The Lord's Tender Blessings

One never knows what Tender Blessings the Lord has in mind.

This past week we had a "trip North" planned, to see Joanie & Gordie, Sarah and her little kindergarten people, Dave & Niki and Sam & ShaNee.

We enjoyed our wonderful visits so very much. Then Old Man Winter decided the weekend was the opportune time to flex his frosty muscles in snowy show, so we missed our visit with Sam & ShaNee. However Joanie & Gordon made us welcome in their comfy home for another night.

Joanie's enthusiastic YES when I called to see if we could stay with them was followed immediately by a call from her:

"Will you sing O Holy Night with me in church tomorrow?" she asked.

"I'll have to sing alto. Is that OK?" I said.

Well, it has been forever since we have sung together, seeing as how Joanie was a little girl when I went away to college.

Singing with Joanie was a sweet blessing, the huge bonus to a wonderful weekend of visiting. The delightful warmth of singing a song with my sister that Mom used to play for us so very long ago was unexpected and still lingers with me today.

What a choice surprise Heavenly Father had for Joanie & I! What a priceless blessing getting to sing with my sister! What a wonderful Sabbath dividend!

Top picture: The Navitity, birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Picture 2: Joanie and baby Jace (Mar 09).

Picture 3: Amy and her Grannie Annie (Jun 09)

I was hoping for a recent picture of Joanie & I together. Didn't have one, but these are a couple of my favorites, taken in the last year.

Harvest Celebration: Thanksgiving 2009

A little baby boy, his first Thanksgiving. The whole family invited. Great food. Choice company. That was our Thanksgiving this year at Joe & Jen's this year.

So much fun to be together and celebrate the blessings of this past year!

We got 'em jammed into Joe & Jen's stairs. Made the picture narrower, you see! That's Andy's Mike & Jake at the top; Joe, Jen, Andy; Becky, Sarah; Brittney, Sammy, Cody; Lizzie in front & Grannie Annie with baby Jace.

Photographer is Grandad. We are missing Amy & Hunter. They may have been hunting for Copper the beagle, who escaped when the door was open. We thought we had cornered everyone, finding out later that we had missing persons!!

What a FUN OCCASION!!!!! What a wonderful party you kids put on!!! Thank you, Thank you, Joe & Jen.