The wedding is over........

Raul and Pam's wedding was held this past Saturday.....they are off to Canada for a week and I have to contend with the leftovers....and I am NOT talking about food either!! While the honeymoon couple is in Canada for the week I am house sitting and cleaning up after the wedding reception. Sunday I woke up at 5 in the morning and began the job of mopping up after the party. Someone forgot to tell the wedding guests that cake belonged on the plates and not the floor. Let's just say I have managed to get the house in somewhat of order! Down came the yards of nylon netting and the hundreds of bows......most everything is back to where it belongs and in the next week I will complete the task at hand. Two days before the wedding I cleaned this 5000 square foot house......and it needs another good cleaning! JOB SECURITY!!

Today I woke up to a HUGE thunder and lightening storm. This big house shook off and on for over an hour. Right now there is a steady down pour and according to the weather report....the rain is going to stay for most of the day. There is a tornado warning up right now, but it is not close to me. THANK GOODNESS. I feel safe in this house should a tornado form around here. This house has a huge basement and lots of "safe places". Rain is forecasted for the entire week and I think it is great. Rain just helps the yard to green up and keep my flower beds hydrated. Tornado season has began and lasts for several months.....I am sure there will be many more rainy days at hand and now that I have been in Texas a couple of years....I am adjusting to wet weather and what comes with severe storms.

Where has April gone??? In a blink of an eye it passed me by....

Happy Anniversay Beth & Tony.....

Blessings to you on this very special day.

Much love,

Mom

On Sunday I attended "Waves of Faith Church" here in Fort Worth. My friends, Nemea and Bobby, invited me to visit their church with them and their son, Jacob. The Worship Music was so uplifting. Electric guitars and drums were played by extremely talented men and the three lady vocalist led the congregation in a praise session like I have never heard. The Worship Pastor played acoustic electric guitar and had an impressive voice. I thoroughly enjoyed the music along with the other hundreds of people who came to worship the Lord on Sunday. The sermon was lead by a young Pastor who while speaking of Peter showed slides and added his own twists and turns of Peter's life with life experiences. He held my attention through out the service. I left the church feeling renewed.

Here's the thing about Waves of Faith Church. It is 99.9% Mexican attendance......a couple hundred of the nicest people I ever met. Nemea is head of the Youth Ministry at the church so, I was introduced to so many of the congregation. Warm greetings were given by all I met.

I am looking forward to the next time I visit Nemea and Bobby's church. I felt welcomed and enjoyed my time on Sunday.

Blessings to all........

Rain.....rain...and more rain..........!!

Today the skies have opened up and it is pouring down rain. A welcomed thing for my very dry grass and garden.......!! It should rain for the next couple of days and then come Sunday it is supposed to be warm and sunny. I have made plans to tackle the flower beds and to cut and trim the grass while the weather is nice. My, what a mess I have going in my yard!! Never ending, but I love being outside working in the yard.

My rose bushes are blooming like crazy.....pink roses every where. Now that I have decided not to sell my house, I am making plans to plant a few more rose bushes around the yard. The pink Jasmine around my porch is beginning to green up.......I thought I had lost most of the plants due to frost, but I noticed last night there was actually new growth. Yay!! The flower beds are beginning to show signs of life and by the looks of it.......most of last year's plants have survived. I am going to get a few more flowers to fill in the bare spots until the older plants get larger. I can always transplant later.

My flight back from California was very nice. I sat by a wonderful Texas lady. She was a Pastor's wife and such a pleasure to sit next to. She and I had a wonderful conversation all the way to Austin. We talked about Texas.....our families.....and Christ. God placed this woman next to me to comfort me as I tried to process everything that is going on in my life.

For the last two days I have been working......chained to a desk doing data entry. While I am thankful I have a job...........I so wish I was able to work outside instead of inside. A friend stopped by yesterday and offered me a small job for Mother's Day weekend. Our little historic district has a home tour during the Mother's Day weekend and he has asked me to be the person greeting the tour groups as they walk through his bungalow. I am excited to be asked to do that for him. It is such a cute little house situated right in the middle of our district. Quaint. He is in the process of redoing the house from top to bottom and it has been interesting seeing all the changes he has made. I am looking forward to the home tour and being a part of all the fun.

All is well with me. Lots of things to get done this week.......hopefully I will be able to accomplish all that I intend to get done.........

Blessings to all.........

One of my favorite pictures of Gary.....

Gary Summers Catalde.......

Yesterday Gary went Home to be with the Lord.
He has a new body free of the cancer........
He is no longer suffering and is at peace.

It is those of us who he loved that are in the midst
of pain. Please pray for my children and Gary's family.

Just because I love you.........

This is just because....
....just because you're special.
....just because you are loved more than you know.
....just because you are more deserving of God's blessings than you think.
....just because you are a wonderful friend to me.
....just because you have a heart for others.
....just because you deserve to be regarded with respect.
....just because God is good and you are His.
....just because He answers our prayers.
....just because everything works together for good to those who love God.
....just because we are called according to His purposes.
....just because He loves us, He likes to bless us.
....just because we're available to Him.
....just because He likes to use us for His glory.
....just because He is worthy of our service and our worship.
....just because He is so good, holy and mighty.
....just because of who He is.
....just because He is GOD!!! and we're not.
....just because I want you to be richly blessed.
....just because this is God's perfect will. AMEN!!!