I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

And  the winner….of the card box is
MOM TO EIGHT! Stop by her blog…What a fun blog. 

Another week of RANDOM.

The  title of this post comes from the Whitney's song that I have heard so many times this week…

It has always been a song I loved, but this week is spoke something different to me…It was like God saying to me
“I will always love you”! 

Hum or sing those few lines and think about it as a love song from your Lord.   Totally overwhelms me.
  
This week started with Greg’s birthday…As he gets older, I get older…so I ask him to try and hold off on the  birthdays.

This is the note I sent him on FB and his reply…..

Greg,

Today I have been reliving all the years we have grown up together.
So many things I love about you...the way you have cared about Dad these past 16 months, your love and commitment to Dana, your hands on (even hover) of your kids.
Never has there been a more fun Dad and Uncle.
     
Your work ethic makes me so proud. It made Gramps proud and that makes me smile.
        
You are the best brother...I can remember all the times you were there for Amanda and then Parker.
You are generous to a fault.

Many times I have been the recipient of your generosity.
I love that you can speak from your heart.

One of the greatest gifts you ever gave me was to speak at both Meme and Gramps funerals. The way you honored them made us all proud.
       
Gray looks so much like you at his age now. I feel like I am seeing the double of the little blond boy that made me a Mom.
       
I even love the way that you are a terrible liar. Your smile/smirk gives you away every time.
        
By now you are another year older. Ouch. That makes me so old. But again I am so thankful that God chose you as MY BOY!.
Love,
Mom

Greg's reply

• Thanks mom. You still know just the things to say to make an 'almost' grown man cry.
• It is an honor to be your son. I am proud to be so much like you in so many ways and to be just like my dad in so many others.
• Thank you for the great life...
  Dad and you provided for Amanda and I.
• I know the sacrifices made were many and the road was tough to get me to where I am now.
• I Love and Cherish you always! You are the greatest!!
  Love your son,
  Greg
• 
  
• and then he posted this….
• I was sitting here just evaluating life.....
• I may not be the smartest  or the best looking or the best anything for that matter, but I have come to the ultimate conclusion...
• I am the LUCKIEST man I know, because I have the World's most wonderful wife and the World's 2 greatest sons! God has truly blessed me. Thank you God for my many blessing!!
   

A Mother’s heart smiles and tears fall. 


More random…Jack starts his new job officially tomorrow.  He is going to be a medical salesman for the second largest wound care company in the world. 
He is so excited that he can hardly sleep. He has his clothes all laid out like the first day of school. 
His supervisor is a lovely lady we spent lots of time with in Chicago and she is here for three days.
 
We had a fabulous dinner tonight at Ernest's Orleans Restaurant.
Marinated crab claws, trout almondine,  twice baked potatoes, fabulous bread, and bananas foster….D.E.L.I.C.O.U.S!!!!!

I think it is so neat to make a new friend, one you feel like you have known forever.
 
For those of you who have been a reader awhile…you know what a miracle Jack is.

Sixteen months ago, working again was the last thing we ever dreamed of.  We were praying for walking, talking, driving, living.   I love that old song that says, I Stand in Awe of You.




Last night was my first night in Beth Moore’s study of James.  How Beth speaks to  my heart.

An update on Crew.  His surgery has been rescheduled for Feb 23, so next Thursday. (another miracle)
They will enter the hospital five days early to be sure he is infection free….Oh, how they need your prayers…for strength, energy, their other children, and on and on….you will not waste an email of encouragement to this young Mom.  mariemorris21@gmail.com

Have a great week…
Teresa

RANDOM RAMBLINGS

TODAY is a rare day.  I am on a work trip with Jack.  

I have nothing I have to do. I just put the “Do not Disturb” sign on the hotel room.  
I could shop all day but doing NOTHING sounds better. 

Todays agenda so far has been sleeping until noon, breakfast in bed, reading the paper, writing some snail mail,not combing my hair, playing on Pinterest, reading a book, blog reading, a pile if magazines on the bed.  Don't hate me.  

Best of all I am feeling good knowing Jack is getting something important back…a purpose. 

Sixteen months post severe stroke and getting a new start.  

He is so excited about this new venture. 
The only thing that would make it a better day would be if some “little's”  were with me.

Yesterday my elf Terri, met me here in Dallas and we spent all day at market. 
Her first trip to the land of ALL THINGS STUFF and  sensory overload is the only way to describe her when we left.
 
She got some fabulous deals and I enjoyed introducing her to all my market friends.

Then we met Jack at Le Madeline’s for dinner.  FUN DAY!!!!

I am here for a few more days so I will be making a trip to Ikea, Central Market, and a few more of my Dallas favorites.
 
BUT REMEMBER, today is not my normal day.

Today is one of those rare days that I cherish.

While I know for many of you Sunday was a day of CELEBRATION.
 
For a football lover it is a long awaited day and yet one that you know will end with depression.  

Spending so many years as a coaches wife, our lives were lived one football season to the next.  The only parts of football that I don’t like are Preseason Games and Pro Bowls. 

Anything else I WATCH, whether its my team or not.

And YES I have so missed Brett. Football was not quite the same. Enough said on that subject or I will get ugly comments.
  
But I did fall in love with Tim Tebow. Big time.
 
Sundays' game was a great game no matter who you liked…

I love Eli so it was an even better game to me.    What I love most about him is that he does not seem to be that impressed with himself.
I wish I could go to Disney World with him!!!!  I love his manners. I love that he has another Super Bowl ring.

Oh and Blake and Miranda were awesome and what a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem.

The pregame music set the stage for a great game.  I will just skip the halftime show (that’s my least favorite part anyway)!  

IF I was not a Grammy I might mention David Beckham. Ha

Most people like Super Bowl parties.  Not me…
I like to watch every interview (with no talking unless it is with Jack) for the six hours before and every interview after the game. 
Super Bowl Sunday is like a holiday to me.
 
I know …Color me WEIRD!

I told you this was RANDOM.
 
I got a new stylist for my IPAD…LOVE IT.

Dez Duron was on The Voice last night. 
He lived next door to us for years and his family are our dear friends. They did not choose him but I am hoping for a WILDCARD.

I am so proud of him…Check out his fan page…
 
An update on baby Crew.  They are fighting the infection and hope to reschedule his  surgery within two weeks.

These are very hard days for them with multiple struggles.

Remember Mike, the great writer, Marine, husband, dad, friend, and lover of God.  He became a father again yesterday with the birth of his fourth child. He now has two boys and two girls.  What lucky kids.
    
I am a news junkie and some days are worse than others. 

AS I have been tying they have broken into the local Dallas news over and over with a child abduction.  Then I read about the creep Josh Powell (how I wish we did not share last names) that not only killed his wife, but now has killed his kids. 
It is almost more than I can read.  You hear people say “sin is sin” and then I try and reconcile that with something like this.
It leaves some questions for this blogger.

On a brighter note the local bloggers in my area are going to have a dinner soon.  I am looking forward to meeting some people I only know through blogs.
         
Thirty-eight years ago today, I was counting down the days until I became a Mom for the first time. 
Did I really say 38?
 
No job has ever been so fulfilling, so wonderful, so challenging, so complex, so AMAZING.
 
Jack and I really have had the time if our lives loving Greg and Amanda.  AND THEN I BECAME A GRAMMY and life has never been sweeter.
  
Ok, if you have made it this far you are so bored.  One more thing…saw a great movie…War Horse…
I love it that hotels now have almost every movie that is still in the theaters. I sure prefer watching in my pajamas.

OK I owe you something for reading random. 

Let’s have a GIVEAWAY. 
Leave a comment and you will be in the drawing for a CARD BOX. 

Tell me you follow me on Pinterest and you will get an extra chance. 
All YOU lurkers come out on this post?  You will get an extra chance too.  Plus I want to know you.

Everyone needs a card box. Parker  will draw on Sunday. I want you to be the winner.

I am also thinking about a new blog design. 

If you know any new designers or have seen any blog designs that look like me (now how would you know what that would be?) leave it in the comments.

Love this…….Love you!!

UPDATE and PRAYER REQUEST

I know so many of you are praying for little CREW. He needs prayer more than ever now.

The surgery for tomorrow (Thurs)  was cancelled late this afternoon.  He has a yeast/fungal infection that would make the surgery too dangerous. 

I just had a long conversation  with his Mom and Grandmother.  You can imagine the emotional let down when you were so wanting to get it behind you, plus protect the bladder which is outside his body, to be put inside.

But there are even more complications.  There was such a large team of medical staff scheduled to perform the 10-12 hour surgery.

There were doctors coming from other places, anesthesiology  specialists for long surgeries, all marked out for tomorrow…so reassembling this team quickly will take a miracle. 

Keeping Crew well and infection free until that time is the biggest concern.
Please continue to pray for the family.  Just the logistics of being away from home are so hard.