Day 28

I am so grateful for the Lord showing me, again tonight, how much he loves me. I was coming home from Jasper feeling very-I don't know what-. I was praying and crying and crying out to the Lord. There is a song that has been playing on the christian radio station, lately, that has really been ministering to me. I reached up to the radio and prayed I sure would like to hear that song; when I turned it on that was the song playing. Only God could have done that. Thank you, for loving me so much. At times I feel like there is no one in the world I can talk to and who will understand, but you are always there and ever so faithful.

Day 27

Today, I am grateful for my son-in-law, Darrell. He is such a good husband to Courtney and he loves Sean. He is a hard worker and desires good things for his family. I wish I could take some of the stress out of his life, with a new baby on the way, getting his career going, buying a new house and leading his family, it just seems like a lot of stress. Maybe I'll buy him a massage for his birthday in May. I love you, Darrell and am very proud to have you as a "son".

Day 26

I am so grateful to the Lord for allowing Don to get to the hospital in time after his heart attack Tuesday. Our friend Don Gunter had some pressure in his chest Tuesday. After it eased off he went outside and helped the guy painting his house. Wednesday night we had a meeting at their house. Thursday Greg called and Don was headed to Beaumont because he had had a heart attack Tuesday and didn't even know it. It ends up he had 6 bypasses done yesterday. At least four of them were over 90% blocked. If the one main artery had gotten 100% blocked he would have died instantly. God is so good. Don had just gone in for a check up at the clinic and to get a referal to the diabetic doctor. The doctor sent him to the hospital in Jasper and they sent him to Beaumont. God isn't finished with him yet and I am very happy about that.

Sidetracked gratitude

I got side tracked on my gratitude journal. Not that I am not grateful, but I didn't take the time to post. So, I am going to just pick up where I left off.

Day 25
Since I last posted one of my very best friends ever, was killed in a car accident. I am so very grateful to the Lord for having allowed us to be friends for the last twenty plus years. Through those years we would go through times in which we were very close and involved in each others lives and then we may go a few years with very little contact. Then God would allow us to be in each others lives again and so the cycle would go. Recently, they were responsible for getting us into FHTM and we had spent time with them visiting.
Debbie was one of the most spiritual people I have ever known. It wasn't that she was just a Christian, but she had allowed the Lord to be intermingled in many areas of her life. She was a great example and I am truly blessed to have been able to call her my friend.

Day 24

Today, I am rejoicing in the fact that I will be able to simplify my life due to all the changes in the past few months; I am actually getting a raise in a sense. Now, that Greg is working at Pearson's, I will no longer have to make estimated monthly payments to the IRS. That money can now go to other things. We also know longer need a FAX machine or even our home phone line, so I am considering getting rid of that. I will no longer have to keep up with every little thing we spend money on, for income tax. Greg will not be on the road all the time and he will be getting more exercise doing physical work. I will know where he is during the day and won't have to wonder if he is somewhere having an insulin reaction when I can't get him on the phone. I can now get rid of all the stacks and stacks of boxes, papers, computers, printers, and old parts used for Hunter Engineering. Doing away with all that stuff will actually give me a whole extra room in my house. I will be able to cut Greg's cell phone minutes down because he won't need so many anymore. There won't be as much money coming into the bank account, but there won't be near as much going out, either. I have learned in the past few years, that for me all the hassles of making more money haven't been worth it. Oh, don't get me wrong it has been nice, but now this will be a challenge that I gladly embrace. Thank you, Lord.
P.S. Courtney told us once that we used to have more and more fun before Greg went to work for Hunter Engineering. I think she meant more of what really mattered. I look forward to that simplicity again.

Day 23

Monday, December 27, was day 23
We received a phone call from Gary that Shannon and James had walked off the job, quit. Next, Rhiannon called and asked if Mike should go out there. Greg jumped up and got dressed and headed to Pearson's. By 10:00 or 10:30 Craig and Susan were there. We spent the day working out the details to keep the family business going. Greg started doing the front-end work. Mike was the extra hands and Rhiannon took over the office. Susan and I went to the bank.
At the end of the day. We all ate dinner together and had a business meeting. What started out a horrible day ended quite well. Greg has decided to go back to work full time at Pearson's, which is something he was wanting to do, but just didn't know how to approach it with Shannon and James there. Greg just told me Saturday he was tired of doing what he was doing. Rhiannon has her old job back and the business is back in the hands of the owners, which is where is should have always been anyway.
Now, we are praying for wisdom in what needs to be done for the business to be truly a success. Thank you, Lord for working these things out for us and that it happened at a time when everyone was off work and free to pitch in and help.

Days 20,21,22

Day 20-Friday 24, 2010

I am so very grateful that the Lord is blessing us with another grandchild, to be born in late June.
This is what I opened tonight as an announcement of the up and coming event.



Day 21-Saturday 25, 2010
I am grateful for all the Pearson's. We spent the day with most of them and missed the ones who weren't with us.
Jordan playing with Sean in the toy basket.

Darrell and Craig playing with "Buckey Balls" (?)

The Pearson women plus Gwen Stockholm.

James and Billie Jean

Susan and Craig's family

Gwen and Gary

Day 22 Sunday 26, 2010 I am grateful that Christmas is over. I was not looking forward to it, but it turned out great. I think it is because I had no expectations this year, I was just grateful for whatever happened and I wasn't disappointed. It is time to get on with "real" life now.