Leaving for London, Germany and ????

I'm so excited! Tomorrow I leave to see Laura! Lori Beaver and I will fly to London and meet Laura there. After a couple of days in London, we will head to Stuttgart. My brother, Justin, will pick us up at the airport. Laura has a busy shedule for us, she has everything planned. I have been packed for days and I am just overwhelmed at all that I still have to accomplish before we set "sail" or maybe "set wings" for the "Fun Adventure with Laura". More to Come Later!

Baby Dave is 25!

Can you believe it? My youngest is 25! Yeah, it is cool that he gets a "raise", via Auto Insurance, but my did I ever pray for David. Of course I prayed for David and Laura when I was pregnant, however, that was only the beginning. I know without a doubt that had it not been for God, that David would not have turned out so awesome! God has protected, healed, encouraged, fed, educated, clothed and found humor in my kid. Lord, I lift up my son, "Baby David" to you tonight. Thank you Lord for keeping him safe from harm and for healing all his injuries and healing his heart. May You bless David and wrap your arms around him and give him the desires of his heart. Help him to stay faithful, to marry a Godly woman, raise Godly children and to always be a "Man after God's Own Heart"! Thank you God for your faithfulness, AMEN.

Brazos Bend, Texas

Years ago when Linda Beaver found out that I had never been to Brazos Bend, she immediately planned a trip for a visit. My first trips were with her riding our bikes, our husbands riding bikes (once or twice), then with our daughters, Lori and Laura. Through the years we have gone camping/shamping (that is our code for shopping in a nearby town when we are hot or it is raining!) and walking out there as well with several friends, Mari and Pella first, then Gayle, next Jo, followed with Angela, Jennifer and our families. It is such a peaceful place (most of the time), to walk, think, figure things out, eat and fellowship. Little did I know that this would be the place that would help me pray through some of the roughest times in my life! Thanks Linda for sharing this beautiful place with your friends.

Hurrican Alex, July, 2010

Ole Blue Turned 300,000 Miles!

My friend, Linda, invited all who could to come, to her Suburban's Birthday Party. She is the only person I know that has driven a car for 300,000 Miles. We celebrated at Brazos Bend State Park.

Friends

Kim, (Buckey's mama), we have prayed over our boys for years. God take care of those two and keep them safe! Bless Kim for her faithfulness to you.

Lyd, Jan and Nanc (one of my visits to Orlando!)

We graduated together from Oak Ridge High School! We have been friends since Junior High (Nanc) and 10th grade (Jan).

Kristi! She and husband Brad drove me to Florida Spring Break~2010. They dropped me off & picked me up at my folk's house in Kissimmee! They were heading to Kissimmee~Clermont to watch their Shelby play College Softball. Thank you Brad and Kristi!

Jennifer Beaver and Angela Smith, mother and daughter fishing????


Lyd, Sandra Pousson and Janet Brooks, celebrating our OCTOBER Birthdays! With our other October Birthday gal........

Another October Birthday ~ Terri Holder, feeding her handsome grandson! No, Terri did not choose that hat, we made her put it on!

Linda Beaver, Mary Houston, Lyd and Ima Jean Smith, after church on Wednesday night, eating of course and resting from teaching Children at our Church.

Gayle Stein, Lyd and Kathy Sanford, I think we were at a fund-raiser for a Judge?

Same fundraiser, Kathy & Joe Sanford, and Regina & Ken Bishop. I worked with Regina and Joe in the SAIL Program at The Lighthouse.

More fundraiser, Tonya Heard, Nurse B, Debbie McDougal.

Co-workers from the Lighthouse!

Lyd's Florida Family, Fall-2009

The following 2 pictures are actually the last pictures taken for this trip to Florida. Laura and I were saying good-by at good ole McCoy/Orlando Inter.

~Now that you have seen the ending, scroll down to see the beginning~

My Florida Family, or at least some of them. Many Many are MIA's! Laura and Ryan came in from Germany. Ryan's mom and brother flew in from Crosby. Ruth from Germany, via Cape Canaveral. Of course David and I caught a Southwest flight from Houston. Then we ended up in St. Cloud at my brother's (Tim and Deb) and enjoyed lots of food and fellowship! Thanks Debbie for getting us all together, (and Tim!).

Pictured left to right: Deb, Tim, Lyd, Dustin's wife and baby, Dustin, Uncle Jack, Joyce Marie, Dad, Laura, Bobbi Jo, Mother and Baby Dave.

Mom and Dad and my 3 kids! We were all respresenting Texas A&M, until....

Dad decided he couldn't leave out his beloved "Florida Gators"!

The following pictures were taken at Nana Bleakney's after a "pig-out" at Sonny's bar-b-que, (our favorite!). Dave and I used to take the kids to Sonny's after church on Sundays for their 99 cents kids-meal, also our favorite place to eat in Florida!

Giselle, Ava Marie, Laura and Kathi. Ava is Kathi's grand-daughter and Giselle her daugher-in-law and Kathi is my sister-in-law, Clayton's wife.

(My brother Clayton passed away on June 5th, 1990, the day we moved to

San Antonio, Texas.)

Ava and Laura after a very very long day! Lord, thank you for my darling daughter, bless her with her own children some day soon!

Ava Marie (my great-niece), Laura, Giselle (my niece), Jonathan (my nephew), Julius (my nephew). Jonathan is my brother Clayton's son and this is his family.

Tim (my brother), me and Debbie (my sis-in-law) (Bobbi Jo's folks!)

Ryan (Bobbi Jo's "boy-friend", Bobbi Jo (my niece), Laura and Ryan

David with my brother-in-law, JAY! Jay makes us laugh and as usual the two Bleakney boys are "goofing off"!

Ryan, Laura, Max (my nephew), Ruth (my sister-in-law) David and me.

Max is Jay & Ruth's son, their daughter, Leslie was not able to come :(

Scott-(Ryan's brother), Ryan, Laura and Debbie (Ryan's Mom) Holmelin

The Crosby Crew, Ryan's dad passed away several years ago, after a long battle with breast cancer. Ryan is an absolute jewel and I love my son-in-law!

My cousin, Joyce Marie and my little "Praying Mama"

My sister-in-law, "Ruth". She lives in Germany and she is the mother of Max and Leslie Anne. Ruth was visiting at Cape Canaveral Beach and could join us! :)