Our week-ends are usually not much different than any other day of the week, but last week-end was SUPER DUPER.
Saturday was the annual Women's Retreat. Last year we had 83, Saturday we had 104. I was in two different groups during the day and it was wonderful. We shared a lot of ourselves, learned it's O.K. not to be PERFECT. Had a wonderful musician come and sing for us. She's also a minister here in Nashville at a church where she has many homeless people and addicts attend. Gosh, so different than anything I've ever gone to.
Yesterday the young man from Uganda gave a short story about Sponsoring a child. He had a lady there with him that was a sponsor and she explained how it works and read part of a letter from the child she and her family sponsor. I helped tell people how the program works after church and that family was there with me. They sponsor three children and someday hope to go see them in Uganda.
The lady that heads up the sewing guild suggested she and I buy a bolt of fabric and make dresses for the girls. David had asked how many we could get out of the same kind of fabric. She got to meet David after church and she and her husband want to come to our house the next time David and Marlene come for dinner. May have to have a bigger room than my little kitchen. :)
Ted and I sponsor a little boy now. This means he can go to school, get a uniform, get health screening and have better food. Now Ted wants to sponsor another child and I want to do something for this little boys grandmother. She looked like she could use a bit of help too.
Well, kids, your inheritance may be going to Uganda but I know you all understand.
It was a VERY GOOD week-end.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Keeping Busy
Our sewing guild has a lot of projects and a new one was just born. We are going to make things for the Domestic Abuse Center in Williamson County. No one would think a county like Williamson would have to have one of these. Money solves all problems, right? If only that were true.
They don't seem to have as many people to care for as they did in Louisiana but that also makes volunteering for them a bit easier.
Louisiana had 40+ and here she said they have about 8 women and 8 children.
One thing she mentioned they could really use were rag dolls. I was set to make 100. YEA, Right!!!!!
I just finished these below and thank heavens a neighbor gave our group 8 dolls ready to dress. Dressing them will be fun and they already have hair on them so that will be easier too. Yesterday when I finished the last one I was exhausted and not sure I'd ever make another one but I will.
They don't seem to have as many people to care for as they did in Louisiana but that also makes volunteering for them a bit easier.
Louisiana had 40+ and here she said they have about 8 women and 8 children.
One thing she mentioned they could really use were rag dolls. I was set to make 100. YEA, Right!!!!!
I just finished these below and thank heavens a neighbor gave our group 8 dolls ready to dress. Dressing them will be fun and they already have hair on them so that will be easier too. Yesterday when I finished the last one I was exhausted and not sure I'd ever make another one but I will.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
David & Marlene
Last night we had a couple from my church out for dinner. David and Marlene. He is from Uganda and in school at Vanderbilt and Marlene is in school too but also works as a children's minister at a local church.
I first heard David preach last summer. He has a story to tell and I wanted to hear more so we invited them to dinner. I had no idea how it was going to affect me.
He told stories of the children that have no shoes and getting chiggers underneath their toe nails and finger nails. How infected they are and how miserable the children are. They treat them with kerosene and need shoes for the children but he said a lot of it could be prevented if they had soap and water.
He had pictures of these children and their families. I asked if he would be interested in the little dresses we make. Ours usually go to a lady in Wisconsin and she gets them to Africa somehow. Or we make them and send them to Nicaragua with another man from church. They can use not only the dresses but little short sets and shoes.
David had a lot of pictures of these children and I never saw one frowning. I have never seen so many smiling happy looking children in my life. He told what most of them have to eat. It made my stomach turn.
He and Marlene started the "Raise a Roof" foundation and work so hard. They told how they want to build a new school but many of the schools now are made from sticks and mud and get infested with termites and fall down.
He is being allowed the give our ministry moment at church next week and this consists of you getting up front and speaking for two minutes on whatever it is you believe in. TWO MINUTES???? I did one one time for the prayer shawl and laughed when they said I could only speak for two minutes.
He is trying to get people interested in adopting a child from Uganda. They have pictures of the children that are basically orphans or maybe live with a grandmother or a neighbor. You will correspond with this child and he told of the difference this would make in a child's life.
I have wanted to go to Africa for years. I realize that is NOT going to happen but I think we could adopt a child. Just knowing we had helped one of these children get better food would be something.
I first heard David preach last summer. He has a story to tell and I wanted to hear more so we invited them to dinner. I had no idea how it was going to affect me.
He told stories of the children that have no shoes and getting chiggers underneath their toe nails and finger nails. How infected they are and how miserable the children are. They treat them with kerosene and need shoes for the children but he said a lot of it could be prevented if they had soap and water.
He had pictures of these children and their families. I asked if he would be interested in the little dresses we make. Ours usually go to a lady in Wisconsin and she gets them to Africa somehow. Or we make them and send them to Nicaragua with another man from church. They can use not only the dresses but little short sets and shoes.
David had a lot of pictures of these children and I never saw one frowning. I have never seen so many smiling happy looking children in my life. He told what most of them have to eat. It made my stomach turn.
He and Marlene started the "Raise a Roof" foundation and work so hard. They told how they want to build a new school but many of the schools now are made from sticks and mud and get infested with termites and fall down.
He is being allowed the give our ministry moment at church next week and this consists of you getting up front and speaking for two minutes on whatever it is you believe in. TWO MINUTES???? I did one one time for the prayer shawl and laughed when they said I could only speak for two minutes.
He is trying to get people interested in adopting a child from Uganda. They have pictures of the children that are basically orphans or maybe live with a grandmother or a neighbor. You will correspond with this child and he told of the difference this would make in a child's life.
I have wanted to go to Africa for years. I realize that is NOT going to happen but I think we could adopt a child. Just knowing we had helped one of these children get better food would be something.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
New Addiction
My goodness, this has been a fun day. Well, after I learned how to climb into Mark's truck, that is. He was enjoying the first way I tried to get into it way too much so I learned to just jump up and get in. (Smile)
I suggested we all go look for some slacks that Mark had said he needed and then end up at the American Pickers store in Nashville. No one seemed interested at all in that idea so I thought, FINE, I'll just go by myself Tuesday.
I just recently discovered this show on T.V. and have to say I'm addicted. There was a whole hour of a re-play the other evening I watched. These guys are crazy. We knew they had a store in Iowa but the other night they had a segment on opening a store in Nashville and I just HAD to get up there somehow and see this place.
Mark finally felt sorry for me and said he'd like to go and off we went. Ted wouldn't go as he had planned to spend the day in our crawl space. It's not as much fun as Jill and Tim's, he has to actually CRAWL in ours.
We never found any slacks for Mark, but we did find the store and gosh, I was glad for a guide getting there. I'm afraid I would never of found the right street. We were expecting a really BIG store but it's not much bigger than our garage and is it full.
The first thing we saw when we arrived was the big red arrow that was to of come from somewhere in Illinois on old route "66". I saw a couple of hat stands I had seen him buy but we just could not get over how small this place is. Mark said he thinks it's really where he stores a lot of things as the red arrow had a "not for sale" sign on it.
There were a lot of people there so it was pretty crowded. It was fun and I really was glad to get to see it.
So if SOME people want to make fun of me getting in and out of a truck I really don't care.
I suggested we all go look for some slacks that Mark had said he needed and then end up at the American Pickers store in Nashville. No one seemed interested at all in that idea so I thought, FINE, I'll just go by myself Tuesday.
I just recently discovered this show on T.V. and have to say I'm addicted. There was a whole hour of a re-play the other evening I watched. These guys are crazy. We knew they had a store in Iowa but the other night they had a segment on opening a store in Nashville and I just HAD to get up there somehow and see this place.
Mark finally felt sorry for me and said he'd like to go and off we went. Ted wouldn't go as he had planned to spend the day in our crawl space. It's not as much fun as Jill and Tim's, he has to actually CRAWL in ours.
We never found any slacks for Mark, but we did find the store and gosh, I was glad for a guide getting there. I'm afraid I would never of found the right street. We were expecting a really BIG store but it's not much bigger than our garage and is it full.
The first thing we saw when we arrived was the big red arrow that was to of come from somewhere in Illinois on old route "66". I saw a couple of hat stands I had seen him buy but we just could not get over how small this place is. Mark said he thinks it's really where he stores a lot of things as the red arrow had a "not for sale" sign on it.
There were a lot of people there so it was pretty crowded. It was fun and I really was glad to get to see it.
So if SOME people want to make fun of me getting in and out of a truck I really don't care.
Monday, January 9, 2012
More Visitors
Last week I told you of some new visitors we have. But after I wrote that blog we received another package from the State of Washington. Inside were the pesky little elves below.
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| They love entertaining the neighbors that are out walking. Later we hope they move to the back yard and play in the flower bed. |
Thursday, January 5, 2012
2012 Arrivals
This year has started off with some new arrivals to our house. A couple I could do without but for the most part it's been a good year.
Right before we rang in the new year, Mark arrived to live with us for awhile till he gets in this new job, pays down some bills and hopefully can buy a place of his own.
Then a NASTY cold came to visit me and that's what I could do without. I got some medication just before it turned into pneumonia and have been doing real well till today. Went shopping and had a lot of stops to make. I've been coughing all afternoon and hope it's just working it's way out of our lives for good.
The other day we were to have overnight guests. Our good friends from Mt. Carmel Illinois were going to stop by on their way to Florida. A lot of our friends do this just to remind us how lucky they are. HA HA HA
We had to ask them not to stop because he is awaiting news on a new kidney this year and I was afraid if they stopped he'd get what I had.
I had put a binding on a quilt for them and Rosanna wanted to take it to Florida with them so she could work on it down there. We made arrangements for Ted to meet them with the quilt as they passed through.
When he came home he had a beautiufl quilt rack Larry had made me. You sure could of knocked me over with a feather when Ted came carrying it in.
I know, we really don't have room right now but we will later.
Right before we rang in the new year, Mark arrived to live with us for awhile till he gets in this new job, pays down some bills and hopefully can buy a place of his own.
Then a NASTY cold came to visit me and that's what I could do without. I got some medication just before it turned into pneumonia and have been doing real well till today. Went shopping and had a lot of stops to make. I've been coughing all afternoon and hope it's just working it's way out of our lives for good.
The other day we were to have overnight guests. Our good friends from Mt. Carmel Illinois were going to stop by on their way to Florida. A lot of our friends do this just to remind us how lucky they are. HA HA HA
We had to ask them not to stop because he is awaiting news on a new kidney this year and I was afraid if they stopped he'd get what I had.
I had put a binding on a quilt for them and Rosanna wanted to take it to Florida with them so she could work on it down there. We made arrangements for Ted to meet them with the quilt as they passed through.
When he came home he had a beautiufl quilt rack Larry had made me. You sure could of knocked me over with a feather when Ted came carrying it in.
I know, we really don't have room right now but we will later.
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