May
27 2014
Greetings
My Friend,
It
seems each visit back to MI takes on a flavor of its own. This visit
is no exception. We are staying with my Niece and her family. I have
moved past some of my tendency to hold back with her husband. He is
teaching me to maneuver around my smart phone. I now have a calorie
counter app so I can begin to lose a bit of weight. I am on instagram
and I am enjoying it as well. This is where my granddaughter hangs
out so I hope to do some hanging out on there with her.
Last
night I woke up for a while. I floated on FB, e-mail and now
instagram to pass the time away. I have been wanting to down load an
audio book application and struggled to figure out how. After T had
showed me a few things I downloaded the file with no problem. I
overcame another hurdle. I am proud of myself.
I
am moving around the instagram application and enjoying it as well. I
have a few people who have accepted me as a friend on the program so
I build. My 2nd FB page is now making more sense to me
and I am writing on that page as well. My nephew sent my page out to
some of his friends list which helped me get to a goal so I can view
statics.
For
me the lesson seems to be learning and growing and ultimately
accepting life right where it is at. As I visited with my son's
family and an old childhood friend of his I found myself totally
comfortable in my own skin. The friend and my son relived some of
their childhood moments with me. We laughed at the antics the boys
did. Somewhere in the midst of all that I also sensed a moment of
“understanding” between the men. Life was crazy in our house and
they knew it but they were not stuck in that craziness. They relished
their friendship. That was nice to see.
Both
my son and my niece and Junior and I seem to be at a point of “it
was what it was and it is what it is.” We tend to do day to day
life and are comfortable where we are at. We all seem to be upfront
with our lives, the good, the bad and the ugly parts of life as it
once was and as it is now. It is refreshing.
When
I asked my niece to show me something on my smartphone she referred
me to her husband. I asked her if she was uncomfortable with teaching
and she said she was. Her husband is a great teacher and a very
patient man.
My
niece and Junior are preparing to paint the upstairs hallway. They
have been working and chatting. My nephew can't help due to recent
back surgery so he works with me on my learning to move around my
smart phone. We have shared some of our life story and I shared my
journey of faith. It is nice and it is also comfortable.
I
also feel the “family” connection I have missed for so long. I
almost sense that we may be in MI for Easter in the future. I love
that feeling as well. It was great seeing our grandchildren. My
granddaughter helped me take a few pictures on my phone as well. My
eyes are blurry so at times it is hard to get a good picture.
We
will be here a few more days. We will see a few more friends
throughout the week. We will see if we can hook up with my son and
his family again before we head back.
Once
again I realize that God has brought me to this long awaited moment.
I am able to love without regard and frankly it feels nice. I again
learn that God answers prayers. Sometimes it is “wait” sometimes
it is “no” and sometimes He gives us something more than we ever
could dream of. So I learn again to wait out the storms and know that
after the storm the sun will shine again.
May
God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you.
Love
Janet
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