My Grandsons Said….

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The boys ate lunch with us a couple weeks ago. Halfway through his plate, Nate said he was done with his food and full. Not many minutes later, he asked for ice cream. \”I thought you said you were full?\” I questioned him. \”That was the good food part of me,\” he said. \”The dessert part is still hungry.\” !!

And then Sunday morning on the way to church, Phil asked me why my hair was short. (he already knows what he likes, i guess). \”I like my hair short,\” I told him. \”Well, you need to get a wig, so your hair will be long like mama\’s hair.\” His mama got a good laugh out of that one.

A.J. is a darling, but he throws fits…fairly regularly, actually. In the nursery Sunday, he got upset and threw his hands over his face and fell to the floor. The nursery was full, so everyone in there had been assigned a kid to watch. A young teenage fella, Jake, was assigned to A.J. (God bless him!). When A.J. hit the floor, Jake said, \”Get up off that floor and stop acting like a girl!\” A.J. immediately stood up and angrily said to Jake, \”I\’m not a girl; I\’m a big boy!\”

Today

Dave\’s mom moved into a new home. She\’s almost 80 and this hasn\’t been easy for her. One thing she did in this move is downsize, and she gave several pieces of furniture to Dave and me. This is a good thing for us, because 8 years of little boys in our home have pretty much finished off what furniture we did have. So I spent a good portion of today arranging furniture. That was fun, but it was also tiring and aggravated my arthritis.

A nice shower and some downtime on the computer, AND a couple of Tylenol…now, I\’m ready.

May your Sunday be blessed and inspiring.

Philip

Phil is the middle grandson. He is a little sweetie, most of the time. When I picked the boys up for church this week, Phil said he wanted to come and live at my house. It seems that one of his favorite toys had gotten broken and he was mad at the person who broke it, and felt that if he came and lived with us, his stuff wouldn\’t get broken.

I laughingly told him he couldn\’t come live with us. Jenni\’s boyfriend, D, popped his head into the room and suggested that Phil just go ahead and pack his suitcase and move in with us. Next thing I know, Phil is upstairs packing up a suitcase. He looked SO cute coming down the steps with his little suitcase–it says, \”goin\’ to grandma\’s.\”

Of course, he went back home after church. It was so sweet, though, and I have to admit that if I were a little younger, I\’d spend a whole lot more time with those boys.

Friday

The weekend is here. Dave and I have decided to try and spend one-on-one time with the grandsons, rather than have them all here at once. We are at the age that all of them at once is a bit overwhelming–the noise level and the activity level are off the charts! So tonight Nate is spending the night with us. Tomorrow night Phil will be here and then Sunday afternoon we will have AJ until about supper time.

We love these boys. They are precious, and we are blessed.

God is good.

Happy New Year!

Another quiet day at the Wood household. Dave and I slept until around 9 this morning, which is VERY late for me. We picked up number 1 grandson, Nate, and took him to his favorite place to eat (K&W–can you believe that?). While there, I noticed a little twinge in my \”gut\”. Having had three sick grandsons and one sick daughter since Friday last week, I got a bit worried, especially when all of a sudden the blood drained from my head and into my stomach and began a mighty big churning. We decided we should get out of the restaurant with all due haste. After I stood up and walked a bit, the feeling went away, and I came home and lay down.

I\’ve been taking meds for an ear infection and wondered if maybe that wasn\’t some of the problem. It may be. But for now, I\’m just sitting as quietly as possible, hoping not to be sick.

Isn\’t it funny how we do that? We know we are going to be sick, we know we\’ll feel better after we are sick, but we fight it. I have in the past–and I may again tonight–sat in a chair all night refusing to move and willing myself not to be sick.

I have to go to work tomorrow. It\’s the first of the month, and we will have MEGA orders for product to be delivered. So I really need to feel better by morning.

Happy new year, everyone. May this be the year…..

Christmas 2008

This has been a very different Christmas season from any Dave and I have experienced in our 32 years together. For the first time since I was pregnant with our son, Josh, Dave and I were in our home, by ourselves on Christmas morning. For the first time, our daughter and her family were living in a different location. For the first time since their births, the grandsons all woke up in their own home and ran excitedly to see what was under the tree in their home.

Honestly, Dave and I weren\’t sure how we were going to like it–whether or not this empty-nest thing we\’ve wished for was going to be okay or not. I have to say, though, weird as it was, it wasn\’t bad at all. We had a quiet morning, just the two of us. This gave us time to prepare our minds for the rest of the day–jenni and the boys\’ arrival in early afternoon, visits to our own parents\’ homes, and all kinds of noise.

So, what we were a bit concerned about turned out to be okay. It was as it should be, I guess.

Let\’s Pretend

so last night our daughter picked up grandson #1 around midnight. hubby couldn\’t sleep because he had taken a 3-hr nap earlier and was wide awake. i was very tired, because i had been doing stuff all evening and had not taken a break. so after nate left, we went to bed. so hubby decides he wants to snuggle and talk. so far, so good. then he decides to play a game of \’pretend.\’

him: let\’s pretend we are marooned on an island (just watched Castaway), and we are sleeping on the beach. we\’re covered with coconut leaves (?). there are little sand crabs nibbling at your toes.

me: let\’s not pretend the sand crabs, ok?

him: ok. let\’s pretend the stars are out, the wind is blowing a sweet little breeze, and the fire is stoked for the night. let\’s pretend…….

me: let\’s pretend you\’re mute.

after five full minutes of LOUD belly laughing, he finally turned over and let me go to sleep. bless his heart, i love that guy. but DON\’T mess with my sleep.

Things My Son Says

I love my son. He\’s just a special guy, extremely intelligent, and loves God with all his heart. In my opinion, he and my husband are two of the smartest guys I have ever known. Josh is involved in a theology discussion board. He freely shares his beliefs, quite often the only person with his particular beliefs. Well, except me and maybe one other person. But he is faithful to his understanding of God\’s Word.

Here are just a few comments he has made:

\”…don\’t become bitter. Somedays you find the edge of bitter and peek over. Just don\’t fall.\”

\”If you have any affection for who you were before Christ, I\’m not sure you can compellingly argue that you\’ve met Christ.\”

\”God is not interested in being our equal partner. He\’s interested in being our Lord, and having complete reign in our lives.\”

\”We are not called the be well-rounded humans. We are called to be radical, ridiculous Christians.\”

\”Not forgiving is entirely selfish. We are saying to God and someone else that we deserve better and we will punish anyone who trespasses against us.\”

\”Be a Christian. Let your life for Christ define the words – rather than the mistakes or shortcomings of others. Don\’t let the culture tell you what a Christian is and then run from that. Say to them, \’No, this is what a Christian is,\’ and then \’Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.\’\” (Matthew 5:16 KJV)

\”Pretty important [to God] does not necessarily equal \”central\” or most important. As long as we think we are the center of God\’s universe, we will never grasp what it is to have God at the pinnacle of our lives. We are to value what God values. If God values us most, then we are to value us most…………. get it? If God values God most, and we value what God values, then we will value God most.\”

Check out Josh\’s website at http://www.joshwood.org.

wow!

i can\’t believe it\’s been so long since my last post. and life has certainly not been standing still during that time. do you believe that it will be Christmas in TWO weeks? i have to admit, i sure wish life would slow down just a tad. but, with church activities, full-time work, family responsibilities, etc., there doesn\’t appear to be a slowing down point in the near future. it\’s all a part of the construction, you know? every experience brings new teaching, new focus, a better understanding of who God is and how He is working in my life.

i read a saying the other day that goes like this: \”Everything works out okay in the end. If it\’s not okay, it\’s not the end.\” i like that.

my mom hurt herself really badly today in a fall. she\’s in the hospital right now, and i\’m not sure how long she will be there, but if you would take a moment to pray for her, i\’d so appreciate it. she\’s just not in good health, and i hate to see her in such pain all the time.

my daughter and grandsons have moved back in with us for a while. she\’s looking for an affordable apartment and a different job. another prayer request, if you please.

so, what has God been constructing in your life these days?