Another Milestone

Here I am at my computer again...my honey would be so proud! I feel I have so much to learn and I need to before I start typing my book in me ory of my hubby.
Saturday, Feb. 7th, will be our 51st wedding anniversary....I have been thinking alot about our 50th. Our family worked so hard to make it a special event for us and had to up the date because of the chemo treatments Rich just had. It was amazing how they put a fun program together and used all the grandkids in a skit that was just so fun. I keep thinking how full of life my honey was that day...he was in rare form...I think he was so happy to have our family together having a good time and not looking down on him in a hospital bed....which they would do just a couple weeks later. A month later we were all together along with our church family and friends laying his body to rest. I am so thankful for the family photo we had taken the day of our party!
Now here I am looking forward to Saturday...another hurdle to get past and then the big one March 16th, the day he was ushered by our Lord into eternity.
It does not seem possible a year has gone by......I did not think I could survive without him, but here I am .....some say I have changed...how could I not? Half of me is gone...the positive half.....God has helped me get up every morning and face another day...I miss Him so ..but I choose to believe all the promises I have passed on to others and I know heaven awaits me and I cant wait!

Almost a New Year

One more day in 2008...hard to believe it is almost a year since my life partner of 50 years made his journey to heaven. All of us Christ followers look forward to heaven, wouldn't it be great if the journey to get there wasn't so painful.
Christmas with the family was very different...memories shared...old belongings given to our children in memory of their dad...grandchildren read the Christmas story that Bapa always read.
I did not think I could do it but I did.....God does not give us grace or peace until we need it.
Home is comforting to me...maybe because I have been a homemaker for so long...surounded by memories feels SAFE somehow right now.

New comer to blogging

Well here I am EXPANDING MY HORIZON....my honey would be so proud...I did not want a computer on my counter and now I am on facebook and blogging...go figure..still learning at 67 years old. Christmas was not as hard as I anticipated....I guess I did most of my crying ahead of time..I kept thinking my honey is spending Christmas with Jesus this year and in no more pain or struggling with Leukemia or Chrones.  Tomorrow is our Family Christmas and we will miss Nicole as she lives in S.D. and has to work.  The day will be bitter sweet but we will make it because our God gives grace and peace just when we need it.