weird one. I've got the best, but there could be another one out there somewhere....

Thursday, 11 June 2009

The House is Full!

It's Thursday and summer and we have about 14 kids here volunteering. It's so fun.... They're painting the fire escape and weeding the flower beds and cooking dinner tonight. But, right now they're making house pins. We sell them to bring in a little extra cash for the Shelter. We're also making magnets out of them. So far, they're having a great time, although I keep finding one of them asleep. Good thing she's not in my class. They're doing ministry training at one of the local colleges. Here's a house pin.