When Grandmas Come in Handy.....

As most of you know, Kelly has been in the hospital for a few days this past week.  I had brought Harper home with me on the 17th to stay a few days and then took her home the next week.  Little did I know then I would turn around the next day and go back to help out with the two grand babies while Kelly was in the hospital.  Scott's parents came to help too.  We laughed about how many of us it took  to take care of two little girls while Kelly does it so well every day of the week!

So after Kelly got out of the hospital on Saturday, we decided it would be good for her if I took Harper home again just until she gets feeling better!  Besides that, we LOVE having her!  She is so funny and we love her little cutting eyes and the funny things she says and does!

I just wanted to share something she did that makes me love her ever so much!  We were eating lunch in a restaurant on Sunday and it was very crowded.  She wanted to pray immediately after we ordered our food (not wanting to waste any time) and she wanted all of us (9 of us) to hold hands and SHE would pray.  But she looked around to the next table which was VERY close to ours and said to them, "We need to pray" and held out her hands.  She wanted EVERYONE to pray, not just at our table  but all tables!    I love that she prays such a sweet prayer, thanking God for her Mama, Daddy, Hollis,Nonny, Pappa, Gigi, Pappaw, Chris, Carrie, AND Dawson, Bobber, Skippy, Coco and Bandit (the last 5 are all our dogs)!  And then, at the end, she says a BIG "Thank you Jesus, AMEN"

I can't tell you how that blesses my heart!

So we are home now. Kelly is doing much better.  Harper has been very busy today making cookies, riding her tricycle and we all took a long walk when Papa got home from work.  Beautiful day!

We want to thank everyone for the prayers said on Kelly's behalf this week! As the scripture says in Psalms 102:1-2, " Hear my prayer , O Lord! And let my cry for help  come to Thee. Do not hide Thy face from me in the days of my distress; In the day when I call answer me quickly."

He did just that!  And we thank HIM!

Also a request to please remember our sweet DIL Carrie's Dad, Carl, who has been in the hospital very ill.  He is home now and getting much stronger!  We ask for your prayers for his complete recovery!

I leave you with....well, you know.....pictures of my sweet kids!  No apologies, really! I am so very thankful for them!

I love this because we were making cookies using Harper's Great-grandmother's rolling pin.

Hollis is holding two of the cutest things you have ever seen!  Made by sweet Donna in Macon, Georgia, one is a fairy princess(complete with wings) and the other is a monkey in a pink knitted dress with a pink bow in her hair.  I have never seen such workmanship...they are darling!  Thank you, again, Donna, for your loving heart and your beautiful creations!

Harper sitting in my little rocker I had as a child and then my kids used it also.

We appreciate Harper's Mom and Dad letting us keep her this week!

She is a real blessing to us!