You're A Heartbreaker (In All Things #3)

 I am now part of the Crazy Aunt Club.  

I'm mad about this little dude.....though the feeling may not be mutual.  *gasp*

Baby Love (In all things #2)

Grandmothers are just "antique "little girls!

It was my PURE delight to have my grand babies live near my for 6 weeks this summer.

(they are a military family so 6 weeks was a long visit for us).

We Are Family (In All Things #1)

Celebrating 24 wild and amazing years of marriage to my main man!!

My baby girl

My oldest baby with her babies (my GRAND babies..now 4 1/2 and 2 1/2) 

In all things....

In all things give thanks
 for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you all!
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (RHE)


Thank God no matter what happens. 

This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. 

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (message)

Life happens. Time moves forward.  Schedules never slow.  We feel frazzled.  We press-on.   He never leaves.  He is always there.  He is faithful. His Word speaks. We stop to breathe.  We realize the blessings. Perfect gifts from above.  My cup runs over.  He is faithful. I stop to acknowledge.  May I never forget.  Thank you, Lord. 

Slackerville, USA

I took a little trip to Slackerville USA and spent a year there!  Hard to believe I have not updated my blog in a whole year!  Life is abundantly full in this season of life for me.  I am working these days (freelance interpreting) so that keeps me hopping.   I am grateful for work, health and an amazing family.  My Lord has been so good to me and I am forever thankful.

Here's a few pictures to bring this blog back up to speed.

• Did my first 5k Color Me Rad to support Special Olympics yesterday!  If you have not done one, you need to!!

My dear SIL showed a sacrifice of love..she is a marthon runner but CHOSE to walk the entire way with me!

All done...ice cream time!  Anyone?  

• This sweet little thing turned 1 on Christmas Day.  Love my grand baby, Zoey!

Me (a.k.a. Mimi, with Jaelynn (3), my daughter, Amanda and ZoZo (1).  I miss them so much but love and admire their military life-style that takes them many, many miles away from me.  

My man, me and our precious grand babies. 

Airport time.  Reunited after too many long, long months.  

• This precious Miracle Baby turned 3 on April 12th.  (her heart is completely healed!  Praise the Lord!)

Mimi's Pepita

• Spent lots of time with this chick.  She is a sophmore in college and is majoring in Piano Performance.  She is only two hours away from home so we get to visit her a lot (probably more often than she wants.)

Jo performing in her band at school in front of about 6,000 people

Go Flames!

Preparing to play Prelude in C Sharp Minor by Rachmanioff for her Piano Showcase

• Found Waldo

• Found this at the end of my rainbow

• Spent some time loving on my parents, father-in-law, cousin and girl 

My cousin and best friend. 

My baby girls.  

• Reunited with my high school best friend

• Had some fun (danced a little and laughed a LOT)

• Tried to get a decent picture of my man

• Want to try live by this motto:

Elmo Palooza

What could make me come out of my three month blog-hiatus?  Yep!  A post about my grand-daughter, Jaelynn (also known as Mimi's Pepita)

I simply can not fathom that this little girl turned two years old last week!  (in case you missed previous posts, she was born with  Heterotaxy Syndrome  and is our little miracle grandbaby.) 


Friday afternoon, Jim and I picked-up Jordyn at college and headed west to  Tennessee for the weekend to be at the big 'ol Elmo palooza.  (by the way: My husband is just as smitten with these precious girls as Mimi is--if you don't believe me I'll just say that Mario Andretti 'ain't got nuthin' on him behind the wheel.  He had the petal to the metal and was crusing at 80mph on this 10 hour (one way) trip.  So, yeah, we basically spent 20 hours in the car this weekend and 6 hours at the party---but it was WORTH every moment!!  


If you have an Elmo phobia, you may not want to scroll through these pictures.  You've been warned:


(photo credit:  Jordyn Burton

Me and my girls!  Jim and Josh (son-in-law) too!  How we got the guys to wear these shirts, I will never know!

Precious baby Zoey.  She's 4 months now.  (Mimi needs a nickname for her........)

Mimi and Zoey

My two beautiful girls Jordyn and Amanda---doing what they do best, laughing at their mom!

Jaelynn thought we were silly in these hats.

Me, Amanda and her two beautiful girls

Zoey looks just like her big sister did at this age. 

Miss Jaelynn had some blingy shoes for her special day!

Who knows what we were doing----you get me and Amanda together and it  is pure sillyness

I love this shot that Jo captured

My Mimi heart was about to explode with happyness. 

Thank you, Lord for my precious family.  My cup (and heart) runneth over. 


Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless His holy name.