Miss Danika

Are you watching Danika…….?????


Having our grandkids around is one of our greatest joys! Our very quiet …sweet little Danika has turned 2! Now she is still very sweet but when she is very quiet you really need to know just where she is and what she is doing !! I “thought” she was downstairs with dan the other night when I heard a noise in the kitchen……ummm yes there she sat….in front of the fridge eating peppermint stick ice cream right out of the box with no spoon. Her bright eyes were shinning and when she saw me she just smiled her sneaky little smile…..”I got ice cream grandma!” My heart melts with So much love and compassion for that special little girl. “Who is watching you?” I said……….she shrugged her shoulders ….”Grandpa watching me!” Guess what I did? I let her eat ice cream from the box…with no spoon …..on the floor in front of the fridge!! It is so great being a grandma!

You called my name…………….


This mild Iowa winter has turned cold……..I struggle a bit when the days are dark , the winds blow and the snow whirls around the house. I fight the urge to pull the blinds, put the fire on and hibernate with some project in the back room or curl up and read a book! Ahh but we are almost done with January the end of the week is supposed to back in the forty’s!

A very dear friend invited me last week-end to a womens conference in Sioux city……….I had been to Women of faith once many years ago and it was a smaller version of that. Being brought up very conservative I knew that it may be a little out of my comfort zone but I think that over the years my children have taught me to step out of that “box” and I have found many wonderful people of faith that reside “outside” the box. We can all worship in different ways…..it may not always follow all the same “religion” rules but it follows many of the same “faith rules. Wait….faith maybe doesn’t have as many rules!

The theme of the conference was “You called my name.” The speakers were powerful…..The message was….. God is faithful….open your heart…..follow His call and Trust. God called you by name…..HE has a purpose and Plan for us even when it may not seem like it. In all our trails we are so blessed because God does not leave us, maybe we won’t realize that until many years down the road.

The kids are all grown and my life is in the middle of a big change. I have been a fulltime “MOM” for the past 28 years….my role as a mom is changing. It is a good thing right? I sometimes question what is next in my life because I have been consumed with “mothering”. BUT…God has called my name……..He has been so faithful….. How simple right?

I am so often brought back to my favorite verse in the Bible……….Be still and know that I am God. Put your worries aside today and trust Him.