Summer 2010

It has been a while since I have posted...not really good at this!
Summer...almost gone again but it has been great!
What have been the highlights?
Vikk & Chris' engagement and planning of the wedding.
Spending time with the best Grandson ever, being able to walk, bike and just feeling better in general!
Jo has begun working for Constelation a few evenings and we have the pleasure of having Zander time! I LOVE sitting outside with him and just watching him...he loves being outside!
We went to Facon Lake for a Penner Campout. I love getting together with family! It makes me feel closer to my parents.
Harvest Festival was spent the best way possible...watching Zander so his Mom & Dad could enjoy the festival!
So, while that is not much, it has been a full summer. Thank you Jesus for that!

anniversaries & engagements!

Today marks 25 years of marriage for Dave & I.

We did not do anything special today and that is the norm for us and we like it that way.

We are however going to Mexico in December and that is how we chose to celebrate!

Sunday night Christopher Patrick Andrusiek asked our daughter,

Victoria Danielle to be his wife and she said yes!

Guess what I did today...

I booked us a vacation to Mexico for my cousin Jac & Jarret's wedding in December!

We will be celebrating Dave's 50th birthday and our 25th Anniversary as well!

Chris and Vikk will be going as well.

The only sad part is that Hank & Jo and Zander will not be able to go

as of right now, who knows...maybe it will work out somehow!

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1 year and 5 months since Noah went to Heaven.

Going for a walk...Zander is 3 months old.

Music

I have added a lot of songs to my Play List!

Some are there purely for memory sake and others I just LOVE!

Enjoy!

It has been a long time again since I have posted...life sure gets busy!
Easter weekend is almost over and I for one am so thankful that Christ was willing to die on the cross and rose again so that my sins can be forgiven!

My life has been very full since little Zander David was born!
Oh how I love that little man!!!
I am still patiently waiting for his Mommy and Daddy to want an evening out so that we can have him to ourselves!
We have had the pleasure of watching him for about 2 hours last week while Jo helped Hank at the shop...he slept the whole time!!
He is such a blessing and such a content baby as well, we are all so thankful!

Spring is here and with that for me always comes the feeling of refreshing. My prayer is that I will have more energy this year, I have taken steps to help me in that regard and I hope they will pay off!

Well, this will be all for now, someday I will post pictures, I am kind of following Jo's lead on that.

Update...

SO I was reminded today that I had not posted a blog for a long time! I guess there is someone checking it once in a while after all!

Dec 12/08 marked one year that Hank & Jolene's baby boy Noah Gabriel was born into the arms of Jesus.
Hank & Jo went to Grand Forks that weekend and asked if we would join them. Dave and I went for one day and night.
I think the the time leading up to an anniversary is sometimes harder than the actual day itself. We had a great day, talking about Noah, what he would have been doing if he were with us. WE also had the joy of shopping for the new baby boy that Hank & Jo are expecting for Feb 17Th of this year.

To commemorate Noah's 1st birthday I ordered a Grandmothers Bible.
It is full of great devotions for Nana's and prayers for the little ones.

I found that I missed Noah incredibly over the Christmas season. I kept missing that little one year old boy that could have been running around, touching the ornaments on the tree and squealing over the pretty presents!
I can imagine Noah having more fun with the boxes than the actual gifts!
We did have a great Christmas and I sometimes felt a little guilty that we were all so happy, but I am so thankful for where the Lord has brought Hank & Jo so far and has comforted the families.
God is good...all the time!

Novasure

Friday September 25 I had a Novasure ablation done.
My reason for writing about this is that I want to know if any of you bloggers have had this procedure done and what your results have been.
I was supposed to do this a few years back but made the mistake and went online to research it and scared myself out of it!
Well, circumstances lead me to having it done and I am now waiting to see if this was the answer to my health issues.
My Dr's are just short of promising that my life will see a marked change for the better.
I would really like to hear about your experience if you are willing to share.
you can email me at vfriesen@hotmail.com

http://www.novasure.com/

a wreath for Noah

Noah would be just over 9 months already!!

I have been wanting to make some kind of a

wreath for his grave

for a while but was not sure what to do.

One day I came up with the idea to make a toy wreath!

I went to the Dollarama and purchased a bunch of toys

and baby items and came up with this!

I put a stuffed Bunny at his grave for Easter,

but stuffed animals get very wet and dirty at a graveyard!

Beautiful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vjwIDelIWg

Like a bird without wings That longs to be flying,
Like a motherless child Left lonely and crying.
Like a song without words, Like a world without music,
I wouldn't know what to doI'd be lost without you
Watchin' over me.

(George sings harmonies here)

I get so lonely, when you're away
I count every moment, I wait every day,
Until you're home again And hug me so tight
That's when I know Everything is alright.

Like a bird without wings That longs to be flying,
Like a motherless childLeft lonely and crying.
Like a song without wordsLike a world without music,
I wouldn't know what to doI'd be lost without you
Watchin' over me.

(George sings harmonies here)

You're my guardian angel My light and my guide
Your hand on my shoulder And you by my side.
You make everything beautiful, You make me complete.
Everything in my world I lay at your feet...

Like a church with no steeple, Where a bell never rings.
In a town without people, Where no voice in the choir ever sings.
If a boat on the ocean Would be lost with no sail,
Then without your devotion Surely all that I dreamed of would fail.

(George doing harmonies)

Like a song without words Like a world without music,
I wouldn't know what to do I'd be lost without you
Watchin' over me I wouldn't know what to do
I'd be lost without you Watchin' over me

Two answers to prayer today

The ultrasound went amazing!! Baby Wall is progressing like a 17 week old baby should be, we are so very thankful to our LORD for this tiny little person!

Congrats to Dave and Tina Letkeman on the birth of their granddaughter, Anna Claire. Her parents Heidi & Christopher, and the arrival next week of their chosen granddaughter, (Abeba) Abby Joy who's parents are Hilda & Chris!

Baby Wall

So all of you have probably been waiting for word on this new grand baby of mine!

Hank & Jo are going in for another ultrasound Tuesday Sept 8th to take a look at the little ones kidneys and also get the results from the AFP blood test.

What we do know for sure is that Baby Wall has a beautifully shaped head, that is such a miracle already!

The Dr is pretty confident that all is well.

There is a chance that they will find out the baby's gender on Tuesday as well (if Baby cooperates) let the shopping begin!!!

I have purchased a highchair and playpen already!

I want to refinish a dresser that I used as a child and we used it for both our girls. Not sure if I should paint it white or the Superstore black...what do you think? I want to add a change table pad on top and then take out the top drawer to put in some baskets. I plan on using it a lot!

I have been having a lot of fun with the monthly gifts, month 2 she got a snugly like in this picture.

Month 3 I bought something like this to put into the tub for bath time.

I have already purchased the gift for the 4th month and now I have to wait over a week to give it to her!!

That is it for now, thank you to all of you that have prayed for this new baby! WE are all blessed to have you in our lives!

Calling on all Prayer Warriors

I have just heard of another family, Nathan & Crystal, that have had devastating news about their unborn baby, please join me in prayer for them.

Another Grandchild!

Now that Jo has posted the news on her blog I can let all my friends know that our second grandbaby is due to arrive February 12, 2010!
When you think about Hank & Jolene and their new babe...please pray that all will be well this time around.

prayers needed

Today twin baby boys were born, Jaxon and Chase.
They were born too early and went to be with JESUS.
Please pray for their Mom and their Grandparents who are very sad right now.

Dreams are very hard to let go of.

It has been four months since Noah went to live with Jesus

We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will

bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

Therefore encourage each other with these words.

Thank you Jesus for being willing to go to the cross and be crucified so that I can live forever!

Thank you that for that reason we can KNOW that we will see

our precious Noah again when we get to Heaven.

Thank you that you know how much we miss this little man and that you comfort us and allow us to see all the wonders that happened because of his life!

Thank you for my husband, Dave who has stuck by me through a very hard year.

Thank you for Hank & Jolene and the testimony that they have lived since

they heard that Noah would not stay with them.

We know that our will and Yours don't always match up so

we ask your will in their future family.

Thank you for Vikk and the glue she has been to all of us!

Watch over Victoria & Chris, guide them in their relationship with You

and each other as they are thinking about a future together.

Prayers needed

Please take some time to click on my MckMiracle button and pray for Baby Stellan and his family.

Also pray for Jason & Nicole and big sister Rowan and their unborn son/brother, Kyle Joseph who might have MGS.

I just finished another great Bible Study with my daughters tonight!
Our church offered the Beth Moore "Esther, it's tough being a woman" study and it really made me think about things going on in our lives.
I can see how the Lord has taken events in our lives that are so very hard and is turning them around into beauty.
I am so thankful that I have been able to share these studies with Jo and Vikk, what a special time with my girls!
Thank you also to the ladies at the EMMC Winkler for your time and willingness to serve the Lord in this wonderful way! May the Lord bless you.