Under His Wings

Recently I came across a tangled ball of ribbon and yarn.  What a mess!!!!  One night I worked for over 2 hours trying to unravel the mess to no avail.  It's still a big multicolored blob.   I got to thinking about how tangled life can be sometimes.  I've got in some big binds at times that I didn't know if it would ever get out of.  God was there to untangle the mess I got myself into.  As I am about to start another year (#42),  I am reflecting on my life.   Overall it's been a great life!  I have 2 wonderful parents and 2 brothers.   I've been blessed with a loving husband who this year we'll be celebrating 15 years together.  I've had so many special friends throughout the years and continue to make new ones.  When things have got tough in life, I've had all these people and more to get me through it. I've had the opportunity to write this blog.  It's been fun.   I've found it...

Nate and his Grandma Cone on their birthday 12/12/08 9 years ago today I gave birth to a big bundle of joy...an 11 pound 1 ounce bundle of joy as a matter of fact.   He was due on Christmas Eve, so when we were researching names for our 3rd child we came across names meaning "gift of God."  Nathaniel was one of those names.  When time got closer for Nate's arrival, our name choice became more meaningful.  My ob/gyn did his surgeries on Thursdays.   The closest Thursday to my due date that he could do my c-section was on my Mother in Law's birthday, December 12.   She was thrilled even in her recent last days. She reminded us how much it meant for her to have her birthday gift!!! Nate has made the last 9 years very interesting.  I love his imagination.   His latest story idea is "Mr. Pizza and the Sausage of Doom!"  I love it!  He came up with a series of stories called "Zippy the Zebr...