Hey....I'm blogging

I have to apologize because I haven't been blogging. There is no good excuse, I just having been in the mood!

I've known Thomas for almost 10 years now and he is just amazing and I'm blessed to be married to him. Thomas not only takes care of my needs but my wants, too! Last night he was working late and he called me at the house and told me he was buying me a ticket to go see my baby brother and his family down in Alabama! I am so excited to see Gary, his wife Jessica and their two beautiful girls, Sweden and Miley! What a wonderful gift from my husband. I love him all the time, with all my heart but when he does things like this my love just grows more and more for him. Thank you Thomas!!

When we left our church in Apple Valley, the very last message we heard was on Servernthood. The message touched me so deeply that when we moved, I called a local nursing home and ask to volunteer, well, that has been almost 4 months and I can't tell you what a blessing it is to work with the Seniors. You all now how I love to bake so now I'm baking with a group of 4 or 5 ladies (no men so far) every couple of weeks. Yesterday, was our second class and I had such a wonderful time. Several of the ladies only came to watch and visit and of course, taste the goodies. We made monkey bread, two of the ladies helped me roll balls of dough and then I rolled them in butter and a brown sugar/cinnamon mix! I think they turned out well and everyone seemed to enjoy them. But the best part of the whole day is when I called my own Grandma and said, "Guess what I baked today"? Both of my Grandmother were bakers and even before I went to baking school, my grandmothers were my true teachers and taught me to love baking. My grandmother hands don't work like then use to and she can no longer stand for long periods of time, so the last few wedding cakes she made, she had to have family help her but I am so thankful for the wonderful gift she gave me on my wedding day. My wedding cake was amazing, I had it picked out for years, it was circled in one of her many cake books. I didn't even have to tell her which one I wanted because she knew. The cake was perfect and looked beautiful. I am even more thankful for her love. Even when I've made bad decisions, Grandma has always been there to love me. She is an amazing woman and I hope to be like her in so many ways. I miss her so much and can't wait to go home to Seattle to visit her this summer. I'm not there to help out day to day so I think this is why I love being around the other Seniors, it makes me feel like I'm doing my part.