Happy Birthday Mama!

Just a little post to say Happy Birthday to a wonderful mom... I love you.

Prayer for the Day

Dear Lord, I do not ask
That Thou should'st give me
Some high work of Thine,
Some noble calling, or some wonderous task.

Give me a little hand to hold in mine;
Give me a little chid to point the way
Over the strange, sweet path that leads to Thee.
Give me a little voice to teach to pray;
Give me two shining eyes Thy face to see.

The only crown I ask, dear Lord, to wear
Is this: That I may teach a little child.

I do not ask that I may ever stand
Among the wise, the worthy or the great;
I only ask that softly, hand in hand,
A child and I may enter at the gate.
--Author Unknown

My Cuddle-Bug

Kiara is such a cuddle-bug. Sometimes during school time, like while we're reading, she will hold my arm and hug it and kiss it. One morning after she read a few pages in her reader I started to praise her, and tell her how proud I was of her. I put a sticker on her page, (she loves stickers!) then I cuddled her and gave her tons of kisses on her cheek. She just giggled and smiled, soaking in all the love. I turned around to get back to reading when she grabbed me...
Kiara: "I want to give you kisses too."
So she held my face and smothered me with kisses.
Me: "Oh, thank you. My love cup is so full now."
Kiara: "That's because I just love you!"

A Smile...

Today during our meeting, Brendan was sitting across the room on someones lap. He was staring at me with his "blank day dreamy" stare. (he daydreams a lot!) I smiled at him and tried to get his attention by shaking my head. I didn't work so I just blew him a kiss...
That did the trick! He smiled; his big, beautiful, irresistible smile and then gave a contented sigh. "Ahhhh!" Joy and Steve were the only others who got to see that. But it was so cute, so special it melted my heart.

A Hint of Spring

I started painting again...Here's the most recent.

Congradulations!

Congradulations Sam and Tina! I'm so happy for you both.

"Showing off the ring..." Sam proposed to Tina on Valentines Day. Just last night Steve and I took them out to dinner, it was lots of fun.

Lunch Out

On Valentines Day we really wanted to just get out of the house and do something fun.--So we did! Joy and Tim came with us and we all had lunch out together. We ordered pizza and waited patiently.While we waited Steve went off to get a surprise gift for me. The pizza was wonderful! (You all know how much I love pizza.) I tried to take a few pictures, but mostly I just wanted to relax and have fun. But here are a few...


My first Valentines Day...with a valentine. I Love You Steve!
Don't worry he didn't eat the whole thing, half was for me.
Joy and Tim anxious to start eating their pizza