Christmas Week

week has been so much fun, the first of the week I had spent the night with Sherry Maxwell my BFF   she is such a important part of my life, I love her, she is someone I can tell anything too and she still loves me, she knows me inside and out, and she keeps it to her self Hard to find! I am blessed with her sister ship!  Then Wednesday had a special lunch at the Victorian Tea room with my other friends, Sherry was there but she was taking this pic this is Pam Richey, Edwanda Ware, Dinah Lawson, we use to go to the Casino together about once every four months, have for years, always a group deal with Ed telling us when to eat, when to get up and what to do Dinah is our baby, she just turned 50 this year, we totally cater to her Ed is ready for a trip, but we said it will be awhile, she is 79 years old, so she said do not wait too long I love these women, they are a special blessing in my life, all very different, Pam gave me this neat cross made with beads, so pretty will take a pic and post it Then went to Mothers Tuesday at four, she was very irritated, she had had a hard weekend, I realized it could be the steroids the Dr. gave her for her Bronchitis , so I called her Alzheimer's Dr., he said it was and we added some zanax and it helped, that with a lot of prayers!  Thursday I listed a home and showed property, I spent the night with mother, a little better night but she was still confused, Hannah and Mark came Wednesday night, I was so excited, loved seeing those babies, been Thanksgiving since I had seen them! I loved this throw they got me for Christmas, have it on me now, just smiled at looking at Blake smiling so big!!  It was difficult juggling mother, work and company but it all worked out.  Connie mother’s caregiver brought her over Friday and we had a wonderful family time for Christmas we ate, sang Christmas carols had gift exchange. Mother and I went back to her house for the night, her  home was so pretty, we had the best time talking. We enjoyed the fire and the Walton’s Christmas was on, we sang Christmas Carols, special special memories for me. Got to bed and talked some more, then up at 7:30 which is early for mother, by the time the care giver got there, mother had her shower and ate breakfast, I had cleaned the house got the sheets in the wash, Saturday is our sheet washing day.   Got home and had Christmas with Sean, Anna and Cole, Sean is getting a divorce in which I am sad about, but all I can do is pray, keep him in your prayers, this is a very painful time for him, he sure loves his babies, he is a wonderful father.  After they left Steve and I went to eat at Our Back been a long time since I had been there, had a gift card, it was delicious had lobster cooked perfect! Then came home and went to bed, had my electric blanket on and just cuddled in for a long winter nap!  I had wanted to take mother and April to dinner and look at lights, which mother and I did that when her sister Connie was here, but I was just too tired to wiggle, so it’s a quiet Christmas Eve with Mr. Steve, we woke up and in our PJ’s watching NCIS.  We do plan on going to the 11:30 Christmas Eve service at church tonight, will be the first time for us to do that, hope we can stay awake, then tomorrow April will have her family Christmas with us!! April has always been a delight in our life, it is hard to believe she is almost 21 years old! She is so beautiful, inside and out!  I have had a fun, family filled Christmas, loved baking and making chocolate cover pretzels had a shoe display A slight spill of popcorn, that turned into a play in the popcorn! Hannah said had that been when they were little someone would have been in trouble, and I let the Grand babies play in it, although they did help clean it up. I am grateful for all my babies and all my family, friends I am blessed!  I hope you take time to have great family time and make some new traditions!  Merry Christmas!

Tired but fulfilled!

All id going well at my home, Steve is doing great and the house is all Christmas, I love, love, love this time of year, the Christmas music brings peace, I love singing about the Lord.  I have shown property this week, listed some and closed a loan Been with mother, last night she was having difficulty breathing and coughing so much, I thought at one time I may take her to ER because she could not get her breath, I did the Sprivia breather deal and it helped, but today took her to Dr., she has no fever and does not feel bad so I knew she was ok, but her breathing worried me. I love this pic of us, we were at Clay’s wedding.  The Dr. gave her a breathing treatment in his office, put her on antibiotic and inhaler for immediate relief and steroids to dry up her cough.  So its at home in the house for her for a week, she has not smoked in almost a month! She does not feel bad but has labored breathing when she does any activity, hope she sleeps tonight last night she did not get much sleep. We ate Catfish for supper and she ate and ate, she eats good! Weighs 130, I am so thankful, remember when she weighed 84 pds.?? skin and bones, so grateful for her weight

Tomorrow have a slower day, will be home and miss Amelia will come and spend the night with me.  Be watching the news paper Jared’s promotion will be in it, he is now the General Mgr. of the company he works for, so proud of him!! my boys, so proud of them all!  Well watching the Walton’s with mother, so blog more tomorrow….hugs nite

Jealousy

I awoke this morning with so much on my heart, so I got alone with the Lord, it was so sweet, I read where God is Jealous for ME!!!  I love knowing that our God is Jealous for us, He wants us to be quiet before Him and just being HIS presence.  I love my quiet times with the Lord.  I decided to do some study this morning on the word Jealous.  Its interesting, He is Jealous for us, not Jealous of us.  BIG difference.  The bible says who can stand in the midst of Jealousy, which from experience I have found that when someone is jealous in their heart of you, you will never measure up to their expectations.  With the Lord He is jealous for you, you have meet all His expectations, for one, He knows all about you, He made you! The Bible states, He formed you in your mother’s womb! The next wonderful thing He did not leave us to carry the baggage of our life, in saying that, I mean in my childhood there was turmoil, good times, bad times, all of us pick up hurts and the way we react and respond, as we grow older we learn habit patterns of ways to cope, some good and some bad  God in His mercy made a provision for us to receive total forgiveness and mercy and be the very being He created! I have struggled with jealousy, when I see a tall thin person, I think why could I not of been born like that, or have friends who have the best of the best, or being the number one person in real estate, all kind of things to be jealous of.  When Jared had cancer it totally changed me inside and out, I realized what was important to me, its not the big houses, cars, money, skinny, etc..  I saw how quickly life can be taken…..when Cameron was tragically taken at the age of five…it changed me, I saw how quickly life can be taken……when Wyatt did not live, my first Grandson, I saw how fragile life is.  So I can honestly say I do not struggle with Jealousy of things, but I do have Jealous for loved ones, so I have a tad bit of understanding how God feels when He is Jealous over me and you.  I am Jealous over my family, I love, love, love them, I love being with each of them, I love my Grandbabies, enjoy and Jealous over each of them.  I have been so blessed with a wonderful husband and marriage, not that we did not struggle though it at times to stayed married, but I am Jealous over Steve, not of Steve The trails we have had as a family have brought us closer to each other, and for that I am thankful.   Next time you feel jealous of something, or someone, they may have the family you wish you had, someone may have the job you want, someone may sing better then you do, etc., remember the Bible states no one can stand in the midst of jealousy, so settle it in your self and love you just like you are, you were made in secret by the Lord in your mother’s womb, no mistakes in your being, God made you! God is Jealous over you.  Look in your own life and see who you are jealous over or of, if it is of, then let it go, it will drive people away from you when you are a jealous person. Thank the Lord for what ever or who ever you are jealous of and ask Him to help you love what He has given you!  Hugs

Surprise Company!

We got home and Connie called and said she was coming to Little Rock on Tuesday, she has a dear friend Larry who was a business partner with Jack, his back was in bad shape and she wanted him to come and let Darrell work on it, Darrell is amazing at what he can do to help backs, but totally unbelievable at what he can do to help frozen shoulders and rotor cuff problems, Connie could not even move her arm hardly and once she came and had to go to dr to get cortisone shot, then Darrell was working on me and told me he could fix it, so Connie came and went, and yes he fixed it! No surgery for her! Amazing! SO she and Larry got here Tuesday, we all went to Benihani's, a Japanese steak house, it was awesome, mother loved it, they put on a show as they cook for you:) Kay was going but did not feel well, so it was just mother, Steve and I and Connie and Larry.  Then Thursday we ate at Larry's pizza so Connie could have some Chocolate peanut butter pizza!! Then I made Veggie beef soup and had chocolate fudge cake and corn bread for their dinner Thursday night.
  We had our company Christmas party, we went to Gaucho's which is Brazilian Restaurant and OH MY WORD, so much food, all kinds of meats! We had such a good time!  On Tuesday we had our office party, we party all the time 

I just was sad I had to leave Connie and Larry, but they stayed with mother for me, and Connie loved that! Larry stayed at the new Best Western here in Sherwood, he said it was real nice, tried to get him to stay at my house, but he felt more comfortable in a hotel:(( Mother was totally excited to see Connie!  We had a great visit and fun time, I will miss them! Today I worked and got caught up on things, got a new listing in Sherwood and showing property Sunday!! Saturday is our Averitt Christmas with Steve's brother and sisters, looking forward to seeing everyone!  I will post pics!!  Tonight I have Jared and Jenn's girls, Steve went and got a cheese pizza, then bath time and watching Lion King Movie, they have all fallen asleep:) totally enjoyed tonight, one night next week Amelia spend the night:)
well best get back to the movie...hugs and nite

Wild and Wonderful!

We left last Tuesday night to go see Mama and Connie in Baton Rouge, mother’s care giver was off to go somewhere and we decided to just take a road trip!  We then decided to leave Tuesday night, went to Vicksburg and spent the night, Mother loves casino’s, we stayed at Diamond Jacks, we got a wheel chair and took her to play, she played twenty dollars and we went to the room, got out PJ’s on and she said are we ready, I said for what, she said to go play, I said we have on our PJ’s, she said that would be ok to wear, they are warm and look nice she was not finished playing needless to say we went to bed, got up and drove on to Baton Rouge, the drive was so nice and peaceful, beautiful drive!  When mother saw Mama she said she did not know she was going to see her and was so happy!Connie went all out made a huge pot of Gumbo and a homemade Coconut cake Chocolate pie too!  They took us to a place to eat that had Turtle soup mother and I ate it, it was real good! We both like it.  Mother quit smoking during this time, I am so grateful!! I know it will help her to feel better and for sure breath better!!  We had a fun fun fun time, went and saw Mike the LSU Tiger, who did put a hurt on the Hogs, but I wore my Razorback shirt proudly  so thankful we went, mother loved every minute of our visit!  So did Steve and I! Well best get off here and get to Journey Church!! hugs!  If you can come with me!!  http://www.discoverjourneychurch.com/