Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lighting

It's Autumn!

I watched the storm come in.

And came, it did!

The picture below is our backyard,

 showing you our Peach Tree. 

It's blurry because of all the rain.

Lots of hard rain.

Then the wind came! 

The next picture was taken just 20 minutes later,

after the wind had stopped.

And just as fast as the storm came in, 

it moved on.

Our poor Peach Tree didn't know what hit it!

Then the sun came out!

 I know where all the leaves went.

The wind blew them onto our patio!

Only a few leaves made it into the yard.

🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂

The other day, Levi (our oldest grandson) 

was over to help Papa

 with some "boy type" jobs.

Fence needed fixing.

And the lawn needed mowing.

Hey Levi!......

Come on back!

Help Papa pick up all those leaves!

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Then He said to His disciples. "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few."

Matthew 9:37

All Things Pumpkin 🎃

They are everywhere!

Stores, gardens, decorations, and sometimes in ovens!

I'm sure you find pumpkins for any occasion

or style of decoration.

Our Bible Study 

has started up and I signed up for snacks.

 I dug out my delicious,

Pumpkin Spice Cookie recipe.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies recipe

They are a cake type cookie and I always add lots of frosting.

Soft and gooey, just the way I like them.

Oh, and the smell of these cookies... so yummy!

Even I have a few pumpkins for decorations

I went to Walmart the other day.

Around these parts,

you see tractors everywhere!

Walmart used this tractor for their seasonal decoration.

And not just an ordinary tractor but

a huge, shiny, brand new, 

 John Deer Tractor!!

 While I was in Walmart, I couldn't resist the 

cutest, pumpkin kitchen towel. 

It is perfect for my kitchen!

Curious...

How much do pumpkins cost per pound at your 

neighborhood grocery store?

Here are some fun facts I found out about Pumpkins.

★ Deal of the season! Costco charges $5.99 for a huge pie and you can freeze them!

★The name pumpkin comes from the Greek word, 'Pepon', which mean large melon

★Pumpkins plants features both male and female flowers, with bees typically being involved in pollination 

★Scientifically speaking, pumpkins are a fruit (they contain seeds). When is comes to cooking they are often refereed to as vegetables.

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Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Who ever come to me will never go hungry, and whoever believe in me will never be thirsty,"

John 6:35

Huxley Blaise 

Born August 24, 2019,

at exactly 8:00 a.m.

11 pounds!!!

 Huxley is our 9th grandchild!

I have been blessed to be the Doula for all of them!

Tom and I spent two weeks in Seattle, serving, attending, helping, working, and loving on Todd, Stephanie, Trey, Scarlett and now Huxley.

But we had time to visit downtown Seattle...

Hold the baby...

 

Play on the beach...

Hold the baby...

 Visit my brother at his home...

Hold the baby...

Take a ferryboat ride...

Hold the baby...

Yes, we did a lot of holding Huxley!

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Tom and I use to live in the Seattle area. 

 When ever we come back to visit, 

we go to Puget Sound.

Either on a ferryboat ride,

or to the beach. 

Especially, when it was a really low tide, 

like it was one day.

My brother, Steve and his wife live only blocks 

away from Todd and Steph.

So they spent the day with us, at low tide.

The weather was beautiful.

One day we stayed home and 

played in the new water table,

We also went to the Seattle Zoo,

and rode the Merry-Go-Round.

 BUT... we had to go back home.

It's always hard to say good-by.

especially, when we had so much fun.

Now, we are getting ready for Salt Lake City 

and Nathan's surgery, on August 15th.

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"Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Just as it is written.

'For Your sake we are being put to death all day long;

We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.'

But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us,"

Romans 8: 36-37

Old Fashion, But Never Out of Style

The 4th Of July

We have been going to the small town of Melba

for several years to watch their parade.

(Population 500 but during July 4th, 20,000)

It started with a "fly over" an A-10 Warthog, 

from the local U.S. Air Force.

Plenty of tractors, local merchants and of course

the local Fire Department with hose to spray us.

It's always a welcome relief from the hot sun.

This year we parked out RV in a prime spot for 

watching the fireworks.

We left it there and went back home to do some

swimming in the pool.

Followed by a BBQ!

Our RV came in handy for sitting or

for potty breaks!

We had the most perfect spot of watching the fireworks.

Kimmy took these pictures.

This one below shows how close we were.

We were even lit up!

FREEDOM 

Isn't that a wonderful word!

We are blessed to be free!

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Now the Lord is in the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."

2 Corinthians 3:17

Please Pray For Nathan

It's Nathan's turn for surgery!

It's called, Cranial Vault Remodeling Surgery.

Nathan was born with no soft spot, a closed skull.

This surgery will allow his brain to grow properly, within his skull.

Here's a explanation:

The cranial vault is the space within your skull that contains your brain. Cranial vault remodeling is exactly what the name implies. The craniofacial surgeon will remodel or reshape the bones of the skull expanding and enlarging the space within the vault to allow room for your child’s brain to grow while attempting to restore a more natural appearing shape of the skull. The craniofacial surgeon and the neurosurgeon work together to perform the surgery as safely as possible. The goals of surgery for craniosynostosis are to allow for normal expansion of the brain, relieve the pressure caused by the early suture closure, and restore or improve your child’s appearance and head shape.

(https://www.texaschildrens.org/blog/2013/06/cranial-vault-remodeling)

In preparation for Nathan's surgery he received a Care Package

from a group called Cranio Care Bears

Cranio Care Bears are two mom's who sons had cranisoynostosis surgery.
They wanted to help other parents through this hard and scary time.

He's so excited.

Kimmy has prepared for his surgery, too!

New outfits that don't go over his head,

but snap up the front or zip up.

Nathan has gotten so big,
along with his personality, also!

 This picture below shows the shape of his head.

Some say his head is shaped like a football, but

we all think it's cute!

Nathan's surgery is

Friday, June 14th

The surgery will be about 5 hours long.

There is so much, in preparing for a surgery!

Mentally, physically, monetarily, emotionally and

spiritually.

Both Kimmy and Mark have prepared well!

Tom and I will be traveling to Salt Lake City,
with the whole family.

We have rented a house and Nathan will
have his parents, siblings, and grandparents
with him while he recovers.
 Kimmy and Mark will be staying in the hospital with Nathan,
while he is in the hospital, about 5 days.

When Nathan is released,
 he'll be with us at the rented house
 until the Drs. say he can go home.
Which should be another 5 days.

Please pray that the surgery goes well.
Recovery is quick.
Nathan can sleep (sometimes its hard for these little guys to sleep)
For the Doctors, Nurses and staff.
For Mark and Kimmy.
For the rest of the children.
And for Tom and I.


More pictures:


Nathan's eating real food.


He's crawling, too!


Grammie-goo (me) right after Nathan was born.


Papa on nap duty.

Thank you for praying!
I will return with an update as soon as I can.


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He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us."

2 Corinthians 1:4