Blessings and Graces

A good time was had at the mountain wedding this past weekend.  The weather turned out to be very pleasant and the scenery was magnificent! My grandson and his new bride said their vows down at the river and after the ceremony all of the guests returned to the wedding tent to enjoy delicious food, beverages, and dancing to a live bluegrass band. It was a fun weekend and a beautiful wedding.  I am so thankful that my husband and I are able to attend our grandchildren's weddings and special events.  This is all part of the life cycle that we all enjoy so much.  I look forward to someday being a great-grandmother and seeing and loving these little ones too!  Only God knows how long  each one of us will be on this earth, so I try and enjoy each day I have and each celebration that our family has. We all are given so many blessings from the Lord and graces to meet each challenge that comes our way.  I cannot do it on my own, but with Jesus I can do all things!  I am thinking today of the many things I have to be thankful for and the list goes on and on.  Have you tried writing down everything you are thankful for?  If you haven't you will be pleasantly surprised just how long the list becomes.  Even if you are upset with someone that has hurt you it is a good idea to list all of their good attributes and soon you realize they are special and you can love them regardless of what they did to you.  God calls us to love our neighbor as ourselves and sometimes this can be quite a challenge, however with God's help we can do all things!  May your week be filled with many  blessings and graces and may you remember to thank God for each and every one!  Have a great week!!

Weather and a wedding

I am excited about another grandchild getting married this weekend and I am also praying for good weather.  The wedding is being held in the mountains and today it is rainy and on the cold side!  The weather in the mountains is usually cooler and could possibly get snow rather than rain. However, Jesus is Lord of all things and can command the sun to come out and provide a beautiful day for the wedding.  He commanded the wind to calm down as the disciples were fishing on the sea, so I ask myself do I have the faith to believe he will do that for us if the weather doesn't get better?  I believe God answers prayers and does it according to his will for each person or situation.  So I will continue to ask and then leave it in his hands, for  he knows what is best for every prayer that comes before him.  There will be a tent with heaters, so we will all be toasty warm if the temperature doesn't warm up.  Of course these are all really very human concerns before any big event, however I recognize that the most important event of my grandson's life is about to take place as he promises to love, honor and cherish his future wife.  It is a BIG deal to promise to live the rest of your life with this one special person. In my fifty five years of marriage, I have found I didn't have to do it by myself as the Lord was always with me.  In good times and in bad, he gave us the guidance we needed to get through whatever we were dealing with.  He has been with us throughout our marriage and this is the only way we could have reached the milestone of so many years together.  I trust he will do for my grandchildren as he did and is still doing in my marriage. Marriage is like the uncertainty of the weather for this mountain wedding as they may have to wait until the last minute to see if it will be warm and sunny and in marriage you sometimes have to wait for the Son to come and help you solve a pressing problem. Dear Lord, please grant them a long and happy life together!

Sisters

I have spent the past week with three of my five sisters and all I can say is that it has been a warm, wonderful, sharing time together. We have had great fun together and some of the things we did, besides sit and reminese, was an afternoon golfing together, scouring the flea markets for just that certain gem, shopping, going out to eat, having fun at the Farmer's Market, the art displays at UW, and viewing the Wyoming Broadcasters Hall of Fame. We sat on the patio visiting and drinking tea and eating goodies. We watched a movie and some news, but mostly the television was off. As I am writing my blog this morning the song "Sisters" comes to my mind. The one sung by Rosemary Clooney in the movie "White Christmas". The first line begins: Sisters, sisters
There were never such devoted sisters
Never had to have a chaperone, No sir,
I'm there to keep my eye on her. Caring, sharing
Every little thing that we are wearing.
I know that we did alot of that growing up. My sister Jane and I double dated and did many things in High School together and we did keep our eye on each other, and stuck up for each other. This past week has been a caring, sharing week and I loved every minute of it. We are all getting older and don't move as fast as we once did, but patience, love and forebearance always was upper most in each of our hearts. I also wonder how much longer we can have these times of reunion with each other and then I thank the Lord for this one. Another line in the song comes to my remembrance and I will close with it. "All kinds of weather, we stick together The same in the rain or sun. Six different faces, but in tight places We think and we act as one!"
Please enjoy your sister today and the rest of your life!