ME! A WORSHIPING GREAT-GRANDMA!

     My husband, Dave, and I went to the Methodist Women's Hospital way out in the far west central area of Omaha on October 24th around 1:30 that afternoon. When we were walking toward the room, we saw the father of the little baby  sitting outside the room and holding him. The nurses had taken my granddaughter Miranda into a surgery section and the baby had been taken out of her tummy about 3:15 Saturday morning. It was a huge blessing to see the baby. Devonta, the dad, was sitting outside the room because stuff was being done to Miranda in the room and we couldn't go in, yet.  Devonta has accepted Dave and I as his grandparents and gave hugs and kisses while we were waiting to get into the room.  So, I have a new grandson, since I now have a great-grandson. Then took pictures of the baby Aiden with Dave. So I'll pop some pictures on.

   

 

     Miranda and Aiden will be home late tonight or early tomorrow. 

 It will be only about 8 to 10 minutes from our house to be where she will be at my daughter's/her mom's house.  I'll pop in often and bug them and hold them whenever I can.  The hope is that eventually Miranda and Devonta will be married.  They've been dating for about 2 years. And in their upper teens.

      Yesterday I went there and today I went also.  When I popped in there and hugged my granddaughter and held the baby, I suddenly heard the Lord tell where to turn and where to drive, so going to and from that location.  I was worshiping, praying, and turning to and to and to the Lord. And praying in a couple of special places re: our history when other gods were worshiped and sacrificed to up to hundreds of years ago.  That's what counts!

  

    Had this picture of me with the little one today and will show you the direction the Lord was telling me to go when I hit the car.

      I had taken pictures when I was standing up on the 5th floor area, just outside the room, and didn't know that where I was going. But when ready to leave the hospital, the Lord told me to turn right and drive on road instead of turning left to reach the main highway.  And He had me go a lot of places, before I got home. 

     I'm grateful for serving the Lord and extremely grateful to be a great-grandma and hug and love them! 

[Her sister is the same age...they are twins.  She has an older brother, a younger sister, and a younger brother.]  

MY HEART TO THE LORD!

A FEW YEARS AGO, 

MY GRANDDAUGHTER, JULIANA,

GAVE THIS TO ME.

I HAVE HAD IT ON MY HOME OFFICE WALL,

AND I CAN'T EVER SEE IT WITHOUT SMILING,

AND REJOICING AND, DAILY AND DAILY AND DAILY,

OPENING MY HEART TO THE LORD.

THANK YOU, DEAR.  GRANDMA LOVES YOU!!

[GRANDPA DOES, TOO, OF COURSE!] 

STELLA, MY UGANDAN GRANDDAUGHTER

I was asking the Lord, when I was working out in the yard, what I could share.  This was dropped in.

Stella, my dear Ugandan granddaughter, was born July 12, 2001.  We miraculously received baby photos within about 3 weeks, because a pastor who was visiting their working/living place, New Hope Uganda, returned to Texas and mailed them to us.  What a treat.

We were also very happy for Sam and Adhe, our Ugandan son and daughter who married in September, 1999, -- and, of course, some would say daughter-in-law, but we can't pull that off.  Adhe is our daughter.  Period.  

When I arrived in Uganda, November 13, 2003, Sam and Adhe arrived at the Entebbe airport to take me to their place, and Stella greeted me very officially as "Grand Ma".  And she was a little one who was piled with flowers to give them to me.  What a treat.

Off and on, during that next 3 months, when I was back and forth from Soroti, I spent hours with them, although I stayed in another house, because they didn't have room for me.  It was a truly delightful time.






In the summer of 2008, they came here.  Partly to have time with a week-long conference that was kept in Indiana and that organization paid for their airfare and allowed them to land here.  I drove them out to the conference and back a week later.  That summer we were together for several weeks.

Dave and I have missed them terribly.  I have been so blessed to receive emails from Sam, Adhe, and Stella.  She's quite an amazing typist, and from what I've been told, very good with computer-issues.  Who'd a thunk that of a young Ugandan until this new world expanded so far.  Anyhow, she has her dad's skills.  (Dave started teaching him when we were in Uganda in '94/'95, when he was our son over there, and he learned quickly.)

When she turned 12 last month, I felt guilty that I hadn't contacted her.  I was so around-and-about in the Northwest and so on-and-off computers, and I couldn't grab emails since my laptop had died just as I was on the trip.  [When one of my blog "granddaughters", Elise, who is going to Uganda late this month for a 15-month serving term, I'll be sending gifts with her to reach out to my many dear ones.  I certainly want something that will please and bless Stella.  Elise is going to try to reach them during the first month.  YIPPEE!!  Wish I could be in the gift bag.]

This could be a Facebook story; but it's one of MY stories, too.  Love her and her family so very much, SO much!

Anyhow, couldn't not send this out and about.