Conversation with God

Me: God can I ask you a question?

God: Sure

Me: Promise you won't get mad?

God: I promise

Me: Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today?

God: What do you mean?

Me: Well, I woke up late,

God: Yes

Me: My car took forever to start,

God: Okay~

Me: at lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait,

God:Hmmmm...

Me: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call

God: All right~

Me: And to top it all off, when I got home ~I just wanted to soak my feet in my new foot massager & relax. BUT it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went right today! Why did you do that?

God: Let me see, the Death Angel was at your bed this morning and I had to send one of the other angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that~

Me: OH (humbled)

God: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road.

Me: (ashamed).........

God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick & I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work.

Me: Ok (embarrassed)

God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered.

Me: I see God (softly)

God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight and I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark.

Me: I'm sorry God

God: Don't be sorry, just learn to trust me.....in all things , the good & the bad.

Me: I will trust you~

God: And don't doubt that my plan for your day is always better than your plan.

Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, thank you for everything today.

God: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your God and I love looking after my children.

I really LOVE the Beach

Macen and I took another walk on Yorktown beach...It was very cold, but very beautiful. We walked the opposite way then yesterday. It was so fun. I cherish days like today. We talked about the tide. We searched for shells. We through rocks. We played. Macen told me his plans for the future. I can't lie, I am excited for him to go to school tomorrow, but I love day like this...just me and my son...

Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from the Beach

1. Life changes with every tide.

2. Keep your eye on the horizon..there is always something beautiful to see

3. Life has days of rain, but it doesn't last. While it's raining it's replenishing Nature

4. Enjoy the Sun

5. You need to relax, put your a$$ in the sand, and your feet in the water. Life can stop for a moment

6. Life is like a day at the beach. You come to the beach full of excitement and looking for adventure. You leave a little overworked, a little worn out, and look forward to going home

7. There IS a God. You can't spend anytime at the beach without noticing His handy work.

8. Life goes on. The horizon last forever

9. Trouble is like the sand in an oyster. It may irritate, it may hurt, but in time you become a Pearle

10. A bad day at the beach is always better than a good day at work!

Weekly(ish) Update

Sleepovers, Birthday Parties, Anniversary, Doctor's appointments...what a crazy few weeks!

Macen went to a birthday party last Saturday. Maria is a girl in his class who is also a neighbor. He calls her his girlfriend..but not THAT kind of girlfriend. She is a girl who is a friend. (He reminds me of this every day!) After the party, she and her sister came to our house to play. If I could have recorded them I would have won $10, 000 on America's Funniest Video's.

Grant celebrated 20 years in the Navy this week. I am so stinkin' proud of him! He's ready to retire, but I think he'll miss the daily Navy life.

Macen had his second sleep over. It's nice to see him making friends. I was so tired the next day that I swore the next time, Grant gets to be in charge

We had Macen's doctor's appointment to get his medication. If you haven't already checked out his blog you should. The doctor wants him to keep a journal of his experiences. Macen is pretty funny. He didn't want to go on any medication. When I asked him why he said "Because now I can't tell the teacher my Asperger's is acting up."

Grant is still underway. He's probably not going to make it home for his Birthday. (We just realized he has missed celebrating his birthday with us for most of out married life)

I'm doing well. I miss Grant, but Macen keeps me busy. This winter in Virgina has been snow free so I'm happy about that.

Well, that's about it. We love you all!! Drop me a line to let me know how you're doing

20 Years!

20 years ago today my very amazing husband joined the Navy! I can not tell you how proud I am of him. He does incredible work. He is the greatest thing that ever happened to the Navy! It takes dedication to stay in the military for 20 years. He balances his career and his family with perfection (it probably helps that I am an amazing Navy wife...)

Grant, I love you so much! Thank you for being so wonderful!

Happy Birthday Will!!!

Oh William..my favorite nephew from Rice family! How I love you! I know you hate hearing this, but it feels like yesterday when I was changing your diaper! How cute you were as a baby..and you've gotten so handsome. I am very proud of you! Have a very Happy Birthday!

My Sweet Princess

Katie Mechelle Caufield

9/29/2004-1/22/2005

To You

The White Rose

All the earth's mothers were gathered together at God's garden of flowers; Those beautiful budding spirits, who would someday come to earth, were nurtures and tended in the garden. A loving Father, spoke to the Mothers; "See the works of my hands, someday you will be the mothers to these radiant spirits." The garden glowed with the mixture of all kinds and colors.

"Choose ye," he said.

Now, in the east corner of the garden pure white roses stood as sentinels. They were not as colorful as the rest, but glowed with a kind of purity which set them apart. One by one mothers stepped forward. "I want the blue eyed curly haired one, who will grow to maturity and be a mother in Zion" Yet another chose a brown eyed, brown haired boy, full of life and love who would someday be a prince in a grand country. The garden buzzed with excitement as the others chose their own special spirits, those whom they would soon welcome into warmth and love of an earthly home.

Once again the loving Father spoke, "But who will take the white roses, the ones in the east corner of the garden? These will return to me in purity and goodness, they will not stay long in your home, for I must bring them back to my garden for they belong with me, but they will gain bodies as was planned, you will miss them and long for them, but I will personally care for them."

"No, not I," many said, in unison. "I couldn't bear to give one back so soon." "Nor I," said others. "We will take those who will remain and grow to maturity and live long lives."

The loving Father looked out across the multitude of mothers with a longing in his eyes for someone to step forward.

Silence.

Then he said; "See the most pure and perfect of all the white ones? I Chose Him. He will go down and be a sacrifice for all mankind. He will be scorned, mocked, and crucified. He is mine own. Will not anyone choose like unto him?"

A few mothers stepped forward.

"Yes Lord, I will." Then another. "I as well," Yes we will Lord."

Soon all the pure white roses were taken, and they rejoiced in the choices of the mothers.

The Father spoke again, "Oh, blessed are you who chose the white roses, for your pain will be a heavy cross to bear, but our joy will be exceeding, beyond anything you can understand at this time."

The white ones embraced their mothers, and so full was their purity and love that it filled their souls with such endearment. Each mother knew they could endure the tasks.

And the greatest of all the white ones, gathered them as a hen gathers her chicks, and the outpouring of love surrounded each mother and child, consuming all the white ones as He prepared them for their task. And each mother who bore the weight of the White Rose, would feel the overwhelming love of God, as they all shouted, "Thy will be done."

Congratulations Rachael and Vincent!!!

Our Family is adding one more to the loony bin! My BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED, BRILLIANT niece got engaged last night!!! I am so happy for her! I am excited to meet her love very soon!

(Just a little trivia for you all...both she AND her sister changed their last initial form a "W" to a "D")

Rachael, I can't say it enough, we here in the Caufield home love you very very much. You deserve all the happiness in the world!! Congratulations!

Happy Birthday Tracy!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy to one of my FAVORITE sisters! I hope your day is awesome! You totally ROCK!!!

My sister Tracy is so great. I just love her to bits! She is kind, and loving. She is so smart. She gives freely. She is great with animals. She's a great mom and a fantastic sister. She makes me laugh alll the time!

So, sis..I hope this year brings you everything you wish for...I love you!

Happy Birthday Boner (aka Jeremy)

HaPpY BiRtHdAy to my unofficial Brother-in-law! (Grant's brother from another mother) We love you very much!!!! I hope that in the near future I get to hear another story that starts with 'One night Jer and I were so drunk...."

Happy Happy Birthday Matt

I have 3 nephews, and I love each and every one of them..But since it's Matt's birthday, I'll tell you why I love him...
He's freaking AWESOME! He is trying to find his way and he makes me laugh. He's smart, cute and very very funny. He swears like a sailor (which you all know I have a thing for sailors) I am not saying that swearing is good, but Matt does it like a poet...
Matt, Happy Happy Birthday! I love you very very much!!!

Happy Birthday Geran (aka Elder Elkins)

We have three kinds of family.

Those we are born to,
those who are born to us,

and those we let into out hearts.

Today is my BFF's sons birthday..or as we like to call him "Macen's bruver from another Muver"

We are so proud of you Elder Geran! We love you and wish nothing but the best for you! We look forward to the day when we can all be together again!!! HaPpY HaPpY BiRtHdAy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

oh Rice family..so many birthdays! I love it!!
Happy Birthday to BEAUTIFUL Madison. You are amazing! I can't believe how much you've grown. We here in the Caufield home love you very very much!

Weekly Update

Life is back to normal.. We enjoyed vacation but had to get back to the real world. Grant is back at the Cole.The new CO took command last week, and Grant likes him. He's getting ready to head out for a few weeks. He keeps talking about retiring, but that won't be for a bit. We spent the first part of last week trying to get our ID cards updated..The Navy computers kept going down so we got to see what the Coast Guard station in Yorktown looked like. Pretty cute base..I decide that living right on the water isn't the greatest in the winter because the breeze chilled me to the bone. We had a few issues with Grant's paperwork, but finally we got updated, so I can still call myself a Navy wife.

Macen is back to school and ready for another vacation. He says he wants school one week and vacation for two.. He is doing much better though. He is loving science. He's learning about energy and has been educating us on how we need to conserve more. He's not liking the cold weather and talks about missing St. George every time the wind blows here in Virginia. He is looking forward to spring so he can get back to the beach. (What can I say, he takes after his momma) It's hard for me to believe he's going to be 10! My baby isn't a baby anymore! We were looking through old pictures and found the one where we took him to the beach for the very first time...(I had to post it so you can see it too) It's amazing to me how time has flown by. He's so big now, but still needs me..

I'm still bored out of my mind. I have made some pretty good friends, but, like Macen, I don't do cold weather either, and miss my St. George. I'll get back there some day, even if it is just for a LONG vacation!

Well, that's about it. Have a good week. I'll update again soon! Love you all!

Our Children

While we teach our children all about life,

our children teach us what life's all about.

And it begins

What a vacation we've had! Grant has been home more this past week than he has been all year! It's been awesome! Macen has stayed up late, slept in, played hard, and made new friends. I have enjoyed every second! This year we are looking at Grant's retirement, starting a new job, buying our first home, and re-learning how to be a "normal" family. I am looking to go back to school, getting a job, and re-learning how to have my husband home more. Macen is starting a new medication, joining the Scouting program, doing better in school, and coming to terms with having aspergers. It's going to be exciting for sure. I look forward to sharing our adventures with you on my little blog(s) Let me know how you are all doing..leave me comment, email me, facebook me..heck, you can even call me! Have a great New Year all of you and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Peace!

Happy New Year

It's time to say goodbye to 2011. It's been a fantastic year full of adventure, fun, excitement, mixed in with a little sadness. I have enjoyed every day. I have learned many lessons. I have made new friends, and grown fonder of old ones. I have loved having my husband home, and missed being with my parents. This year brought a new car, a new ship, and a new house. It has brought me closer to my baby brother. It has been a year of natural disasters. It has been a year of destruction for some. It has been a year for the record books for sure! I say goodbye to 2011..and hello to 2012. May each of you have a blessed New Year. May each of you have the peace and love that you deserve. Happy New Year to all!!!!

New Years Resolutions

Yup, it's that time of the year..New Years Resolutions...

we'll see if I can do better this year.

Some will be easy, some will be hard..

but I will try to keep all of them.

1. I promise to cut back on my Diet Coke intake. I will try to quit all-together by the end of the year.

2. I promise to be less sarcastic with people I disagree with.

3. I promise to exercise at least 20 minutes every day

4. I promise to try one new recipe every week

5. I promise to keep my blogs updated

6. I promise to go to the beach more often

7. I promise to travel to see friends and family as often as possible

8. I promise to save 10% of our paychecks

9. I promise to NOT mock silly close minded people

10. I promise to speak my mind.

11. I promise to stand up for what I believe

12. I promise to try and go to church without complaining

13. I promise to live the way I know I should

14. I promise to stay off my cell phone while I am driving

15. I will watch less TV

16. I will be less judgemental

17. I WILL go back to school

18. I will try and cut back on my swearing (TRY, not promise)

19. I will help Macen do better in school

20. I will support my husband in his decisions

The seven principles of Kwanzaa:

unity,

self determination,

collective work and responsibility,

cooperative economics,

purpose,

creativity,

and faith.

Saying Goodbye to 2011

I can't believe it's already the last week of 2011. It's so crazy. It went by so fast!
So much changed, yet so much stayed the same.
I decided to start my list of the things that stood out this past year..they are in random order...

25. Grant finally came home after 2 years in Japan.
24. The Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan amazed me, shocked me, saddened me..and made me so grateful for unanswered prayers.
23. The tornado's in Joplin..just amazed me at the power of Nature.
22. Traveling across country in our new car with the boy AND three dogs...
21. Seeing "Graceland"
20. The Heat in the southern part of the USA and having to stop in it..YUCK
19. Charlie Sheen..."WINNING"
18. The end of Oprah..
17. The end of Harry Potter
16. Having to get use to Grant being home..totally awesome!
15. Geran getting his mission call to Japan
14. The earthquake in Virginia
13. The Hurricane on the east coast
12. The Nor'easter in Connecticut
11. The ups and downs of my nieces and nephews
10. Rebecca and Justin announcing their pregnancy
9. All the marriages...
8. The fight over Gay Marriage
7. The end of the war in Iraq
6. My mom getting a new cell phone and butt dialing me.
5. Being in the same town as my baby brother after almost 7 years
4. Casey Anthony being acquitted..(she is soooo totally guilty)
3. Charlie Sheen...not winning
2. Ashton..'nuff said
and the #1 highlight of 2011? Being together with my little family and loving every minute of it!