Gratituesday

I'm back!! I guess I've been sort of back since Friday. I say "sort of" because right after we unloaded the car we headed over to my mom's house because my grandparents came to town on Friday. They actually got here from NM before we did! No one is shocked, believe me! We're glad that they came for a visit!

On Saturday morning we did get to have a lazy morning. The kids slept in until NINE! Talk about a gift!! We did pretty much nothing in the morning. In the afternoon we went to a 4th of July pig roast with other members of our congregation. Yummy food. Who knew that you could rent a smoker big enough to fit a whole pig?!?! We stayed to watch the firework display, both of the kids(both big and small) in attendance and the one by the local golf course.

On Sunday after worship services the girls and I headed out to join my grandparents at a cabin they rented about 45 miles from here. They wanted to go "camping". Now please understand that we were in no shape or form "roughing it". Unless you consider using a charcoal grill "roughing it". Later in the afternoon my aunt's family plus quite a few of their friends met us up in the mountains as well. It was fun when it wasn't raining. We played volleyball, ping-pong, ate some delicious steaks, roasted marshmallows and played Chinese checkers. It had been a LONG time since I had played that game! My poor Honey had to work on Sunday, but he did join us later in the evening. He didn't want to miss out on good food!

We had a great vacation in New Mexico! I am so thankful that we were able to go!! We were able to listen to some great speakers. I loved the class that we chose to go to. It was talking about how we need to be intentional parents. Meaning that the here and now isn't and shouldn't be our main focus. Heaven is our destination and as parents we need to be using every minute to make sure that our children know that that's what we are striving for! Oh it was so good!!

Being able to visit with our friends was really nice too. I really enjoy their company. It's nice to be able to discuss spiritual things and know that you are of the same mind!

And now that this has gotten incredibly long I want to wrap up by asking for prayers for my little Sugar Plum. I think VBS and vacation so close together was too much for her little body. We are thankful that I am writing this from the comfort of our home and not a hospital room. She started having issues last week. Last night it turned into wheezing issues. By the time we got back into town this morning I think it was a full blown asthma attack! The doctor let us come home because Sugar Plum is what she called borderline. If she gets worse tonight I have to take her to the ER. Right now we're praying that the nebulizer treatments and PRAYER will improve things!! Unfortunately asthma is a very chronic condition in my husband's family. It wasn't really a question of if, but more of when. I know that God is in control. Maybe He will spare us and we won't have to deal with this health issue. But even if not I just pray that he comforts my little baby.

Whew! If you made it to the end, Congratulations!!! Now you can reward yourself by going to Heavenly Homemakers and checking out other Gratituesday posts!! Most of which are probably shorter than mine!