About A Dog

So my posts have centered around time with my Grandpa lately but the moments we've had have given us much to be thankful for and are truly moments to remember...and so I share.  This past week we were so thankful my Grandpa got to see 80 years.  He celebrated his day with my Uncle Randy who took him out to the re-uzit shop my grandparents volunteer for and then they went out for lunch.  I was able to stop by in the afternoon and my wonderful Uncle was gracious enough to run back home to get his dog, Abby, who my Grandpa adores.    He has fussed for weeks about his visits with Abby.  My Uncle will often bring her over when he visits and I think it's some of the best medicine for my Grandpa.  I was hoping to get a chance to snap a few pictures of their moments together and thanks to Randy, I got that chance.

My Uncle Randy...

Abby and Grandpa have this thing they do whenever they are together...it drives my Grandma crazy, but watching the two of them just tugs at the heart strings!  Grandpa grabs a pillow and the two lay on the floor together.  It's as if they have their own language.  He talks to her in the this cute little way and plays with her ears and my heart just cries at the tenderness of a moment.  A moment when little is said but so much is communicated.

About a dog...I believe that God created dogs to be man's best friend...to comfort without words, to heal without medicine...to love unconditionally through the good and the bad.

On a separate note, our family would greatly appreciate your prayers for the newest member of our family.  Our precious baby Eva, who was born on December 30, has spent much of the last several weeks crying and although they've been to the doctor several times, they were always brushed off or given a "it's colic" answer.  This past week after yet another visit to the doctor they were told that she had an infection in her brain stem.  After an admission to the hospital, several tests, IV attempts, and much stress for my brother and SIL, they have found that it appears she has pockets of underdeveloped tissue in her brain that are consistent with trauma and a lack of oxygen.  At this point they have no idea how she would have gotten any trauma and so the testing continues.  Please pray for my brother and his wife.  They have spent weeks trying to console their poor daughter, trying to get answers when no one seemed to listen and now the stress of uncertainty and yet more questions is quite a strain.  These are times when I'm so grateful we don't live in Montana!  I got to spend some unexpected time with their other 3 children this past week and through it all they are doing well...thank goodness they are too young to understand.  For those who have prayed, listened, and supported so far...you are a blessing!  And I'd like to say a special THANK YOU to my Mom's dear best friend, Denise, who was there to support her through this and help with the kids!  Denise, you are a true God-send and a blessing and I'm so thankful my Mom (and I) can call you friend!  

Happy Birthday Love

Today is my Huney's birthday (along with Famous Amos) and I don't have a special movie this year or a poem.  But I couldn't let the day go by without something special for him.  The above picture is one of my favorites of us.  It holds a special reminder of a wonderful vacation we shared together.  After the past week we've needed some reminders of some better times.  We got the unfortunate news that Jamie was laid off at the end of last week due to downsizing with the company.  We had known that something was up the last few weeks but weren't expecting anything like that to happen so soon.  We were shocked and unsure what the next step would be or where God would lead us from here.  And again, God's amazing faithfulness came through and not 48 hours later Jamie was approached by someone who had heard he lost his job and wanted to interview him and thankfully he was offered another job that is just down the road!  I think we are more shell-shocked at the timing of the new job than we are about Jamie losing his job on the bison farm.  He will still be farming and as he begins his new job more details will be posted but I want to say a huge thank you to those who again supported, encouraged and prayed us through yet another crazy adventure.  You are an absolute blessing to us and we praise God for His unfailing faithfulness throughout it all.

I also thought I'd add in these 2 recents pictures taken this past weekend when we visited my Grandpa.  We had a really nice time catching up and laughing once again at the the silly things my Grandpa seems to say lately.  My mom said it correctly when she said it seems as though his brain no longer has brakes and his random thoughts just become verbal.  He has had to walk with the assistance of a walker lately and when talking with him about it he commented the following, "Yeah, now I gotta take that wheelbarrow with me".  He had us all rolling with laughter.  I'm just loving the special times we've had with him lately and it makes me cherish more the times with the one I love.

I'm sure my grandparents are going to dread my visits soon if I continue to insist on a photo session every time I visit but I'm trying to take advantage of the opportunities.  I think it's so cute, he always asks to see the pictures afterwards and seems to think they turn out well.  Thank you Jesus for this special time with him!  I also told him he needed to get the following picture...one with all his girls.

Lastly, I wanted to leave the following lyrics from a song I recently stumbled upon.  It's sung by Newsong and it's called, When God Made You and I think perfectly sums up how I feel about Jamie on his birthday.  I am so very thankful that God made this special man just for me.  He knew the person who would perfectly fit all of my imperfections, see past my  faults, and to love me for who I am.  Jamie, you perfectly complete me in ways I would have never imagined and I'm so grateful God gave you to me.  It's been a wild and crazy adventure and who knows what is yet to come but together we've weathered it all and together we will stay.  You are the love of my life, my soulmate and my best friend.  I love you with all my heart!!  I hope you have a very Happy Birthday, Love!

When God Made You

Its always been a mystery to me,

How two hearts can come together,
And love can last forever.
But now that I have found you I believe,
That a miracle has come when God sends the perfect one.
So gone are all my questions about why,
And i've never been so sure of anything in my life

Oh I wonder what God was thinking,when he created you.
I wonder if He knew everything I would need,
Because he made all my dreams come true.
When God made you, He must have been thinking about me.

I promise that wherever you may go, wherever life may lead you,
With all my heart I'll be there too.
And from this moment on I want you to know,
I'll let nothing come between us, and I will love the ones you love.
So gone are all my questions about why

Oh I wonder what God was thinking when he created you,
I wonder if He knew everythin I would need,
Because He made all my dreams come true.
When God made you He must've been thinking about me.

He made the sun He made the moon,
To harmonize a perfect tune,
One can't do without the other they just have to be together.
And that is how I know it's true,
Your for me and i'm for you and my world
Just can't be right without you in my life

Oh I wonder what God was thinking,when he created you.
I wonder if He knew everything I would need,
Because he made all my dreams come true.
When God made you, He must have been thinking about me.

He must have heard every prayer I've been praying. He must've knew everything I would need

When God made you, He must've been thinking about me.