I know, I know, it's been months!!! Well, our life has been rather hectic since the end of September. I promised myself that I wouldn't blog again until my house was clean. So, now you know what I did all day yesterday!

My grandma Virtue passed away September 28th. She was a great lady who raised 10 kids. She lived with my parents the last year - Marc, Trey, Josh and I got to know her very well. I'll never forget the Christmas of 2005 when we all sat down to Christmas Eve dinner and she ended up between my brother-in-law Brian and Marc - her comment "I'm not sure if I'll get anything to eat - sitting between these two" After her comment soaked in and we recovered our dropped mouths - we laughed hysterically. She kept us on our toes.

We had almost recovered a routine and I had caught back up at work when my grandma Davis passed away November 27th. Josh and I made the trip to Kansas City via air. It was a special week of Celebrating her life and reuniting with cousins that I hadn't seen in about 10 years. It was also the first of a lot of winter weather for the area. Josh loved seeing the snow. Grandma taught us all a great value in "work ethic", she could fly a kite like no one else I've ever known, until about 5 years ago she could shop until I dropped, and she loved cats! I will miss her and our monthly phone conversations dearly. She always called me "dear".

We hadn't recovered at all when suddenly Christmas was here and we were off to Missouri and Kansas again. Praise Jesus for the Honda van he gave us in November. We had a wonderful time of Christmas celebration, quality time with family and new traditions. Marc's dad married Janice in July so we had new family extensions to celebrate this Christmas. We had a blast getting to know all our new family members.

We were home barely home a week, when we received a call that Marcs mom had passed away. We made a zooming trip back to Jefferson City Missouri where we celebrated Helen's life. It was a very emotional week, our God worked in big ways in the lives of many. We spent a lot of quality time with Marc's brother Mike and his wife Kim and their boys Clayton and Justin. Whew! When all four boys are together, it's a blast! Helen loved her kids and grandkids very much and prayed for all of us. She was a giving lady, who volunteered at the Samaritan Center and the local Hospital.

On our long trip home this time, I found myself reflecting on all we've been through. I'm so thankful that my house is built on the ROCK of JESUS CHRIST. There were many times since September where I felt like everything was falling out from under me, but suddenly I felt the rock hold steady. He is my redeemer first and foremost, but lately I've felt Him so strongly as my counseler and my healer. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that these 3 women live with new and perfect bodies. Grandma Virtue no longer has to deal with the disease that was starting to inhabit her brain, grandma Davis has new eyes that can see her savior and all the glories of heaven and Helen has been healed for all time.

We are so thankful for our families and our friends. Thank you so much for your prayers, the cards and your gifts of kindness.