another hint, sweet ladies...

can you guess what's up my sleeve?

it's coming soon...

very soon...

promise...

I am at peace...

there is an understanding in Christ...

that all things on earth will pass away...

but the only thing we can count on is His love...

and we have a home with Him when we are done here...

my dad and I have talked about this many times...

knowing the next time we would ever meet face to face is on the other side...

I know where he is going when he passes from this place...

and there is peace in that...

there is also peace in knowing that we are never given any more than we can bear...

that God loves us and will take care of us here and will come for us when it is our time to cross over...

that what is on the other side is far better than we have here...

that there are far more on the other side waiting for him than he has left here...

I also know it is all in God's time...

and he won't go until God calls him home...

that life does not stop with out last breath...

that it's only the beginning...

that we never stop being who we are...

we just transform into the butterfly we are all meant to be...

and we fly home...

and I will have a peace in knowing that for the first time...

my dad will finally know how much I love him...

and he will take it with him when he goes...

and I will not be sad for him...

I may mourn my loss...

but I will rejoice more at his gain...

because I know death cannot take him from me...

and I know I am not here forever...

and my death will bring us together again...

in God's time...

there is a longing for his suffering and trials to be over...

for him to have no more pain...

for him to be whole...

and for his race to be run...

and I would so love to see his face...

when Jesus says...

Welcome Home...

and there is peace in that...

update on dad...

they moved him to isolation...

mainly because all the infection is draining from his system due to the antibiotics...

they put a catheter in because his bladder wasn't dumping...

my step mom said no to all surgery or biopsies...

he is going back to the nursing home on Tuesday...

they have no idea how long he will be here...

not knowing what the mass is...

that he will get medical attention until they call in hospice...

his blood sugar is all over the place...

and his only complaint is his legs...

my brother would not return her phone calls...

so she isn't calling him anymore...

he lives right there...

pray for his soul...

because you reap what you sow...

Paula is holding her own but I don't know how much longer she can do it...

she's tough and she's determined...

but you can only be so tough...

for so long...

keep her in your prayers until they can get dad back in the nursing home...

once they get him back there, she will go home and try to get back to normal...

checking on him daily, but not staying 24 hours...

pray for my dad to have an easy passing...

he doesn't know what's happening...

can't comprehend the depth of it...

pray that it isn't a long, drawn out affair...

for both of them...

I'm praying that he just goes in his sleep...

but they don't know if it will be days, weeks, months...

you never know with my dad...

he rallies like none other...

and he has suffered a long, long time...

he would be happier on the other side...

the greatest blessing is that he doesn't know...

thank you, Lord, for that...



for the luck of the irish, more images...

some more sweet images for you to use to decorate or make cards with...

it's overcast and rainy today...

the sun pops out every now and then...

Robbie taking his walk...

rain makes the grass green...

and it intensifies the colors...

but the best thing rainy days are for...

are naps...

and eating...

and blogging...

watching movies...

just hanging out and getting the laundry done...

watching a gardening show filmed at Mt Vernon about fig plants...

and making fig jam out of home grown figs...

now they are talking about tomatoes and how to stake them...

I have my chairs!

there is one garden that has a center flower bed in the shape of a heart...

with the cutest little path all the way around it...

but I like the idea of having the center open to  place a bird bath...

or a statue...

fun, fun, fun,

28 more days until spring!

the time to plan is NOW!

have a good day!