by Sharon O | Jul 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
A new baby is coming very soon, possibly in the next few days.
Our oldest granddaughter who is 27 is having her first little baby.
It is pretty exciting. We have ONE great granddaughter already and now we will have a little boy. They say his name will be Winston Dean after grandpa so we will see if that is true.
We changed our son’s name after he was born. I used to really like Joel Patrick. But when our son arrived, we decided we wanted his name to be Christopher.
Still love the name. Christopher = Christ bearer
Anyway, we shall see when this little one comes and joins the family. She is really cute in her maternity style, which is summer tops and shorts, I never had to go into the heat of summer our babies were born in March.
It is an answered prayer for me, to see these babies.
When I was going through my cancer recovery, I asked the Lord if I can live long enough to see some great grand babies. And here I am recovered six years now with two joining the family.
God is good.
The other blessing we have had is about our daughter and a new ‘job’ opportunity. She had worked there a few years ago and then moved on.
Her most recent job didn’t pay enough so she began to look again and then her old company called her offering a job opportunity.
God answered a prayer again, over and over he has protected her and kept her safe.
Our middle grandson is coming home from Nepal.
He is loving mission work and believe me; this grandma has prayed for his protection. Flying all on his own at age 18 through many countries. The last trip he was in Asia and really liked it there. Even after he was bit by a large centipede he managed to be OK after a few days of resting.
Soon our new baby is coming to add to the family tree.
Congratulations to the new parents as we pray for safety and health.
by Sharon O | Jun 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
The older I get the faster time moves.
The year is half done and so many things have happened I can’t even begin to share, hopefully summer will be good as we move into hotter weather.
Our granddaughter moved to another state with her little family which means a two-hour flight to visit instead of a two-hour drive.
We do face time on our IPAD but that is not the same as a real in person visit.
The baby will be two in a few weeks. We will miss her party.
Our oldest granddaughter is having a baby in a few weeks, so it is a happy time for everyone.
It is a baby boy with the middle name given that is also great grandpa’s middle name. That was an emotional moment when they shared it at the baby shower.
We are definitely getting older. My knee surgery is still not healed, and I am looking at a knee replacement in about four months.
Hoping for a September time of recouping through the fall months.
It has been a long recovery that started last October.
I have so many little organization chores that needs to be done in this house, when we moved in a lot of things were just thrown in tubs and put into a closet. Soon the cleaning will begin. Especially if I am having knee surgery it has to be taken care of.
Time is sure moving fast. Turning 71 has made me realize more days are behind me than those that are before. What I do with those days is important for my legacy and my sanity.
We have aging cats these days and we are watching them, for signs of slowing down and health issues, they are both age 11.
I will not get anymore animals, I am truly done for the first time in my life I am positive these are our last ‘furry children’.
Time is sure moving fast and we need to make more decisions in the days ahead of us as change comes into our day to day lives..
by Sharon O | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s almost Mother’s day.
Always a Sunday and always busy with brunches, flowers, cards and other things.
I told my husband years ago, do not do anything fancy or public for me.
I don’t really care for the Hallmark idea of mother’s day.
Anyone who has ever been through the process of delivering a baby, knows what mother’s day is about.
It is hard work, it is every day, it is thankless giving and working.
I did not have the rosy warm fuzzy experience with my mother.
It is OK it is what it was and that is fine.
When our children came, I tried to be a fair mom and a warm mom.
YES, I made mistakes.
I was young.
I was not in therapy yet and I had a lot to overcome because of how I was brought up.
We tend to repeat what we learn, and I learned a lot of disfunction.
(yes, that is a buzz word, and it really means not functioning well)
I was 20 when our son arrived. Young, without experience. Then our daughter arrived when I was 23.
Our children grew up and balanced with me and my issues and our parenting styles they did good.
Both of them became adults who also became parents.
Our son has three boys, and our daughter has three girls.
I learned to be a mom of an adult, and I learned to pray accordingly.
They didn’t need me like they did when they were young.
That is the design of God for parents to raise them and then let them go.
Think of Mary, as she watched her son grow and move away from her.
He still cared emotionally and that showed up when he was on the cross and told John to take care of her.
Still loving. Still caring.
I watch my own daughter become a mother of three daughters and now I see one of them become mommy to a little girl.
Generational disfunction is done. Healed. A new era of love and caring is taking place.
It’s almost mother’s day and I will treasure the moments with new generations.
by Sharon O | Apr 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Another month is flying by.
I finished my Physical Therapy for my knee.
It was good for me to do it, but I have to admit it was pretty boring although it was VERY hard to do. I pushed myself to get done and it hurt every time for days after.
The next phase I will enter will be recovery then move into a knee replacement season. That really scares me, but I know they do them all the time and the doctor is very skilled. It’s just the concept of ‘removing my knee.’ My husband has had two done and he recovered just fine; it’s really no big deal now adays.
I will be brave when the time comes.
The other new thing is our little grand baby, and her parents are moving to another state, and they won’t be just an hour drive away. It is sad.
She is almost two and oh so cute. MY FAVORITE age.
Great grandma will just have to get some cards and start a letter writing process for all of them. We will be able to fly there; it’s a two-hour flight or a two-day drive.
They will be with his grandma and aunt, and baby will be very loved.
We have been very spoiled having all of our grandchildren within an hour of us. One of our grandsons decided he wanted to try missions.
He is just barely 18 and he flew to Nepal all by himself and he is studying the bible at a college for three months. Way too far for this grandma. Especially with the way the world is currently.
I don’t like to be faraway.
I’m a home body and do not like to travel far from my home.
Easter came and I was going to write more on the topic but just didn’t get it done.
Soon the weather outside will be calling us out to plant flowers and garden produce.
It is something to look forward to as another month is flying by.
by Sharon O | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
I remember this season with little children, Palm Sunday was the time of making palm leaves and acting out the ‘waving of the leaves’, for Jesus.
The children would get so excited in Sunday school singing and prepping their dances down the aisles.
I miss those innocent little ones sometimes.
Not knowing the fullness of what Easter would mean in the days to come.
Oh, it was fun. And the candy baskets for us to look forward to giving
In our house, we didn’t do a great deal of candy, we tried to do books and socks and oh so boring gifts for little people.
We would look for pretty dresses or nice shirts and pants for their Easter day. On Sunday morning.
I have a picture of my childhood, with my sisters and I outside dressed in Easter kind of clothes, three little girls about ages 6, 8 and 10.
Our dresses were alike maybe our grandma made them, white ankle socks with patten shoes, little purses that matched and smiles that said, ‘we are happy.’
Well, we know the real story of that one, but the picture is sweet and very much childhood in its ‘cuteness.’
Easter has a lot of heaviness to it, the story of Jesus and his coming here to die for us. You cannot have Christmas without Easter. They go together. Both had pain and moments of sorrow. The purpose of HIM coming was to save us. We often forget the baby in the manger was grown up and now is the man on the cross. It’s hard to grasp.
As a mom I often wonder how on earth did Mary hold it all together.
It is a serious, sad time for everyone.
I will try to write more as the days move closer.
Easter is not just cute dresses and patten shoes, it is trauma with love stamped all over it.
I remember this season with the little children, and we tried so hard to protect them from the intensity of the story.
