The Dilemmas Of Being A Grandparent

When you are a parent things can be hard enough, but being a grandparent can really tug at the heart strings and make you toss all sensibility out the window! I baby sit two of my grandchildren so my daughter and her husband can work and she does pay me but it is only enough to cover the cost of what the kids eat. I have them anywhere from 6 to 12 hours a day and most of the time for 3 meals a day 4 to 6 days a week. Well Here is my dilemma First and main is that by me doing that I am losing what a grandparent is and becoming a babysitter. After having them so much I get tired and I am unable to play the Grandma fun roll of spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa and let go to the park or a movie or something like that. They see more as a parent that is teaching them the way to live there life. Like I am the one that potty trained my grandson and how to eat right at the table, how to say there prayers and that they need to do chores to keep things clean. This is suppose to be the fun time with them!

And the other dilemma is I may have to quit so I can start working again. My daughter is going freak if I do quit and I am not sure she can keep her job if I do! But I need to start bring some extra money in to the house as my medical gets more costly. I like the time with the kids but also at time I am feeling that I need to be Grandma more and babysitter less. I am not sure what to do and how to handle it. Not to mention I have watched them since the day they were born and how they will feel about me not doing it.

Help with lots of prayers so I know what to do!

Just because You Make 2 Steps Back Does Not Mean You Cannot Make 1 Forward

Have you felt like you are moving backwards instead of ahead in life? I know that is what I have been feeling like a lot lately. Every time I start to move ahead at getting my health and weight under control it seems to all fall apart again. But, I know then When I take the time to trust and put it in God's hands he shows me the little steps I am making with it. I am Learning to see that even if I have taken 2 steps back that I have really moved ahead 3 and still have gained at least one step. The thing I am learning most is that total trust in God means in all things and not in my timing but in His. Sometimes he has us to slowdown so we can see the path ahead and not walk so fast that we miss out at what he wants us to see and the blessings he wants to give us. Learning to wait upon the Lord can be a hard one when you are tired and not feeling well. You wonder why God lets you go the pain and cost of it all. But Then I start to read his word when I feel like I can not move to go do anything because of being to tired. Thus slowing me down to make sure I am having the time with Him. Learning His Word and that the pain I go through is nothing compared to what He has done for me! Learning to see that He loved me so much to bear the pain that was OH some much more worse than mine. So that in the end I will be able to be free from all distress and have a wonderful peaceful life with Him. I give Glory and Honor To God and that he gave me His Son. I am learning to see how rich my life is and all that is around me all because He has slowed me down! I ask that He keeps doing it so I can learn to see and trust in all that He is doing and what it is that He wants of me

Glad to be back and posting again

This is for Mik's Loyal fan's! I have had several of my readers asking where Mik has gone and what has happened to his blog. Well Mik has started on a new interest and is posting at a new site and Here it is for all that has asked about him. Be sure to check it out!

http://miksstudio.blogspot.com/

Our Trip Back To Home to England

Here I am doing some more updating trying to bring things up to speed where I am at now.

Mik and I went in May to see his folks since his Mum has been ill (but she is doing better). We spent 15 days there and did a lot of sight seeing and got to meet a friend that we have been friends with on the net as long as we have been married. He is a sweet 85 year old man, although you would never know it with the youthfulness he has. And has a heart of gold! He has this great place that is for tourist that we got to go see. This it the link to check the place out. http://www.collectors-world.org/ it is a great place to visit if you ever make it to England. Here is a Photo of us with Miks folks and Eric. Also one of Mik and I

Hello All Long Time No Post

Well here I am back from my crazy life. It has been a while since I have posted anything. My Life went a bit crazy with family and friends. Illnesses and such have been keeping on my toes. Not to mention my grandchildren and hubby as well.

I think I may now have a break from all the Hecticness that was all around me. So I am going to try and do some updating on my life over the next few days and all that has been going on.

Life is good and I had gone on vacation in April with my Mom and Sister for our birthday and I promised to post a few photos of the trip. Well here are a few of them. This are photos of a day trip we took to Virginia City and old gold rush town that still had its wooden sidewalks.

We did a lot of fun things and it was a nice to take.