I was blind but now I see.....

Tonight we finally got to talk with the kids who are 8 1/2 hours away! We had a blast. We played patty cake and waved at each other, by the way B's first time to wave at others was tongiht. I don't have a picture of K' but I will add one of him tomorrow evening. B and K were eating their supper that daddy said was a true "Owen supper" and I could tell they did take some things after their dad. He fixed them a ham sandwhich.K is 14 months and B is 13 months so I had no idea how he was getting them to eat a sandwhich with mayonaise. Daddy had cut the bread into tiny bites, along with the ham and cheese. Mammie doesn't know things and how they happen now days. No mayo was involved in this supper. But first we had to eat our bread then we ate our meat and cheese.

These were are first pics of the boys with Skype. We were at a conference last week with ABCH where we were sitting at the table with a relief houseparent from another ABCH home. Those of us that had grandchildren talked about them. One of the houseparents shared how she talked with hers, rather watched hers play cause they were too little to talk back. She loved it! She was a encouragement to me about my children and grandchildren. I can see them now.

Isn't it amazing what God has allowed man the knowledge to create? I agree some is for the good and some is for the bad but after tonight.....I believe that what I was able to use to witness my grandchildren eating was "for the good". As tears came to my eyes tonight watching the boys with their daddy....I am thankful this Thanksgiving season for my grandbabies and children whether by birth or by law! I love ya'll!

Scarecrows and Fall...o my!

I love Fall time. We have been busy decorating our home here at Promise House. I wanted a scarecrow for our outside door decoration. I was having trouble finding one that I really, really liked. So I came up with the idea, since I have all this fall fabric between what belonged to my mom and what I have bought over the years!



So with a 99 cent special pattern and a small bag of rafia....tada! My very own scarecrow! almoist finished here....gotta make a face tomorrow...more pics later! By the way this is a costume now featured as a scarecrow for display! ha!

Just a quick look at our fall decorations at Promise House! The girls love the homey feel that we now have! We do plan on painting pumkins in the future.....will show more pics of their artistic selves!

Momma's Quilts help host a Party

Promise House and the ABCH Development departement recently hosted a dinner for the Association of Southern Baptist Chhildren Homes Development, PR and Media. We used quilt tops that Momma had done before she past away last year. Did I say that I along got 28 quilt tops that need to be finished! Mom would cut and sew quilt tops while doing a lot of praying for things in her life.

The Promise House girls made all the placemats for the dinner. I was totally amazed at how well they all went together.

Mary Lou and the girls decorated the tables with the daisys in the fruit jars. Mary Lou took the time to teach the girls some techniques about setting the table for company.

This was a very bittersweet time for me. I sure wish I could still touch the hands that did all this sewing on these quilts. This was a time I wanted to pick up the phone and call her telling her what her handiwork was doing now.

The printed squares to the right of the jar that has the red blocks in it was one of my maternity tops that she made me. I found lots of different prints that mom had made me and the kids clothes thru out the year. My only question is: Will I ever get 28 quilt tops made in my lifetime? Momma did have a sense of humor...you think?