Enjoying A Grandkids Weekend

Enjoying a Grandkids weekend.  Have fun. Learn more about them.  Teach them.  Pray with them. Hugs and Kisses.

Two weeks before Christmas our son-in-law asked if we would be available in January to watch their three children, while he and our daughter went out of town to the coast. “Of course we will,” I said, “they are our grandkids.” And with that, we began planning on enjoying a grandkids weekend in the near future.

From January 23 through the 25th they stayed at our house while their parents went away for some time of relaxing, fresh air, and being alone. When the three grandkids arrived on Saturday morning they practically ran into the house. No need to say goodbye to mom and dad. They love coming to our house. It may have something to do with how we spoil them.

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Quit Your Job and Join a Support Group

Fibromyalgia Story

Have you every had one of those terrible days, when you hope you will soon wake up from the nightmare? Mine happened eighteen years ago.

I was sitting on the exam table in a specialist’s office about 30 minutes from my home when he diagnosed me with something I had never hear of before. His sage advice – quit your job and join a support group. Excuse me, my son was a senior in high school and my daughter a junior at college. I had two kids going to pricey Christian schools, quitting my job was not an option. Support group, did such a thing really exist for this? And what in the world was this Fibromyalgia thing he said I had anyway?

I walked out of there with a packet of information, still not sure how to pronounce what I had. I now know it’s a chronic pain disorder with multiple possible symptoms.

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