It's Been a While

It has been quite a while since I last posted and a whole lot has happened. My oldest daughter got married in November, my grandmother passed away just a couple of weeks before the wedding, then my computer crashed just after the wedding; and although sometimes you would like to raise your hands in the air and just say STOP...give me a break; it doesn't stop and life goes on.

I was very close to my grandmother and was very sad when she passed on. On the bright side, she did not suffer. She found out that she had lung cancer a few months earlier, took the treatments for it and seemed to stay in good spirits throughout. She was never on pain medication higher than extra strength tylenol (what a trooper). She went down hill really fast over the course of a weekend, still not in pain but short of breath. I went to visit her on a Saturday and she was gone just a few short days later. The Lord really blessed us in the fact that we did not have to watch her suffer for months on end. She went very peacefully at her daughter's house, just closed her eyes and went to sleep. She lead a very full life with lots of love, laughter and fun. I will post a tribute to her soon.

The timing of my grandmother's death was strange in a way. It was just a couple of weeks before my daughter's wedding; which put a sort of saddness in the air but also opened up a door of opportunity as well. My grandmother's children (including my dad) asked if my daughter and soon to be son-in-law wanted to live in my grandmother's house. This was truely a blessing. Her house is located exactly between my house and his parents house and also in between where they work. It was really the perfect location and it was rent free, so this will help them get established without having to worry so much about finances.

The wedding turned out beautiful and the newlyweds are all settled in their new home. They have been married now for two months. I will be posting wedding pictures soon. Right now I'm trying to recover everything that I lost when my computer crashed. I have a new harddrive now but it's blank so it may take a while to get them posted.

The new year has begun and I'm looking forward to a better one than last year. It was a very rough year for me and my family. I have heard many times that this is the year of restoration and I am claiming that in Jesus name; it is the year for restoration and order. I pray the Lord bless each and every person who is reading this post and that He will restore to you everything that the devil has tried to steal from you and your families.
Blessing in the name of Jesus