My precious Grandparents.

I went to visit my Mawmaw in the hospital today. I posted not to long ago about her. She has breast and bone cancer. All together, she has lived with cancer since 1998. She recently had surgery and now is back in the hospital with more complications. When I went to see her this afternoon, only she and my Pawpaw were there. I'm going to be honest, I've seen her throughout her battle with cancer, and have seen her in the hospital more than once, but this time was different. It was really hard...
And you know what happened? God spoke to me right there in that hospital room. Was I sad? Yes. Was I confused? Absolutely. But more than anything, I was BLESSED.
I sat there and watched my 86 year old Pawpaw get up every two minutes to re-wet her washcloths so that her fever would go down. I watched my Mawmaw lie completely still in bed, and still...I felt so blessed.
I realized tonight how lucky I truly am. I am twenty-two years old, and have all four of my grandparents still alive. Not only that, but knew and loved very much three of my great-grandparents, one who is still alive today. Today pick up your phone. Call your grandparents. Tell them that you love them. Tell them you are blessed to have them in your life.
Whenever the Lord decides that it is time for Mawmaw to go home, it will hurt. It hurts now to think about it. But tonight the Lord told me.."Katy, look at what I have given you."

Thank you Lord. Thank you for my grandparents and great-grandparents. Thank you for the memories that I have with each of them, and thank you for making me realize tonight, that it hurts so much to see Mawmaw like this only because you let me love her so much. Thank you for blessing me Lord. In so many wonderful ways...

Worth Reading...

Have a BLESSED day!!



There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She
hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always
there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see
the world, I will marry you.'

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages
came off, she was able to see everything, including her
boyfriend.

He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The
girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The
sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected
that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life
led her to refuse to marry him.

Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her
saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before
they were yours, they were mine.'

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.
Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who
was always by their side in the most painful situations.

Life Is a Gift

Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't
speak.

Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone
who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone
who's crying out to GOD for a companion.

Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went
too early to heaven.

Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone who
walks the same distance with their feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the
unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your
job.

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on
your face and think: you're alive and still
around.

The weekend....finally!

WOO HOO!! IT'S THE WEEKEND!!!!!!

This week has seemed to go by SO SLOW!!! It was a good slow week though...

I LOVE MY JOB THIS YEAR!!! I teach the study skills class at Oakwood Intermediate, and boy does it keep me busy!! Speaking of work, funny story....
I have spent two weeks with my classes on organizing their binders. I went out and bought 60 yellow folders and spent two days on explaining what they are, how you use them, how not to use them, etc..
One of my little friends in my classes forgot his the next day after I handed them out. Then the next....and the next...and the next....and finally a week and a half had gone by and still no take home folder. I approached my little friend about this...

me: "Friend, where is your folder?"

friend: "my binder's in my locker."

me: "Take the hall pass, go get it, and make sure you bring the folder with you."

friend: "I have a problem."

me: "what's that?"

friend: "you see what happened was... that hurricane came and my momma said that we needed to evacuate...(p.s. my friend lives in college station.)...so momma took us around the block to my grandma's house because we had to evacuate to be safe from the hurricane."

me: (Trying SO HARD not to laugh.) "And...."

friend: "Ms. Myrick, that Hurricane Ike swept up all my homework."

me: silent. That was the best excuse I have heard in a while. :)

My prayer for you...

Dear Lord,
I come to you tonight with complete peace in my heart.
I pray that you will bring peace to everyone I love. Show them your kindess and mercy Lord. Let them feel your unfailing love and trust, and guide them in your footsteps. Please continue to surround your children with all of your courage and your strength.
I want to thank you Lord. You have brought so much joy into my life, and I pray that others around me will see that and turn to you in time of trouble. I am SO THANKFUL Lord!!! Everything that you do amazes me. I want to jump up and down right now because I am just SO IN LOVE WITH YOU!!!!
Please help us all Lord to stay focused on you for the rest of this week. Let us feel your loving arms around us, and bring us peace.
I LOVE YOU LORD!!!