Posted on February 27, 2007

Do you know how many times I’ve sat down to write on my blog these past couple weeks? Interruptions! Oh well, if all of life ran smoothly with no interruptions, it would probably be boring. And then there are those times when i sit down to write and I realize I’ve got nothing to say. My husband would find that odd. It just so happens that today is one of those days. I could talk about the weather and how nice its been. But who really cares? I am going shopping with my mother and 2 of my grand girls today. That could spark some conversation for tomorrow! There is always a story to tell when it comes to children and the things they do and say. So for now, let’s just leave it with, “I’ve got nothing to say”.

God Bless,
Tracie

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posted on Feb.2, 2007

This is my youngest grandgirl. She’s so beautiful. I love how each one of them is so different that we can enjoy the uniqueness of them all. She is a rough one, but she also likes to love and be loved. She is always busy and nearly always smiling. She has confidence like her mother. She is built like her daddy. She is a daddy’s girl.

This morning we are going to go pick up the first grandgirl from out of town. That is if the snow will stop. She will spend the weekend with us. The next time will be the middle grandgirls turn.

God is just so good. I feel like He has recognized all the hard times when raising my own children, nothing different from any else, just a natural part of life, i suppose. But with grandchildren, you are so much more relaxed, so more able to enjoy every aspect of them, not having to be concerned about discipline. It is just an easy love. I think God must reward us all with our grandchildren.

Our first grandgirl is a real sweety. She has an easy personality, she doesn’t want to do anything wrong, but is always wanting to please. We sparked a very close relationship from day one. We are the closet of buds.

The second grandgirl is very loveable but she learned quickly how to fend for herself. She displays her displeasure in louder ways than her sister.

These girls are the light of my life and i can hardly wait until the fourth arrives. If heaven has grandchildren, then heaven is going to be more than awesome and unbelievable. I’m glad I get to be a participant.

God Bless
Tracie

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Posted January 31, 2007

These are my very best friends. We are close because we share so much that is common and because we just plain need each other. That common need comes from the need to just be me, ourselves.

I just got back from our annual clergy spouses retreat in which i got to spend some away time with my friends. We had such a great time. From the time we got in the car to ride together to the time we left in the car to ride back, we laughed.

When we arrived, we could immediately feel the ‘awww’. When we walked into the meeting room, we immediately felt the joy of seeing the rest of our group; spouses from all over our conference.

Friday evening we just enjoyed each others company, sang together, ate together, worshiped together and played games. Saturday started off with a wonderful breakfast, more togetherness throughout the afternoon and out to eat for dinner to a Cajun restaurant that evening. Oh my did we eat! Afterwards my bestest friends gathered in one of our rooms and played a game, ‘Beyond Balderdash’. If you haven’t played this game, you should. We laughed until our stomachs hurt.

Now, it is back to reality. I don’t mind because my reality is awesome! I love my life. God has poured out His blessings in abundance. He has given me a man easy to love, 3 great kids, who after a few bumps, are on the right track to a good life. 3 awesome grand girls with another on the way and an extended family that is in this small community that we have come to love very much. They are a precious people who are just trying to live a right life, a godly life. And we all know how we need each other in order to do that. Speaking of which, I have a class to study for.
God Bless!
Tracie

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Posted January 20, 2007

In about the 10th year of our marriage, Rick decided to become a minister in the Methodist Church. He had been fighting the call for a large part of his life, but it wasn’t until, together, we made the decision to trust God with the direction of our lives. We hadn’t been doing too well in the drivers seat so we switched places with God, giving Him the front seat and the steering wheel to boot! It isn’t very often that we, being humans, would trust enough to give God both. It is most often that we think we want God up front, but we want to be back seat drivers. We haven’t fully developed the faith needed to “let” God create. God is so good at creating, all we have to do is look around us. Life, plants, animals…all of creation…works so perfectly to maintain and thrive with every resource needed for survival built within itself. It is truly amazing, the depths that God has gone to ensure our needs, those life sustaining resources that are all around us. What is even more amazing is that God did not stop with today. In other words, He has provided for life eternal through the shedding of blood, the sacrifice of His son. God does indeed provide! Pray and seek out faith. Faith develops from a nurtured relationship with God. Just as any relationship requires time and attention in order to grow, so does the relationship with our Lord. Jacob is one of many perfect examples of faith made from relationship. Jacob is not unlike us, but through life experiences with God, Jacob’s faith grows, becoming essential to his life, and God changes his name to reflect his character…Israel…meaning ‘he struggles with God’. Amazing Grace!

Jacob’s story is found in Genesis 25-50.

Matthew 6:25-34 is about why we shouldn’t worry but instead, put our faith in God.

Until next time…

Tracie

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Posted January 13, 2007

We have 3 extremely precious grandgirls and a 4th due in April. 2 of those grandgirls are spending the weekend with us. They are the light of our lives and we look forward to many more. Grandparenting is by far one of the greatest gifts given us. There really are no appropriate words for the way we feel about our girls. Amazing! It is truly, ‘amazing grace’, for it is the grace given after such a stressful time raising your own children. It’s that hope of something better that God is so good at providing. I don’t guess any of us would get very far in this life without hope. I wrote a devotional about HOPE a few years ago. I’ll find it and link to it. The hope of a new life, this is what God assures us. I’ve experienced it in my own life in many different ways. But even if I didn’t, i know that my Savior lives and this is where my hope does lie.

I hear my name being called, my grandgirl given name…Nana. I love it!

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Originally published Jan. 4, 2007

This thing with teaching myself as I bop along the building of a website is rough going. In the last few days I’ve managed to loose the website…all posts, everything. Guess it wasn’t so bad because I finally figured out how to upgrade which makes the site a whole lot better. And I was able to transfer some posts from my old blog to this one with the click of a tab. But now I’m trying to work out the kinks…not with the system so much as with myself. Some of the features really confuse me and they don’t do what I want them to do.

I’ve spent my whole life learning from my mistakes, and the lesson is always much more impressionable. Harder than listening to advice from someone who has “been there and done that”. But as long as I’m learning from them and not stumbling over them I think I’ll turn out okay. Just as this website will eventually. Back to the drawing board…

Thanks for being patient with me!

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Posted January 1, 2007

A New Year! This is the time we all like to think we will change for the better. I don’t generally make new year resolutions. There is something about them that are destined to fail. I do have hopes for a new year of smooth sailing, so to speak. Rick and I have had a rather tough 5 years. We moved to Archer City 5 years ago, and each year has brought with it many heartaches and trials that we have had to endure. One thing is for certain though, the spiritual growth forced from each incident has been life sustaining. Our faith is rock solid; that in itself is the best security one can obtain in life. Something else i learned this past year is that it really is best to take one day at a time, not worrying about the troubles of tomorrow, and that life never stays the same. So wherever you are at in your life journey, hold on, for this too shall pass.

Got to go into town! Hope your year is a blessed one!

Tracie

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