Simple Decisions

What a nice sunny Sunday afternoon.

I appreciate this time for simple decisions.

Do I want to go...to sleep or walk?

Do I want to shop...clothes or food?

Do I want to eat..bad or healthy?

Do I want to clean...a little or a lot?

Do I want to create a craft...paint or wood?

A day for simple decisons.

Nothing major in my life.

How I appreciate that

I am blessed with

a simple day.

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My simple decisons for today

turned out to be...

Went for a walk with Dohe.

Shopped for food.

Ate healthy...except for the chocolate.

Cleaned a little...my purse counts, doesn't it?

And I created with wood and paint.

Aren't they Cute...the bunny and Dohe?

We are so ready for spring.

Covered in God's Love

About 20 years ago I started crocheting an afgan. It is an rainbow design. Before I started each piece I would tie a Bible verse on the yarn and memorize it as I crocheted the rainbow. It was a very neat experience. When I had all the pieces done I was not sure how to put them all together and I just put them in a box, 20 years ago.
And then.....this year....The box that held all those pieces that had been sitting on a shelf with no problem somehow came off the shelf. I wondered how that had happened as I looked at all those rainbow shapes on the floor. It was just strange to me. Why? Then the thought came that this was to be for Julie. It was time for her Cancer Benefit in November. Maybe I should put it together and have it auctioned off. But I still was not sure how to fit those pieces together. And I didn't have time. So once again, the box went up on the top shelf.
Now it is February... it was 2:00 am. I had been up reading Bible verses and praying for Julie. I was heading to bed. For some reason I opened the door to my craft room and I looked up at the box on the shelf. Something in my heart (God) said it is time to finish the afgan. It is for Julie. You need to do it now.

So at 2 in the morning I sat on the frontroom floor and started stitching together the pieces. I had not been sure how to do that before but now I knew I could do it. I read the Bible verses that were still tied to the pieces. I thought and prayed about Julie the whole time I was working on itWhen Stan got up at 8 am I was just stitching together the last piece. It had taken me 6 hours to complete the afgan. It was DONE !! And it was for Julie.
Vicky and I were going to visit Julie that afternoon and I told her about finishing the afgan. I said I knew Julie was always hot and had hot flashes. But God wanted me to give it to her now. Vicky looked at me strangely and told me last night Julie had been so cold her teeth were chattering. Wow!
As I gave Julie her afgan I told her it was a gift from God. I told her how it was made with prayers and Bible verses. I left a few of the Bible verses on it. I was going to cut those off after I gave it to her but she wanted them left on.

When I ask God what he really wanted Julie to know...

what is the message...

why the afgan...

the answer came...

God wants Julie to know He has "covered" her with His grace and love.

(Thank You God for letting me be a part of your plan.)

But.....I Wanna Go

Stan has drove 700,000 safe miles in 7 years.

(Thank you, God. Keep him safe.)

After working most Saturdays for 17 years I now have them off.

I want to make the most of my weekends.

If I have the chance to go and do something,

I am ready.

In a recent post I talked about putting Stan first.

I was put to the test today.

Am I serious about being a better wife....

About spending more time with Stan when I can?

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Today Frank, Vicky, Cindy and Kayla invited us to go to Indianapolis.

I rushed home and ask Stan if he would go too.

He said No...not interested.

I don't like to ask him to do things because when he says no..

which is pretty usual...it upsets me.

We enjoy being with Stan.

We wish he would do things with us.

Then he couldn't say all he does is work and sleep.

How unfair he won't do anything with us....

I want to make the most of my time

and he just wants to do

nothing.

How unfair !

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After all he just got home at 3 am.

He slept for 4 hours.

Then got up to go watch Kayla bowl.

He drove 2500 miles this week.

And 800 miles of that was yesterday.

And now...just when I want him to

Go, go, go.....

He says No no no.

I dont understand it.

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Well.....

Yes, of course, I do understand.

And he did say, "You go ahead and go"

But, I did want to spend time with him.

I do want to put him first today

Especially when he has worked so hard for us.

With so little time off.

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He deserves his couch time.

He deserves do nothing time.

He deserves to be appreciated.

and

I can wait until another day

to go.

And the little angel whispered.....

I have this Christmas card on my bullentin board.

I thought one day it will tell me something...

It will finish the sentence with a story just for me.

Tonight, that happened.

And the little angel whispered....

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Get the Hell off the computer

And

Go Do Something!!!!!!!

Winter Whites

Am I Who I Want To Be?

Am I Who I Want To Be?

Mainly....I am.

I am the mom I want to be.

I am the grandma I want to be.

I am the friend I want to be.

I am the daughter I want to be.

But there is one thing I would change....

I would be a better wife.

I know this is something I should do better.

It seems he is last on the list.

When any of the girls need me...

Cindy,

Kayla,

Mom,

my friends
I am ready to go and help them.
When they want to have fun...
I am ready to go and enjoy life with them

And here he sits...waiting, watching TV and alone.

I am so thankful for him.

I am so lucky he loves me.

I am secure in his faithfulness.

I am blessed with a hard working man.

He is a good father and grandfather.

I know this is something I need to change in me...

To be a better wife.

To show my appreciation for him more.

To put him first more.

To show him that I love him more.

(Stan's comment about this post..."I don't want to be on the web")