We know what we're having!!!!

Last Thursday I saw my beautiful grandchild for the first time! It was love at first sight!!!

Let me back up a bit first. My son, Mackenzie, and his beautiful wife, Brittany, are having their first baby (and our first grandbaby) in October. I was so touched and so thrilled that they invited both me and Brittany's mother, Patti, to come along with them to the gender reveal ultrasound! First I met Brittany and Patti for lunch.

Then we headed over to the doctor's office and Brittany checked in.

Mackenzie worked that morning, so he met us at the doctor's.

Patti and I are so excited!!! This is my first grandchild and it's her third. :)

There's the baby! It's waving hello to us! What a darling profile it has!!! We were most thrilled though to learn that it's healthy and perfect! Praise the Lord!

What precious little feet! It has Mackenzie's feet, but Brittany's toes!

Can you believe these images? They are so clear and amazing. Here's the baby telling us that it's #1!!!!

We found out what it was, but had to keep it secret until the next night when they had a "Gender reveal" party with their friends.

All I can say is that I am sooooo excited!

Brittany's so amazed by her baby!

We had fun looking at the pictures and talking about this sweet baby!

What a fun and special day this was!!!! I will always treasure it in my heart!

Okay, time for the gender reveal party!

What a cute idea! They invited all of their friends over for cake and punch and to hear the big announcement!

What a cute table!!!

What will it be? A boy or a girl? They're not tell'n! haha!

The cake will reveal the answer! "He or she? Open to see!"

Dunt...dunt..da.daaa....I see blue frosting!!!!

IT'S A BOY!!!!!

They are so happy and so proud!!!

Brittany put these two photos together from when they were both first born. How can he NOT be adorable when he's going to be a mix of these two cuties? Brittany is so beautiful and peaceful, what a darling baby she was. Mackenzie's expression looks like he's not a happy camper, but the truth is he wasn't, I pushed for 2-1/2 hours to get him out and he was exhausted. Poor little guy. He was such an adorable baby though, oh honey!

I am so thankful for this new little life! I praise God for this sweet little baby boy. I pray that he will always love and serve the Lord. I pray that God will give Mackenzie and Brittany Godly wisdom, direction, guidance and discernment as they raise this young man. I cannot wait to meet my little grandson face to face and to whisper in his ear how much grandma loves him!

"For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in Your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them." Psalm 139:13-16

Hugs, Sharon

We're moving!!!!!

We sold our house and we're moving from here.....

.....to here!!!!!

We have wanted to move to the country for probably 15 years, but nothing was working for us. 

Seven years ago we found a place on 52 acres, but we could not sell our house, so that deal fell through.

We have been looking ever since and nothing worked out for us....that is until now!

 I believe that God had us wait for His perfect timing. He allowed all the boys to grow up in our yellow home before this happened, including our youngest son who graduated from high school last year. We are now waiting for our first grandchild to arrive in the fall and this house is going to be perfect for grandkids!

 It's an older home sitting on 7 beautiful acres! We are thrilled!

 We've been dreaming of being out in the quiet country for so long and it is so peaceful and quiet out here.  What's so nice about this place though, is that even though it's out in the country, it's only 5 minutes from town and it's just about 4 miles from our current home!

 The property is stunning with the beautiful trees, fields and.....

....a small creek and something I've wanted my whole life......

....a beautiful pond!

I cannot believe that the Lord blessed us like this.

There's even a Lilac tree in the back, something I have longed for for many years. It also has big beautiful Hydrangeas and Iris's in the front yard!

I feel like I got everything on my wish list in a home! God is so good! It doesn't have a shop, but my husband is going to build one. The kitchen is not my style and there will be no budget for awhile to remodel it, but I think I can tweak it to be cozy and comfy for us for now. I cannot wait to get in there, but you know what....

....I'm going to miss this old yellow house. :( I am so emotional about it. I don't think we have buyers remorse, but we have a little bit of seller's remorse. This old house was so good to us. We raised our four sons here, we had many parties and gatherings, wedding showers, baby showers and we celebrated many holidays here. We had so many wonderful family dinners. We also had family arguments, sickness, sadness here, but mostly happy things. This is a happy house and it will be dearly missed.

God has been so good to us the past 19 years while we were in this home, it will be exciting to see what God has in store for us at our new place.  

"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." Mark 11:24

Hugs, Sharon

Just had to share.....

I'm still on my blogging break, but I just had to share this beautiful picture that my son took of his wife at 14 weeks of pregnancy. I love this so much, it makes me tear up. I'm so thankful for Mackenzie and for Brittany and for their marriage and for this new life. God is so good!

I've got some big exciting things coming up that could be life changing. I'm praying for God's will, guidance and direction.

I hope all of you are doing very well and experiencing God's peace, joy and love.

"Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all." II Thessalonians 3:16

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7


Hugs, Sharon

Taking a break...

I'm going to take a break for a little while. I'm not sure for how long. Blogging has lost it's luster for me for now. Instead of actually quitting, I have decided to take a little break.

I started this blog in 2007 to help me deal with my empty nest emotions and also, hopefully, to minister to people who come here. That was six years ago and I'm kind of thinking that this phase of my life is over and I'm questioning if I want to continue blogging or not. My blog became so much more than just to talk about empty nest, it turned out to be so much fun when I first started. I really enjoyed meeting other bloggers and having a little community of blogging friends. It also became my on-line journal, as well as creative writing and creative photography outlets. But, even with all of those good things, I do think it's time for me to take a little break.

I have been thinking a lot about maybe changing my blogging style to more just decorating and home tips rather than talking so much about my family. I will be in fervent prayer about it. Thank you for being such faithful readers of my blog, I pray that all of you have a blessed day!

"Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

Hugs, Sharon

Taking the boat out for a little spin....

 My husband wanted to take the boat out on the lake just to run the motor after it's been hibernating all winter long. He wanted to make sure it was running properly before he took it down the river fishing.

He asked me if I'd like to come along and I said, "Sure, that sounds like fun!"

I'm so proud of this man. He certainly knows what he's doing!

Blondie was so excited to go for a boat ride!

It was overcast with a little bit of drizzle, so the lake was pretty empty.

Blondie!

Eric starting up the motor.

The boat got real dirty as it sat in our carport all winter long. After we ran the motor a bit, Eric cleaned the boat from top to bottom when we got back home.

I love this fun outdoor life that my husband introduced to me me!

I trust Captain Eric!

Woot woo!!!!

We got up to 40!

Blondie loved every minute of it!

It started to rain. I'm so glad that this boat has a nice cover!

We weren't out there very long, but we had fun. I can't wait to go out with the kids on a hot sunny day this summer!

"And Jesus got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded." Mark 6:51

Hugs, Sharon