Wow! I am writing in my Blog! Of all the words I ever thought would come out of my mouth, those weren't it!  Well, let me tell you a little about myself and why I felt led to start this journey of blogging. 
I am a Baptist Girl, saved by grace through faith.  I love God above all else and I strive to serve Him every day. I come so short of what He wants me to be and do but I am so thankful that I am His child and that He picks me up, dusts me off and sets me on the solid ground and off I go again. 
I am married to the most wonderful man in the world! He loves God and he isn't afraid to stand up for truth.  He thinks I am still the sexiest thing ever(although he does wear bifocals now)even though I'm not, and he never forgets to tell me that he loves me! We have been married almost 30 years and I almost can't remember not being his wife.  We have two wonderful boys who we couldn't be more proud of and we also have two beautiful girls that we didn't have to raise, but because they loved our boys, they became our girls.  In case you didn't get all that, they are our daughters in law who we love dearly too.  So far we have 3 of the most beautiful, sweet, adorable grandbabies.  Each one of them holds a special place in this Grandmaw's heart. We also have 3 puppies and a cat and 2 guineus (not sure I am spelling that even close to right).  Yes, we are those people who have pets and talk to them like that have a clue what we are saying to them, but we love them anyway.
I adore my church family.  They are always there to support us and the walk in truth with us.  We have such sweet fellowship with each and every one in our Landmark Missionary Baptist congregation. 
I have so much I want to share with anyone who reads this blog.  God is such a real part of my life and even though I am almost 50 years old, I still learn from His word every day and I want to share what I learn and also look forward to hearing from others too.

I am an empty nester I guess. Our kids are grown and though we live in the same town, they are on their own.  I hear about so many women that seem to fall apart after their kids leave home but I guess I am not one of those women.  When our youngest son got married and moved out to start his own family, I had a sense of accomplishment.  God had entrusted in me these 2 boys to raise in the nurture and admonishion of God. That day, I fulfilled that task.  I had done and said all I could to get them started in the lives they were meant to live. You see, from the day each of them were born, I prayed that God would give me the ability to raise them according to His will.  I know that Gene and I were not perfect parents and that we made mistakes, said things we wish we hadn't and reacted in ways we wish we wouldn't have, but we tried to show them God in our lives.  We tried to instill in each of them the need to serve and love God above all else, and I know that they are my boys, but I watch their lives and I see God working so I know at least part of what we taught them, sunk in.  They are both active in God's service as well as their wives and my awesome grandbabies.  There is a saying that goes something like this:  " This in no greater joy that to hear that your children walk in the truth".  Oh, how it touches my heart and makes me so grateful to God for His blessings and fulfullment of His promises.  Of all the wonderful things that my kids do, when I see them serving God, that is what makes me the proudest. 

As you can tell, I'm a little sappy, sorry, just how I am.  I am at the point in my life that I am very set in my ways, but not afraid to try new things and listen to new ideas, hence the blog.  But just because I am not 20 anymore and I don't have some fabulous career that doesn't mean I am not happy. I am overjoyed with life.  I am starting my treck through menopause and I am still happy.  A little frustrated but happy!  God is so good and He knows everything about me.  He knows how to listen to my heart on those days I just don't know what to pray.  He brings verses to my heart when I need them most.  He makes my life complete.  That is why I am happy.  I hear so many people today talking about all the things they don't have or they need to make them happy.  It is all a worldly lie.  God is the only one that can provide true happiness.  Now, do I get down and have my pitty parties and become discontent with my life? SURE I do, its my human nature;  but I also have a spriritual nature that reminds me that God is all I need for true happiness. He reminds me of all the things he has done for me and in my life.  I think that is the greatest lesson I have learned from God is to remember to sit down and count my blessings when I get all caught up in the world.  Count all the times that I had food to eat, clothes on my back and a place to stay warm and dry.  Thank you Lord for your wonderful blessings in my Life.  May I never forget what you have done for me and help me never forget to thank you for the things that lay ahead of me.  Life is great, even at 49 and I will continue to share it with whoever wants to listen.  My verse today was 1 Peter 4: 1&2 that reminds me that I am to please God, not this world and the things in it. Have a great night, talk to you tomorrow!