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

God will take care of you!

That is the name of one of the Old Hymns we sang at church today! I love the old Hymns and my favorite is TRUST AND OBEY for there really is no other way to be Happy and Joyful. The delights of GOD's love are waiting for all who will just lay it all down on the altar and at the foot of the cross and then comes the JOY... and all the desires of your heart!
I do have to take thoughts captive and stop and ask forgiveness when I fall and stumble in this daily walk but I am really making progress in Walking in the Spirit as I " walk in the light of His WORD~ the Bible!" Oh how precious that book has become to me! ~ a light for my path as the days grow darker and darker and yet for me the days are brighter and brighter as I see the approach of Jesus coming back drawing near. The day when he will wipe away all the tears from my eyes and I will see Him face to face and fall down and worship the one I adore ABOVE ALL!!!!
THAT WILL BE GLORY!
It is well with my soul and I pray yours also.
Eleonora needs a surgery to remove her old feeding tube and put in a new one this FRIDAY in Chicago. Elizabeth , her aunt, says that she is the smilingist baby except during feeding time when she wants to nurse and can not an the pacifier does not pac-i-fy- her! DO pray her vocal cord will heal soon completely so she can nurse and not be so frustrated. Sarah , her dear mother never complains and yet we know it is so hard to see a little one crying so much.
I keep hoping by some miracle I can go and hold that dear baby before her surgery and yet I want to be in God's perfect will. If I am supposed to HE will make it clear and make a way.
and...If it is God's will ~ it is God's bill!!
Love to you all and thank you in advance for your prayers past , present and future!

Hopes and Dreams and Answered Prayers

Sarah sounded so good today when we had a nice long phone visit. This is a treat since we rarely both have a good time to talk. It was so neat to hear the noises in the background: cars going by, children getting out of school and talking loud as they walked home, and sweet Eleonora " singing" as she stretched herself awake from a long nap. We still pray for her complete healing of her vocal cord but we are so thankful that she is doing so well at almost 6 months weighing 8 pounds. She is completely off monitors and oxygen during the day! YEAH!!! This makes is much easier for everything, including 2nd floor apt living with the laundry down 3 flights of stairs to the basement of the complex.

Me, I am dreaming about holding my PRECIOUS Gran~ baby and just looking in her beautiful blue~green eyes and drinking in her smiley face !!!! Hopefully this will happen at Thanksgiving or soon after....

Elizabeth and I are also praying about and dreaming of a life~long desire to go to Israel and walk where Jesus walked and there is an opportunity to do just that in April with some good friends and a neat group. I am selling rebounding units to earn our way ( that is a mini~ trampoline) and if you or anyone you know is interested LET ME KNOW!!!! email me at joyfulrose@earthlink.net. Donations and/or Contributions are eagerly accepted also :)

What are your HOPES AND DREAMS AND ANSWERED PRAYERS!!!!?????

love and a prayer
Gran~ Mommie Ruthie
pslams 37.4

Counting God's Blessings!

God is Good~ all the time and life is full ~ all the time:

Please pray as Philipp and Sarah and sweet Eleonora ( 7.5 pounds now!) transition into their new home ( apt on Campus) and life in CHICAGO!
I am about to leave to pick up Elizabeth who has been with them this past week helping pack and drive and babysit her special ( and only) niece!!!!

Elizabeth says Eleaonora is the smilingest baby in the world except when she is hungry~ then she wants to suck and can not because of the damaged vocal cord which causes her to choke. PLEASE PRAY GOD HEALS THIS SOON!!!!

OTHER PRAYER REQUESTS:
MY DEAR UNCLE CHUCK AND AUNT GLADYS ( WELL THEY FEEL LIKE RELATIVES ANYWAY) BOTH HAVE SERIOUS HEALTH CHALLENGES INCLUDING HER CANCER AND HIS NEED FOR A KNEE REPLACEMENT REPAIR JOB....

MIRACLES OF HEALING IN MANY FAMILIES I KNOW~ RELATIONSHIPS ESP.....AND HEALTH FOR US ALL!!!

BE PROACTIVE AND TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR OWN HEALTH.
LOVE TO YOU ALL

STP

This is what I did this weekend: ( what about you?)
STP
Stopped alot just to ENJOY where I was ....( to listen for GOD'S voice and see HIS love all around)
Took time to finish a goal ( with much prayer and GOD'S strength and power!)
Praised GOD for EVERYTHING that happened ( even and perhaps especially the thorns of
life.... and in tires!!!)


Actually...
the STP this weekend also stood for the SEATTLE To PORTLAND's 30th annual Bike Classic that Elizabeth , Joshua and Caleb all completed by GOD's grace and protection and Andrew and I enjoyed some of too!!!

I hope to write more soon but until then...

Remember to count your blessings ~ naming them one by one and do....

...Keep stopping to smell the roses and being grateful for even the " thorns" in life remembering that they have a purpose too and learning to accept and be thankful for them.
Wish I could tell you about all the miracles and amazing stories that happened on our way to Seattle by VAN fulls and by bike all the way down to Portland ~ especially the " angel" wing recumbants on LOVEJOY ST, the blessings of a flat tire the first mile into the ride, the " miracle of wind~ power we prayed for and finally the SHOFAR horn blast at BAJA FRESH....ask me sometime....

Love Ya all!!!
A very tired and sore STP start and finisher ( with quite a few detours along the VERY BLESS~ED Way!!!
Ruthie
Joyful and grateful daugther of the KING OF KINGS,
wife of a most amazing man , momie to some of the dearest children, gran~momie to a miracle and joy beyond compare, and friend to the most beautiful flowers in the garden of life and blessed by all who come my way!!!!

MAY JESUS CHRIST BE PRAISED ~~~ God is my strength and my power and HE maketh my way PERFECT....II Samuel 22/ Psalm 18 A new song God gave me during my bike ride!