After Christmas

January 4th, 2019
  Well Got my ticket to so see Eric, Nicole, Jase, Jayla & Landon--Newborn to be grandson in March.  He is due after Feb 28th, but I think they will deliver him March 6th, 2019.  I will get there March 20th afternoon and stay for 2 weeks.  Just can't wait to see them it has been so very long, over a year.  Only sent them gift cards this year for Christmas as there has been too much confusion in our lives to celebrate life normally.  So will look to the new exciting event that will be here before we know it...yeah!!!

Its official also...Eric got promoted to Sergeant Major!  Wow and more Wow!  He never ceases to amaze me with his ability to do so much in his life.    

Our life now in AZ is settling down to a pattern.  Looking for houses in the area as often as we can and going to look at them.   the pictures are beautiful of the houses and usually when we get to the house it disappoints us and we become more sadden that we might not ever find the right place.  Next week we plan to go back to the Paradise house lot and try to go through some of it to recover anything that might be worth salvaging but as more and more time goes by i'm getting better and better about the letting go process.  New thing s will its place and a new direction will bring just as much satisfaction as before.  

   I'm really liking the new Canyon Bible Church that we are attending with Karen & Rodger Wynott. 

They are my neighbors from Van Nuys, Ca when Bonnie Jo was a Baby and they are helping us find a home as he is a Realtor.  God works in mysterious ways and I am so very thankful he has provided all our needs and more through this whole ordeal.  

The weekly podcast of their 3 pastors Sermons are excellent.  Last week it was on Psalm 73.  Very very well done!

           Every so often I get to talk to my friends in Paradise, Ca.  It just warms my heart to hear their voice again and usually try to catch up when I am sewing in the afternoons.   This sermon is excellent and was the week when both Mack and I attended together.  It was a great Sunday and will remember it always.  I trust that God is working all things to the good for us as he knows what is best.    So much pressure in the settling of our old house and property that there are tons of big decisions to make and Mack has been having to do it all.  I am so very grateful he has been handling it all. 

  http://canyonprescott.org/sermons/sermon/2018-12-30/is-god-really-good

   Here are some older photos of our old house before the sliding glass door was put in and the patio covering was taken down.  It was a very pretty back yard patio  and I do miss my plants.

 This Chinese Lantern in the background is the only thing in the back yard that went untouched by the fire storm.  We brought it back with us to Prescott and now it is sitting once again in David & Irene's backyard.  Mack was very happy it survived, as it meant a lot to him and he lost everything else in that darn fire.

This is how I feel with the New Grand Baby Arriving soon!  Just so unbelievable!

 I love these scrappy slippers that I found in my old pictures....maybe someday I will try to make them for my new wardrobe.

I think I need a birdfeeder just like this.!!

TJ made this more me on mother's day one year.  I think I still have it in storage still.  It was the funniest day I ever had at Disneyland.  All 3 of my kids were together and we had one laugh after another!  Nancey Joy was with us and took this picture too!  Many happy times together!

This is the top of it and Eric in his 4H outfit and  Mack at the top left over seeing us.  this was in my skinnier days.. 

Love Psalm 91!!

Well I have rambled on and on about a lot of stilly stuff.  Life has changed drastically and I think looking back a little helps me get greater perspective on our present stage of events.  Yes we will find a new home again and this is all in Gods Timing and God's hands.  We just have to shut down the worrying when it looks like nothing is happening in the right direction.  We are well, have enough food and energy to create projects (like for my new grandson etc) and I look forward to the new exciting things that await us this next year 2019!  

  I want to thank everyone (you know who you are) that have blessed us with so many gifts, unexpected gifts, and so much love from the depts. of their hearts.  Makes this bleak dessert sojourn not so terribly feeling like it could be.  Everyone has been so Loving and we both appreciate it all!

   Thanks for traveling along with us...it's been one heck of a ride.  Love you all!

P.S. I did finally buy some cowboy boots.   

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons/id964702369?mt=2

Early Church Small Group Bible Study by Ray Vander Laan - Faith Lessons ...

        Well all-- its been since November that I've entered a blog entry.  Haven been trying to just keep up with business of retirement.  We celebrated Christmas here in our new home here in Paradise ca and it was a good one.   Still adjusting to city life but am learning to love it!  Thankful for all the many unexpected surprises and blessing that God has showered on us.   Teresa Jo cane to spend a few days at Christmas with us, and we kept busy.  Was wonderful to spend time with her.  Miss her so very much-- so I visit every 2 months. Looking forward to seeing little Jase, Eric and Nikki and Jayla this June when they are traveling thru to Hawaii for their next station.  Great spot to end their tour of duty.   

So excited to see them I just can't wait.  

Little Jase will be 2 in July!!  They are excellent parents! 

     Fast forward to early April.....we got to enjoy a fantastic visit with Kristen , Troy, Piers & Jessica for a early Easter celebration. What a grand time we had together and made some great memories!  Fun times. Was a fun opportunity to celebrate, laugh, and spend quality time with family!  It's been a few years since this has happened!   Thank you Kristen for getting down here. 

     

  

    Today we got to participate in a multi-family Garage sale with our circle of friends here!  I made 1$ and spendthrift $2.00. Didn't have a lot to sell but everyone else did and made tons of money.  We had fun all being together! 

Since last October I have been busy. Helped facilitate Daniel (Beth Moore Bible study) with Patty Burell our fearless leader!  I could focus on not much else during these weeks because we had to put on our thinking caps and had lots of homework each day!  God blessed our hearts and minds and just fully grew our group together with so much love!  It's been an amazing journey!   From those 12 weeks of study-- we proceeded to 2 weeks lecture of " Bad girls of the Bible" & "Really bad Girls of the Bible" by Liz Curtis Higgs -- she is very captivating speaker and shed a lot of wisdom and unknown details in Gods Word we had all overlooked. We then we're blessed by my friend Kathy Presyler in Siskiyou county with another Beth Moore series on "Deuteronomy" but it was a lecture series and very detailed! 

We all enjoyed the time we spendt understanding a hard book I have ad voided because I didn't understand it enough. Now I feel a little clearer on what it entailed!!!!   So after we  did those journeys we are dedicating our remaining time to putting a church library together in Pastor Art Worthingtons old office!  It's gonna be cool!... So thrilled to be apart of this church excitement.  

Been working on the evolved "Bette Bag" projects. Have made 9 of them now and probably will teach the ladies at church to do them also in May.  I do have an original idea and they turn out beautiful!  

Love the purple ones best. 

  All and all life is full and good!  Miss my family so much and love them all so dearly,,!!!! 

,love you all-- BJM.