Come Away With Me

" Come away with me for awhile. The world, with its nonstop demands can be put on hold."


What demands are we giving the most attention to? Do we ever really "come away" and give our full attention to the things that matter most?

This is one of the hardest things for people to do. Brandon and I just got back from a family trip, this was the biggest effort that we had made in a while to totally disconnect with the rest of the world and just connect with family. And it was great.

Why is it the lessons that are most important are usually not learned till later in life? I was sharing with Brandon on the way home from the trip how much I miss my grandparents, and how I wish I could go back in time and go away with them and really cherish the time that I had with them. I remember when I was younger and not valuing my time with them. My heart yearns for that, but thankfully the Lord has blessed me with great in laws that help quench that thirst with his family. Hopefully with this lesson the Lord has laid on my heart I will cherish the time with my family and my new family through my marriage.

It is through this reflection that I realize we are blessed the most when we are with people and we get away with them. It's then that we share memories, stories, and our hearts. God calls us to come away with one another and most of all with HIM. If we do not get away with our heavenly father then we will never be blessed by his presence and we will never be able to truly break free from the "demands" of this life.

This was in my devotional for the day, and I thought it was inspiring.

Come away with ME for awhile. The world, with its  nonstop demands, can be put on hold. Most people put Me on hold, rationalizing that someday they will find time to focus on Me. But the longer people push Me into the background of their lives, the harder it is for them to find Me.
You live among people who glorify busyness; they have made time a tyrant that controls their lives. Even those who know Me as a Savior tend to march to the tempo of the world. They have bought into the illusion that more is always better: more meetings, more programs, more activity.
I have called you to follow Me on a solitary path, making time alone with Me your highest priority and deepest Joy. It is a pathway largely unappericated and often despised. However, you have chosen the better thing, which will never be taken away from you. Moreover, as you walk close to Me, I can bless others through you.
Song of Songs 2:13; Luke 10:42

Song of Solomon 2:16 My lover is mine, and I am his.

Song of Solomon 2:16
My lover is mine, and I am his.

 Valentines is tomorrow!!!! What better way for my Valentine to know how much I love and cherish him than to write a blog just for him right???

I have the BEST husband in the world. Not only that, I have a husband that I know God picked out just for me. My whole life I tried to picture what and who my husband would be. But I could of never imagined Brandon.  I am so lucky.

Brandon is: kind, funny, intelligent, hard working, honest, trustworthy, compassionate, Godly, affirming. I could go on and ON. I don't want to go overboard on the mushy stuff. But I also want the world to know how much I admire and love my husband.

We have been married 18 months, and we have grown so much in these 18 months. I cannot wait to have a family with Brandon and hear a little boy or girl call him daddy. I know that we are going to build a beautiful heritage for our family, just like our families have done for us.

SO HONEY! Happy Valentines, thank you putting up with me, cleaning my car, telling me that you love me everyday, making me feel special and being so darn handsome.

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Memamma

'Ive gone back and forth with what to blog about. Do I blog about the events that led up to her passing, do i blog about all the millions of things we have dealt with since her passing. There are so many things I could and want to say. But at her funeral one of the things the minster said was, you can always honor her memory by living her legacy out in your life.  So I figured what better way to live her memory out in my life but to blog about what part of her legacy I'm going to try my best to carry out.

Legacy # 1- Always have pride in the ones you love most, your family. 

If there is one thing that was my favorite thing about Memamma was her pride in our family. She loved all of us very much. She let all her nurses and her friends know. I knew she loved me very much, and she was always so proud of any accomplishment I would achieve. She would tell me how proud she was of me, and how beautiful I was, and always be interested in anything that I was doing. She would always remember to send us a card, or a sweet note about something we have done that she thought was special. Even if it was learning to cook your first meal. 

Legacy # 2 Always see the humor in life

No matter what Memamma always had a quick wit about her. She ALWAYS had a quick response to anything you said, and she was not easily fooled. She loved to make you smile, and she loved that she was not easily out witted. Even when her body was getting tired, she always had her wit, and it always kept you on your toes.

Legacy # 3 Be knowledgeable and passionate about the things you love to do

Memamma loved the news, she loved houses, she loved plants, she loved crosswords, she loved baking and cooking. And I was always amazed and how much she knew. She could tell you all about the cowboys and the players and different facts about them. I remember driving around Dallas and Memamma would talk and the different houses, and she could eye if it was real stone, faux stone and about when the house was built. She had a great memory. She loved birds. Whatever she was interested in, she was dedicated to it. 

Legacy # 4 Making Cat Birthday Cakes

I know this sounds silly. But my Memamma would always makes me a special birthday cake that looked like cat's face on the top. I loved it. One day I hope to make this same cake for my own daughter.

Legacy # 5 Travel with your Husband and Love with all your heart.

Before my Grandaddy passed, they were a member of a club called the "Double Nickel," They would travel all over the United States, but they would also travel over seas. They loved it. I loved seeing them travel, they always brought something back for us. They were two peas in a pod. But they loved each other very much. When my Grandaddy passed, she missed him so much. He took care of her, and her of him.

Legacy # 6 Perserverance

This legacy is one that has been in action in my life for a long time. I know it has been in action in my life, simply because she was one of the ones in my corner always pushing my to never give up when times get tough. Memamma was a fighter. She did things on her terms, and she never game up and always gave it her best. She never let discouragement get the best of her. She always pushed through it. Even in this hospital before she passed, she fought to open her eyes to see us one last time. 

This is the woman that helped mold me. This is the woman that helped mold my whole family. She was amazing, and she her legacy will continue to mold my life, and my children lives one day. Thank you for leaving such a great heritage.