A GRAND time in Chicago!!!

Yes! The Lord blessed me with a GRAND time with Eleonora and her parents! She took right to me and loved the ladybug I brought with me. What a delight it was for me and on top of the great time with Philipp and Sarah and the littlest love, I thoroughly enjoyed the people and places I saw in the "Windy City!"It was wonderful to step into their little world for a week and enjoy life with them!

It was quite windy and very cold the first few days and then in answer to my prayers we had a unseasonably warm spell on Sunday and Monday and I even took a little swim in Lake Michigan which is just a mile-long, pleasant walk from their home. On Sunday we visited D.L. Moody's church and the downtown Chicago streets for a nice stroll. Due to Philipp's encouragement I even got to visit the museum of Science and Industry ( which happened to be free the whole month of Oct.) and learned alot and met many friendly people. The week went quickly and another dream came true~ getting to hold and sing to my "grand" baby !!!!! GOD is SO good!

Thank you for your prayers and email me for photos!!!

Lovingly
the GRAND~momi
joyfulrose@earthlink.net
psalms 37.4

Missing my Mommy and Grand! baby!!!!

Our kitchen....

...has a new helper. See attached photo.

Blessings,
Philipp & Sarah


This is the email we got yesterday,
along with a Photo taken 7 Oct.09
of Eleonora with a wooden
German spoon with an adorable grin!
( if you want me to send you the picture
email me!.... joyfulrose@earthlink.net
(Michelle~ I do not have your email!)

Love and gratefulness to you all!
The Gran~momie Ruthie  ....
. p.s.~
" Jesus Loves Me this I know~
for the Bible tells me so,
Little ones to Him belong!
They are Weak!!!
BUT  HE is STRONG!!!!
YES Jesus Loves me
YES Jesus loves me!!!!
Yes Jesus Loves me
and YES ....He loves you too!!!!

Today this is the song I was dreaming about singing to my
sweet Eleonora when I hold her in my arms for the first time! ~
one of my dearest childhood favorites that my dear mommy
sang to me with her strong German accent!!
I celebrated my mom's birthday this week by
giving flowers away to friends...
and strangers.... ( my mom,Elisabetha Puhlhorn Miller
has been in heaven since Dec. 1996~ 13 long years
enjoying Jesus~ I would not wish her back
here for she is the one truly living now ~
I just miss her so  much down here in the land of the "dying"!!!)
I especially miss her hugs and smiles and
voice ....
On her birthday....
GOD blessed me with ...  her favorite flower,
a violet ( just one) in my garden when I looked ( 6 Oct) ~
they are supposed to bloom in FEB!!!
My mother loved flowers and always pointed them out
to her grand children ( we call her Omi~ German for Grand!mommy)
and I remember fondly finding little bouquets left by my bed
growing up. I also miss holding her soft warm hand on long walks
and hearing stories about Germany and the many amazing stories
of her growing up years there.
My dear mom left for heaven at 63 and her
mother at 53 ( a mistake made in a simple surgery) .
I am 48 and when GOD calls my name I will
be ready to go~ in fact I have my " passport" and I have
even sent  some of my most valuable treasures ahead of me
( 9 precious babies ~2 birthed and 7 mis~carried)
I AM READY  because JESUS is ALL
the world to me and for me to live IS CHRIST
but to die is truly GAIN!!!!

ARE YOU  READY TO MEET YOUR MAKER!!!
And doing your best to live for HIM!????TIME IS SHORT!!!!
Don't worry ~ I am fairly certain I will STILL be praying for you
up in heaven should I go there tonight ( who knows.... I have a
bad enough headache( almost migraine)
~ but you don't wait until it is too late to accept the FREE GIFT OF
GOD's salvation. ( Ephesians 2.8-9)! IT is a simple gift and
you just have to receive it and start following him.
( please write to me if you have any questions or want
to pray with me about ANYTHING!!!) joyfulrose@earthlink.net
Love to you all!!!!
Prayerfully yours,
Ruthie Elizabeth   ~ John 3.16  and Romans 15.13

Eleonora's back home!

Eleonora's surgery on Friday went well , replacing her feeding tube with one that will not need surgery in the future when it is no longer needed. Because of a combination or too much medications to control pain after the surgery, Eleonora stopped breathing and her heart rate dropped. It was quite a traumatic time for this little family and Eleonora had to be hooked up to all kinds of monitors and tubes and given another medication to reverse the effects of the first ones . Thankfully , all calmed down and she slowly returned to normal as the day progressed and Philipp and Sarah were able to stay by her side and sleep ( take turns) in the room with her all night.
She recovered so well by Saturday that they were able to all return home together Saturday night.
It is well, VERY well with our souls!
Lovingly,
Gran~Momie Ruthie