Most of you probably know (although I'm not sure if there are any of "you" any more! :) But our life has had lots of changes lately. Blogging has not been part of my routine much, but I've taken lots of pictures, so today I thought I'd try to catch up a little. And it helps to put it in writing too!
My grandma broke her hip in August. Since losing my job in March, I've loved being at home with Madi, but it has been a huge change too, and I'd been praying about something more to do to be a blessing. Not exactly the "job" I was thinking of but God has worked it out for me to help my grandma right now. She has had 2 surgeries and over a months worth of nights at the hospital, so we have kept plenty busy. We have decided to put our house up for rent, and move in temporarily with Grandma. Ever since Grandpa passed away, my parents have had their living quarters in her full sized basement, to help keep an eye on her, but right now she needs full time companionship. She has a huge house, so Seth, Madi and I have moved in upstairs with her. WOW! 4 generations all stirring around in the same house has made for lots of fun! I DO feel very blessed right now. I'm happy to have this close time with my family and am thankful to get to know grandma better. We have definitely had our ups and downs emotionally, dealing with pain, some memory loss, loss of sleep, loss of independence, on and on. But I'm very contented and thankful. I've loved being in the country in a beautiful farm home, with acres and acres of farmland around me....Here's where we have been spending our time!...
My grandma broke her hip in August. Since losing my job in March, I've loved being at home with Madi, but it has been a huge change too, and I'd been praying about something more to do to be a blessing. Not exactly the "job" I was thinking of but God has worked it out for me to help my grandma right now. She has had 2 surgeries and over a months worth of nights at the hospital, so we have kept plenty busy. We have decided to put our house up for rent, and move in temporarily with Grandma. Ever since Grandpa passed away, my parents have had their living quarters in her full sized basement, to help keep an eye on her, but right now she needs full time companionship. She has a huge house, so Seth, Madi and I have moved in upstairs with her. WOW! 4 generations all stirring around in the same house has made for lots of fun! I DO feel very blessed right now. I'm happy to have this close time with my family and am thankful to get to know grandma better. We have definitely had our ups and downs emotionally, dealing with pain, some memory loss, loss of sleep, loss of independence, on and on. But I'm very contented and thankful. I've loved being in the country in a beautiful farm home, with acres and acres of farmland around me....Here's where we have been spending our time!...
The view from grandma's front window...
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