luv_bn_gma...

This is the name of my friend D's blog site...just luv that name...of course mine would have to be luv_bn_neenee! I picked up 5 of the Schubert gchildren today to keep them at our house until Monday. Their parents are going on a business/fun trip to Branson. Gdaughter, Macey had to stay with them since she is only 3 1/2 months old and still nursing.

Here are pics just before bedtime tonight. It is so wonderful to have older siblings who luv to read to the younger ones.

And here is gdaughter, Macey. We have not seen her since first of January:( My how she has changed...and we must not let that much time go by again without seeing her...at this age they change so fast. We think she is just adorable and has such an angelic face:)

HAVE A BLESSED DAY!

When I say good morning I mean to say:
G-od
O-ffers us His
O-utstanding
D-evotion to

M-ake us
O-bedient &
R-eady for a
N-ew day with Him.
I-nspire others please, and
N-ever forget
G-od loves you!

Did You Know...

Interesting facts about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:

1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why? 21 steps. It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which is the highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.
2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his return walk and why? 21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1
3. Why are his gloves wet? His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle.
4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time and if not, why not? He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb. After his march across the path, he executes an about face and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.
5. How often are the guards changed? Guards are changed every thirty minutes, twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.
6. What are the physical traits of the guard limited to? For a person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he must be between 5' 10' and 6' 2' tall and his waist size cannot exceed 30.'
Other requirements of the Guard: They must commit 2 years of life to guard the tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on or off duty for the rest of their lives. They cannot swear in public for the rest of their lives and cannot disgrace the uniform {fighting} or the tomb in any way. After two years, the guard is given a wreath pin that is worn on their lapel signifying they served as guard of the tomb. There are only 400 presently worn. The guard must obey these rules for the rest of their lives or give up the wreath pin. The shoes are specially made with very thick soles to keep the heat and cold from their feet. There are metal heel plates that extend to the top of the shoe in order to make the loud click as they come to a halt. There are no wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform. Guards dress for duty in front of a full-length mirror. The first six months of duty a guard cannot talk to anyone, nor watch TV. All off duty time is spent studying the 175 notable people laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery .. A guard must memorize who they are and where they are interred. Every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for guard duty.
Among the notables are: President Taft, Joe E. Lewis {the boxer} and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy, {the most decorated soldier of WWII} of Hollywood fame.

In 2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was approaching Washington , DC , our US Senate/House took 2 days off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC evening news, it was reported that because of the dangers from the hurricane, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment. They respectfully declined the offer, 'No way, Sir!' Soaked to the skin, marching in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson. The tomb has been patrolled continuously, 24/7, since 1930.


ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

son-in-love,Kevin!

The More

An email devotional taken from "The More" by Charley Gunter, Prayer Essentials for Living in His Presence.

In these days when the economy is subtracting jobs or retirement or net worth or peace of mind from all of us and adding to our real problems and temptation to worry... allow these words to point you to God's eternal economy:

The more I see and understand how my sins (even the ones I would call little) are a personal insult and act of rebellion against a holy, holy, holy God ...
the more I see the unspeakable, immeasurable value of His gift of forgiveness.

The more I see how I capriciously and wantonly wander, nay, hurry into sin and selfishness ...
the more I see that His forgiveness has to be a gift, because I have never earned it and could never earn it.

The more I see myself as God sees me ...
the less satisfied I am with myself as I am, and the more I want of Christ.

The more of Christ I seek, and the more I trust in Him to follow in His ways, to live His truth ...
the less I find of the sad, sinful person that I was before Jesus rescued me.

The more time I spend delighting in His Word, in His presence, in His counsel, in His ways ...
the less time I have to chase the "soap bubbles" around me that glisten in the sun for a short time, but are empty and without substance, leaving a bad taste and distracting me from the truly important things.

The more I take time to pray for those who are important to me, to pray for those in need, to pray to learn how to pray ...
the more I become sensitive to God's prompting, the less time I have for self-seeking and self-gratification.

The more I see how only love held Jesus to the cross for me ...
the more I am ashamed at how little I love Him and sacrifice for Him.

The more I get assaulted, weighed down, and tossed about by the cares of this world ...
the more I long to and need to spend time alone with my Savior and only hope.

The more I keep my mind set on things that count for eternity: other people, the work of the Lord, praising Him, my own spiritual life, for example ...
the more content I find myself and the less patience (and more pity) I have with people who focus only on temporal things and scorn the eternal.

I think of how Christ came to Earth and lived, knowing with every step, with every breath, that He was drawing nearer to a singular moment in time when God would condemn God to death because of sin. God would not be able to look upon Himself, in the person of Jesus, because He who was without sin had become sin for me. Christ became the embodiment of rebellion and abhorrence to God because of me and for me, so that I could at last enter into God's presence. My self, my nature, let alone the rebellious, selfish, contemptible things that I do, would have separated me from God forever. And there was nothing I could do about it.

But God...
But God loved me...
But God loved me with a love that I could never equal, comprehend, deserve, or live to be worthy of ...
But God loved me so much that He gave. He gave of Himself to supply the payment for my sin, to satisfy the judgment that my sin deserved. He gave what I needed and didn't have, so that He could meet all my needs and I would want no more. God gave so He could give me more. Unexplainable, save for the character of God Himself. So unlike me.

Heavenly Father, thank You for so much. Thank You for choosing me before I could choose You. Thank You for giving so much to me before I could do anything for You. Thank You for accepting me as Your child, a joint-heir with Christ. God, keep reminding me of who I am and whose I am. Cause my life to reflect You always. Keep me focused on Your time, Your ways, Your wisdom, Yourself, so that I don't follow the foolish devices of man or my own selfishness. Thank You, Father. In the name of Jesus Christ, my only hope, my only Redeemer, my only source of Life, I pray, amen.

Just luv my lip gloss...

This is just TOO cute not to post!

Look close and you will see the purple lip gloss gdaughter, Abbie, lavished on her lips!

She was so proud of herself...

and so are we...proud of her!

Some Granddaughter Fun...

Granddaughters: Abbie M., Savannah M., Mallory B.

It's Grill'n Time!

Our son got his first gas grill for Christmas 2008

This weekend he grilled hamburgers and hotdogs.

And they were GREAT! Way to so son:)

And we are ready for some more grill'n, anytime!

Read the Bible in a Year...

I challenged myself to read the whole Bible in a year starting on January 1, 2009.
So far...so good...I am committed and staying on track. I ran across this website today that actually has a One Year Bible Reading and also a One Year Audio Reading of the Bible and it is pretty close to how I was already reading my daily scriptures (chapters from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalm and Proverbs).

WOW, this is great because:

1. It is on the computer - which I spend alot of time on
2. I can not only read the words...I can also hear them! That alone should help with the "sleepies" that seem to always attack my brain when I sit down to read!
3. There are also questions/comments to think about as you read the daily scriptures
4. And there is even praise, worship videos that go along with your worship, reading time

If you want to join me in reading the Bible in a Year...just click on the icon on the right side of my blog and get started today. I challenge you:)

You may have to turn off my music playlist at the bottom right of my blog to hear the Bible audio.

Abbie Dances!

JOY is...

when your gdaughter calls and ask:

"Neenee can I come over to your house and spend the night!"

Mallory you are a sweetie and SO precious to us.

You can come to our house anytime - as all our gkids can!

GRANDchildren are heaven's best!

A One-of-a kind...for sure!

Isn't this the cutest purse you have ever seen!

My mom made it for me...I just finished up some little detail work on it.

I just love it...mainly because it's my mom's handiwork and thoughts and love

and it's SO adorable too!

And there is not another one like it in the whole wide world:)
THANK YOU, MOM, SO MUCH!
I LOVE YOU DEARLY:)

I'm Ready for spring...

You may already have daffodils blooming at your house, but in Skiatook, OK they have sprouted but no blooms. Can hardly wait to see that first burst of yellow...hopefully in a week:)

Granddaughter Play time...

Granddaughters, Abbie & Savannah spent a couple of nights at our house this past weekend. Hope you enjoy this photoshow of them...they are so fun and so sweet!

Nephew, Elliot is 7!

Be sure to see your pic on the right side: Birthday Corner & the music is for you! Enjoy:)

Happy Camden...

17 month old gson, Camden, is such a delight! Last week he had his 1 year check up (since his craniofacial surgery) in Dallas, TX - seeing 4 doctors! Cam will possible need another surgery (in the future) to correct his bulging forehead. He also has a slight hearing loss in one of his ears which will require further testing. Please pray for him as the Lord leads you.

Hope you enjoy this photoshow of Camden.

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
Love never dies.

And for right now:
Trust steadily in God,
Hope unswervingly,
Love extravagantly.
And the best of the three is LOVE.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8,13 (The Message)

Just Need Some Sleep...

Our two married daughters can truly relate to this little story.

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.

An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks. Curious I pinned a note to his collar: "I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap."

The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: "He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 -- he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?" :):):)

Todd Roy Schubert!

We is friends...

One year ago January...

Camden and his parents drove to Dallas, TX for his year appointment since his crainofacial surgery. He will see 3 or 4 doctors while there today. A and K have lots of questions to ask them too! And I am child sitting the other 5 Bledsoe gkids until they return home, hopefully tonight.
Please say a prayer for them as the Lord leads you:)

this is enough:)

Haven't blogged in awhile so thought I better post a word or two.

Seems I've been busy with this and that:

*making a few $$ projects for my pol business (patterns of love)

*revamping my pol business blog

*grandchild sitting,

*birthdays

*checking out my facebook & responding to all those "25 things" & "45 things" questionaires to get to know your fam & friends!

*keeping up with my family blog news (when they upload new posts that is:))

*helping with plans for my mom's 80 birthday celebration on May 25th in Flowood, Mississippi -hopfully all 54 family members will be able to attend from OK, MO, MS, NC, SC, LA, AL:)

*trying to get a Meyer reunion going in July at our cousin Jo's beach house on Mustang Island (not confirmed yet)

*thinking about when to have cousin camp this summer

*praying about the theme for cousin camp

*watching American Idol...2 nights a week:)

*committed to reading my Bible in a year

*cleaning house & planning for 23 RV Club members to be at our house this Sat for our February meeting - catering BBQ & fellowshipping & games for the day

*working on projects around the house to get it ready for selling, Lord willing:)

*helping & listening to my hubby always:)

*and more I'm sure...just can't think of them all right now...this is enough for just the first 2 weeks in February anyway:):):)

Happy Groundhog's Day!

Here's a Little Groundhog
(to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot")
Here's a little groundhog, furry and brown,

He's popping up to look around.

If he sees his shadow, down he'll go.

Then six more weeks of winter - Oh No!!

Groundhog Day
Old Groundhog stretched in his leafy bed.
He turned over slowly and then he said,
"I wonder if spring is on the way,
I'll go and check the weather today.
If I see my shadow between eleven and noon,
I then will know that I'm out too soon.
I'll crawl back in bed for six weeks more,
Pull up the warm covers and snore and snore.
But if no shadow gives me a scare,
I know that spring is in the air,
I'll wake my friends and wish them cheer,
With glorious news that spring is here.

Least I forget, it's my bithday too!
I'm 59, this is true:)

Parker's BD Photoshow...

Look Who's 12 today...

HAPPY 12th BIRTHDAY,

Parker!

Check back to see Parker's BD photoshow...his bd party is tonight...so more recent pics will come real soon!

The Holy Alphabet

A lthough things are not perfect
B ecause of trial or pain
C ontinue in thanksgiving
D o not begin to blame
E ven when the times are hard
F ierce winds are bound to blow
G od is forever able
H old on to what you know
I magine life without His love
J oy would cease to be
K eep thanking Him for all the things
L ove imparts to thee
M ove out of ' Camp Complaining '
N o weapon that is known
O n earth can yield the power
P raise can do alone
Q uit looking at the future
R edeem the time at hand
S tart every day with worship
T o 'thank' is a command
U ntil we see Him coming
V ictorious in the sky
W e'll run the race with gratitude
eX alting God most high
Y es, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...
Z ion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!

Mallory finishes her quilt...

This past weekend gdaughter, Mallory, came over to our house to finish her quilt. She learned how to put the 3 layers together. She then machine quilted them on my sewing machine.

My mother is quite the seamstress...so mom this photoshow is dedicated to you...for your gift of sewing is being passed on from one generation to the next!

Look Who's a Handfull!

Our GRANDson,

Grant Warren is 5 today!

Happy Bithday Grant! Enjoy his birthday photo show below:)

Savannah's Birthday Quilt...

Well, I just remembered that I have not posted a pic of Savannah's 1st birthday quilt...so here it is:

Paper Dolls

Such a fun quilt to make!

You can check it out on my "patterns of love" blog by clicking on HERE.

The History of Aprons

I received this in an email from a friend...Enjoy and remember if you can:)
I don't think our kids know what an apron is.
The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.
And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.
Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.
In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

P.S.: Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.

They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron...But Love !!

Stop and Hear the Music...

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.00 each.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing some of the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

(Click on the name Joshua Bell in this post to view the video where this took place.)

Two of my favorite pics...

Savannah's Birthday Party

Before you start this photoshow...in order to hear the music on it...you must scroll down my blog and look on the right side for my playlist and click on the stop icon to stop my music from playing. Enjoy

Look Who is One Today!

Savannah Reagan Meyer

I will post birthday pics sometime after her BD party today .

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, Savannah:)

Almost One Year Ago...

It has been one year ago on January 15th that our gson, Camden, had his craniofacial surgery to correct closed sutures (bones) he had at birth. Our daughter, Amy, created this montage of the event. Click HERE to view Camden's Montage.

As we are reminded of this event, we all have our different flooded memories of this time in our lives. How thankful we are to Father, God for His great mercies and faithfulness toward us.

Look Who's 91!

On January 1, 2009, Saraleen Meyer,

Warren's mother, turned 91!

Think about it...she has seen alot of history go by in 91 years!

First Big Sewing Project...

Our gdaughter, Mallory, spent the weekend at our house. She wanted something to do so I suggested she start a sewing project! She loved the idea and wanted to make a quilt large enough to cover her up! She picked out all the material for each square from my material stach and some that my mom had recently given to me. Thanks, mom:)

This is the first time Mallory has sewn on my sewing machine...

and the first timed to use a steam iron!
She placed each square of her quilt in the order she liked.

Mallory also learned what the MOST essential seamstress tool is...
the seam ripper!

The quilt top is finished after a day of sewing.
WAY TO GO, Mallory!

Mallory will come back another day to add the layers and machine quilt it.

YEA...It's Done!

That's right...I finished gdaughter, Savannah's, 1st birthday quilt:) And just in time for her 1st birthday on Jan. 11th. Oh...that feels so good to have it finished:)

So now you see why I have not had much time to work on my blog or write any post:) I will post a pic of her quilt after her birthday:)

I am still working on my blog design...tweaking it...to get it just like I want it:) What can I say...it's the perfectionist in me:)

Anyway I have several pics to post, but that will have to wait until tomorrow (maybe)...cause it is after midnight and I gotta go to bed:) Sweet dreams:)