~HAPPY BIRTHDAY To My Miss K - Turning 7 is GREAT~

Our Miss K at 4 Months Old
(And Her VERY blond Nana!) :)

On November 13, 2002 I became a Nana. I couldn't possibly have known it then, but the bald headed little beauty you see in my arms was destined to change my life. Our sweet Miss K was only a few months old when this picture was taken back in early 2003. Today this beautiful little girl celebrated turning SEVEN! Where have the years gone???

Since Miss K has remained our only grandchild (at least for now!), I'm sure you can imagine how much attention she gets!!! She reminds me soooo much of her daddy (my son, Brandon) when he was her age...

Miss K and Nana Tonight

Her Papa, my Mr. AGPMan, snapped this picture of her and I tonight at her party at CiCi's Pizza. Don't you LOVE her crown?

A real princess.

"To My Miss K: Happy Birthday, Sweetheart! I sooo hope I live to be 92 years old like my Grammy did~ That way I'll get to see your first grandchild be born. Then and only then will I be ready to go to heaven! I Love You~ Nana"

Blessings to you as you celebrate life with those you love...Rebecca

~TRUST Rebecca...Just Trust!~

There are times in my life when I've come to a crossroad of sorts and have struggled with choosing which path in front of me was the best one to take.

Do I go right?

Left?

Does it even matter?

Ever face the complexity of just being fearful of being fearful? Ever been so afraid of turning the wrong way that your energy becomes stifled and you're only able to sit and stare at the wall for hours on end?

Yesterday I struggled with such an issue even though I had literally tons to do. I have found it is in times like this that I miss the wise counsel of my father most. More often than not he would welcome me into his 'office' and would then say this:

"Tell me about it, Becky Sue! What's troubling you, honey? Tell Dad about it!"

And..as I would usually do, I would begin to spill out from within me a very long list of all that seemed to be 'wrong' in my life. All my fears. All my hesitations. All my mistakes...

Being the kind and loving father my dad has always tried to be, it was during one especially memorable visit that he handed me a tattered piece of paper with the following poem penned on one side.

"I found this little poem and saved it back for you!" he said

"You can ALWAYS trust God with your dreams...." he continued...

~BROKEN TOYS~

As children bring their broken toys,
With tears for us to mend;
I brought my broken dreams to God
Because He was my friend.
But then instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone,
I hung around and tried to help, with ways that were my own.
At last I snatched them back and cried
"How could you be so slow?"
"My child," He said, "What could I do?
You never did let go..."

Author Unknown

While searching for an important paper today, to my surprise I came across the poem once again.

And so, through the quiet early dawn hours of a regular Thursday morning, I again heard my father's loving heart speak to me from beyond the thundering sounds silence...

"Trust...just trust!"

Blessings to you as you cast your cares upon Him...Rebecca

~BLESSINGS and THANKS To Our VETERANS~

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

THANKS TO ALL OUR VETERANS, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT, WHO HAVE FAITHFULLY SERVED OUR GREAT NATION!

I PRAY THAT SOMEDAY YOU WILL BE FULLY COMPENSATED BY OUR COUNTRY FOR ALL YOU'VE GIVEN AND SACRIFICED IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM.

May God continue to Bless America...Rebecca

"LOVE IS..." and Other Things That Matter

"LOVE IS...
Going On a Diet if He Prefers You Slim
(I Don't THINK SO!!!!)

Time again for my Wednesday "LOVE IS..." Post! Gosh...hump-day continues to get around rather quickly, doesn't it?

Now...I'm sitting here NOT believing my guy had the NERVE in the late 70's to send me such a clipping! Can you? My have things changed since then!!! If he EVEN attempted to send me such a thing today I would smack him up-side the head.

I would.

Trust me!

I WOULD!

I like this version much better, don't you?

"LOVE IS...Going on a diet if he wants you healthy!?"

Yes! Much, much better!

I really do believe that some of our thinkin' back then was a bit ridiculous! I mean, seriously! That is "PIG-MAN" mentality! And no, I did not mean "Big-Man"~ I MEANT "PIG-MAN!" I truly don't think I could live with a man who EVER said anything to me about wanting me SLIM!

ERR...

This little clippy MUST have just slipped by unnoticed by my 18 year old self!

Now...with all that off my chest~

About the DIE-IT I've been on for the past few weeks (very fitting for this Post, don'tcha think?)...

I'm going to be a total braggart and tell you I'm down 13.5 pounds! I've decided that Weight Watchers is the ONLY way to go! I'm FINALLY starting to recognize my face again (gosh...I've been missing her for soooo long now)! I hope my HEART <3 appreciates that I'm trying to take better care of her!

Feeling good!

Feeling fine!

A bit scared I'll fall off the Catering Truck during the Holidays, but...I've decided I CAN do this!

I can!!

I can!!!

I will!!!!

Blessings to you as make good choices for your life...Rebecca