Anniversary

November 2, Mervin and I will be married 18 years. It has been a wonderful 18 years. It has not been without it's ups and downs, and I would be lying if I said otherwise. But I can truely say .."all of the good days out weigh the bad days, I can't complain."
I have been very happily married to this wonderful man. We had a lot of adjustments, (he had his home and house full of furniture, and I had my home and house full of furniture. I had been single 45 years and lived alone. He had been married 27 years and had grown children and 5 grandchildren) but with patience and understanding with each other we've made it.
Someone ask me one day what I thought helped our marriage. Number one was both of us being dedicated to God. Secondly I said, "Learn to pick your fights." Is it worth getting all upset and mad about. Is it worth making him angry also. If he didn't do it right, go fix it yourself.
I appreciate Mervin's dedication to God and the word. I appreciate his prayer life.
I appreciate his love for me.
Thank you Mervin for 18 WONDERFUL years together. You're the BEST.

Wednesday

Wow! The days are passing so fast. It seems summer has gone and fall has definately arrived. I love this time of year. Fall colors, time to prune the trees and get ready for winter. I am so looking forward to winter this year. Having always worked, I have never been able to spend a wet, cold winter day at home curled up with a book and something warm to drink, in the middle of the week. I may get bored and tired of it, but at least I'll get the chance to do it. Of course there is plenty of cleaning to do also, so I'm sure there is no chance for real boredom.
I'm looking forward to my new pantry being put in. We got new cabinets,counter tops and all of that last year, but just now getting the pantry put in. Will paint after that's done and kinda rejunavate the kitchen and dinning area. Looking forward to getting that done before I start baking for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I love to cook, and especiall bake during the Holidays. Now that I'm retired I won't have to rush through my holiday baking on weekends and evenings. Oh my, just think of all the baking I can do now.

We're Home

Arrive home this afternoon. We're tired but happy. We had a very sucessful trip and enjoyed ourselves emensely.
Even Jazz was glad to see us. We left her with our great niece, Kaitlyn. She took great care of her and had her all bathed and clean when we arrived home. Great job Kate. Thanks so much.
Well since we're still about 3 hours ahead, and tomorrow is Sunday,I think it's about time to go to bed.

Friday

We're having a wonderful time. Mervin has enjoyed this simenar. I've enjoyed just tagging along. Met some great people. Getting ready to go to the banquet tonight. Meeting and visiting with Bro. and Sis. Ensey has been a great pleasure. Bro. and Sis. Carr are very wonderful people also. This has been a great time of refreshing
for me. We have definetly met some wonderful people.
Well we pack up and get ready to leave for home tomorrow.
Please go to Mervin's blog to see the pictures he has taken on this trip.
We ate at Hard Rock Cafe last night and the batteries went dead is his camera before he could get any pictures.
Will write more later.

JazzLynn

It's Cold Here

Greetings from Indianapolis,Indiana.
It's cold, windy and raining. The tempature is about 40 degree during the day and in the low 30's at night. I brought a coat, but that cold wind just cuts right through to the bone.
We're having a great time. Mervin had some time today so we rented a car and went to see Bro. Mooney's church. Beautiful building. Went inside and took a tour of the inside. Visited with some personnel there. Very niece people. I walked off from the motel and left my camera. Mervin did get some pictures, so mabe I'll post some of his later
We also went to the late Bishop Haywood's church. Went inside and was taken on a tour by an elder that even being very old, he had a great memory of the layout of the church and was up to date on the history. Also visited with a relative of Bro. Haywood. I believe she said she was a great niece. She was very informative also. Such beautiful people. She told us about that very church on this same site, built by bro. Haywood was originally the city dump. He and his saints shoveled out the dump site by hand saying, "In the name of Jesus." With each shovel full. They said the pillars in the church are still the ones there now. They said that a few years ago they wanted to do some add on to the church and the city came out to check the foundation and stated they had never seen such a firm and solid foundation. Hmmmm? They just celebrated they're 100 year anniversary. Bishop Finnell is now pastor and they still average about 1500 in services.
There's so much more I could write about, but will probably do tht later.

INDIANA

Tonight we're in a motel very close to LAX. In the morning we fly out to Indianapolis, Indiana. Mervin will be attending a conference there. I decided I might as well go and see some different country.
I am so thankful for a safe trip to L.A. The wind was blowing very hard and quite often it was raining very hard. We counted 10 accidents. Thank God for His protection. We never came close to being in an accident. I'm sure it wasn't our driving but His protection.
We arrived here early enough today to go to the garment district. Wow, what a place to spend money. Had a great time. Church ladies, we need to plan a trip down here and spend a couple of days...
Our little Jazz is continuing to grow and we're getting more attached to her all the time. I told Merv, it was really hard to go off and leave her. She is staying with my great niece Kaitlyn McDaniel. Katie loves animals so I'm sure she will get the best of care and probably not miss us as much as we miss her.
Well so far it seems the only thing I forgot to pack was Mervin's socks. I did not pack him one pair so needless to say we went shopping tonight.
I think I'll try to get settled in early so we can rise early for an early start. Will write more tomorrow.

BLESSED

"I've been blessed with so many things, My God's been good to me. I have family and friends who share......................"
Yes, God has been so good to me I can't complain.
Today again I am so thankful first for the great God that I serve. I'm thankful for a wonderful husband that has spoiled me. (That's ok though) I have a great family that loves and cares for me and a whole host of friends that are always there.
I have a wonderful church that I have watched grow during the last 50 years. I've had the Holy Ghost for 50 years and it gets better all the time.
I've seen souls saved, miracles preformed, healings.
I've had dissapointments, sickness and death has even reached into our family, but God is still good to me. I've had friends come and go. Those that went I still pray for.
Thank God for a wonderful life. How do people survive without God?
Have another great weekend

Friday..

I retired...............I didn't think I would be so busy. All the things I planned to do to the house and around the yard are still waiting to get done. It seems daily there is something more important to do. Had lunch today at the Cookie Cottage with a precious lady from our church. We had a great time talking and laughing. Cleaned house this afternoon and hubby and I went to dinner at The Cellar. They serve great steaks. Finally took a few minutes to sit down and write a little.
I am so thankful for my family and friends. So thankful that I had a wonderful relatinship with my parents. I miss them dearly, but have no regrets of the past because I truly enjoyed my parents while I had them with me.
I am thankful for the life long friends that I have. Some may be far away, but when we see each other, we seem to pick up where we left off last. I'm thankful for new friends that also enriches my life. More than any of these friends I'm thankful for the GREATEST FRIEND.
Have a great day