Prayers of thanks
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:55 am
You will remember a few years ago I asked for suggestions on how to stock a bug out bag for my daughter's family in Finland. Thankfully she never had to use it. Yesterday she gave it away to another immigrant family, she is coming home! It has taken 18 months for her husband's visa request to process but, it's done! They will arrive here in the good 'ol USA next Friday evening! SIX MORE SLEEPS! I'm going to be Pappy to my two grand daughters 5 & 7!
My wife and I have rented a mobile home two miles from our house and have furnished it. All they have to do is grocery shop on Sunday. It is small but will do for a year or two until they establish themselves. My BIL gave them a nice 2018 Ford pickup super cab. All they have to do is get jobs and that will happen quickly. Both have masters degrees, my daughter already has four interviews. Her husband will have no problem getting a job.
My wife and I don't know how to act, we're so excited. We lost a son who was never married, our other son has never married and doesn't have children, these are our only grandchildren. My wife is talking about baking, reading and shopping. The zoo, exploratorium, the aquarium we can't wait! I'm thinking about swimming, fishing, inner tubing and exploring. I bought magnifying glasses so we can look at bugs, I want to take them to the woods to search for critters and poop! You can learn a lot of $#!* from poop! I'm thinking a pair of binoculars is in order. I have a good telescope for star gazing. The camping gear I have hasn't been used in 15 years but will be used again. When my children turned eight, I bought Daisy BB guns and custom made stocks so they would fit the child's LOP correctly, I can't wait!
We are so quick to ask God for help but too often forget to say thank you! I have so much to be grateful for, a second chance at life after cancer surgery and now I will share that life with my children! Please join me as I shout, Alleluia! Thank you Lord!
My wife and I have rented a mobile home two miles from our house and have furnished it. All they have to do is grocery shop on Sunday. It is small but will do for a year or two until they establish themselves. My BIL gave them a nice 2018 Ford pickup super cab. All they have to do is get jobs and that will happen quickly. Both have masters degrees, my daughter already has four interviews. Her husband will have no problem getting a job.
My wife and I don't know how to act, we're so excited. We lost a son who was never married, our other son has never married and doesn't have children, these are our only grandchildren. My wife is talking about baking, reading and shopping. The zoo, exploratorium, the aquarium we can't wait! I'm thinking about swimming, fishing, inner tubing and exploring. I bought magnifying glasses so we can look at bugs, I want to take them to the woods to search for critters and poop! You can learn a lot of $#!* from poop! I'm thinking a pair of binoculars is in order. I have a good telescope for star gazing. The camping gear I have hasn't been used in 15 years but will be used again. When my children turned eight, I bought Daisy BB guns and custom made stocks so they would fit the child's LOP correctly, I can't wait!
We are so quick to ask God for help but too often forget to say thank you! I have so much to be grateful for, a second chance at life after cancer surgery and now I will share that life with my children! Please join me as I shout, Alleluia! Thank you Lord!
