Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween

Today we have had a blast! Here are some pictures of B and B!!!

Here is Bonnie, I'm sorry, Princess Aurora, this moring at the house.


Brennen as a strong Spiderman, he would only pose without the face mask.


Here is Brennen and Bonnie with some of her classmates at our local grocery store.

Here are the kids at church sorting out their candy and munching just a little bit.


Here are the kids with Memaw, she came and spent the week with us. We have enjoyed her visit, when she returns home we will miss her!!

Hope everyone had a great day today!! Just a side note, we missed you DADDY!!!!

Friday, October 12, 2007

Remebering My Dad

On September 11th, my life changed forever. I will no longer be able to hug or make fun of my dad. E.W. Withrow died of a massive heart attack and as Bonnie understands, he gets to talk to Jesus now. I always knew that this would happen one day; however, I did not expect it so soon. My family is doing great however, knowing that dad is in heaven, loving every minute and receiving his reward for living a faithful life. Just thought I would spend some time sharing my dad with you. Thank you all for your prayers!!

Things I love about my dad,

1. His commitment to his family and God

2. How much he loved my mother

3. His humor, even though sometimes it got him in trouble

4. The way his face would light up every time my children would come into the room

5. How he knew everything about everything

6. He would give you any thing that you needed and never expect anything in return

7. He drove the JOY bus at Meadowview and love seeing the kids

8. Driving up to the house and seeing him sitting on the front porch

9. This last year waking up at mom and dad’s house and having him cooking in the kitchen

10. How my children still pray for him to this day

11. His overalls, they remind me of his dad and my granddad

12. Driving around where he grew up and telling us all the stories of old

13. Him walking me down the isle and giving me to Shannon, I looked at him and he had a tear running down his cheek

14. His compassion, he would always try to look tough, but you could melt him like ice

15. His retirement, I came to know a different man when dad retired, he was free to be himself and relax. He didn’t always have to be running around

16. That he became a computer nut in his retirement, he even took a computer course and we thought he had lost his mind.

17. He loved the game solitaire on the computer, he would stay up into early morning hours trying to win one game

18. I loved my dad because he was my daddy. I never had to worry about clothing or food or anything else when I was younger because I knew that dad was taking care of us. We never had a lot of money, however dad always made sure we had what we needed and sometimes we would have what we wanted. Dad was committed to his family until the end. Dad also was faithful to God until the end and he passed on that legacy with his children. He was active at church and was there every time the doors would open and he loved the Lord without a doubt.


My dad will be missed and things will be different, however I will share him with my children so they will know that their papaw was a wonderful man. I will cherish dad always and forever.

Sunday, September 09, 2007

She is growing up!!

Here she is, her first day at school. She is attending at the Methodist church two days a week. She loves her teacher and wants to go everyday. Although I was hesitant the first day, she walked right in and sat down. I was excited to get a "bye mom".

It is great for Bonnie, however Brennen is having a hard time. He has never been alone before, this is new territory. He missed her all day, however when I brought Bonnie home they ran to each other and embraced and both said at the same time that they missed each other. My heart leaped at that very moment. I saw my children loving each other as brother and sister. It was so fulfilling as a mother. Well, thanks for listening, it was just as much of an ajustment for me as it was for her.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

I know, I know, I know


It has been forever since I have blogged. We have had problems with our blogger account so Shannon had to do major work before we could even get into the system. Just so everyone will know, Shannon had to create a new blog account so here is his new blog site.

shannonssquiggles.blogspot.com

Okay, tons of things have happened this summer, however I will just hit the highlights. Some news in our family hit us in March that my father had colon cancer. He had a surgery in June and it seems that all was removed so he does not have to have chemo. God answered our prayers. Then four days later my sister-in-law had surgery and thankfully she is doing well. Then other medical issues that we found out in July is that my sister had uterine cancer. She had surgery in August and all was removed also and does not have to have chemo treatments so far. Now after saying all this, I am thankful that through all the medical issues my family has had this summer, God has blessed us richly and answered many prayers. God has been so good to us. Thank you for all of you prayers.

Now on a fun and crazy note. We had birthdays!!!!! Bonnie is now four years old and Brennen is now three years old. They are getting so big, sometimes I just have to sit and watch them because they are growing up so fast.





Wow, they look older. Once birthdays were done, we then had camp. So in July Shannon and I went to camp in Oklahoma for a week of rain. We had so much fun, and so many issues all in the same week. The kids were bored because in one day it rained over 24 hours. Then it stop for half a day and started again. You can only play in the rain for so long before your tired of it. Oh well, we had a blast and the week was over before we knew it.

Then, we came home and between classes for both of us, cars breaking down, and working, it has been a world wind. I will say that one wonderful thing is that our congregation is growing and with young couples with children. One couple has two little ones that love my little ones so we have become great friends. She has encouraged me to get out of the house and do things, so we are having a blast. Well so much for this week.

Bonnie starts day school next week, I will try to update then.

Friday, June 08, 2007

Stiches and All

Well, here he is stiches and all. Even with the cut and now scar, he is so stinking cute!!
Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. If you read Shannon's blog you should know why. I hate that I can not blog half the time. I will let Shannon post the picture of George Forman. It was so cool to meet him.

Also, just to let every one know that my father is doing well and is at home. The surgery went well and all the test have come back negative of any cancer cells. God has answered our prayers and we are very thankful for his quick recovery.

Well, between school and dad's surgery and Brennen's stiches and graduation parties and school programs, I have been extremely busy. Here are some pictures of the kids, just to let you see what we have been up to.


These two pictures are of Bonnie and Brennen making birthday cupcakes. Since the kids and I were in Mesquite on Brennen's birthday, we celebrated today.




Here is Bonnie playing dress up, as always!!!



This is Bonnie and her cousin Caleb. She loves him and loves to be close to him. It is so cute. We all laugh at them and Caleb of course just lives through it.

Here is my sweet baby before the big accident and scar. However he did have a knot on his head.


Here are my sweet babies a few months ago. I will take new pictures soon and update again.

Hope everyone is doing well!!! Love ya!!

Monday, April 30, 2007

Blessed

Well, here are the little munchkins, sitting in a pile of cut greenery. For the last 2 months Shannon and I have been working on the yard together and the kids help us. I love it. It is so much fun spending the time together. The yard work is hard and hot, however teaching Bonnie and Brennen and watching Shannon and the kids play, it is so heartwarming.

Thank you Lord for my sweet and precious family!! I am blessed richly!!

Monday, April 23, 2007

Easter 2007

This year we spent Easter with the Odle family. We had so much fun and the kids did also. The had so much candy and then Grandmama and Grandpa gave them backpacks filled with all sorts of goodies. Brennen's backpack was a teddybear and Bonnie's was a hippo. They are so cute. Here is a picture with all of them.



I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!! We sure did.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Facing the Giants

I know many of you are thinking, Danna has blogged two times in the past week. It is true. Close you mouth and read on.

I wanted to share with all of you how much I enjoyed watching the movie "Facing the Giants". It is a WONDERFUL movie. Shannon and I bought it and have watched it 4-5 times in the past few days. I thought it was a movie all about football, however it hit on a subject that I once had to work through and face my giants. If you haven't seen the movie please go and watch it. The acting is some what lacking, however the point that the movie makes is life changing. I don't want to give away the movie so I will stop there, however it is a great movie with a powerful meaning.

Well, Mindy and her family of 5 came to visit today and I was so happy they did. I have missed talking to her in person and seeing the family. Travis played with Bonnie and Brennen and Katrina and Karissa sat at the adult table and talked with me and Mindy. Of course Shannon and Gary sat in the living room watching sports and talking in between. I have really missed them. Thank you God for making everything work out to let my family visit.

Well until next time. I will be back from Tulsa Workshop then so I will have tons to talk about.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

What's new!

So much has gone on here at the Jackson home. I'm sure you read about some of it on Shannnon's blog, however, here's more.

A few weeks ago while Shannon was in Lubbock for a class, I spent the week with my parents. We shopped 4 out of 5 days, I only had to cook one meal that week, and my mom and dad loved spending time with the kids. We came home and I had to start cooking and cleaning and all the things I love to do around the house.

Since then, we have relaxed and enjoyed the wonderful weather we are having here in Texas. I have to say that now, because soon it will be to hot. Bonnie and Brennen are playing outside and really learning to love each other and play well together. Bonnie has always been the outgoing and "bossy" big sister, however Brennen is coming into his own personality and now they have to learn to get along peacefully. They both take turns to be the "boss".

The church is doing well, I know this year is going to be a big one. God is doing wonderful things here for our congregation. We have hurt together and we have loved together and we are growing stronger together as a family.

Have a great spring everyone!!!!

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

I know it's time!

First of all, I am sorry that I have not blogged in several months. Now that the apology is over here is the good stuff.

Thanksgiving was excellent!!!
Christmas was excellent!!!!
New Years was excellent!!!!!

Now we are enjoying the cold weather. Shannon and I finally put together the swingset in our backyard so Bonnie and Brennen can play. They love it. This is the first time Brennen can hang on and swing by himself. They were so cute. Here are some pictures.




They are growing up so fast. My babies are becoming kids. I love every minute of it. Bonnie will start Pre-K or Dayschool in September. Brennen has started talking and everyday is learning more and more. Both kids are potty trained, which is WONDERFUL. Also, since Brennen has started talking, both kids can say prayers and they are so sweet.

Okay, enough about the kids.

Well, I finally did it, I started college last night. I was so nervous. However, it was easier than I thought. I was not the oldest one in the class and I have computer skills that others do not. So I am feeling a little better about reading and studing. Shannon watched the kids and I missed the family so much. However, once homework kicks in and I'm in school every week it should become normal. I am excited about school and one day becoming a Pre-K or Kindergarden teacher and I am so thankful that God has blessed my life and led me down this path. I am ready for the journey. Thanks for reading and I will update soon.