What Troy and I Do When Nobody's Looking...

Thank You God

Thank you God for:

• Ronnie and Judy, who invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner with their family since we had no family in town.
• Troy, who is helping me decorate the house for Christmas even though he doesn't understand why I want it decorated.
• My Christmas decorations, strewn all over the house, ready to be strategically placed.
• Family at home who are patiently waiting to see us in December.
• Pumpkin Pie
• My beautiful house that becomes magical during this season.
• Christmas music. Secular or Spiritual, I love Christmas music.
• Miracles. I've seen them so many times....especially thank you for the most recent miracle in Aidyn's life.
• Coming to live among us, not as an earthly king, but as a baby, young boy, young man, rabbi, friend, Savior.

Thank you God, for everything. If I were to write out everything You have given to me, I would be writing day and night. You are taking care of my life now in such a way that I may not ever know.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

"Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care."
Psalm 95:1-7

Nathan Here

"Nathan Here" has been written on my calendar for several weeks. The top of the squares designating the days of November 13th, 14th, and 15th were titled "Nathan Here".

For those of you who don't know, Nathan is Troy's son from his former marriage. Troy became a part of Nathan's life when Nathan was three years old. Troy later adopted him. The contacts between father and son were sporadic in the years after Nathan's mother and Troy were divorced. Two years after Troy and I were married, Nathan came to California to visit during Thanksgiving break. Nathan was 14. He was good at being 14. Contact after that time was again hit and miss. Then about a month ago, the 18 year old Nathan called to say that he would like to come for a visit.

I had trepidation about the visit. I didn't know what the adult-boy's intentions were. I also didn't quite know how to relate to him. And I worried that Troy might have high expectations that might not be met.

The 13th came. Nathan here.

He's a pleasant kid who is unsure of himself. He rattles off motherly advise much like Forrest Gump. For example, before pouring a glass of pineapple juice from concentrate, Nathan stated, "Mom always says to shake well before drinking anything from concentrate."

He's into anything Japanese. Even wearing shoes that Troy calls "planks of wood". I have a feeling Troy is being "paid back" for all the times he didn't understand why his dad couldn't be more into science fiction.

He loved the snow we got on Friday. As soon as Troy told him it was snowing, Nathan jumped out of bed and within five minutes was out the door for a play time in the snow.



Nathan and Troy have very little in common. (Isn't this true of most father-son relationships?) He spends a lot of time by himself on the computer. (Normal, I'm sure.)

I really like Nathan and hope that he will come visit many more times in the near future. I think the more time we could spend with each other, the more we would feel more comfortable with each other's personality. He brings out the mothering quality in me. I like that.

Nathan here. It's been good. Nathan leaves for San Antonio tonight.

It makes me sad to see that tomorrow's square on the calendar is blank.

Cool! She loves it....She really loves it! I was awarded by my friend Janet of www.jabberingjanet.blogspot.com

Here are rules:

1) List 5 things you love

2) Pass on the Award to 5 fellow bloggers

3) Please link back to my blog

Five things I love:

1. My precious friend and savior, Jesus.

2. My husband, Troy

3. My family back in Oklahoma

4. Making jewelry

5. Reading

I love many, many more things but there are 5 in a nutshell.

I pass this award on to Tricia, Robin, My friend Cindy Brick, and two more who I'm sure I will meet someday and just don't know at the moment.

I Love It.........Where is It???

I totally agree with the poem above by the Unknown Author about Fall. I love the beautiful leaves, the clear sky, and the crispness in the air.......

What crispness in the air?!?! It's the mid 70's outside! Don't get me wrong. I love warm weather too, but I'm really, really tired of my summer wardrobe and am ready to change to fall/winter wear. I mean it IS November!

Random Things

I was tagged by Jabbering Janet to write some random things about myself. Once again, I'm at a loss for oddities about me and my life. But here goes!....

1. I was the only girl in my class until fourth grade.

2. I was in Times Square to watch the ball drop to start 1999. (My friend and I wanted to "Party like it was 1999".)

3. Troy and I were married five days after he proposed to me.

4. I ate at Wally Ho's Garage and Grill in Pearl City, Hawaii. (This was Troy's suggested addition to the list. Thanks babe.)

5. I attended the 1990 Miss USA pageant in Kansas City, Missouri. (If you looked really close as the judges were being introduced, you could see me sitting in the audience behind Florence Griffith Joyner.)

6. My grandpa, Wilford, appeared in a nationally circulated magazine in an article about legends of Spanish treasure buried in the scattered caves on his property.

7. I was the first person in my immediate family to go to college.