~ ~ ~ Abby and Hopie go to the beach. On Saturday my granddaughter, Abigail, asked if she could come to her Hopie's house all by herself. Of course, I said I would love that! Her older brother, Verne, wanted to go to a friend's house and her younger sister, Natalie, is too young to be away from mum for an overnighter. So...it was me and Abigail for the weekend. She wanted to stay 2 nights! I think she may have been slightly motivated by the need for some alone time and Natalie's late night crying. ~ We cooked homemade cornmeal waffles together for breakfast. When your grandmother is a Montessori teacher you learn to cut your waffles up by yourself. You can see the concentration on her face. I didn't help at all! Verne's first day of Kindergarten! I drove up in the morning to watch him get on the bus! He loves it! On Monday morning Abigail and I drove back up to her house. My daughter, Hannah, came over with delicious donuts and Bonnie made a breakfast of bacon, s
That is my prayer too. There must be a way.
ReplyDeleteWe are so much in need of grace ourselves --may we be quick to extend it also!
ReplyDeleteSo true...it would be hard to hate and love at the same time. My prayer too that people would once again love each other, and forget the petty hatreds.
ReplyDeleteOh, how I love that photo! And yes, to learn to let God's love flow through us to others is a continual surrender to Him to die to our own tendencies to hold on to offenses and to prefer ourself above others.
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ReplyDeleteLove this photo! And a good reminder from Proverbs about how we should live.
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