Tuesday, October 20, 2009

man how time flies...

I can't believe it's been a month since my last post. Since then so much has happened. My husband's mother and both grandmothers came to stay in our town either with us or his brother and we would share them back and forth. They were here for two weeks and left were all gone by last Thursday. We miss them dearly but cherished the time we had together. Friday we left and went to visit my grandparents...but unfortunately they aren't doing any better. In reality they are both getting worse. Gpa has Alzheimers and gma's patience are wearing thin with it. It's just a sad situation over all. We stayed with them until Sunday afternoon then drove home and went to our Life Group. It was this sweet little pumpkin painting party. The lady that put it all together always gives away prizes. One of our little friends got the prize for the most layers of paint on her pumpkin. Monday we went to our friends farm and helped put a roof on his deer stand that we helped him build a while back. Over all life has been pretty fun and exciting. Hope everyone else is doing well and being blessed richly!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

soft hearted or old fashioned...

Today my hubby was gone to Marine testing an hour away so I had the morning to myself. I fixed some coffee and got ready to run a few errands. As I was getting ready my mother called to inform me of someone being engaged from my hometown and then threw in this...oh by the way...Grandma had the lawn mower roll over her leg! My heart skipped a beat. You have to understand since I made the move in May I have been constantly at my grandparents who live only an hour away to help out in the little ways I am capable of doing so. My grandpa has Alzheimer's and grandma pretends he doesn't...well doesn't want to accept the fact that he does. The funny thing is the place in her yard where she rolled the lawnmower was exactly where I mowed this past Sunday not even a week ago! Grandma didn't bother to call me or anyone else in our family for that matter. My dad...her son...just happened to find out when she let it slip in conversation. She says she's doing fine and it doesn't hurt to walk there is just a slight stinging sensation from some nerves being irritated or even damaged. Still at this moment I'm debating whether or not to go check on them...just pop in. I'm not sure how she would take that honestly. If there is anyone out there reading this and would be willing to lift a few prayers to the big man upstairs they would be greatly appreciated. After hearing this news I continued to get ready...I went to use a car wash coupon that was going to expire after today. Car wash=completed. Then I drove to Hobby Lobby to pick up a few beads to make a necklace since the beads were on sale this week. Just feeling kind of crafty. Upon entering the parking lot I noticed this nicely dressed man walking from across the parking lot on the far side. He had a confused look on his face. He walked to one corner of the parking lot behind me stopped with both hands on his hips then walked to the other corner and stopped. My heart was hurting because I thought to myself...what if this man has Alzheimer's. This could be my grandpa someday. Just simply walk away from my grandmother without her noticing. My heart hurt! I got out of my car and approached the man and simply asked him if he was lost. He smiled at me and said not yet. He went on to explain that he was trying to go down the busiest street here to get some cigarettes but since there wasn't a sidewalk he figured he shouldn't risk it. I said okay just making sure you weren't lost. He thanked me and went on his way and I head in the the store. Hobby Lobby=completed. After leaving Hobby Lobby I decided to head to Wal-Mart to purchase a wreath hanger...since my sister in law inspired me to make one too! Whether I'm with my friends at Wal-Mart or any where else for that matter I can't help but reach out to those who are in need of assistance. Once when I was with some friends and I decided to help this elderly lady...they asked me if I knew her and I said no I was just helping her find what she was looking for...they gave me the strangest looks! It makes my heart hurt to know that people are too busy in life to simply reach out and just do something so simple ex. #1) Lady on the cosmetic aisle couldn't read the lip liner tube...too small of print so I helped her. ex. #2) An elderly lady wanted to know if Wal-Mart sold shop vacs. When I turned and she saw I wasn't an employee she apologized and said nevermind. That didn't stop me...I found out for her and helped her find what she was looking for. I don't tell you this to get any gratification or praise from others. I do it because I think about the person being someone's daughter, mother, sister, grandmother, etc. If I had a family member in need of assistance even if it were something as simple as reaching the top shelf at the store I would appreciate knowing that there was someone out there willing to give them seconds of their time to help. This fast paced world only seems to be getting faster. I will never cease helping others.


Life is full of adventure...and it is what you make it! So live it to its fullest potential!

Friday, September 18, 2009

isn't life funny...

Isn't life funny how it sometimes turns out? If you would have asked me when I was just freshly graduated from high school heading off to college what I wanted to do with my life I would have told you I wanted to become a nurse and bring precious lives into the world or be with the elderly those final days and make them as pleasant as possible. But instead of following after that dream I was persuaded to do other wise. You love children I was told...I did that was true. So as I was pushed into the field of education I came up with a new dream. I had this incredible dream to get my education degree and move to Africa where children really care about obtaining an education. This dream was also short lived. Getting married changes your life...in my case for the better. I wasn't easy to get along with. Just ask my family. I grew up with three brothers and I was smack dab in the middle. Though I acted as if I were mother hen and older then them all. If I had been told I was going to find some one and get married I would have laughed. Laughed hard in the person's face. Thinking "Yeah right...me...married!". I had been convinced I was going to be alone for the rest of my life...that's what I thought I deserved. But while in college I met a wonderful guy. The man of my dreams. The fact that me was willing to take me on showed me he was brave, patient, kind, loving, and willing to put up with all my Mother Hen ways(which worked out because he was the "baby" of his family). I love him so much and he is absolutely my best friend. He graduated in May of this year. Then we moved. I gave up my job and he didn't have one. He told me that he wanted to work on the force with his brother. But once we got here...he changed his mind. Now he is in the Marines. He ships to boot in February. If you would have asked me 10 years ago if I thought I would ever marry someone in the military my honest answer would have been no. Like I mentioned earlier I grew up in a family with three brothers. I hate being alone. I think that is one of my greatest obstacles with the whole Marine ordeal. I love him so much and I want him to love what he does and he seems to think it's this Marine deal. I have to be honest I think I am scared he is going to get hurt...the job that he wants to do is one of the most dangerous. Any wife who is normal would worry about their husband's safety and that they come home to them and all in once piece. I don't want to be a widow. Minimum we are in for 8 years...but by that point we might as well go the extra 12 years and make a career out of it. It's just funny the way life turns out. You never expect things to happen a certain way or plan for things to happen another way...but there's this big guy upstairs that just seems to be in control of it all...with no immediate answers. So this whole waiting on answers and plans playing out is a real patient teaching lesson. I have to constantly remind myself it's not me that makes the final decision. I can make a couple suggestions to the good Lord but he is the final decider if things work out a certain way. Prayer is powerful. I am confident in my Lord and that he will lead us in the right direction but for now praying is all I can do.


Life is full of adventure...and it is what you make it! So live it to its fullest potential!