Holiday Home

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. This is the most wonderful time of the year. I haven't had much time to blog the last few months, but I had to be included in this. I love Christmas. Of course, first and foremost it is my Jesus' birthday celebration, but it is also magical. So you have to have lights, lots and lots. I'm joining in the Holiday Home at Layla's showing you my mantel for christmas this year.



I'm going to let the pictures speak for themselves.






The TV is new this year, so I had to do it differently, but I love the way it turned out and change is always good.















Thats what I have for now. Hope to put more christmas pictures up soon. I'm also linking to Kim's party at Savvy Southern Style. Check it out.

On another little note about my grandson. I received a christmas present early, probably the best one I have ever received other then his birth. Just a little recap. Back in February, Nathan got meningitis, which did not do his heart any good. In July he had another heart catheterization to open the blockage that it caused. When he went back to the cardiologist a couple of weeks ago, we found out it worked, so not another open heart surgery. What a gift and a blessing. Thanks to everyone that has prayed for my grandson, it is so much appreciated. There will be obstacles ahead, but just taking one hurdle at a time. Here's a little eye candy of my grandson.









Have a great day!

Blessings, Debbie

Summer and Weddings

My daughter and her husband just celebrated their 4th anniversary this year. The day of her wedding was such a magical day for her and for us. This is Nathan's mommy and daddy, they have come along way since then. Here are just a few of the wedding pics from that day. I hope you enjoy.





























This is my family, how they have grown in just a few years.


Happy summer and weddings.

Blessings, Debbie

How I Met My House....and lovin' it

I'm joining the party for How I met my house at Our Surburban Cottage with AnNicole. Be sure and check out the other stories of meeting their houses.


I am truly in love with my house. Anytime I tell my story of how we were able to get this house, I still get chills. You see, the Lord gave us this house, and to this day, I love everything about it. We work on it, and make it our own everytime we change something, but if I couldn't change anything, I still love it. Now my story......

About 8 years ago, me and my husband and our 5 children were renting a 3 bedroom house. We were running out of room because our kids were BIG kids now....4 were teenagers.....anyway, we started praying for a house. One that would be perfect for us. There were several things I really wanted, which was a fireplace, a kitchen island, and plenty of room for the kids.

I prayed every night, and I asked specifically for what I would like....the Lord said to ask, right?....so, a friend told us about a house that her cousin had that was available. It was a foreclosure, so we started checking into it. To try to make this story a little shorter, we put in a bid. I really didn't worry about it because the Lord told me this was the one. When we looked at it, it had the fireplace, the kitchen island, and rooms for the kids. It also had a patio, which I wanted, but didn't pray for because I didn't want to be greedy.


The first bid fell through because it changed hands on who was selling it. So we had to put in another bid. We did and waited again. I had become very patient at this time, because I just knew it was ours. Well, about a month later, we get the call......someone outbid us. I was so confused because I knew what I felt and what the Lord had told me. The Real Estate agent told us to start looking again, that we would find the perfect house. So, that day I started driving around looking for houses that would meet our needs and be the perfect house for us. After about 2 hours I couldn't look anymore...I was frustrated and disappointed in what I saw. So on the way home I started praying, I said Lord, I don't understand, I thought I knew what you wanted for us, I don't know what to do, you will have to drop it in our laps.

I go home, unlock the door, the phone is ringing. I answer, it was the Real Estate agent......the other offer fell through......YOU GOT THE HOUSE. All I could do was start crying and saying thank you. The Lord gave us the perfect house.


It's as real today, the feelings of that day...and to know that we are where we are meant to be.

Blessings, Debbie

Lightening the Mantel for Spring

Hi everyone. I know I've been missing in action, but life is always around, I'm sure you all understand what I'm talking about.

I wanted to join in with Kimba at A Soft Place to Land to show my Spring Mantel. I was feeling the need to lighten things up around the house, so I took my dark print down and did something completely different. It totally lightened the room up. I hope you enjoy.









Nothing real spectacular, but I believe it says Spring. Be sure and check out all the other great mantel's at Kimba's Place. I'm also joining The Nester for her party.

Blessings, Debbie

WHIRLWIND!!

What a whirlwind we have been in the last two weeks. Nathan got sick.

We have always been told to keep him out of major places like Walmart, Church, and many other places....and we have. Thats why we were shock that he got so sick.

Last Saturday, out of the blue, Nathan started running fever. It went from 99.4 to 102.8 within 5 minutes. I put him in a bath water, running water all over him for about 2 minutes. I took his temp again, it went down to 98.6. The nurse said if he continued running fever in the night to bring him in the next morning. Which we did.

Because of Nathan's underlying heart condition, we have to be careful and check everything out, thus having a chest xray, blood drawn, urine sample, you get the idea. We were there for over 3 hours. Finally results came back, he had a little pneumonia in his lungs and a urinary tract infection. Doctor gave him a shot of antibiotic, and we are on our way home.

Just minutes after we left, my daughter notice his arm was moving funny, she got in the back with him and his leg was also doing the same thing, he wouldn't look at her or didn't even seem to hear her. I turned around and went straight back. The doctors office is at the hospital. I dropped her off at the door and I go park. The doctors are already gone so straight to the ER she went. By the time she got down there he was limp. Luckily there was a nurse there to take him back. I got there and they were already working on him.

He had a seizure. To make a long story short. He did not have a UTI, but the pneumonia had gone to his spine and turned into meningitus. He was admitted to the hospital and started antibiotics. Now they did not know it was meningitus till 3 days later. The blessing in disguise was they were giving antibiotics for the UTI which was automatically helping the meningitus. There was no swelling or anything. Praise God. He is feeling good again and will be in the hospital till Sunday for antibiotics then he will come home.

What a whirlwind two weeks.

Blessings, Debbie

Not perfect pictures

Hi everyone...I've been missing for a while I know, but you know, life.....

Anyway, I received a new camera for christmas, and I definitely need to practice some more on it, but I love it already. I also received this portrait of my grandson for christmas. My favorite gift. I love pictures of my family, its like getting a million bucks in my book.




Here's a close up of this adorable face.....



I've been practicing with my new camera....some are good.....


Some a little blurry....but still very cute, don't you think?


Nathan will be 1 year old on February 12. So hard to believe....so I made him this banner to celebrate.



We are still waiting to see if his heart will start growing with him.....that is our prayer, if it does grow, no more open heart surgeries. Please keep him in your prayers, I would be so grateful.

Another reason I have not been on here much, is because there has been several things going on around here. First, a very good friend, that I have known for almost 35 years, lost her husband...he was 51 years old. That was very hard.

My aunt is fighting colon cancer, we have hope and faith that everything will be fine when everything is done. Her surgery is on Feb. 22, please keep her in your prayers.

And finally, a very good friend of mine is battling breast cancer. The bad thing is the type of cancer she has is reoccuring, and there are cancer cells in other parts of her body. She's taking chemo right now and then will take radiation for the breast cancer after that. She's having a hard time taking the chemo, please keep her in your prayers also.

Thanks and blessings, Debbie