On the road and on to France tomorrow!

My two sweet granddaughters are going to say goodbye shortly as we take Maria and her two kids to the Green Bay airport to fly back to Missouri to be with their husband/dad, Joseph.  He is in the army training there and happened to be out on maneuvers for the week, so the window opened for the family to come and bless our week with their longed for presence!

Little Dave has been such a loving and cute little guy.  He speaks of Boompa and the cows and tractors all the time, because he loves him and misses him... as we all have this week... I think that he transfered his love from grandpa to me, as he has been so sweet to me with hugs and kisses and holding my hand and walking on the beach... looking for "fossils"... he picks up a certain size rock, shows it to me, and then proudly and carefully carries it on our long journies down the beach.  I say that every rock is a fossil rock in this place, so he does in fact have a fossil rock!  He is such a blessing!

The two 3 year olds will miss each other... their greetings after being apart for a couple months is always filled with many bear hugs, and chasing one after the other.  They call each other on the phone to lessen(?) the sadnes of being apart.  They have had a wonderful week in sun and sand and cabin time sharing toys and watercolors and David's 3rd birthday, and yes a few power struggles.  Davey didn't want to have his picture taken here, but...

for grandma...Jesus, be with us as we head in many directions in the next few days... Missouri, Minnesota, and Michigan, then tomorrow France!  Jesus, we put it all in your hands, you are in control!  Jesus, we trust in you!  Amen and Halleluia.

Bless-bless, Barb

Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury,pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

and where there is sadness, joy.





O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;

to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen