HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

We had a busy, fun weekend ending in a picnic with Grammy and Papa at the beach today! All of the kids are already in a fitful sleep preparing for going back to school tomorrow and I am sitting on the couch with my feet up dreading going back to work tomorrow!

The girls ready for a parade!
Molly and Abby in their matching red white and blue outfits!
Hanging with friends waiting for the parade to start - Auntie Karla brought chairs, donuts and juice boxes for everyone!
Annie munching on a donut!

The parade is finally starting!
Tyler, Peter and their 2 coaches - Daddy and Uncle Pat.
Annie was so cute - she waved to every single person going by who waved to her!


Annie Bananie smiling for her Mama!
My three beautiful babies dressed for Memorial Day!
Grammy, Papa and the kids celebrating Memorial Day!

Katie slept through alot of the picnic! The big kids hanging out on the porch eating ice cream!
Annie got Papa to give her an ice cream cone!
Papa and the babies!
Grammy and Katie - I think they sort of look alike!

As usual my mom cooked a great meal and Karla added lots of great stuff too - I, on the other hand, showed up empty handed after buying all of the stuff to make pasta salad and fruit salad only to find out that Karla and my mom had already made both of those! Theirs were much better than mine would have been anyways.

The kids spent lots of time on the beach with their Dads and Papa and got showered and in jammies before we came home - makes me excited for the summer! Happy Memorial Day to everyone!

I have always loved this prayer

and use it to end a group that I run at Oasis every Wednesday -

I thought it was appropriate for today.

I asked God for strength,

that I might achieve,

I was made weak,

that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked God for health,

that I might do greater things,

I was given infirmity,

that I might do better things.
I asked for riches,

that I might be happy,

I was given poverty,

that I might be wise.
I asked for power,

that I might have the praise of men,

I was given weakness,

that I might feel the need of God.
I asked for all things,

that I might enjoy life,

I was given life,

that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for -

but everything I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself,

my unspoken prayers were answered.

I am among men,

most richly blessed.

Found on the body of a Southern soldier1861-1865