Catching Up!

Did you ever think you wanted to do something, got excited about it, but then decided you didn't really care about doing it? I guess that is how I have felt about this blog, but some very interesting things have happened in the past few months, and those events have caused me to become excited about blogging again.

I have discovered that it is difficult to find enough things to interest people in my every day life. But when I think of this as my journal, then I am able to write things.

I am now the grandmother of 10 beautiful children. Our 10th, a boy, was born on February 4th. That makes a total of 8 boys and 2 girls. Oh yes! We are sadly lacking in the girl department. Each one of our grandchildren is special, beautiful, and wonderful, just as each of our six children were and still are. God always gives us what He knows is best for us and I find it sad when people want a certain sex and are disappointed when they don't get what they want. Who can look at a new born baby, think about the absolute miracle they have witnessed and be disapointed because they didn't get what they wanted? One of our sons and his wife have not yet been blessed with a baby and they are in the process of adopting. What a long, tedious journey! It should make all of us who have been so blessed with children to realize what a wonderful, magnificent thing it is when God gives them to us and not take the miracle of life for granted.

Trent, our 27-year-old son who has Down Syndrome, is having surgery on the 25th. He is having foot surgery and can not put any weight on his foot for a minimum of five to six weeks. What fun this is going to be for both him and for me, especially this time of year. He loves to cut the grass and is not going to like it when mom or dad do it. He is such a help around the house. He does all the laundry, takes out the garbage, sets it out on garbage day, and, in general pulls his weight around the house. It is going to seem strange to me when I need to do these jobs, besides assisting him with all that he needs. He'll need to take off work then too.

I am currently in the process of doing some research. I am trying to find independently run group homes for people with disabilities. It is important to us that it be faith-based; in other words, good Godly homes where we know Trent will be happy. We feel that God wants us to start some homes, but we need to know others who have taken on such a project. If you know of any such project, would you please e-mail me at beyondtheclouds@sbcglobal.net?