Wii -WOW

Just to let everyone know - we now are owners of a Wii!!! I feel like I have joined the thousands that have a pet rock, ferbie or whatever. I think the name lends itself to a little critter - don't you? Anyway, we now have a Wii and I must say - WOW, what will they think of next. It is so much fun and you do work up a sweat.

Phil installed it last night while I was at church and our grandaughter wanted to play with it so bad. However, Pubah would not let her play until O'Ma had had a turn. I walked in the door and heard, "O'Ma's here!" Well, as you might guess, I thought she was so excited to see me. The fact of the matter was she wanted me to hurry up and play so she could have a turn! Oh well, we had fun trying our hand at bowling.

I must admit that I have some serious work ahead of me but with a munchkin helping me, I will enjoy it. I am sure there will be game additions soon! A progress report may be seen in the future!

The Joy of Life

I just want to share what's going on in my life. When you think you live a fairly dull life, stuff begins to happen and you realize how truly awesome God is...He even gives you the wonderful, fun filled, hard working memories to hold on to. I am so very thankful for God's incredible love of me and all the wonderful people I know and love.

Having said all that, I must tell you that we have just completed VBS at our church, (a week ago). I was blessed to work with an incredible gal that stepped up to be our director, (Pam). You know, she can be serious when she has to, but I have always seen her "other side"! She pulled off a great VBS in a short amount of time, but I will tell you all right now, don't get any ideas about trying to entice her away! She is NOT going anywhere, I promise!

That was all just a sidebar - the true joy was all the volunteers that helped out. It was a fun-filled week for the volunteers as well as the kids. Our VBS focused on "our serving family, friends, and God", and the kids were very receptive to the message. I still hear them singing the songs and talking to each other about serving. I even had a young man ask how he could help me clean up after our class on Wednesday! Isn't it wonderful when we can instill a servant's heart in our children that will stay with them as they take their spiritual journey?

The other joy in my life is the opportunity to have my 3 year old grandaughter live with me for a few weeks. Our daughter and son-in-law are building a house and have sold their current home but the new house is not fininshed. You know the story...they had to move out with no place to go! O'mas B and B is always open so we are now a family of five! I honestly have never seen so many computers in one room - other than an office - and all if them being used! We have 3 laptops and a desk top in our den plus the TV! I am truly enjoying every minute of it and the 3 year old runs the show - as you would expect!

Opps, gotta go. The munchkin is up and we have things to do, people to see, and places to go! Blessings to all of you..you bring joy to my life.

Celebration of Our Country

I love the Fourth of July celebrations! The parades are always so patriotic, the fireworks are breath taking, and the food is always abundant! But I must admit that it is easy to forget just why we are celebrating. This year I focused on "why" I was celebrating and not just celebrating.

Early Friday morning Phil & I drove to Edmond for the annual Edmond parade and met the family. We all arrived an hour early for a picnic breakfast on the curb! Tyler kept asking how much longer it would be before the parade began and every 5 minutes I would tell him it was five minutes less than the previous time!
This shot is one of those rare ones! Tyler doesn't often want to sit on my lap - it's not cool!

Once the parade began we were all engaged. We honored so many wonderful men and women as they marched past us. As each group came by, the crowd would stand in honor with hats off and flags flying. Cheers would erupt and a pride could be seen in each man or woman.

Our girls were taken with all the "princesses" with crowns as well as the hundreds of flags. It doesn't get any better than a lolly pop and flag!

Great time was had by all but the reason for the celebration is what it is all about. As James Bryce once said, "Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong."

Psalm 29:11 says, "The Lord gives strength to his people." I pray that America is still the strength of righteousness and that each of us will proudly stand for what is right and good and most of all, Godly.