Saturday, August 30, 2008

A MOMENT IN TIME

I am SO tired. I am only 53, but I feel 83!!!!

I have worked hard all day, mostly in the kitchen cooking for a church dinner tomorrow. I enjoy cooking and a church dinner gives me the opportunity to cook things that I normally wouldn't cook just for us at home. Especially, the desserts.

I know I have gone overboard, but I have made THREE different desserts for our gathering tomorrow.

I love reading Amish books. The descriptions of their gathering times on Sundays is amusing and horrifying to me. They meet for at least three hours. They sit on benches made of wood and no padding. The men sit on one side and the women on the other. The children sit with the women.

I enjoy pondering and learning from the Amish, but I am grateful for our padded pews in our auditorium and our nicely padded chairs in the fellowship room.

Tonight I am just 'dog tired'. In a few minutes I plan to shower and hit the recliner with my book and veg until sleep overtakes me.

We have a new baby in our house and he is often passed around from one set of arms to another so we can keep him always happy.

It's been a long time since we've had a baby in our house. Truthfully, I am LOVING it. The crying no longer intimidates me. I am grandma:)

I tell Emmanuel that he and I are going to be great buddies. I will be 'babysitting' him once Sarah goes back to work. He will be with me five to eight hours a day--just me and him. I imagine all the things we will share together and I feel so priveledged. How long until my daughter exerts her adulthood and finds a place for the two of them? I don't know.

I want to take this opportunity and use every minute for the glory of God. I may not ever have the chance to be with Sarah or Emmanuel LIKE THIS ever again. I am so blessed.

So, tho I AM tired....I am also ecstatically joyful and content. Tho' my bones ache and my hands are throbbing and my back feels like it will fall to pieces any moment....I am full of the JOY of the LORD....HE has granted me this wonderful moment in time.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Emmanuel Neil

On August 22nd, 2008 my grandson, Emmanuel Neil made his entrance into the world. My daughter, Sarah labored 54 hours and then had a C-section. How does God labor to bring us into His Kingdom? I have been pondering that. It's quite a question.