Mini-bird houses painted by our two daughters, granddaughter, oldest grandson and grandma and grandpa.
This has been a delightful week in so many ways. Not only are we celebrating our Savior’s birthday, but we’ve been enjoying a long awaited visit from our S. Carolina family. We’ve shared Christmas Eve church services, followed by a delicious meal at daughter Joy’s house. Being in God’s house with family is always a joyful experience. Christmas day we enjoyed a turkey dinner at our new “old” house with our out of town guests. The next day we drove to the other side of town to spend the day with our son and his lovely lady. Delicious food was once again involved. It seems that we always eat more and laugh a lot when we get together.
Board games have been popular this week. At our son’s house, we played a game called “Cranium” which actually hurt my brain. It turned into a riot of laughter and fun. Scrabble is a little less painful on the brain. Yesterday it was a three hour Monopoly adventure. We rarely play board games anymore, but it certainly is a fun way to get everyone involved.
When you visit the home of an artist, the bill of fare often includes doing some sort of art. We were minus a few family members, but the picture above shows that Paul isn’t the only artist in our clan. These little bird houses currently hang from our condiment holder on the kitchen table, but will fill a lilac bush when they begin to bloom in the spring – a great reminder of time well spent together.
With three young adult grandchildren, there’s a need for filling the time with things that will interest them. When you’re in your seventies and they are just ebbing towards adulthood or already there, it can often be difficult to connect. Especially when smart phones occupy time. This week has been a great gift for us. Our children have always enjoyed each other’s company – maybe more so now that they are no longer children. We laugh a lot about their antics as kids and the funny experiences we shared on family vacations and even playing board games.
They’re just beginning their lives – our children are at the peak of their careers and we are drawing closer and closer to heaven. As far apart as we are in age, we still are able to connect and find enjoyment together. Adding food to the mix doesn’t hurt. I’ll bet I gained another ten pounds this week.
I know families like mine don’t just happen. You have to work hard to make a family. Having the Lord as the head of the house has been the mainstay which has bound us together and will continue until we are no longer around to see it. I am confident that God will continue to touch their lives and we’ll enjoy a great reunion in heaven some day. I wonder if there will be board games.
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Some of our fondest memories are playing board games with our children. Our older son designs them, but he hasn’t sold anything yet. We’ve got our fingers crossed on his latest submission. When we go to Nebraska, it’s board games and card games every night. Our younger son likes them too, but not constantly.
It certainly sounds like you’ve enjoyed a beautiful week! And yes, families like yours don’t just happen. You and Paul have worked and prayed hard, that much is obvious. 🙂 ❤
We have been richly blessed through our kids and grandkids. I often wonder, as I look at them, how did that happen? I was certainly not mother of the year ever and Paul wasnt a perfect dad either, but God directed our parenting and has a wonderful plan for all of us.
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E: Not Brisia. You had me change my name, remember? I can’t believe I let you guys legally change my name to Elvira Nightshade.
E: The chain gets padding from the back of the hand to the shoulder, padding from the top of the ankle to above the knee, & the helmet has a face plate.
E: Yeah, that’s just it. As the qwik, all I get is a corset & a pair of shorts. A corset & pair of shorts against hockey sticks & a chain with a 1 kilo metal ball on the end. It’s not right, Manny.
E: The ears? Oh, they’re ok. The stitches come out tomorrow. I miss having ear lobes. How am I supposed to wear earrings without ear lobes?…. Anyway, you’re changing the subject. What about my uniform? I’ll get killed out there wearing that.
E: Speed? Have you seen the shoes? They’re high heels for goodness sake. How am I supposed to run 50 meters in the grass in high heels?
E: Have you ever tried running in high heels, Manny? It’s not for the faint of heart, you know. I want sensible running shoes & a helmet!
M: Kiddo! Sweetheart! Elvira. The uniforms are the best ones selected by the focus groups. And they all agree that the uniform is you, baby.
E: Focus groups? Who were on these focus groups…. teenaged boys? Or louts from the strip club? My uniform is little more than underwear!
M: You’re the star, baby. People want to see your pretty face on the jumbo-tron. Besides, it’s in the rules not to hit the qwik in the head or face. Just like in the old league, there’s a fine & suspension for doing so.
E: Just like the old league? HA!…. Manny, in case you’ve forgotten, Greta Kachowski hit me in the face with a folding chair! The league fined her & some “fan” paid the fine for her. They also paid her while she was suspended. I had to have reconstructive surgery! I missed the same number of games that she missed. Only, she made money while I had to learn how to eat again.
M: Anything to make my clients happy, sweetheart…. Anything to keep Mrs. Liebowitz’s son, Manny, from getting shot.
Sweet Lord that was out of nowhere and a great straight line for the follow-on, “It’s a big gun with big bullets, Manny.”