November evening....

Can't really put into words about these pictures...this was our sunset tonight...
Only God...could possibly paint a picture like this...His Glory...His love, His beautiful creation...Only God....

He who gave His only begotten Son....to save the world...He died for each one of us...paid our sin debt...set us free...and now is the time we take to celebrate HIS birth..
what are we doing...are we reflecting on what this birth meant for us...or are we all caught up in what the world has made this.....there is nothing wrong with giving..we all should give....look what He gave us.....His all....

Thanksgiving 2011 at the Boese's

Homemade Mac and Cheese

C & C Sausage

Sweet Pototoes!!

Dishing up those plates!!

Making Memories !

Blessings....from God....I am so THANKFUL....Thank you Father for each and everyone of this beautiful family you have given me....I missed my Chicago family...Abby, Jeff, Stella and Lucy....maybe next year!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!!

24 hours

I have a thing for clocks. Big clocks. I love them. I would have one in every room, and I almost do. I should not be late for nothing as many clocks that I have in my house. From my stove to my microwave to my cd player I have 4 in my kitchen.

In my all my bathrooms I have a clock my bedroom alone has 3...so no matter where I go in my house I should know what time it it.

Now, we all have the same 24 hours in our day. What we do with that time we will one day all be accountable for it. Whether we waste it away, choose to worry it away, choose to sleep it away, read it away or simply do not much of anything or work it away ( which that can't be helped we need to earn a living.) What I am saying how we choose to use our time is very important and probably more important then we think. Our effort and energy can go on a lot of wrong and useless things. Things that in the end will not count. Just yesterday we had a chance to go back in time and relive one hour. I think I slept through it. But how often do we say if I could just go back....but would we really do things so different. I hope that I would. But then maybe what I did back then has molded me to what I have become today.  God has a way of using our past if we let Him to mold us and make us into the person that He wants us to be. If we let Him and that is my desire.

One thing is for sure we all have 24 hours in our day and we all can waste it or make the most of it. None of us are getting younger and each day everyone on this earth is older then they were the day before. I want to make the most of my time and I fail....but I want to grab on to the things that matter and let go of the things that don't and that should free me up to do more of the things that do count....for eternity....

Happenings in our Family

On Oct 26th our little Annie Bannie got engaged. It was so exciting and we are so happy for her. If everything goes as planned Annie and Cody will be tieing the knot this time next year.
Another change coming for our family. And as I have blogged about before nothing stays the same. Sometimes it feels like the older you get is kinda like a pushup icecream treat that Schwans has. You just keep licking off the icecream and pretty soon the icecream has all been pushed up to the top and it is gone. That is how sometimes I feel when all the changes take place.....I am so happy for everyone, but as I look back the changes that are taking place for me now are taking place in others lives. Time just goes on and on but different now that it is other instead of me. I won't have the babies or be the Mother of the Bride but my role now is Grandmother, Greatgrandmother.....looking on and so thankful that my family lets me be involved and wants me involved...so very thankful for that....my cup runneth over...Thank you God! Congratulations to Annie and Cody...we love you !!! And are looking forward to the fun time of getting ready for the wedding...

Last Friday I had gallbladder surgery. So this week I am recouping...it has been kinda nice to lay low.  I have been reading, working on memorizing scripture. This is a new adventure for me. It is taxing my brain and is a lot of hard work. But it is worth it and I am thankful for how it is renewing my mind. It takes my focus off of unimportant things to eternal. I am doing a bible study with some women in our church and we are doing Changed into His Image by Jim Berg. Very, Very good study. Each week we have a different verse to memorize.

It has been different and given me a glimise into what retirement with Everett might be. I know that it will be an adjustment and I am not ready to retire yet and have no plans to but it maybe would be nice. But getting back to now I am not one just to sit and do nothing. So it has been nice. Been feeling really good and each day is better.

Thank you everyone for all your help and food!!!!