This morning, Susannah wanted to call Granddaddy. “Hey, Granddaddy! You wanna do a video chat?” Of course, he said yes, and we got the laptops fired up for a nice, pajama’ed, messy-haired chat session. Susannah was her silly self, making up words and enjoying watching herself on the picture-in-picture box.
Yesterday afternoon, the big kids were playing together (so nicely!) while Abigail took a nap. I was sitting on the couch, mostly doing okay but welling up with tears every so often. Susannah came over to me and tilted her head in that quizzical way she has. “Oh, Mama, come
Mom holding me; Panama, 1980 Dad, me, and Mom; Shorter College graduation, 2001 Dad, me, and Mom; Rome First United Methodist, 2001 Mom & Dad; Midway, Georgia 2004? Mom holding Jonas; Davie Florida, 2006 Mom holding Susannah; Elsmere Kentucky, 2009 Mom holding Abigail; Owensboro Kentucky, 2011 Today was my mama’s
I’ve had a lot of time to get ready to type this. I’m still not. My mom is entering hospice today. My dad blogged about it here, if you want to read more about her condition and this decision. I keep trying to write about it, but what comes out
Our family lost a dear woman on Monday night. A long time ago, we called her Grandmother Nancy – but when Jonas came along as a young talker, he renamed her “Yaya” out of the clear blue sky. We don’t know where he came up with that moniker, but it
http://judandcheryl.blogspot.com/2011/02/and-news-is-good.html My mom is in remission! My heart is so full. The odds were not with us on this – but our God certainly has been with us every step of the way. She still has to have bloodwork and scans next month, and then repeat tests every three months,
MICHELLE NEBEL
I write about faith and theology, family and organizational tips. Always a planner at heart, I’m also a Bible study teacher and community volunteer. This is where I share a glimpse of my life, and I hope you’ll find the thoughts here encouraging!
