What a wonderful day----

How it is hard to believe that our daughter will be turning twenty tomarrow. The family will all be here to share that special day Mom and Dad will be here to have some fun with that new great grandbaby as well!!! We are all excited!!!

I have been busy tatting up a storm trying to finsh my first doily and make some bookmarks as well. I have been blessed with some great tatters freinds that have challenged me along with me advanures andthey are awesoem I love it so I can say that I have added beades to tatting and tried larges things. I love it!!!! Thanks Nancy!!!! This week has been such a great and quick week with no school on Monday and now it Saturday already.

I recieved some blessing this last week I got the baby blanket for Mikka that was made by "aunties of Q&N " I love it --It is so sweet!!!!!

LOVE WHAT IS IT......

In jsut a few day will be Valentines Day and there has been many things that has come to mind as I think of LOVE the one and for most thing is that the Love of Christ Jesus -- I have been doing some reading in 1 John :7-12 and there are lots of things that comes to mind like these that folow:

7. Beloved let us love one another:for love is of GOD ; and every one that loves is born of GOD, and knows God.

8. He that loveeth not knoweth God; for God is LOVE

9. In this was manifested the love of God toward us because that GOd sent his only begotten Son in the worl that we might live threw Him

As I think of these first three verses I think yep that is why the Lord is the most powerful thing in my life HE DIED FOR ME!!! As this time come there are a few things that I have had burning in my heart alot the in September I was visiting with a dear friend and as I was getting ready to hang up the phone from her and I told her that I loved her --she replied those words are so abused now days do you really know what love it and why would you say that to me --I pondered on this for months and here are my thought on this .......

Saying I love you

who needs to hear this? EVERYONE jsut so that know that they feel connected with not only on the human side by the Heavenly side too. just like it says in verse 7 we need to love one another and when we do that it is a feeling of acceptance.

There are times when you question there love at times too... yep we all go threw a time in our life and questioning love of someone but we always know that Christ Jesus always loves us no MATTER WHAT!

Then when my husband was gone for a week and I really missed him and our first grandchild was born and the LOVE that she has BIRTH that is another part of love that increadible.

Here are some thoughts to ponder on.... Who is the your most love and what are your memories of love as a child and how did they show you love....

Take some time and read this in the Word 1John 4:7-12 and put in the heart and let it stay there.

Blessings from Heaven above

Our little grand was born just four day ago and she is so sweet. The blessing that she is just an amazing thing. I have never seen the joy and proud feeling in my son.

As I went to school to teach all excited for my husband to come home after a week long visit with his family. I received this call MOM it is time and I want you here so to wait and wait finally it is c-section time our precious little grand daughter weigh 4 pounds and four ounces and only eighteen inches long came into our live.

Here is a picture of her after she went home.

Many project are going on as well some tatting exchanges along with some fun exchanges with other farm-girls thanks ladies!!!!

So this week challenge yourself to do something that is out of your Box-- give from your heart and ifit is 5 minutes to slow down and read with your child that is memories of a life time.

Betty Jo

Great Day to Serve the Lord!!!

Today is a great day to Serve I know that there are many things going on in our lives with work, children, and all of the busy stuff but let take a moment and do a "SUDDENLY" for someone take cookie t someone do an errand for some one shut in or just take a moment and pray for all of those that need it.

I have been so blessed with my children , a wonderful husband and coming soon a new granddaughter and another on the way!!! What a blessing this will be.

I have been busy working some some tatting projects and love it lots.
Lets make the best of our New Year we make it what we want it to be and I want to be blessing to others.

Betty jo





Have a Blessed Day

Honor to those who have served our country

Wow today as we THANK those who have and are serving for our Freedom. THANK YOU!!

As a parent of a son who has been in the armed forces it is such an honoring thing to see men and women fighting for our freedom. I recall a time while my husband and I were on our way back after seeing our son graduate from basic training and me as a mom wanting him in no part of this it was "my baby" it was such a prideful thing to me and coming home in the airport he did wear uniform and the people who would come and thank him for his service--it was a prideful and honoring thing to see as a mom "as he was gone a moms heart hearts of fear but the Lord was my comfort and to know that he is currently home and no long active in the military--"Thanks Son" You are a Blessing to me!

Thanksgiving Time

Wow here it is the time we all need to be a little more Thankful. I have lots to be thankful for the one and for most is the all of family is safe--I knowt hat it is jsut a small token as I look back a year ago my son was to leave and go to Iraq and so I am thankful he is here and is now going to be making me a grandma soon !!!! MY family is jsut a joy and a blessing to me and the other thing that I think of is those people who have put little tidbits into our lifes that last a life time and I had an aunt that is like that and we need to treasure those memories forever.

Enough of that I have been busy with teaching and school and trying to get some tatting done and so there are things that so awesome is to be able to have those tatters show others and mentor people like me THANKS!!!!