Jewels in the garden

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Birthday Cousins

These girl cousins were born a day apart, two years ago.

Monique was kind enough to share her birthday party with Megan since they were in town for the weekend.

Monique and Megan

I had to include all these sweet pictures
because I could not decide on just one or two.

It's fun to see these mommy cousins Virginia and Michelle
with their daughters who look just like they did when they were that age.

Happy 2nd Birthday Megan and Monique!

2011 Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure

The Cancer Walk,
what an experience that was. I am so happy that Michelle and her family were here for it. Marty and Kori and her family and friends have been walking it for three years now for Kori's mom, Vichy.
Little did we know last year that Michelle would be on this path...

Nathan and Michelle

Dan and Michelle

Vichy and Michelle

Linda, Mike, Virginia, Monique

Megan and Dan

Nathan and Adrianna

Marty and Michelle

Marty, Kori, Nathan

Michelle and Linda

What Cancer Cannot Do...
It cannot cripple love.
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith.
It cannot eat away peace.
It cannot destroy confidence.
It cannot kill friendship.
It cannot shut out memories.
It cannot silence courage.
It cannot reduce eternal life.
It cannot quench the Spirit.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

A girl and her truck

This is my granddaughter Serenity

and this is her new truck

she is so excited to get this truck

It is my old truck

it's been with me a long long time

almost 14 years

I've had this truck since Serenity was two years old.

Her and I have had some good memories riding in this truck and she has always been fond of it.

So much that I told her a long long long time ago that maybe some day when she was old enough to drive,

I might be ready for a new truck, and this one might be hers.

Did I say maybe and might?

Well she did not forget and from then on it was her truck.

Now picture that commercial with the little girl at the driver's seat and her dad is giving her all kinds of instructions before she drives off. She's not really a little girl but we are seeing her as her dad sees her...still his little girl. This is how I still see Serenity

The months turned into years and in what I am sure was a blink of an eye she turned sixteen! TODAY is her 16th birthday!

So I bought me a new truck and I am handing my old keys over to her...

But not without first shedding a few tears. Seeing her grow up is not easy for a nana and I am a little sad to say goodbye to this truck. It helps knowing it's going to her, it will be in good hands. And she will be in good hands as I will be praying for her safety every single day!

Now it's not like I can be giving a truck to every grandchild, though Adrianna already has her eye on my new truck!

Serenity did save her money to pay for her new truck. She's not spoiled or anything.