I am blessed…..

OK, so I originally started this blog post about a month ago and just never finished it. Well, today God made it very clear to me that I need to finish it. 
Me and my bestie were getting Mary Kay facials done today. We arrive to the lady’s house so we can do this. We go in, introduce ourselves and begin. My bestie asks her if she has children. She replies, My baby boy is in heaven. I just about lost it right there.She hadn’t long lost her baby and I don’t know how she done it. I would be a basket case right now. So here’s where the original post begins. 

 It’s been awhile, I know. I’ve been super busy with a 11 month old that is ALL over the place and a 7 year old that is super smart. 

Well, this post is actually about them. My 2 blessings. Everyday I am so thankful that God chose me to be their Mama. Out of all the women in the world, he chose me to create, love, teach, and guide these two. That, my friends, is a true blessing. The reason I say this is simple. I was blessed with two perfectly healthy, beautiful, smart, sweet, loving girls. Some women never get to experience that feeling. That blessing. For some reason, there are women out there that God chose to let them have their blessings only for a short time. Some that never got to hear the first cry, or see their beautiful eyes, or kiss their little toes. Some that got this but only for a short time. They never got to take their blessings home. Some that got to take them home but never got to hear them say Mama or Dada. 

Then again maybe these women are the true warriors. To have the strength to let their blessings go. To have the strength to move on after that. It takes real strength to carry a new life and then have to let it go. My heart fully goes out to any woman that has lost a baby. Whether it be early on because of miscarriage or after they’ve been born and held them. Just the thought of losing one of my girls breaks my heart. 

So, to all those women, you are the true heros. You are the strongest of the strong. 

The little blessings

 

 

Today I just felt compelled to write about Kim’s grandma. 

Meme……good ol Meme. (That’s pronounced Me-Me. Like you, me, us….Me-Me).

Meme has saved us more times than I can count. She has done everything from give us gas money to put a roof over our heads. 

Meme has ALWAYS been there when we needed her but it really got kicked off when I was pregnant with KayLeigh. KayLeigh would be our daughter. Yes my wife and I have a child, together. Back to Meme. Me and Kim made a rash decision back in 2008 to move to Florida. BAD mistake. We were there 3 weeks and came home…..well, we came back to Raeford. There was no home to go to. So, we went to Meme and asked if we could live with her. Of course it was a yes. Kim is her granddaughter and I was pregnant with the ONLY great-grandchild. 

So we lived with Meme in her 2 bedroom house. While there I gave birth to our daughter and brought her home there. Meme fed us and paid ALL the bills because we didn’t have jobs. She let us use her car to go places (even thought we had our own), she gave us spending money, she even watched KayLeigh so we could visit friends. 

Meme has driven endless miles for us, she has given us endless amounts of food, she has given us more money than I can count because we were broke before payday and needed gas. This woman is literally an angel on earth. She is a Saint. 

Meme has done everything for us. Still to this day she keeps KayLeigh every week day. Shes 77 years old and refuses to let us put KayLeigh in daycare. She says she loves having her around. 

So in conclusion…..Meme is a Blessing! She is truly a blessing. I thank God everyday for Meme.