thehereandafter

Last night I was reading a journal I had found that my mother had kept during my daughter's near tragic accident in the winter of 2008. It struck me hard and deep reliving a good bit of details that I have pushed to the back of my mind. What a injured daughter I had and what a mess I was! And what a strong woman of faith my mom is! As much as I would like my fingers to head this blog in a tribute to my mama, the Lord has me going in another direction. While reading her words and being transported back to that time, I saw how IMPOSSIBLE so many things were. It was going to be impossible for my daughter to live, impossible for her to sit, stand, walk... impossible to relieve her pain ...impossible for the doctors to figure out what to do next...impossible for Russell and I, and the really the whole family, to go through another night little less another day of ups and downs. A real time of nothing being possible only impossible! Though, through those pages my Mama keep writing &

This past Thursday, the actual day of our anniversary, my husband and I could hardly wait to pick up our two and a half year old grandson for a morning at Toys R Us! We were very excited to spend "our" day with our little honey bun looking at toys to see what might be some good ideas for Christmas. Giving, especially with two little ones this Christmas is just very happy and exciting to us. And, of course, we want to buy the grands something they will enjoy and it has nothing to do with what the gift costs...it  is putting the thought and effort into want we think the receiver will enjoy. To my husband and I gift-giving always makes us happy because it blesses the receiver. And who better to illustrate the true heart of giving than a child:) My sweet grandson is a giver and I pray that his heart always stays that way.  Before his baby sister arrived and I watched him a couple days a week, we would take a daily walk down the street in his neighborhood. The man next door h