52 Blessings Week 12

This week my blessing is God's creation. I planted daffodil bulbs over a year ago, and they bloomed last year, and now they are blooming again! Spring isn't my "favorite" month, but it's close! I love to see the flowers bloom (especially now that I am in the beautiful northwest and can see His beauty everywhere you look) and just the whole "newness" of what spring means. I thank God for all the seasons He gives us, and I'm happy to be living in the Northwests where I can truly enjoy each season as it comes. Isn't He great to give us seasons? :)

52 Blessings Week 11

This week my blessing is my mom and dad. Yesterday (Saturday) we celebrated their 6oth wedding anniversary! Eleven of us gathered together at The Olive Garden to celebrate this awesome milestone. In this day and age when marriages are so easily discarded when bad things come along, it's great to see a marriage that has lasted 60 years. True, their time together hasn't had its problems, but they committed to stay married to each other 60 years ago (actually on the 16th of March) and they remain faithful to each other to this day. I know it's because of their faith in God, and having made Him first in their lives that this has been possible. They set a good example to their two children by having daily devotions (which they continue to this day). They have never been in debt (except for a house payment or a car payment) and have been able to make many oversea trips, even though they never made a lot of money.
Thank you, Mom and Dad for leaving a great legacy! I love you!

52 Blessings Week 10

I cannot believe week 10 has come and gone...I forgot to post last Sunday! Let's see...my blessing last week...
I'd have to say my blessing this last week was my friend, Jane. I am so thankful that she has come into my life again. We were roommates our senior year in college (a loooooongg time ago!) and we went our separate ways until about 4 years ago. And now, we live in the same town, and we have decided to try and do some outing together once a month. This has been fun. Saturday (the 7th) we went on an outing to look for a Letterbox at Champoeg State Park. We didn't find it...the weather was cold and was threatening rain, and we were still a long way from where the box was supposed to be. But, we had fun, anyway. I am so blessed to have Jane as my friend!

52 Blessings Week 9

My blessing this week is my youngest son, Todd. He is really starting to make a name for himself, and it makes me so happy to see him doing so well! This past week he wrote a blog on the website where he works and Rush Limbaugh was so impressed by it that he read it on the air! Now, I know this may not be a very big deal to many of you, but it is a very big deal to me (and to him!). At 27, he already has thoughts that are worth repeating :) He also got his picture in the Washington Post, but they misrepresented what he and his friend were doing. Can't trust those newspaper reporters! Anyway...I just had to brag on my son! I truly thank God for the gift He has given Todd in expressing himself in the political world. We need more young people like Todd!