HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALANNA

Our little Sunshine Angel, Alanna Rose, had a birthday the 13th of Sep. She started celebrating on Fri and it seems to be on-going for her. We are always so pleased that she wants us included in the events, to be with both the very young and the older. Alanna....we are so proud of who you are and are so thankful to see you having such a tender heart. Seeing you loving Jesus and living for Him means everything and we pray you will always stay as close to Him as possible. We love you very much and want you to know we appreciate every little thing you do for us - you are always so thoughtful of Bacadaddy and Baca. Thank you!

Happy Birthday

It would seem that my blog has gone by the wayside! We have had company, but still - I should have found time to wish our sweet Phillip a very Happy Birthday - the 2nd of Aug, he was 10 years old. We talked to him, but I do want to let him know by BLOG that we love him so much, and we are so very proud of him. He's growing up much too quickly! I must tell you that this grandchild is one of the most polite young boys....he's so very quick to say "Thank you"....."Yes Sir"....etc., and I am so proud of this grandson. I believe he will grow up to be an amazing young man! We pray for you daily Phillip and we love you very much.

Father's Day Weekend

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Today is our son, Edward's birthday. He has gone through some rough times, but we are so proud of the stand he has taken - and that is totally trusting God. God has so richly blessed this son with a very beautiful singing voice and he uses it for the glory of God. I have never heard him grumble about the hard times but will tell you that he is trusting God. He's had good times throughout his life and been blessed in so many ways. I am proud of this second son of ours and want him to know that we love him very much and pray that God richly blesses him in all the days to come. Happy Birthday Edward and we love you and pray for you much! We are proud of the man you are!

Happy Mother's Day

May all my blogging friends that are mom's, have the most wonderful Mother's Day ever. If you are not a mom, you have/had a mom and for that you can be thankful - or if for some reason your mom did not raise you......there must be someone that helped you in life that is a mother figure. I did, I had my Aunt Julia and I love her and miss her so much. Someday I will see her again when I go through the curtain to reach the other side and be with Jesus forever! Again.......HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAYDON

Tuesday, 5 May 2009, is a day to celebrate for Jaydon, our youngest grandson. He will be 5 years old on this day. Five years ago our family was totally blessed when God gave us this precious little "Dimpled Angel" Jaydon Zane. If you want a laugh, kinda sit around and simply listen to him and you do NOT have to have a hearing aid to hear him as God certainly blessed this child with a loud booming voice. He is his daddy's own little boy!! We have certainly been blessed by the precious grandchildren God has sent our way and we love every one of them. Jaydon, Bacadaddy and Baca love you so much and are so thankful you are part of our family. Hugs and more hugs to you! May you have a very Happy Birthday and many, many more. May you grow up loving Jesus more than life!!!

SAFA Mother-Daughter-Granddaughter Tea

What a wonderful time we had at the Mother-Daughter-Granddaughter Tea held today, 2 May 2009 at San Angelo First Assembly of God church. Thank you to all the ladies that put this all together - a Number 1 THANK YOU to DeLana for all her hard work, and then to all the ladies that had such beautiful tables all ready for their guests. A lot of effort and hard work went into making this such a special day for the precious moms/grandmoms and granddaughters. Thank you everyone!

What A Wonderful Surprise!!!

What a wonderful surprise just arrived. This beautiful floral arrangement from my sweetest brother and sister - Fred and Neva! Aren't they just too sweet for words? I LOVE flowers and these are just so lovely. Thank you so much! Love you!

YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS

Well, well, well! Would you believe it possible that 45 years ago the earth shook and the heavens trembled? My bible and orchid were dancing right along - in perfect timing. God certainly blessed me with the darling of all men. I know why so many women are so unhappy in their marriage - because I got THE man!!! I praise the Lord that my sweetheart is a Godly example; one who studies the word, prays and listens for God's message. Thank you Merrell for staying with me, putting up with my "stuff" and loving me. I LOVE YOU!! May we have many more years together with God as our guide and giving us direction in all that we do and say.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEETHEART

Today is my sweetheart's birthday. Happy Birthday to my man! How I love him - I can only thank God for bringing this guy into my life and for giving him to me. It was a total God Thing! So many times I don't know what I would have done without him; sometimes I didn't know what to do WITH him! If we have a husband that loves the Lord, serves Him and is in His word at all times; we truly have a treasure straight from God. I do have such a treasure. Praise the Lord for this darling and I can only say THANK YOU to my mother-in-law, Mama for raising this fine man. Without her, there certainly would not be a Merrell. May you, my honeypooch, have many, many more birthdays and may God richly bless you in the days ahead. I LOVE YOU!!!

Happy Birthday!

Six years ago on 6 April, a very special little girl joined our family. LeAnn Elizabeth Crumley! What a precious little angel came into our hearts - especially to her mom, dad and four older brothers. She was our third baby girl in our group of grandchildren - and IS our baby girl! How we love LeAnn - this little freckle faced girl. I called her my "Precious Angel" when she was born, but now that I know her and her personality she should be the "Chatty Angel" - My! How our little darling loves to talk!!! We praise the Lord for this little sweetheart and want her to know her Bacadaddy and Bacamama love her very, very much! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS ANGEL!

Happy Birthday to MY Joshua!

Today, 20 March is a very special day for a very special boy! Happy 14th Birthday to MY Joshua! His mom has told me often - "He's your boy, mother!" Joshua, you are a tender hearted, loving, unselfish, and caring young man. We are very proud of you in all that you do - you are considerate of others and watch carefully over your younger brothers and little sister. You do for others, sometimes things they are supposed to be doing; but you simply do it and say nothing. Your sweet, happy personality draws others to you and they all want to be your friend. I am so proud of your Christian spirit and the life you live; always stay close to Jesus and grow closer to Him in every way. We love you so much! Your Bacadaddy and Bacamama

Fun times with Bacas

HAPPY BIRTHDAY T& T

Today is a special day for our two Temple angels - Taryn is 12 and Trenton is 11. Same day - one year apart. A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Taryn and Trenton. We love you and hope today was wonderful and everything you wanted the day to be. Taryn was our very first granddaughter; therefore, she will always be our Nr. 1 granddaughter. Trenton is our miracle boy and we are very thankful that God brought him through a very difficult time in his life. We love both of them so much!

Date Night

Tonight is a Date Night for John and his little girl, Alanna. I'm really not sure who was the more excited about this big evening. It was such fun taking pictures and watching them leave for the big night. They were joining other dad's with their little girls and I'm sure they are all having a wonderful evening.

Happy Birthday Stephen!

Today is my "Sweet Angel's" 8th birthday. Stephen is probably the most quiet of all the grandchildren. He is such a sweet boy and how I love this grandson. His smile is so tender and his voice is gentle; his hugs are the most wonderful and the delight on his face when he first sees us melts my heart! He's one to snuggle really close and loves to be loved - and I love to love him! What a blessing from the Lord this child is and how I thank Him for this precious grandson. Happy Birthday to you Stephen! We love you so very much.....

I'm just so proud!!

http://gosanangelo.com/news/2009/jan/24/leading-20-somethings-to-god/

Did you all read about our own College Minister - Lennon Noland in today's paper? God bless and keep Lennon, Crystal and the beautiful little angel, Addie, safe and close to His heart all the time. We do love this precious family and are so thankful for a ministry such as this. We will have a college age grandson in a couple of years and I can only pray that he finds and attends a Godly college ministry like this.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENDA

Today, 13 Jan '09 is HAPPY BIRTHDAY to BRENDA! If you were to ask me "Who irons these days?" I would very quickly tell you "Brenda". As long as she has been in our family, I can say that Brenda has always kept the clothing very clean and so nicely ironed, for her and Edward and the two angels. I hope you have a wonderful day today Brenda, and know that we have you in our prayers as you face the coming days with questions in your mind. Only Christ can truly help you and give you the perfect answers - His will is what we desire - in all areas. We DO love you.

OH YES!

I'm home! PTL!

I STOLE SOMETHING!

Yeppers! I stole pictures from my son's FB. Couldn't resist! I think these are so good and I simply stole them......actually they are still on his FB, so maybe I can get away without the charge of THEFT. I love my Temple Angels!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBERT

January 8th, 2009 - our Number 1 Angel, Robert - our first grandchild is 16 years old. I will never forget the first time we saw this precious angel. Because of him, we are Bacamama and Bacadaddy. That was the name he gave us when he started talking. He would say "Baca" and we would instantly stand at attention! After all this grandchild is so special. He would then either say Bacadaddy or Bacamama and that is how the names started. Everyone would ask how he came up with these names and with my smart mouth would reply "This is such a very special child, I'm sure the Holy Spirit has put these very words in his mouth!" Welllllllll......about three years ago, Bacadaddy was at church in the office of the secretary and said something about Bacadaddy, and she said "What did you say?" He then told her the story and she then said: "I have relatives who are missionaries in Croatia and Baca over there is for the word grandparent." So this is the story we have been told and if you ever find this is incorrect information - it might be best if you don't deflat my balloon. This IS a very special child and we are so proud of the young man he has become. He is such a blessing to us and we can only praise the Lord for our Robert.

New Pictures - OH YES!

From our Brownsville angels - we received new pictures for Christmas and you that know me well, know that I am thrilled to death when I receive pictures and I do a little dance - certainly where no one can see me!!!! That's with my hand up and a promise on my lips. Here ya be - pictures of my beautiful Brownsville family. How I love them all. Love ALL my family - they are precious gifts to me from God. I am also so very thankful for my husband's family - as I love them all and there is just a WHOLE BUNCH of those folks - pure gold. I really don't have many family members, so if you want to join my family - just give me a yell and I just might consider you.

I Love My Christmas Present

Just have to show a picture of my gift from my SA angels; the three cannisters in the center. I do love the color and they match my dishes perfectly. I opened my big mouth about seeing them and my SA girl heard me and didn't let any grass grow under her feet until she had purchased them for my Christmas. Later I went back to get the two larger ones. My first ever set of cannisters - always used Tupperware or jars, just whatever. I just think these are so pretty.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Happy Anniversary to John and Leasa. Did I forget? Yes and No. Did I tell them Happy Anniversary on the 27th - the day of their anniversary? YES! Did I remember to blog? NO? We are very proud of who you are, John and Leasa. I thank you, Leasa for making our son smile and bring him happiness. I'm thankful that you are beside him in the ministry and are a helpmate to him. It also helps that you are a wonderful cook! We are thankful that you are both serving the Lord and thank you for being so very good to us! Love you much!