Dreams come true even if you are 93 years old, they do, they really do. See, less than a week ago I was talking with my sister-in-law letting her know a possible trip for my mom to come to TN in September probably wasn't going to work out then. I let her know I was going to travel to Atlanta for her birthday this weekend. When you are celebrating up in age years how could you not make an attempt to be there for that celebration. Even if the economy quite frankly is terrible and the American people are suffering because of very poor choices the current White House administration continues to keep making. They are only looking out for their own selfish agenda and not looking out for the American people that helped build this great and beautiful country of ours, the USA. Needless to say, finances are a bit tight but oh well, family is family and God provides where He guides.
One simple idea came to me while we were talking on the phone. Action steps then turned into reality. My sister-in-law and her granddaughter were coming to TN to spend some time with me and then off to GA for my mom's birthday. Little did we know that having her 3 girls and my great niece, Lola, would make this a great birthday for her. God knew and He opened doors no man could open for us. Instead of using my car we got an upgrade on a new SUV that still has the new car smell in it when you get in the vehicle. My sister-in-law went to the Slovenian bakery in Ohio to get some things my mom requested. She stopped @ Marc's to get some Giannio's chocolates for both my mom and me. She baked cookies too. She made the Italian dunker cookies, and they turned out wonderful along with another cookie too. We will be staying @ a Hilton too. Short but meaningful trip.
Guess what? On my mother's birthday she is doing one of her favorite things, it is painting class today. She checked with the instructor and my sister, sister-in-law, great niece and I are allowed to join her and paint a picture on canvas today, imagine that! Family dinner tonight and Bosnian restaurant tomorrow for lunch. She loves shopping at the grocery store connected to the restaurant for Eastern European foods. I do not know how anyone drives to the Nashville airport cuz it can be busy. Their flight was delayed the other night, but I was there to pick them up. Only thru the eyes of a child could this experience ever happen. Apparently on their flight there was some heavy turbulence due to weather. Lola thought it felt like being on a roller coaster and enjoyed the feeling in the plane turbulence like being on that roller coaster. She even said can we do that again. A child and childlike experiences may have caused other adults around her to take some comfort in hearing her sweet giggle, laughter.
We had a busy day yesterday, oh my goodness the energy of a young child sure can run you down. We started the day off with me making breakfast then off to the pool for swim time/sun time and fellowship. We had the pool literally all to ourselves the whole time we were out there. I gave them a tour of our leasing center facility and when my sister--in-law saw the hydro massage chair she told me I should be using that. Her husband uses one all the time where he works out and it helps. We did shopping, shopping and more shopping. This high heat combined with humidity sure can make you a bit drained energy wise. I promised Lola, I would take her to a candy store, and I don't think there really are any of them where I reside. I was telling my sister this the other day and I mentioned Sprouts Market. That was a great idea, Lola was able to pick out a few gummy type of candy choices and we combined them all together for the road trip snack for her. I then said let's not go out to eat I can make quesadillas for dinner, and I did. Before that I did say I would try out the hydro massage chair that day. After shopping they put on their bathing suits and off to the pool they went while I tried the hydro chair. I will be using this more frequently now that I experienced it once. There is no charge to use this, and it is only available during leasing hours. What a nice amenity for after work relaxation. Oh, while they were at the pool there were other kids in the pool this time, she had someone to swim with. She takes gymnastic classes and her arms sure do have strength in them. She doesn't use the ladder to get out of the pool. She uses her arms and gets out of the pool by lifting herself up.
It was now nighttime; Lola had her bath and off to bed for her and I still had to make the Dolly Parton Coconut cake mix as cupcakes. I was getting tired, so I put the ingredients together as my sister-in-law mixed the batter. The plan is to take them and then decorate them at my sister's home for my mom to enjoy and then share with people where she lives. I got really cute cupcake paper liners with 2 different sunflower designs on them. My sister-in-law filled the cups with the batter and into the oven they went. On the cake mix box it said to bake them 16-19 minutes. We had to bake them a bit longer than the instructions say to do if you are going to make them.
We are open to doing whatever my mom wants to do for Sunday. We hopefully will get some more pool time in the day we head back to Nashville and rest up for their early morning flight back home for them. I will try to take a few pictures and share on this Holy Spirit adventure. Yes, it is a Holy Spirit adventure because He planted the seed and watched it miraculously grow and flow. I wonder if this has anything to do with multiplication of blessing from recent financial seed planting on my part. You give to God what you have, and He blesses it and creates from nothing great blessings. Be very cautious where you plant financial seeds into a ministry. You better truly hear the voice of Holy Spirit in the times in which we live in. Some ministries may give the appearance of being good soil to plant it but there just may be some behind the scenes deception, take warning. Then, other ministries that may have the appearance of being the outcast amongst other ministries just may be more pure and rich soil to plant financial offerings into. Let Holy Spirit be your guide ok. Gotta go now but the sweet smell of freshly baked coconut cake cupcakes still lingers in the air by the kitchen. Thanks, Dolly Parton, for bringing a bit of whimsical fun to my mother's day.
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