My grandmother

My grandmother, Dorothy May Humes Clark passed away yesterday early morning. After having battled with cancer and the onset of Alzheimer's disease she died at the age of 89 following her husband who died in 2005 also at the age of 89. I am glad that I have some pleasant memories of them both from when I was little and growing up. My grandparents were born during and shortly after WWI, in high school and got married during the depression, and their first child at the beginning of WWII, and they had seen so many changes to our country in the almost a century that they lived their lives. They raised 5 children and saw the birth 11 grandchildren and multiple great grandchildren.
They had retired by the time my brothers and I were born and while we lived in Rhode Island for a few short years, they took us to see so many different places in the New England area, and taught us a plethora of card and board games that we still play and enjoy today. I have missed my grandfather the years he has been gone, and I will miss my grandmother as well. I am glad that I have memories and photographs to remember them by.
I will Miss You

Life

A lot has happened the past few days with life... Last week, my grandmother took a turn for the worse with her health and while she has better days and is awake/alert, she is usually not doing well and the nurses do not expect her to live much longer. However, she is and can be quite stubborn... But the cancer is pretty much running its course. And then also last week, I found out that they were cutting my(and some others) hours at work from full-time to part-time until further notice, and taking effect immediately. So after work last Wed. I had off till this Tuesday. I now will be working Tues-Thurs and some Saturday's... Yeah... a big change. Needless to say I have been looking around at other options for full time work because like everyone else, I have bills to pay too.
It has been interesting though, for our kids program at church Jump Street and KidStuf, we study different virtues each month and focus on it for our small group time. This month's virtue is Hope: believing that something good can come out of something bad
I teach 5th graders, and have had practical and realistic examples of when it may be the something bad right now, but I know that God has something planned in the bigger picture that I can't see that will be used for good in His timing and glory.

Musician's Prayer

" I start this day on a joyful note, thanking You for all the blessings You have orchestrated in my life. Help me to live in harmony with others throughout the day.

May I be Your instrument, in concert with Your will and in tune with Your way-- trusting I always have You as my accompaniment.

And at day's end, may I know that I have played my part to put a song in every heart." Amen

A New Month Begining

So a new month is begining... Does it really feel like March already? When everything comes into view of all that needs to be done, it seems like it should be later than March, however looking back at all that has happened, it feels like it should be December again...
I guess time flies when you're having fun.... that seems like an odd saying, cause time flies when you're not having fun as well... maybe we should come up with a new saying.....
We'll see...

"For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love." ~ Galatians 5:13, NLT

"Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed." ~ Proverbs 16:3, NLT