My PRECIOUS Sister Barbara...

My PRECIOUS Sister Barbara (Mostly called Nanny) lost her month long battle with COVID yesterday a little after noon.  Oh how we are gonna miss this precious loved one.  She was the best of the best to all of us.  SO giving, always putting herself last and she would give you her last dollar and the shirt off her back.  I am 66 years old, almost 67 and I have never lived a day without her... until today.  She was there when I was born, started 1st grade, graduated high school, got married twice and the list goes on and on.  SHE has always been there for me, we talked daily and I am going to miss her like crazy.  Please continue to pray for our family.  Losing two Sisters in five months is more than this heart can take.  My Brother Marshall is still in the hospital and I am praying for him to get better.  He doesn't know about Barbara yet, he loved her SO and will be terribly sad:(  Lord help us thru this sad time in our lives.

Have a blessed day dear friends, sending HUGS and PRAYERS your way.  

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Just checking in...

My blogs are few and far between these days:(  My Brother Marshall is in the hospital and I would love for you to mention him when you pray.  He is better but still in the hospital.  This picture was taken on my Birthday in May when he just dropped by to tell me Happy Birthday.  I sure do love him and want him to feel better!

My Sister Barbara is still in the hospital, I keep praying... I keep praying!  This picture is from Marshall's birthday dinner in December.  TWO of my FAVORITE people in the WORLD!  Love them both SO much!

I pop in when I can, it's been a hard time for our family!  Enjoy your day dear friends!  Sending HUGS and PRAYERS your way!

Visit with babies and 1st b'day in Heaven...

 When I need some "happy", this is where I go.  The long drive gives me time to think and the smiles and hugs are waiting for me when I get there.  Spending the day with these babies, reading, playing in the floor, pretending to be princesses and just enjoying them takes me away just for a little while.

When Marc brought the mail in, he said there was a package.  What?  I wasn't expecting anything.  My PRECIOUS NIECE Regina (Begima to me) had left me the phone stand that I had ordered.  She makes them and I tell you it is a handy little gadget.  BUT... there were extra gifts.  A cup that says "Kind Words are like honey sweet to the soul" and three sweet smelling hearts and a hand-written note that made my heart smile.  What a thoughtful gift from her heart to mine.  I love you Begima and thank you for thinking of me and for these sweetest gifts!

Today, is my Sister Brenda's 1st Heavenly Birthday.  She would be 71 today!  Oh how I miss her.  It seems like an eternity since she left us in September.  This is my favorite picture of us with our dollies SO many years ago!

I will see you again in Heaven, that I promise!  I love you forever and always!

Each sibling has a set of ducks, they remind me when it's their birthday.  I made these the Christmas after my Mama passed away.

Last year Brenda didn't feel good on her birthday but as soon as she felt like seeing me, I went.  Took her birthday gifts, this tiara was one of them.  She turned 70.  I go back and read our conversations a lot.  This was the one on her b'day.

My Sister Barbara is still very sick.  I visited her on Tuesday, took her a card and put some pictures in her room.  She didn't know I was there but it felt good to be in the room with her.  The TV was on the cooking channel, HER FAVORITE channel to watch, it made me smile.  I bet she told them that's what she liked to watch!  I appreciate your continued prayers for Barbara and her precious family.

Enjoy your day dear friends, sending HUGS and PRAYERS your way!

Happy Valentine's Day after...

I hope all of you had a lovely Valentine's Day!  My husband surprised me with cards AND flowers:)  I love him and he loves me! 

I had a wonderful time at my Niece Kelly's for a Saturday Valentine brunch.  It is nice to be surrounded by some happy smiles.

Update on my Sister Barbara for those who are so faithfully praying.  She is still very sick, but fighting with her strongest self.  She has always been the strongest person and still is.  Thank you for continued prayers!

Have a blessed day dear friends!  I have been absent a lot.  When someone I love is sick, I struggle to think about anything else.  It is very hard and my heart hurts for my precious Sister and her family.  Sending HUGS and PRAYERS your way!

Just keep praying, just keep praying...

 I think of Dory a lot these days, "Just keep praying, just keep praying"!  That's what I do...

I pray that these two can be reunited and that good health returns for them both.  I snapped this picture some time ago while they were walking ahead of me:)  I love memories like this...

I spent the day yesterday with my little great-grandbabies and their sweet Mama!  I enjoyed playing in the floor, reading books and just getting out of the house for a bit.  It does the heart good!

Enjoy your day dear friends, sending HUGS and PRAYERS your way!

Tuesday Blessings...

I wanted to pop in and say HI, thank you for your prayers and comments about my Sister Barbara.  She is still in the hospital and not much has changed.  We are all still praying for a miracle.  It is hard to carry on with your life when someone you love so much isn't.  She knows I love her and would be there with her if it was allowed.  One of the saddest things with Covid is that patients have to be alone:(  PLEASE keep her (and all of us) on your prayer list, I appreciate all of the love and prayers!  I feel blessed to have such wonderful friends and family!

I gotta get moving because there will be a plumber at my door shortly!  Enjoy your day dear friend, HUGS!

A surprise and a day with family...

I received a text message from my Niece Kelly that she had driven by my house, there was some sort of basket at the end of the driveway.  So, I walk up to check it out.  It was the sweetest "pick me up" basket from three of my precious Nieces.  Thank you Kelly, Crystal and Suzanne for just what I needed, just when I needed it most!  I love all of you and appreciate you thinking of me.  My heart has been hurting for my Sister still in the hospital, praying without ceasing for God to be there with her and let her know that we love her!  It is the hardest thing not to be able to be there:(

Yesterday, I put on my "get out of the house" clothes and spent the day with my people.  Sitting in the floor playing dollhouse with Brooklyn and toys with Jameson can make my heart happy.  Brooklyn played hula-hoop and sat at Nana's big desk, she said she was working and of course had some chocolate:)  Nana and Pops played a game with B, fun times.  Tracy and Autumn, thank you for sharing your day with me.  They do a great job of pulling me out of the house for hugs and smiles!

Today, my Sister Barbara will be getting a chest x-ray.  I pray that it will show improvement.  She is still on the ventilator and I keep praying for that miracle that I know our Great Physician can perform.  Enjoy your day and please remember my family when you pray!  HUGS!

Smiles at my door and prayer...

 Saturday the RING doorbell was going off, I wasn't expecting anyone, no deliveries were coming, so who is there?  THERE were "smiles at my door" as if I had ordered them, I needed them, my heart has been very heavy for my Sister Barbara, sick in the hospital and nobody can be with her.  My people showed up with flowers and candy, lots of smiles, hugs and a wonderful distraction from my sadness.  Thank you family for this day!

The old toys were brought down and Brooklyn had the best time.  She remembers the toys that are her favorites and she loves playing with them.  This time she played with the Barbies and the doll house too:)  Jameson was full of smiles, there was opening and closing of the pantry, snacks and sandwiches on the kitchen table... it took me away from it all.  Then they left and I stood in the driveway and cried.  The car stopped, they got out and we had a group hug!  That day will not be forgotten, the kindness and love... will stay in my heart!

In November, My Sister Barbara and her husband Jerry (HEALTHY and HAPPY) were at my house.  They needed a car and my Grandson Austin had a great one for them.  They came to pick it up and the smiles show how happy they were.  This is to show you who you are praying for, she would literally give you the shirt off her back and her last dollar!  Jerry is out of the hospital and at home with oxygen.  Barbara is still fighting and she IS a fighter.  The ventilator has been reduced but is still needed.  I cherish your prayers and please pray that she can heal from this dreaded disease!  Thank you SO much!

That night before they were leaving, I took this picture!  I love you SO much Barbara (AKA Nanny) and won't stop praying for you my PRECIOUS SISTER!  My prayers are constant and my faith is strong!

Hebrews 11:1
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
King James Version (KJV)

There are SO many people sick and I am praying for ALL of them!  Have a blessed day dear friends, sending HUGS and PRAYERS your way!