Mom & Me in Houston

Mom and I took a short trip to Houston for Lauren's baby shower. It had been awhile since mom had been to John & Abby's, so we were excited to make this trip.

Bethany, Brady and Berkerly came over to visit. They love their "Mimi".

Cameryn (Lauren's little girl) and I had fun making smore's in the fireplace.

Grandmother and her granddaughters, Lauren & Bethany.

Me, Abby, Grandmother, Bethany and Lauren at the shower.

Lauren will be having a baby boy on April 7. We are very excited and can't wait to meet the newest member of our clan.

God is Soooooo Good!

I started my new job last Monday. Talk about a God Moment. He knew exactly what He was doing when he allowed me to be laid off on January 2. And He knew exactly what He was doing when I interviewed for the Administrative Assistant/Office Manager for CAM. He knew where I needed to be and He knew how I was going to get there. Wow.

CAM is a ministry that helps the employed poor and homeless in San Antonio. We offer food, clothing and assistance to those in need. We see hundreds of people every week. We offer hope to the hopeless.

Now that's what I call ministry - being the hands and feet of Christ everyday.

Just think about what you have and take for granted. It's mind boggling. We don't think of our abundance until we are in contact with those who have nothing. The staff at CAM work hard to make the necessities available to those in need, but we need your help. If you are are not working a full time job and have some time on your hands, we need volunteers. If you have extra cash or have clothing and food you would like to donate, we can use that as well.

Check out the link to our website and see what we are all about. You never know - God may be calling YOU to be a part of this ministry.

http://www.christianassistanceministry.org/

I'm impressed with my first week on the job. God knew what He was doing and I'm glad I followed his lead...

Raising the Shed...

It's not like we didn't have anything to do... afterall, it was Sunday and all our family had gone back home... It had been a long week and we were both exhausted.

"How about putting up the shed?" asks David... "Why not?" I reply. We can have this job done in a couple of hours...It couldn't take that long for us to "snap" it together. The pieces are big... and we already had the foundation put down. And we'll never get our cars in the garage if we don't go ahead and do it.

Okay - snap, snap, snap. That's wasn't so bad...

Look at me - I'm the tool time girl! Watch out - I'm a master at using the drill...

Ahhh, 7 hours later, we are exhausted but very proud of our finished product!


BEWARE - LOOKS ARE DECEIVING...don't take on the challenge unless you have lots of time... can someone point us to the showers.... we are dirty & tired!

It's been an interesting week...

Casey passed away on Tuesday morning, March 3, 2009. Tony was here and that was such a blessing. He passed peacefully, but it was a shock to all of us because we really thought he had made a turn and was getting better. Mom took the news very well. Casey had been sick since January 8 and had been in and out of the hospital and in and out a rehab/nursing care facilities since the middle of January. It was hard on her because she misses having him with her, but she also knows that he is in a better place now and is not suffering. We are very glad for that.

Casey will be buried in Chicago, next to his first wife, tomorrow, March 9. There was a viewing this afternoon in Chicago, and the funeral with a full mass will take place in the morning. Please remember his family in Chicago as this is a very hard thing for them. Casey was the "rock" in his family and everyone depended on him in more ways than one.

We were able to have a Memorial Service here in San Antonio for family and friends. It was held on Friday afternoon at 4PM at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church - the church Casey had attended for almost 20 years while living here in San Antonio. Deacon Jesse Greer and good friend John Dieterle did a wonderful job with the service.

I am so fortunate to have wonderful friends who love me and my mom. Food was supplied and flowers were sent. For all your thoughtfulness - thank you from the bottom of my heart. It was greatly appreciated.


My mom celebrated her 86th birthday on Thursday - just days after Casey passed away. Bob and Mary came in early from Amarillo to help us celebrate this special day for her.

John and Alene, Bethany and her little 1 year old Berkeley came for the service and to celebrate mom's birthday as well.

Here we have 3 generations - after the memorial service everyone kidded us for the outfits we had on and said we must be taking pictures afterwards... so we did!

Robbie (from California) had already planned to be here for mom's birthday celebration, so he was able to get to San Antonio just in time for the Memorial Service. John, my brother from Houston is in this picture along with Bob's wife, Mary.

This was taken at the gathering after the Memorial Service. We had a wonderful time together and again, appreicate the wonderful food that was provided.


You never know what good friends you have until you are in a situation where you need them. I am so blessed. Thank you all for the cards and prayers. It's hard enough to face the hard times, but you can endure when you are surrounded with good Christian friends.

We love you!