Bloggy Break

The picture above is my Aunt Pat and her daughter in law, Sylvie. My Aunt Pat suffered a massive heart attack this morning and as I type this post, her organs have begun to shut down and it does not look as if she will be with us any longer.

The soothing salve in this is the knowledge that my sweet Aunt loved the Lord Jesus. I think some of you may remember when I posted about going to my cousin Susan's 40th birthday party (which is when this picture was taken) back in September. She is Susan's Mom and I will miss her tremendously. This makes the fifth family member on my father's side in less than a year that our family has lost.

My friends, I am going to take the rest of this week off of blogging. I will be heading home to Vero to be what comfort I can to my parents and cousins. I will covet your prayers.

Blessings to you. And a great big hug from me to you.

Blue Monday

It's Blue Monday!! I'm linking up with Smiling Sally today and I'm going to throw some gorgeous blue your way!


This is my hubby taking a peek at me taking a peek at him! It's such a good thing I'm not a cop...I'd have pulled him over for being a moving violation of some sort just to get a kiss! muah!! Oh, I guess I should mention that beautiful blue sky!!! Fabulous!

Here's me and my young man in some blue jeans hanging outside in that fabulous blue sky! What a beautiful day! What a beautiful young man!

Even in a motorcycle helmet his blue eyes shine! Be still my heart!

He likes to polish the seats! lol I see some blue jeans here so it qualifies for today's post and I can get more of my fabulous guy in there! lol

Hope you enjoyed my blue today. May your Monday be blessed. Hugs to you!

Happy Sunday

Blessings to you this day!!

Then Sings My Soul Saturdays

I join in with Amy and the gals today for the Then Sings My Soul Saturdays meme. I love to worship my King through song. I have selected Newsboys singing 'He Reigns' today.

Blessings to you today!

Thankful Thursday

Happy Thursday! Today, I link with Iris @ Grace Alone, and join with my sisters in giving thanks to our Lord for He is good and deserves our praise and thanks!!

I am thankful for Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe" ... this brings me tremendous comfort today. I am going to my cardiologist today. This was the time frame I was given for the beginning medication to end and the new medication to begin. It is always a bit scary for me. My body does not react to new medication well. So I'm counting on my Strong Tower. I'm running to Him...and I know I will find safety there.

I am thankful for my sister, Candy and her family's visit this last Sunday and Monday. We had not seen them in a while and we had missed them terribly. We are extremely close to them and it did our hearts well to be able to hold those boys and love on them. I know I personally got at least a hundred kisses from Brendan and applied the same! Matthew 19:14 "But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

I am thankful for my husband coming home early yesterday to accompany me to the grocery store because he knew my head had been hurting me for a couple of days. His lovingkindness towards me always leaves me wondering how I deserved this man. Song of Solomon 1:16 "Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant!"

So thank you, Jesus, for all of your mercies, in every form they come. I am truly thankful. Blessings to you, today, my sisters. And ((hugs)) to you!!

Word for Wednesday

Philippians 1:3 "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you"


My sisters, I would like to take just the briefest moment to say this about the section that blogger calls the 'followers' section: I only love one thing about it...it allows me to see wonderful faces of my sisters who have decided to stroll with me to the cross from time to time and I am reminded to be thankful for their time, their counsel, their wisdom, their encouragement, their love.

Blessings to you this day. I'm thanking God for you today! ((hugs))

Sisters

I was up late last night having dinner with an old classmate from Texas. He was here for the Daytona 500. He and his wife were just wonderful and Jay and I had a great time with he and his wife. We didn't get home until 1 am. Whew...I'm too old for this! lol

I wanted to post about my sisters today. I'm sorry for the late start. My sister, Candy, and I are not the closest in age but we have the closest relationship. We are sister's in Christ, first and foremost. And we are sister-in-laws. Our husbands are brothers. And no, it's not a Kentucky thing. Sorry, Kentucky folks...I mean no disrespect. I have family from Tennessee and well, you know, that kind of thing, well, it happens! lol But I digress. This is my sister, Candy and I at Thanksgiving. She is 9 years younger than me.


This is my sister, Rhonda. Rhonda is a year and a half younger than I am. We fought like cats and dogs growing up. We are as different as day and night. She was always athletic and I was always prissy. However, if anyone else ever had a harsh word against us, we always had each other's back! Or she had mine. I was never a scrapper, but she does have several pictures with black eyes from being in neighborhood fights. lol This picture was also taken at Thanksgiving.

This is my sister, Kelly. Kelly is 9 years younger than me. We probably look the most alike. We have the same father and a different Mom. Her Mom is my bonus Mom. I taught Kelly how to dance when she was little. This picture was taken at my cousin, Susan's, 40th birthday party.

This is Rhonda and Candy at Thanksgiving. Candy always wanted to be around Rhonda when she was little. Rhonda was the 'fun' sister who liked to get dirty and play outside. I never could understand how Rhonda could be so mean to her and Candy still toddled after her. If I only knew getting dirt into the picture was the trick...nah, that would not have changed my tea party! lol

These are my sisters. We are a varied bunch. My family tree needs a flow chart to keep up with! But I love them. They are all younger than me and all extremely different than me. However, we all have a bond. We all can make each other laugh and we all can make each other cry. But there is never a time when we wouldn't be there for each other under any circumstances. And I am grateful for that and them.

I thank God for my sisters.

Blessings to you today!