more than enough

my life is full
i really do have enough
of everything.

i need nothing.
truly. i am content.

with that said,
we had a wonderful thanksgiving
with our family
where we ate more than enough! :)

l-r

husband & i.

brother & i

my mom & i

my niece & i

and 

my grandson with hubbie & i :)

we celebrated with my side of the family

and our one daughter, son in law and grandson.

we  sure MISSED our daughter, son in law and grandson in vienna, austria

and our daughter in california.

in the evening my husband
and i went on what i call an
M&M adventure!

we left the house at 9:30 pm last night-
and drove in to town to
have coffee, people watch
and then do some late night
shopping!

this is the second year we have done this
and it has become a fun tradition.
we don't really have anything we
NEED. (we need nothing!)
but, it is more about the
adventure. about making memories.

we returned home this morning
at 7:30 am!!!
not bad for two grandparents!! ;)
ha.

we didn't come home empty handed.
we wound up getting a few small
stocking stuffers but, it was more
about the fun...spending time
with my best friend
making memories!

tell me. did you brave it last night?
did you go out this morning?

or do you stay home all cozy and
stay away from all the craziness? :)

prayer

you know how when
something or someone
keeps popping into your head

those whispers that God sends to you?

you ignore them for only
so long until you say;
okay God, i hear you!

well, a lot of changes have
been going on in our sweet family
of late.

the biggest change being
the move of one of our
daughters and her family
to vienna, austria for missionary work

the other being our youngest
daughter who along with
her fiance will be moving
next week to california. (only two states away) ;)

none of our girls
have lived with us
for quite some time,
in other words;

we have adjusted to being
empty nesters.
quite nicely, in fact! :)

but, we enjoy a lot
of family time and
many get togethers
with our girls and their
families
so my husband and i
are trying to adjust to
these changes.

we also have been
experiencing changes in
our church family as well.

so, yesterday
a new sermon series
began for september.
you guessed it.

on prayer.

a few points/notes
i took were:

*it is not how you pray
but, THAT you pray.
* God is working on
what he wants for you.
*God is not hiding from us.
he WANTS us to know him.
*prayer is getting dialed in
with God.
*prayer is a relationship that
God is calling us into!
*prayer is getting in tune
with God.

so, okay sometimes
it is a whisper that he
sends my way...
not this time!
take a baseball bat and
just smack me upside the
head!
i need to pray more!

and then, what happens?!

i get my email from:
time warped wife
and it is all about
a challenge to pray!

not just any prayer...
but, to specifically pray
for our spouses.

yep, smack me with
the baseball bat again!

i have decided to join
the challenge that
time warped wife is issuing
and pray daily for my husband
and our marriage.



i am going to listen-

be in tune and have a
better prayer relationship
with God
which in turn can only
better my marriage and
my life in general.

on this labor day
amidst all the picnics
and family time...
may you have time to
glance over at your spouse
and say a prayer of thanksgiving
for him!

blessings,