Hello everyone. So sorry I haven't blogged in so long. We've been staying pretty busy around here. Even though I'm home full-time now the days seem to fly by. We stay busy playing school, singing, dancing, eating, and cleaning. We also have lots of spontaneous play dates..which I'm so thankful for! Most all of my friends here stay at home, so we always are just a phone call away from having lots of fun. Every Thursday we have a scheduled play date with several of my friends from church. These days are precious and I know we all look forward to them! We get together, eat lunch and dessert and just chat non-stop.
Today is a gorgeous day here. It is sunny and 60 in January. I wish I could say this was the normal temp for this time of year but it is well above average. Tomorrow it is supposed to be 65...woohoo! I'm sitting outside on the porch swing right now, enjoying the peace and quiet. Anna Claire is out here too, trying to have a conversation with me, but I told her this is my break time so she needs to be quiet. :) Jackson is sleeping and she is supposed to be having quiet time in her room, but since it was so pretty I gave her the oppurtunity to sit out on the porch with me...however she isn't being too quiet. ;) She has lots of questions lately about heaven and who will be there and what it would be like. Last night as I was putting her to bed she asked me if Mammaw Jackie would be in heaven. I said yes, mammaw jackie will be in heaven b/c she loves Jesus and she asked Him to live in her heart. She said, will I see her or will she be in Ohio heaven? I told her we'll all be in the same heaven...she then said, we'll all be in Ohio heaven? So cute! I wish I could record some of the conversations I have with her.
Well, I feel like I'm just rambling today. I hope you are enjoying your day! We have been blessed and are continuing to see God at work here in South Carolina.
Love and miss you all!
Leah
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
New year, new focus
Ready, set, go! That was the title of our sermon today...so I need to give credit to our pastor for some of the thoughts I am about to share. Also, I don't think it is a coincidence that I have come across the same 2 different passages twice in the last three days. Before I share the passages with you let me tell you what we've been up to!
We have been in 11 states in 10 days for Christmas...we spent the night in 4 different states in 10 days (Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, and Ohio). We did all this with 2 children and a dog. It was great though! The kids and the dog did absolutely wonderful. On our trip from Ohio to KS we we're blessed to be able to go through our old stomping grounds, beautiful Lexington, KY. It was a pleasure, but also torture at the same time. I LOVED living there, I still love it and miss it, as you know, b/c I write about it all the time. My heart ached and jumped for joy at the same time as we drove past familiar places. We stopped and visited my aunt Joan and I found myself envying her and random people we passed while driving down the road b/c they still lived there and I didn't. I can actually say I loved being on Nicholasville road, as much as I hated it when I lived there, I loved it! I couldn't help but ask God, why did you move us from here? I was so comfortable here...I loved it here, this was my home. We met up with one of Anna Claire's dear friends at Gatti town. They were the best of buds. To see the sincere joy on their faces when they saw each other was the best Christmas gift, but then my heart ached thinking about the goodbye that was to follow. I would be lying if I said I wasn't being bitter towards God and my husband...and kicking myself for letting Craig take the job in SC....even though I know deep down that SC is right where we are supposed to be. Please read my first blog to see what I mean. God doesn't let me forget it either...now I'll talk about the passages from Philippians and the one from Deut. that I have come across twice in the last 3 days.
I read the one from Deut. Friday and the pastor also used it in his message today.
Duet. 11:7-12 "But it was your own eyes that saw all these great things the Lord has done. Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, and so that you may live long in the land flowing with milk and honey. The land you are entering (Anderson) to take over is not like the land of Egypt (Lexington), from which you have come where you planted your seed and irrigated it by foot as in a vegetable garden. But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven. It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from beginning of the year to its end."
Philippians 3:12-16 "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained."
So why do these verses mean so much to me? If you're like me you know when God is speaking to you beyond a shadow of a doubt. This was one of those moments...and like a child, I learn by repetition. He showed me each of these verses twice. :) Ok, so I felt like God was telling me I had to get out of my comfort zone...serving Him doesn't always get you what you want or desire. I didn't want to move farther from family. I didn't want to leave my friends and a church I loved and was involved in. I didn't want to take my daughter away from her sweet friends, but yet in the midst of it all, I had a peace. "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9.
Did I ever imagine I would live in SC...not in my wildest dreams! South Carolina was where we went for vacations during the summer months...that's it. But, "God is the only One who has the right perspective of our lives. And He will reveal it to us, but we must turn to Him and listen for His voice of instruction." (Charles Stanley)
Now, in Philippians Paul says, to forget what is behind and strain towards what is ahead. I will never forget Lexington, my sweet friends there, nor the many memories that were made there...BUT I can stop dwelling on those things. Instead I need to focus on the present and pray about the future and again, listen for God's instructions.
It's funny, as we pursue our desire for God, He fulfills some of our desires. He has already blessed us tremendously since we've been here. God has put some really awesome women in my life that I can talk, pray and laugh with. They are dear friends and they mean so much to me. He has lead us to a church that we look forward to going to every week. He has blessed us with a nice house and Craig with a job that he loves.
Being home with family during Christmas was fantastic! It also makes it harder to live so far away. That is why these verses meant so much to me. I begin to doubt, and when I begin to doubt, I begin to get farther from God and His purpose for my life. He once again, reminded me to "press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
So all this to say, at the start of this new year I am going to change my focus. Think of Jesus, He had to bear a very heavy cross, but He fixed His eyes on the joy before Him. And we/I should do the same! Lord, help me to get life in focus this year. Help me to not gaze at my problems and only glance at you. Instead, help me to gaze at You, and behold You, so that my problems, doubts, lonliness, fears, and sadness won't cause me to grow weary and lose heart. Amen!
We have been in 11 states in 10 days for Christmas...we spent the night in 4 different states in 10 days (Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, and Ohio). We did all this with 2 children and a dog. It was great though! The kids and the dog did absolutely wonderful. On our trip from Ohio to KS we we're blessed to be able to go through our old stomping grounds, beautiful Lexington, KY. It was a pleasure, but also torture at the same time. I LOVED living there, I still love it and miss it, as you know, b/c I write about it all the time. My heart ached and jumped for joy at the same time as we drove past familiar places. We stopped and visited my aunt Joan and I found myself envying her and random people we passed while driving down the road b/c they still lived there and I didn't. I can actually say I loved being on Nicholasville road, as much as I hated it when I lived there, I loved it! I couldn't help but ask God, why did you move us from here? I was so comfortable here...I loved it here, this was my home. We met up with one of Anna Claire's dear friends at Gatti town. They were the best of buds. To see the sincere joy on their faces when they saw each other was the best Christmas gift, but then my heart ached thinking about the goodbye that was to follow. I would be lying if I said I wasn't being bitter towards God and my husband...and kicking myself for letting Craig take the job in SC....even though I know deep down that SC is right where we are supposed to be. Please read my first blog to see what I mean. God doesn't let me forget it either...now I'll talk about the passages from Philippians and the one from Deut. that I have come across twice in the last 3 days.
I read the one from Deut. Friday and the pastor also used it in his message today.
Duet. 11:7-12 "But it was your own eyes that saw all these great things the Lord has done. Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, and so that you may live long in the land flowing with milk and honey. The land you are entering (Anderson) to take over is not like the land of Egypt (Lexington), from which you have come where you planted your seed and irrigated it by foot as in a vegetable garden. But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven. It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from beginning of the year to its end."
Philippians 3:12-16 "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained."
So why do these verses mean so much to me? If you're like me you know when God is speaking to you beyond a shadow of a doubt. This was one of those moments...and like a child, I learn by repetition. He showed me each of these verses twice. :) Ok, so I felt like God was telling me I had to get out of my comfort zone...serving Him doesn't always get you what you want or desire. I didn't want to move farther from family. I didn't want to leave my friends and a church I loved and was involved in. I didn't want to take my daughter away from her sweet friends, but yet in the midst of it all, I had a peace. "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9.
Did I ever imagine I would live in SC...not in my wildest dreams! South Carolina was where we went for vacations during the summer months...that's it. But, "God is the only One who has the right perspective of our lives. And He will reveal it to us, but we must turn to Him and listen for His voice of instruction." (Charles Stanley)
Now, in Philippians Paul says, to forget what is behind and strain towards what is ahead. I will never forget Lexington, my sweet friends there, nor the many memories that were made there...BUT I can stop dwelling on those things. Instead I need to focus on the present and pray about the future and again, listen for God's instructions.
It's funny, as we pursue our desire for God, He fulfills some of our desires. He has already blessed us tremendously since we've been here. God has put some really awesome women in my life that I can talk, pray and laugh with. They are dear friends and they mean so much to me. He has lead us to a church that we look forward to going to every week. He has blessed us with a nice house and Craig with a job that he loves.
Being home with family during Christmas was fantastic! It also makes it harder to live so far away. That is why these verses meant so much to me. I begin to doubt, and when I begin to doubt, I begin to get farther from God and His purpose for my life. He once again, reminded me to "press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
So all this to say, at the start of this new year I am going to change my focus. Think of Jesus, He had to bear a very heavy cross, but He fixed His eyes on the joy before Him. And we/I should do the same! Lord, help me to get life in focus this year. Help me to not gaze at my problems and only glance at you. Instead, help me to gaze at You, and behold You, so that my problems, doubts, lonliness, fears, and sadness won't cause me to grow weary and lose heart. Amen!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Johnny Jump-ups
I was reading some this morning out of my "Joy for a Woman's Soul" devotional book. I ran across one written by Peggy Benson. In it she talks about how Johnny Jump Ups are some of her favorite spring flowers. She says they resemble smiling faces, each with their own personality. She goes on to talk about her "jump-up" friends in her life. Her "jump-up" friends came into her life at the exact time she needed a friendly, smiling face.
This past week our calendar was full of playdates with new friends. My biggest fear about moving was making new friends. Well, I thank God every day for sending me my Johnny Jump-ups! I have met so many wonderful women since we've moved here. They are encouraging, Godly women. I know I can go to any of them for anything.
I also think of my friends back in Ky. The ones I miss so much. I think back to the times we met and how God orchestrated everything! I'm so thakful for friends old and new! They each mean so much to me!
This past week our calendar was full of playdates with new friends. My biggest fear about moving was making new friends. Well, I thank God every day for sending me my Johnny Jump-ups! I have met so many wonderful women since we've moved here. They are encouraging, Godly women. I know I can go to any of them for anything.
I also think of my friends back in Ky. The ones I miss so much. I think back to the times we met and how God orchestrated everything! I'm so thakful for friends old and new! They each mean so much to me!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Thankful
The title of this post is thankful, b/c that is how I am feeling right now...and this is why. Over the past week I have been feeling pretty down in the dumps. I cry about anything, commercials, movies, pictures of my kids (I realize how fast they are growing), homesickness, etc. I know, I know...a week ago I wrote about the joy of having a Godly perspective and I try, really I do. Somedays I do and somedays I just don't, but I remind myself on those days why I should. :) Anyway, last night before bed I sat down to do my devotion. My devotions have been coming from an In Touch magazine my mom sends to me. The devotions are short and sweet, but powerful. The last couple of days that I have done one, I wasn't focused nor was I listening to God. He was trying to speak to me in my time of feeling blah and I was not paying attention. Instead my mind was on bills to be paid, laundry to be done, etc...I read the words, shut my Bible and went about my day. Well, last night I sat down once more, opened my Bible and my devotional and saw the titles of the devotions I had been reading were: Results of Discouragement, The Outcome of Discouragement, and Spiritual Causes of Discouragement ...Hello!!! DISCOURAGEMENT! That is how I have been feeling, discouraged. So I reread them...and God spoke. No, I didn't hear any booming voice, but he spoke to me through his Word, once again. We are memorizing a verse at church, it is Hebrews 4:12, "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." I understand that verse now, when God speaks to you, you know it, you feel it, and you are moved by it. I sat and wept tears of joy and sadness as I finished these devotions last night. Tears of joy b/c God speaks to me, little ole me, and reassures me once again, we're right where we are supposed to be! Tears of sadness b/c He had been trying to get through to me for a few days and I ignored him and was too busy to hear what He had to say.
These are the verses that spoke to me last night. James 1:2-4 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, b/c you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
2 Corinthians 7:9-10 "yet now I am happy, not b/c you were made sorry, but b/c your sorrow led to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. "
This next one is the kicker, if you remember, back in my first blog, I talked about how God used the verse out of Joshua to let me know to come to SC...it says, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terriedied; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Now read this verse from last night, and remember I was feeling discouraged about being here and not in Ky or not with my family...basically I was just feeling sorry for myself, but God reminded me gently through this verse to keep on keeping on.
1 Chronicles 28:20 "David aslo said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the service of the temple of the Lord is finished."
WOW! Okay God, now what is the work I am supposed to do while I am here? That is the question and my prayer!
Let's be reminded why we feel discouraged...Satan! Discouragement is one of his most effective weapons; he knows that if he can destroy our courage, we won't accomplish anything for Christ. Instead we'll be too busy feeling sorry for ourselves and miss out on some pretty awesome things!
Prayer: Dear Lord, I know without a shadow of a doubt, my family and I are where you want us to be. You have made that very clear. Help me to focus on the things that are to be accomplished for you while we are here, instead of dwelling on the past. Thank you for your many blessings and the precious memories I have from the past. But I am now focused on the present, the here and now, use me to further Your kingdom. Amen!
These are the verses that spoke to me last night. James 1:2-4 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, b/c you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
2 Corinthians 7:9-10 "yet now I am happy, not b/c you were made sorry, but b/c your sorrow led to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. "
This next one is the kicker, if you remember, back in my first blog, I talked about how God used the verse out of Joshua to let me know to come to SC...it says, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terriedied; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Now read this verse from last night, and remember I was feeling discouraged about being here and not in Ky or not with my family...basically I was just feeling sorry for myself, but God reminded me gently through this verse to keep on keeping on.
1 Chronicles 28:20 "David aslo said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the service of the temple of the Lord is finished."
WOW! Okay God, now what is the work I am supposed to do while I am here? That is the question and my prayer!
Let's be reminded why we feel discouraged...Satan! Discouragement is one of his most effective weapons; he knows that if he can destroy our courage, we won't accomplish anything for Christ. Instead we'll be too busy feeling sorry for ourselves and miss out on some pretty awesome things!
Prayer: Dear Lord, I know without a shadow of a doubt, my family and I are where you want us to be. You have made that very clear. Help me to focus on the things that are to be accomplished for you while we are here, instead of dwelling on the past. Thank you for your many blessings and the precious memories I have from the past. But I am now focused on the present, the here and now, use me to further Your kingdom. Amen!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The Joy of a Godly Perspective
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
What an awesome verse. All to often, I wonder what in the world we are here for. I can't begin to express how much I miss living in Wilmore, Ky. I miss my friends. I miss being only 3 hours from my family and making weekend trips home. I miss our church, oh how I miss our church and family there. Just thinking about it makes me tear up. When I think like this and dwell on the past I am doubting the awesome plans that God has for us here. If you have kept up with my blog, you know, as well as I do, God wants us here. He made that clear in many ways. When dwelling on all these things He reminds me of how he has blessed us here. We have met so many wonderful friends. He has led us to a church we enjoy going to. Craig and I have drawn closer during this time. Believe it or not, even during this busy volleyball season, we see him more than we ever did in KY. Craig was pulled in so many different directions when we were there because he had 4 jobs...a realtor, a migrant recruiter, professor, and a volleyball coach. Now he is just a full-time coach and he loves it!
So, I guess my point is...I need to have a Godly perspective! Life is a journey...but there is no end in this journey, instead there is a goal! Whatever sends us running for Him, makes us embrace Him, and causes us to wholly depend on Him, is the best good in our lives.
There are times in my life that I have been so full of gratitude and awe that I haven't been able to do anything but sing praises to Him. One of those times is when I was hiking in Glacier National Park. The sights I saw were breathtaking! My friend Kimmy and I sang "How Great is our God" as we hiked along the trail. :) Then there are other times we haven't been able to see how God could possibly be there in the dark circumstances of life. Craig and I experienced something awful in May of 2004. It is a persons worst nightmare and we lived it! At this time I couldn't understand why this incident had happened. What kind of good could come from this?! I questioned God a lot. But I have learned that God always-in all things-is up to something good in our lives....and that "good" is always eternal good!
So, let's just praise the Lord!
Love you all!
What an awesome verse. All to often, I wonder what in the world we are here for. I can't begin to express how much I miss living in Wilmore, Ky. I miss my friends. I miss being only 3 hours from my family and making weekend trips home. I miss our church, oh how I miss our church and family there. Just thinking about it makes me tear up. When I think like this and dwell on the past I am doubting the awesome plans that God has for us here. If you have kept up with my blog, you know, as well as I do, God wants us here. He made that clear in many ways. When dwelling on all these things He reminds me of how he has blessed us here. We have met so many wonderful friends. He has led us to a church we enjoy going to. Craig and I have drawn closer during this time. Believe it or not, even during this busy volleyball season, we see him more than we ever did in KY. Craig was pulled in so many different directions when we were there because he had 4 jobs...a realtor, a migrant recruiter, professor, and a volleyball coach. Now he is just a full-time coach and he loves it!
So, I guess my point is...I need to have a Godly perspective! Life is a journey...but there is no end in this journey, instead there is a goal! Whatever sends us running for Him, makes us embrace Him, and causes us to wholly depend on Him, is the best good in our lives.
There are times in my life that I have been so full of gratitude and awe that I haven't been able to do anything but sing praises to Him. One of those times is when I was hiking in Glacier National Park. The sights I saw were breathtaking! My friend Kimmy and I sang "How Great is our God" as we hiked along the trail. :) Then there are other times we haven't been able to see how God could possibly be there in the dark circumstances of life. Craig and I experienced something awful in May of 2004. It is a persons worst nightmare and we lived it! At this time I couldn't understand why this incident had happened. What kind of good could come from this?! I questioned God a lot. But I have learned that God always-in all things-is up to something good in our lives....and that "good" is always eternal good!
So, let's just praise the Lord!
Love you all!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
3 wins for the home team
I think I may be getting a glimpse of why God has sent us here. Abouta week ago after Craig's practice 3 of the girl's on his team gave their lives to Christ...praise God! You see, Craig shared with me that he has been praying for these woman since he has been here. They are great women, but some of the team had not accepted Christ, or had accepted Christ but were no longer making Him part of their lives. I don't know these woman personally, yet. So I can only tell you what Craig has shared.
Craig has had devotions with them, he has chats with them about drinking, sexual purity, etc. He has set curfews too. He soon realized this wasn't doing any good and wasn't going to change the way they chose to live their lives. So he prayed for God to make them broken, so that they may have a heart for Him. He prayed that something would happen to bring them to their knees. Well, something did happen. I won't go into details, but something drastically changed in one player's live. As she stood there and told the teammates she couldn't be a part of the team any longer...they were broken. Craig stood in front of the 17 girls and read Hebrews 12:3 to them and shared the message of salvation. After that a few musicians came out and played worship songs. Three of them we're brought to their knees in front of our Holy, faithful Heavenly Father. God is so good!
Craig has had devotions with them, he has chats with them about drinking, sexual purity, etc. He has set curfews too. He soon realized this wasn't doing any good and wasn't going to change the way they chose to live their lives. So he prayed for God to make them broken, so that they may have a heart for Him. He prayed that something would happen to bring them to their knees. Well, something did happen. I won't go into details, but something drastically changed in one player's live. As she stood there and told the teammates she couldn't be a part of the team any longer...they were broken. Craig stood in front of the 17 girls and read Hebrews 12:3 to them and shared the message of salvation. After that a few musicians came out and played worship songs. Three of them we're brought to their knees in front of our Holy, faithful Heavenly Father. God is so good!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunny Sunday
So sorry it has been so long since I've written a blog. I've been pretty busy the last few weeks. Since I've written my family has been down here twice! The second time was a complete surprise. My mom called Tuesday evening and said they were leaving at 6 the next morning and heading this way. Their was an auction my step-dad needed to attend in Spartanburg, which is about 1 hour from here. His boss and his wife also rode down with them b/c their son lives in Greenville, SC. It was so nice to see them again! We had a great time together. I"m looking forward to the next visit from friends and family!
I've turned 30 years old since I've blogged...I can't believe it. That used to sound so old to me and now I'm there! It hit me yesterday when I found out a girl that I work with, whom I assumed was around the same age as me was only 18! And when asked how old I was, I had to say 30. I just picture myself as a girl in my twenties still. Wow, time flies! I can remember my freshman year of college like it was yesterday...it was ten years ago!!!!!!!!! Okay, I'm getting depressed...moving on.
I'm sitting out here on my beloved porch swing. It is one of those days that you just have to be outside no matter what. 7o degrees, blue, sunny skies, a nice breeze...ahhh, so refreshing and beautiful! Even though there is a lot of stuff that could be done inside, it will have to wait. This is what the weather will be like in heaven, I just know it! :) Getting back to my porch swing, I love it! It was a b-day gift from my mother-in-law. We live out in the country, so it is so peaceful, except for the occasional dog barking. Across the street from us is nothing but a forest...the wind sounds so loud coming through it, but it is calming. I have many great memories from when I was a child that took place while sitting on a porch swing. It was on my grandma and grandpa Frazie's back porch. As a child I was blessed to live right next door to one set of grandparents. One of my memories is of me and my grandma Dodie snapping green beans, while swinging and talking. Another memory is of me, my grandma and grandpa swinging one summer evening during a big storm. We watched the rain surround us, while it rolled off the porch roof. Those are great memories, maybe that is why I love my porch swing so much. :)
Well, I hope you all enjoy your Sunday as much as I am. Have a great week!
I've turned 30 years old since I've blogged...I can't believe it. That used to sound so old to me and now I'm there! It hit me yesterday when I found out a girl that I work with, whom I assumed was around the same age as me was only 18! And when asked how old I was, I had to say 30. I just picture myself as a girl in my twenties still. Wow, time flies! I can remember my freshman year of college like it was yesterday...it was ten years ago!!!!!!!!! Okay, I'm getting depressed...moving on.
I'm sitting out here on my beloved porch swing. It is one of those days that you just have to be outside no matter what. 7o degrees, blue, sunny skies, a nice breeze...ahhh, so refreshing and beautiful! Even though there is a lot of stuff that could be done inside, it will have to wait. This is what the weather will be like in heaven, I just know it! :) Getting back to my porch swing, I love it! It was a b-day gift from my mother-in-law. We live out in the country, so it is so peaceful, except for the occasional dog barking. Across the street from us is nothing but a forest...the wind sounds so loud coming through it, but it is calming. I have many great memories from when I was a child that took place while sitting on a porch swing. It was on my grandma and grandpa Frazie's back porch. As a child I was blessed to live right next door to one set of grandparents. One of my memories is of me and my grandma Dodie snapping green beans, while swinging and talking. Another memory is of me, my grandma and grandpa swinging one summer evening during a big storm. We watched the rain surround us, while it rolled off the porch roof. Those are great memories, maybe that is why I love my porch swing so much. :)
Well, I hope you all enjoy your Sunday as much as I am. Have a great week!
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