"Dreaming of growing the giant pumpkin"

The summer garden is just a memory, the fall garden has just about had it. Time to start plotting next years veggie garden. Well at least on paper...I'm so ahead of the game this year ..ordered my seeds and they arrived last week...and yes i think i have the perfect seeds for the great pumpkin. Dreaming of growing the heaviest pumpkin...well at least big enough to go to weigh in....

My Meme (what makes me me)

(1) I was born in Pennsylvania...close to Lancaster...My ancesters were of thesimple Amish , Mennonite faith and were one of the original families to settle Lancaster. Sur name "Brenneman" They came from Germany and Switzerland during "William Penns' great experiment (religous freedom). (2) As years go by, my faith and love of God sustains and comforts me. Life has a way of throwing those unexpected blows. Such as the most recent, sudden death of my 35 year old son. My mother, father ,brother,all my grandparents and many friends preceeded him in the last 15 years. I'm ready to follow when Jesus comes for me. (3) I was blessed with a loving and nutureing family. 4 wonderful children. (One daughter and three sons). 8 grand children (4 girls & 4 boys). 2 Great grand children (1 boy & 1 girl). (4) I have been blessed with good health in my 62 years. I have a few little problems (hight blood pressure, low thyroid and psoriasis) but consider these things just a inconvience. Many people have life threatening diseases, handicaps and mental illneses. I've seen entire families die from inherited rare diseases. I'm blessed. (5) I'm grateful to have been born in this day and time. Many times i've thought it would be great to have been born a couple of hundred years ago and experience life as it was lived back then.. see first hand how we evolved in technology, health care . Wow! maybe run into a ancester or two. This would give all of us a new slant on life and our place in the universe. (6) I'm grateful for all my friends that have joined me on the path through life. I treasure, cherish and love each and every one of you. I hope i've never taken your love, kindness and generousity for granted. If i have i'm asking your forgiveness and know in your heart it was unintentional. I know you will forgive because thats what friends do. Accept each other for our good and bad deeds in life. (7) I love my fellow man and have tried to be kind, generous and caring. I've been blessed with a education in the medical field. I want to thank all the wonderful people that allowed me in their life during their illness and also to the families thats members was in my care in the last days of their lives. Being a Hospice nurse was a inriching time in my life. I learned just whats inportant in life from persons in their last days before death. (8) Last of all I hope God grants us all a blessing..... Please ..Peace on earth...in your name i pray......Amen

" Mother's day flowers "

I recieved these lovely roses from my children. Marie, Matthew, and Walter. They knew this was a happy but unusal day for me as this is my first Mother's day after my son Bruce died in Feb. They made it special by adding his name to the card. It made me cry at first but soon joy took it's place as they knew just how to make mom feel better. I was blessed when God gave my children to me . Each and every one of them are special in their own way and i love them so much.

" Bruce was called by Jesus to his heavenly home"

My son Bruce was called to his heavenly home suddenly on Feb. 21, 2007. He was only 35 years old. I know he is sitting at the throne of the king of kings now as he was a christian and saved by the blood of Jesus Christ His family and many friends shall dearly miss him , but know we shall be will be teogether again in heaven. These thoughts sustain me till we meet again. We can only live this moment and are not promised a tomorrow . The only promise we can rely on is to give our lives over to Christ , do his will and we will also be sitting at his throne when our time comes.

HO,HO, HO!













This Canadian, Santa, loves you!!!















Come out in the snow and play!

" Back on the road again "

  My best friend "Lady" and i are on the road again, headed for a warmer climate for a few months. We have done a lot of traveling this last year. I traveled to River valley, ontario, Canada 3 times this year. Once by plane and twice by car. Lady is only 6 months old and took the last jaunt to the Great white north in her stride. I made several new friends there. I think of them often and wonder if i shall ever see them again. God willing i shall. 

" Merry Christmas Y ' all "

 
My Grandaughter Alyssa was caught catching a cat nap under the family tree and giving thanks for her many blessings on Jesus's birthday