Ronald McDonald House Ministry

The youth group at my church, Christian Nation Church, have a ministry that they participate in every month at the Ronald McDonald House in Cincinnati. They go once a month and prepare a dinner for them. The church has been doing this for approximately 2 years and this was the first time that I was able to take DeAnna and participate. I thoroughly enjoyed helping out.

Following are a few of the pictures that I was able to take. (I was going to post this blog a lot sooner but, I have been having trouble downloading pictures off of DeAnna's camera. Here they are finally.)

This little boy that Denise is carrying around was the cutest thing. He took to Denise instantly and then in the pictures below this one you can see that he took to Lorna. He figured out Lorna's name and that she had the camera and he LOVED the camera. He was taking pictures of everyone he saw with Lorna's camera. He figured out how to operate it with out any help. He is very smart!

I can not express enough what a wonderful time I had watching the youth of our church minister to people and being able to help them do so. All that I can really say is "WOW"!!!!! I definitely hope to be able to go back. I also want to thank the youth for allowing me to hang out with them since I am not a "youth" any more.

A Gift from God is your Mother or to be a Mother.

A newborn's conversation with God....



A baby asked God, 'They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?' God said, 'Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.'

The child further inquired, 'But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.' and ;God said, 'Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you . And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy.'

Again the child asked, 'And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?' God said, 'Your angel will tell you the most

beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.'

'And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?' God said, 'Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.'

'Who will protect me?' God said, 'Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.'

'But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.' God said, 'Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.'

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, 'God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.'

God said, 'You will simply call her, 'Mom.'

~Caleb & Stephanie's Wedding~

My niece, Stephanie got married on April 19, 2008 to a great addition to our family Caleb Arnold. I am very excited for them! They ran off immediately after the reception to Indianapolis and then to Hawaii for a great Honeymoon. Their wedding was very beautiful!!! The weather was great and God just seemed to be very close! They had a butterfly release which I thought was very pretty.
Below are some of the pictures that I was able to get.

Stephanie releasing her butterfly.
Enlarge this photo and you can see the butterflies very well.

Granny & DeAnna

Granny & Cheyenna

Beautiful Cake!

Granny was quite beautiful!

CONGRATULATIONS
CALEB & STEPHANIE!!!!!
We love you both and are praying for you!!!

The birds nest.....

Our front door is a very busy place lately. It is not like we go out of it in the morning and don't come back in until night. We are through the door probably 10 - 15 times a day between the 4 of us. Now, when would a bird have time to build a nest in my flowers hanging on my door????

Here is my flowers, they look a little rugged but,
I went to straighten them out and
look what I found in the next picture.

Now when I found it there were no eggs in it
but, now there are 3.

It is amazing what you will find when you least expect it.
By the way, the bird is a red winged black bird. We have lots of them because we have cat tails in our pond and they usually nest in there. The male is pretty all black with a red spot on each wing. The female is not so pretty and just a little brown bird.

My mom's SURPRISE visit

My mom is 60 years old and lives alone with her little dog in Arroya Grande, California. She owns a little outdoor shop that sell nick nacks for the yard and garden. She also works for a catering company and she sells olives. She definitely keeps herself very busy. Now, my mother is not always the most predictable person in the world.
On Tuesday, the 8th I received a call from her and she was asking me about car graphics and if Derrick can do that type of stuff. I told yea,h that is not a problem. Well, all of sudden she says "Well, I think I will stop by this evening." You things do not always sink in too quick for me. So, I asked her "What did you just say?" She repeated herself and I asked her "So, where are you?" "Driving through Amelia at the moment."
Oh My.....A person just never knows what my mother will do. She had talked with her friend and his wife about traveling with them back here. They left on Wednesday the 2nd and headed to Tennessee (where her friend was going) borrowed there car and drove up here from Tennessee. Got in town on Monday night and stayed with my Aunt in Mt. Washington. She stayed with me on Tuesday and went back to my Aunt's on Wednesday, had breakfast with me on Thursday and left to go back to Tennessee. She was finally able to get a flight on Tuesday the 15th to go back home out of Tennessee.
When she came here (with her dog) she had no idea how she was getting home. Forgot to bring her dog records and had to have them faxed to a vet in Tennessee to get a health statement so she could take him on the plane.

Here are some pictures.

Cheyenna & Granny

Mom & her dog "Tippy"

DeAnna, Mom & the dog, Cheyenna

My mom & my aunt Rosemary (Rosey)

It was great to see her!!!!! I wish I could see her more often.