Christmas Crafts

WE crafted some cute decorations for the house this weekend!
Count down to Jesus' Birthday sign and some Cute snowmen figures for the front of the house.  

God Showers us with all our Needs!

Kylee's Baby Shower full of Blessings with Family, Friends and overflowing Love! The shower started out with a SUPRISE visit from Granny Nanny.

Sweet Emily and her mother Dawn hosted the shower and walked in with my mom.  It was a wonderful day.  She was surrounded by Love and support.  WE are so thankful for the all the gifts and the fellowship.  God has a special way of Showering us with all our needs!  Thank you Lord!

A Fun Day with Denise!

For the past 20 years I have been exercising with Denise Austin in my living room. I pop in a tape and get my body moving!  I respect her so much.  I learned a lifestyle of eating healthy food. Exercising for 30 min. a day and keeping a positive attitude! She has inspired me through the years and I am grateful for her wisdom.  She came to Phoenix and Hannah and I were Blessed to meet her.   We met her down town in a park and exercised outside with her and had a healthy lunch from  Kaleidoscope (the restaurant Kylee manages catered the event). She will be 60 years young in February.  She looks amazing and is full of life!  What a fun day!   

Early American History

Hannah and I had fun making this Jamestown Fort Cake for her Early American History class this past week. Delicious Texas sheet cake with frosting and coconut!

Pray for Unity!

Hannah and I were in the store and we saw President Trump and Hillary sitting next to each other.  Hmmm!! It made me stop and think! 
     Lord I pray that you would instill in every American the desire to be in unity with other Americans. May there be mutual RESPECT, friendship, and brotherly Love among the people of this great land.  Help us each to do our part to bring peace on earth!  Give us " a good conscience in all things desiring to live honorably" Hebrews 13:18.
     Lord,  help us to be UNIFIED with each other in our families, our marriages, and our communities. Help us to be unified with our leaders. Keep our leaders in a place  of unity among themselves.  Help us to stand against the plans of the enemy to bring division within our country and pray that disunity will never be  allowed to tear our country apart.  Lord We pray that your Spirit of Love and respect would prevail!
In Jesus' Name we pray!

Super Cooper!

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Look who is growing!  He is a sweet boy! 

Dressed up and somewhere to Go!

It was fun to get dressed up and go on a date with my honey!  Truman
got married.  Mike coached him in little league and we watched him and Aaron play together for years in the neighborhood. The wedding was beautiful!

Ant Farm

Go to the Ant you Lazybones; consider his ways and be wise! Proverbs 6:6

Observing ants is quite fascinating.  They work hard and never really stop.
They work as a team and get the job done!  Teamwork I like the sound of that!

Sweetpea our Precious Grandchild is arriving in January!

Kylee came to us and told us she is going to have a precious baby!  It is a gift from God and we are walking this journey with her.
There is no mistake about where we are right now in our life. God was at work in our life before we realized it.  
Now the word of the Lord called to me saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Jeremiah 1:4
God knew us before we were even formed in the womb! Before that sperm and that egg shook hands, God knew Us! God knew us before we were born! Wow that is powerful!
"Even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace". Galatians 1:15
God looked forward to us being born more than any parent waits expectantly for their child to be born.
As we come along side our beautiful daughter and watch her prepare for this baby. WE see God work all things out for good!  

Giving Thanks!

A couple of weeks ago "Clysta" ( Gramma & Mom) experienced a bad infection in her body which was Life Threatening and caused her to be in the hospital for a week.  We began to see how God was working it all out for Good!  Trusting God to heal her!  Giving Thanks for His healing power!   Lord we Thank you for making her well!

Happy Birthday Hannah!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Dear Hannah!
On June 10th we celebrated Hannah's 14th  Birthday.  It was lots of fun!

Go HAVOC Volleyball!

Hannah's Volleyball team played in their first tournament this weekend and they placed 3rd out of 12 teams.  It was fun for the girls but, they were very tired at the end of the day.  We made a team snack.  Rice crispy treats, applesauce, pop rocks and blue Gatorade.  Go HAVOC!!

Here's COOPER!!

Hannah now has a new red tri-colored border collie.  He has changed our lives.  WE are entering into our 4th week of sleepless nights.  Potty Training and lots of teething toys.
The plan is to experience dog training and dog agility.  Hannah is up for the challenge.  She has been researching the breed and saving her money for the past two years.
Remember our chickens!  Oh Boy!  it has been a crazy ride!  The pecking order just got ridiculous!  We are all trying to get along.  Murphy he is the best!  He just makes room for all the Craziness!

Blossom's New Friends!

Blossom our cute Hen thinks she is a dog!  Being raised around Murphy and not a flock has been very interesting. One day our friend Miss Amanda asked if we wanted to adopt two of her hens.  We were excited for Blossom to have some new friends.
It was rough the first week, as she was bossy and did not want to share her yard.
The pecking order began but they are now all are getting along quite nicely.  Murphy too loves them.  He is such a gentle giant.  The white Silky is named Petunia and  the other hen is a Mille Fleur D'uccles named Dandy lion.  They are tiny bantams.

Sweet "Mim" is 90 Years Young!

We have had the Honor of being in "Mim's" life for the past three years.
She turned 90 on May 7.  It was fun to spend her birthday with her.
She now lives in a group home with 5 other people.  It has been such a privilege to get to know all the others that live with her as well as spend time with "Mim" each week in her new home.  God's timing is perfect!  Her home is Beautiful!

Surprise!!

WE gathered the family together for my parents 60th wedding anniversary!
We finally did it!  We surprised my Mom!  She may try to say she knew something was up.  But don't believe her :)  She had no idea.  Dad was surprised too!
Spent the weekend together and had a Blast.  Took the ferry to San Francisco and had a
seafood lunch over looking the water.
*Thanks to my brother Jack for making this special time possible!

The months Flew by!

Just a glimpse of what we have been doing! 
January we had a Super Bowl party at Uncle's made cookies.
February we made these cute gumball machines with hugs and kisses.
March for my birthday we packed a picnic lunch and went to the Irish festival in Fountain hills and watched the fountain shower green up in the air.
I love the park in Fountain Hills it is my favorite.  They have wonderful statues all around.  This special memorial honors our service people. It was a beautiful day.
Puppy sitting for Kylee!  Kash (golden retriever pup) is a new addition to her life and
ours.  I was exhausted after his visit!  Ha Ha