ANNOUNCING THE NEW SGT. AND MRS. DAVID LEE GHERE!
Heather and David were married on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at University Baptist Church in Thibodaux, LA. The groom's brother Arthur Ghere was the minister performing the ceremony. The groom is the son of Dennis and Pat Ghere and you all know who the bride is :D . David is back in Afghanistan now until his deployment is over. Please pray for him that the Lord will watch over his every move and return him to us whole in mind, body and spirit. He is a great young man and I am so proud to call him son-in-law. You will be able to see pictures of their wedding on the sidebar. If you want to see bigger images you will have to click on the slideshow. They were taken by a friend of David's family and the bridal photos of Heather were taken by her daddy.
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Now, on to other news. Tiffany has started a new job and seems to have found her niche. She is working at Good Housekeeping selling furniture and appliances. She seems to be doing quite well and is supposed to be getting a commission from her sales in addition to her salary soon. I am proud of her.
David continues doing his seminary studies and is working on his bachelor's degree. He has also been remodeling our house. It's part of my anniversary present. We have taken out the sheet rock walls in the living room, put in insulation (old houses have none) and put up beaded paneling which will be stained a nice warm, light wood color. I want to decorate it to look like a cabin. I think this will be instant comfort to anyone coming into our home. It's not finished yet but I will post pics of it when it's done. He went for his yearly check up and everything came out good. He was waving the paper at me and smiling....needless to say I had to eat crow because I have been on him about his health. Tip, I learned a long time ago if you're gonna eat crow you should do it while it is still fresh, it has greater impact then.
Rochelle has been working on learning to sew a dress for school. She has been doing good job. She continues drawing and someone has even offered to pay her for drawing her grandkids as a Christmas gift! She doesn't give herself enough credit and was surprised when someone thought she was good enough to seek her out of the blue to do this. I knew it...proud momma speaking. She's done a few more drawings. I might make a gallery in my online pictures of her favorites if I can con her into letting me do it.
As for me, I've been struggling with some health issues for a while and finally went to the doctor for them. I found out I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, menopause and possibly fibromyalgia. The blood results showed that all of my muscles are inflamed. I laughingly told Rochelle yesterday you know you're getting old when your morning medications almost match the size of your breakfast. I want so much to lose this weight but have not been able to exercise because of the pain I've been in but hopefully that will get under control soon. I so much didn't want to be the fat lady in the wedding pictures. Oh well.
I thank God for my husband. He is so sweet and always knows how to make me feel better and he thinks I'm beautiful no matter what. The other night he went and bought me an electric blanket to relieve the soreness so I could sleep.
We celebrated 21 years of marriage on November 6th. True to his fashion he couldn't wait for our anniversary to give me my anniversary present. It was so sweet the way he did it too. We were at a Bible study and he mentioned that he and I were going to have our 21st wedding anniversary and that I have always had trouble with my rings breaking (I am not usually a couch potato.) so he had something he wanted to give me. He gave me a beautiful new bridal set. It has crosses on it to reflect our Christian commitment to one another and to God. It made me want to cry. Here is a picture:
Even though I haven't been feeling up to par I was still able to design and build a rabbit cage (power tools are great). We are raising rabbits for meat for our freezer. I think it came out ok for an amateur. I'm sure someone would find lots of room for improvement but the rabbits are content and that's all that matters. Take a look at my efforts:
I've been a bit melancholy the past few days. I guess it's because I haven't been feeling good and because with Heather's marriage I know that my time with my girls is short before they are out on their own. Life is short in general. I want so much to be used by God to touch people's lives and make a difference for others. I love God so much and could never repay Him for what He's done in my life. My blessings alone could never be repaid, they are exceedingly abundant. I am not saying I never have troubles. We live in this earthly world where trouble seems to be the norm. I'm just saying He is with me through them all, not as a crutch, but as a solid rock, a fortress, a lighthouse in any storm that rages in my life. I wish everyone could know the heart of my Savior as I do. I long for the day when I can be in His presence. But, for now I will live this life thanking Him in times of trials for walking with me through them all. If you don't know Him today I know He wants you to. Email me at teachthem@hotmail.com with the subject line November blog, I would love to talk to you, pray with you, and encourage you.
Please, please, please continue to pray for our troops. They need our prayers now more than ever. When you are praying for David Ghere, also keep in mind Josh Stevens who is in Iraq and Keith Shulz who is also in Afghanistan.
I hope this finds everyone happy, healthy and safe. Take care and God bless.
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