It's Summertime - Let's Eat!

It has been a hot summer, no doubt about it! But the garden is still giving us a wonderful bounty- squash, tomatoes, green beans, and cucumbers are plenteous. And Mom and Dad are out of town! Today for lunch I made cornbread (in a cast iron skillet) and we had stewed tomatoes, fresh squash, cantaloupe and cottage cheese. Yum. That is all I can say. That, and I am so glad that I live in the south where the cornbread is not sweet (as in Jiffy). I do like Jiffy occasionally, but it doesn't even come close to the "real" thing!

Happy Birthday Grammie!

Tomorrow is Grammie Campbell's Birthday...not just any birthday, but her 80th birthday! I am so so grateful for her, and so thankful for the memories we have together. We had a surprise party for her last week. And she was surprised! What fun. Here are a few more memories that I have of Grammie...
- Green play dough (the home made kind)
- Breyer's Vanilla Bean ice cream and Diet Rite when we got to spend the night!
- Little Debbie's in the yellow mickey mouse cookie jar that sat on the counter at the farm
- 4th of July parades down the hill at the farm, in the Camaro...now those were fun. The best part...Gammie's red nose!
- Sugar Free Bubblelicious gum
- Picking figs and harvesting pecans
- The cows
- All those Boykin Spaniels. Ha. That is a story. Never did get any puppies, I don't think!
- Family reunions at hickory knob
- Po Folk's and Ryans (eating out was always a treat. I remember being so stuffed after eating at Ryan's. I have since learned a little more self control, however occasionally I will over-eat and experience that feeling. It always reminds me of those meals).
- Walks on the farm down to the catch pond, and the "real" pond.
- Her generosity in letting us rent the little blue house for our first year of marriage.
- The delight in her eyes when Daniel was born.
- Loaves of bread, pound cake, and ice box cookies.

There are not grandchildren who have been more loved and cared for. This list of memories just scratches the surface. I realize not every family enjoys a close relationship with their grandparents, aunts and uncles. I am so thankful that God has given our family a Grammie who works hard to keep us close. We are truly blessed!

Happy Birthday Grammie! We LOVE you!!!

It's been a while...

I am so far behind on the daily posts that I am going to go back to the plain old regular posts. Then I won't feel guilty for being behind!


It's a Monday, and I think it would be good just to share a few things I am thankful for:

1. Our new pastor and his family. The teaching from the Word we have received, and the times of fellowship have been so refreshing. So thankful to God for His perfect plan to bring them to UBC.
2. Grand View is having their first week of camp this week! Thankful for God's protection from the fire.
3. Daniel is super fun right now. Tonight we went for a walk on the dikes overlooking the lake. He looked up in the sky and pointed out a "boat-shaped" cloud that had gone up out of the water into the sky. What an imagination.
4. Thankful for a friend who has been my workout buddy this summer.
5. A benevolent boss who gave me the morning off. Lots of housework completed and great time in the Word.
6. My wonderful husband. He is so patient, kind and loving with his often impatient, impulsive wife :).
7. Most of all for the gracious kindness of my Heavenly Father. Recently I have been overwhelmed with just how sinful I really am, and just about how much the sacrifice of Christ was for my sin. What Grace!
There are more...but I will stop for now!

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Praying for the staff at Grand View... they are packing up at the Alpine camp to go to the new property because of the wild fire that is headed their way. I think of the power of our Lord ... even the winds and the waves obey Him. Praying that He will do His will and glorify His name, even through this change in plans!

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Watching the imagination develop in Daniel is so much fun. This morning he took a shower in the living room, turning on the water, scrubbing from head to toe, turning off the water and drying off with his blanket. This is a fun stage!