We had a speaker by the name of Patti Appleby speak to us in Sunday school class this past Sunday. She asked if we had any regrets. I am sure we could all think of something that we could have done better. As she was speaking, I was thinking about how God is in control of everything and even though we may have not handled everything in our life perfectly, it is those times that we grow and hopefully become more like Him.
She told us that there are six things that we should do so that we would have no regrets.
Stay in the Word of God
Figure out what is at the root of your regret
Find Forgiveness
Offer Forgiveness
Praise the Lord
Reaffirm that God has a plan for your life
I believe that if you do the above six things, you will have no regrets or at least be able to see what good has come of the things that you consider regretful.
Some of you may say that you have a ton of regrets. You need to think through each of those instances and see what you have learned through them.
There are women who have been divorced and would say that I regret marrying that man. Did you have children with him? Are they not a blessing to you?
There are women who might say that their home life was not good. Did you learn how you wanted to be treated? Do you treat others that way now?
I could go on and on, but hopefully you understand where I am going with all of this. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in ourselves that we can’t see the good things. I hope that this will encourage you all to be able to say that you have no regrets.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Five Weeks and Counting
Well, we are down to about 5 weeks until our little grandson will be here. We are getting excited and can't wait to see what he looks like. I try to imagine what it will be like to see him and what it will be like to be a grandma. I think that it will be a new emotion unlike any other we have ever experienced.
My daughter in law Mary is looking great for 35 weeks. I don't think that I ever looked that good when I was that far along. I think that she and Josh will be really good parents. As good as us? Maybe. :)
I talked to my daughter Sarah who is due with our second grandbaby in August and she and her husband (Donald) got to hear the heartbeat last week. The dr. said that it was perfect. Of course, just like Grammy! :)
It seems like everyone and their sister is pregnant. Everyone seems to know someone who knows someone else that is pregnant. I guess the Lord is building his army. Won't it be interesting to see what all of these little ones will do in 20 years or so? It's hard to believe that my little ones are big ones. The years just seem to move swiftly by.
The countdown continues.
My daughter in law Mary is looking great for 35 weeks. I don't think that I ever looked that good when I was that far along. I think that she and Josh will be really good parents. As good as us? Maybe. :)
I talked to my daughter Sarah who is due with our second grandbaby in August and she and her husband (Donald) got to hear the heartbeat last week. The dr. said that it was perfect. Of course, just like Grammy! :)
It seems like everyone and their sister is pregnant. Everyone seems to know someone who knows someone else that is pregnant. I guess the Lord is building his army. Won't it be interesting to see what all of these little ones will do in 20 years or so? It's hard to believe that my little ones are big ones. The years just seem to move swiftly by.
The countdown continues.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Love Story Link
If you all would like to add your love story to the website, here is the the link. She is giving a prize for the best story.
http://sgtandmrshub.blogspot.com/2008/02/valentines-day-blogfest.html
http://sgtandmrshub.blogspot.com/2008/02/valentines-day-blogfest.html
Valentine Love Story
I have been reading other blogs and one of the blogs I have been reading is SgtandMrsHub. She has asked her readers to write their love story for Valentine's Day and I decided that I would join in and write ours.
We met on February 11, 1977. I had just turned 18 and Keith was almost 21 and in the Air Force stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, NY. My youth group leader and his wife were also stationed at Griffiss and had invited Keith along for the night. We were having a Valentine's progressive dinner for a youth activity that night. We started out with appetizers at one house, onto salads at the next, main course at the next and finally back to our youth leaders' house for dessert and games. One of the games that night was the dating game. Keith was the bachelor and I was one of the three bachelorettes. I won and the prize was a kiss from the bachelor. Of course I was laughing so hard that he only kissed my teeth. I remember thinking that he was good looking and I loved his southern accent and he was such a gentleman. I like to tell people that Keith was Sgt. Carter at the time but had the same endearing qualities as Gomer Pyle.:) Of course, he was much brighter.
A few weeks later, Keith invited my friend and I to a Bible study. He then started dating my friend.:( He would come to pick both of us up and my friend would sit in the middle and I would ride on the other side. After awhile, I knew that my friend wasn't really interested, so I would try to have him take my friend home first and then drop me off last. That way I got to ride in the middle and she on the other side. Later he would tell me that he only dated her because she was good at basketball and he liked to play. After a few months, he finally asked me to go out with him. I was so excited. We went to a nice restaurant in the area that had a merry go round in the center of it. We then went to the beach. We started dating regularly.
On December 9, 1977 he asked me to marry him. He had planned a special dinner before another youth activity that we had been invited to. He made dinner for us and we sat on his living room floor to eat it. He had put a ring in the cloth napkin that he had neatly arranged on my plate. I went to pick it up and the diamond fell out. I asked if it was for me as the heat from the blush on my face rose up my cheeks. (Keith loves to tell that part of the story) I know, who else would it be for? Then he asked me to marry him and of course I said, "Yes". We then went to the youth activity and it was sledding party and I was wearing my mittens. The first person I saw was my sister and she grabbed my hand and felt for the ring. She could just tell by looking at me that I was engaged. Funny, huh?
We were married that next year on June 17, 1978 at noon. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful wedding. Over the next 19 years Keith became an officer and we traveled all over this beautiful country of ours and retired from the Air Force in 1997 while at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. During that time we had five great kids. Lord willing, as our nest empties we are looking forward to being just the two of us again. We will celebrate our 30th anniversay this coming June. Has it always been easy? No. Would I do it all over again? A resounding YES!
We met on February 11, 1977. I had just turned 18 and Keith was almost 21 and in the Air Force stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, NY. My youth group leader and his wife were also stationed at Griffiss and had invited Keith along for the night. We were having a Valentine's progressive dinner for a youth activity that night. We started out with appetizers at one house, onto salads at the next, main course at the next and finally back to our youth leaders' house for dessert and games. One of the games that night was the dating game. Keith was the bachelor and I was one of the three bachelorettes. I won and the prize was a kiss from the bachelor. Of course I was laughing so hard that he only kissed my teeth. I remember thinking that he was good looking and I loved his southern accent and he was such a gentleman. I like to tell people that Keith was Sgt. Carter at the time but had the same endearing qualities as Gomer Pyle.:) Of course, he was much brighter.
A few weeks later, Keith invited my friend and I to a Bible study. He then started dating my friend.:( He would come to pick both of us up and my friend would sit in the middle and I would ride on the other side. After awhile, I knew that my friend wasn't really interested, so I would try to have him take my friend home first and then drop me off last. That way I got to ride in the middle and she on the other side. Later he would tell me that he only dated her because she was good at basketball and he liked to play. After a few months, he finally asked me to go out with him. I was so excited. We went to a nice restaurant in the area that had a merry go round in the center of it. We then went to the beach. We started dating regularly.
On December 9, 1977 he asked me to marry him. He had planned a special dinner before another youth activity that we had been invited to. He made dinner for us and we sat on his living room floor to eat it. He had put a ring in the cloth napkin that he had neatly arranged on my plate. I went to pick it up and the diamond fell out. I asked if it was for me as the heat from the blush on my face rose up my cheeks. (Keith loves to tell that part of the story) I know, who else would it be for? Then he asked me to marry him and of course I said, "Yes". We then went to the youth activity and it was sledding party and I was wearing my mittens. The first person I saw was my sister and she grabbed my hand and felt for the ring. She could just tell by looking at me that I was engaged. Funny, huh?
We were married that next year on June 17, 1978 at noon. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful wedding. Over the next 19 years Keith became an officer and we traveled all over this beautiful country of ours and retired from the Air Force in 1997 while at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. During that time we had five great kids. Lord willing, as our nest empties we are looking forward to being just the two of us again. We will celebrate our 30th anniversay this coming June. Has it always been easy? No. Would I do it all over again? A resounding YES!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Grammy to be
Happy Valentine's Day!
I thought the day of love would be a good day to start a new blog since it will be mostly about the people I love.
I decided I would start a blog about being a grandma. I decided that I would like my grandchildren to call me Grammy thus the blog name. Grammy meaning award winning grandma and Grateful because I am grateful for the children and grandchildren that the Lord has given us. My husband and I are expecting two grandbabies this year and I thought it would be fun to start a blog at the same time.
Our first grandbaby is due the beginning of April so we only have approximately 7 more weeks to wait on our first little one. We also know that it is a boy. Our second grandbaby is due the third week of August. We don't know if it is a boy or a girl. Hopefully we will find out shortly after the first one is born.
I catch myself staring at little babies and toddlers and thinking that I am going to have one of those soon. I have talked to other women who are already grandmas and they tell me this is normal which I was relieved to hear. I see some little kids that make me just want to eat them up because they look and act so sweet. Of course there are others that would make any grandma want to run and hide and fear being a grandparent altogether.
I hope you enjoy reading this and hopefully I will have pictures to put up later on.
I thought the day of love would be a good day to start a new blog since it will be mostly about the people I love.
I decided I would start a blog about being a grandma. I decided that I would like my grandchildren to call me Grammy thus the blog name. Grammy meaning award winning grandma and Grateful because I am grateful for the children and grandchildren that the Lord has given us. My husband and I are expecting two grandbabies this year and I thought it would be fun to start a blog at the same time.
Our first grandbaby is due the beginning of April so we only have approximately 7 more weeks to wait on our first little one. We also know that it is a boy. Our second grandbaby is due the third week of August. We don't know if it is a boy or a girl. Hopefully we will find out shortly after the first one is born.
I catch myself staring at little babies and toddlers and thinking that I am going to have one of those soon. I have talked to other women who are already grandmas and they tell me this is normal which I was relieved to hear. I see some little kids that make me just want to eat them up because they look and act so sweet. Of course there are others that would make any grandma want to run and hide and fear being a grandparent altogether.
I hope you enjoy reading this and hopefully I will have pictures to put up later on.
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