Prayerful heart

My heart is full of joy and thanksgiving for so many reasons, but this morning I am particularly excited and hopeful for my son and daughter-in-law's future. My son will be graduating this summer with his Masters in Opera Performance from OU. He is leaving today for his first of several auditions with opera companies' resident artist programs. This is a challenging and competitive process, but we know that the Lord has placed this dream in his heart and will be faithful in leading him and his precious wife to just the right place. As I look back on my son's life, it is crazy for me to even believe that this is the path he chose for his future. He was a painfully shy little guy, always making his older sister do all of the talking! He was a homebody, choosing to watch movies at home with the family rather than going to high school parties. Now, he travels all around and sings in front of audiences. Just crazy! Definately God's choosing. I am going to (try) post some pictures that we just took the weekend we went to see him in the french opera, Lakme'. Don't be alarmed by his facial hair or makeup - it was all for the role!

Happy Birthday!

To my blog!!!! I have been laboring over the thought of starting a blog - and now here we are! I am really excited. I love reading other people's blogs and am thrilled to be part of the process. I am certainly not technically/graphically/ or cyberspacely gifted, so we will see if a picture ever gets posted or anything visually appealing ever gets uploaded??downloaded?? well, you get the idea! I certainly have "people" who can help me with all of that! By "people", I mean my family. It is filled with creative, intelligent, servant hearted, wonderful people who I am blessed to live with and love. My loving husband and I have been married for 29 years. We are blessed with 4 amazing children - two that we gave birth to and two that the Lord brought to us when they married our kiddos. Our pride and joy is our 11 month old grandson (as soon as I learn how to post pictures - there will be MANY of him!) We all love our Lord and praise Him for our bounty of blessings. So, until next time, may God bless you and yours.