"My Faith Shall Be My Sight"

My Aunt Wanda passed away today at 1:35pm. She has had a long journey of bad health for the past several years and she is now with Jesus. We sang a song Sunday at church; "It Is Well With My Soul" and the words at the end say, "And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight." I thought about those words on Sunday and how we live this life in faith and knowing if we have asked Jesus into our hearts, someday our faith in Him will become our sight. She will be greatly missed by all her family. I am thankful for the hope of knowing that when our loved ones die that this is not the end of our lives together if we know the Lord. We have eternity together! I pray my mom, the other siblings and Aunt Wanda's kids and grandchildren will know that they will see her again if they have trusted Jesus as their Savior. She would want nothing more than to see everyone celebrating her death because she isn't in pain anymore and she is with the loved ones that have gone before her, but most importantly she is with Jesus. She will be missed!

Aunt Wanda


When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Refrain:
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.

"Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."

"Love Is In The Air"

Today is Hudson Charles Buettemeyer's 2nd birthday. We have 7 grandchildren and he is the only one that lives in town with us, so we soak up every minute we can with him. Time is going by so quickly and he has brought so much joy into our lives. He loves his GPa and no one else seems to exist when those two are together. GPa doesn't even mow the yard anymore unless Hudson is around to help. GPa is also teaching Hudson how to drum and the little guy already is getting some good rhythm in him. Our TV time has gone way down since Hudson came into our world. I never knew so much joy could come out of watching a little guy play and sleep. If GPa isn't around, he seems to like hanging out with me. He has his moments when he is nice to Jordan, but those moments are very few and far between. She still loves him even when he doesn't want to have anything to do with her.

Hudson and his daddy!

Hudson and his mommy!

It is a blessing to watch a young couple that is so in love and to see the innocence in their relationship. We caught Jordan and David out on the hammock doing their homework assignment for "Financial Peace". I am thankful they spend time at our house and how refreshing it is watching them together.

David & Jordan

There are a lot of distractions in the world that Satan throws at us everyday but I am grateful for this day and time with our family and the opportunity to worship our Savior for all He continues to do in our lives.

"Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."

"There Shall Be Showers Of Blessings. . . ."

Words cannot express the joy and fullness my heart fills for the shower that was given to David and Jordan today. What an amazing day this was not only for them but for both families to have so many come and take part in such an incredible shower. David came over to pick Jordan up and started the day with gifts for her. He bought her an old antique canister set that she absolutely loves.

David & Jordan (He's got great taste!)

Couldn't fit all the gifts in the picture!
The future Mr. & Mrs. Street!!!
So thankful to be a part of this day with her!!

Had a great group of ladies hosting their shower. Thank you to all those that helped with this amazing day.
Donna, Lorrel, Cathy, Maureen, Susan B., Susan G., Jordan, Maegan, Rachel, Carole, Linda, Lyn & Cindy (Not pictured; Shonda, Julie & Theresa)

Part of the bridesmaids were able to make it to the shower along with the flower girl.
Jessica, Maegan, David, Jordan, Jenna, Holly, Anna & Eden

Thankful to have David's family at the shower. He had 3 of his 4 sisters, mom, dad 2 nieces and 1 of his nephews.


The blessings continue to fall upon us and I never want to take any of them for granted. I have shed many tears today, not tears of sorrow but tears of joy for all of God's goodness. I see things in a different light than maybe I did in the past and for that I am thankful. I woke up this morning singing the old hymn, "There shall be showers of blessings" I couldn't remember all the words so I googled them:

There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.
Refrain:
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need:
Mercy-drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
There shall be showers of blessing,
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.
There shall be showers of blessing;
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing,
Come, and now honor Thy Word.
There shall be showers of blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we’re confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!
There shall be showers of blessing,
If we but trust and obey;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
If we let God have His way.

"Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."

"Keeping My Eyes On Jesus"

I was originally scheduled for chemo today but with Jordan and David's wedding shower tomorrow, I didn't want to feel "weird" so I had it changed to Monday. I had to go in today for blood work and see my oncologist. She informed me that I would not be having chemo on Monday due to the fact that my blood counts are not where they need to be, so she rescheduled me for Thursday. She feels like this should be my last round of full chemo (#8) before I go into a maintenance program. The plan is to keep me on chemo for another year at once a month, taking away one of my chemo drugs. The concern from what I understand, is that the Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer I was diagnosed with can manifest itself into another form of cancer and the maintenance program will help delay the timing of that taking place. It would be so easy to get discouraged and wonder why or how she could say those words to me (about cancer being in my future) but I also realize that through all of this journey, God has shown me so much faithfulness and has a greater plan for me than what my eyes can see. Every step I have taken in the past 7 months, He has placed someone in my path that needed encouragement, or was there to encourage me. As I was leaving Highlands Oncology today a friend from church was standing at the entrance with tears in her eyes and seemed very afraid and shaken. Her husband has a brain tumor and she had brought him to Highlands with severe pain because he didn't want to go to the ER. I was able to move her car and go pray and sit with them until he could get some relief from the pain. I found out later today he was taken to the hospital and is probably in surgery as I am writing on this blog. I feel God allowed our paths to cross today for a reason and I feel as long as I keep my eyes on Jesus, He will continue to use me in what others might call circumstance or coincidence to pray and be there for others. I have to remind myself daily that this journey is not about me, but allowing God to use me to draw others to Him and to glorify His name.

David's family is in town for the shower tomorrow and is coming over tonight to help with wedding invitations along with a few bridesmaids. We are so grateful for this season in our lives and how God brought this couple together. They had engagements pictures done on Monday by my son Bryan and he did an amazing job capturing both of them and their love for each other.





Psalms 9:1-2 "I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name O Most High."

"Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."

"Life"

Baby "Buettemeyer" at 12 weeks!

Today I was blessed to go with Jenna to her doctor's appointment since Bryan was home sick. I was excited to hear our grand-baby's heart beat before, but when she called to see the doctor, we found out an ultrasound is also done at the 12 week appointment. What joy not only to hear the hearbeat but also to see little baby "Buettemeyer" swimming around in Jenna's tummy. Life is so fragile and I think often of young girls and women that have the right to choose to end a precious life. I wish everyone that went in for an abortion would have to see an ultrasound and hear the baby's heartbeat before making a final decision. I know there are a lot of ladies out there that would go back and make a different choice if they could and I am thankful for a God that shows mercy, grace, forgiveness and healing to those that have been down that path. Psalms 139:13-16 "For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb, I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them." What a miracle we all are, and to think, we were made by the Creator of the beginning of everything.

Life is so fragile and I know God has all of our days numbered. Psalms 90:12 "So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." I have an aunt that is fighting for her life right now and her days are numbered. If you think about it, all our days are numbered and we never know what will take us out of this world. There are those that die before birth, as a baby, young child, teenager, young adult, middle age and old age. I pray my life will make a difference for others and my Savior while He gives me life here on this earth. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under the heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die;"

I am thankful for life and for the blessings of our family. What a beautiful reminder today of God's goodness to see His miracle growing inside of Jenna. Thank you Jenna for allowing me to share this day with you.

"Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."

"Happy Birthday Jenna"

God has blessed our family with our wonderful daughter-in-law, Jenna. Today is her birthday and I wanted to honor her by saying thank you Jenna for who you are and for all you have done for Bryan, Hudson and our family. Bryan and Jenna started liking each other when she was in the 8th grade and he was in the 10th. At that time, things didn't work out for them but Jenna always prayed for Bryan and wanted God's blessings over his life, even when they were dating other people. It wasn't until they were older, Bryan 21 and Jenna was 20 that the Lord brought their paths together again. Jenna had always shared with Bryan how she had been praying for him for all the years apart but it wasn't until one night when she opened up her prayer journal to show him that she really had been praying for him. How blessed our family is to have a Jenna in our lives. She is a wonderful daughter-in-law and a great wife for Bryan and an amazing mommy to Hudson. It is kind of ironic they ended up together since Bryan always seemed to have spent a lot of time at the nurses office during school and now he is married to a nurse.

I am thankful that God has been so faithful, blessing our children with amazing spouses. I can tell you, it is worth fighting and praying over your children for their future mates. The most popular thing today seems to let your kids make mistakes and not take a stand for their futures, but God allows us a small window period to raise our kids and teach them morals and values and you don't have to always be there friends while they are growing up. Bryan had someone in his life for 2 years that he thought was the right person for him, but as his mom, I knew she was not what I had prayed for so many years for the wife of my son. I am thankful to say, Jenna is an answer to my prayers for all those years.

Jenna,Hudson and Bryan

Thank you Jenna for the blessing you are to our family. We love you and wish you a very Happy Birthday!!!

"Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."

"Labor Day Weekend = Painting"

I will begin this post by saying, God is good and I am so thankful for how great I am feeling. We (Jordan and I) have been up late working on wedding stuff and everything seems to be coming along really well.

A few months ago I received a quote to have someone repaint our living room and kitchen area. Jordan and I have done a lot of painting in our house ourselves and every room has been painted at least twice if not more.I told Tony that I would never paint these two areas again and would have someone do it for me. I'm not sure why I use the word "never" in my vocabulary because it always comes back to get me. I was given the quote to paint our two rooms, and in my mind we could use that money toward the wedding. We were supposed to have a painting party on Friday with me, Tony, Jordan and David. Somehow Jordan and David skipped out on us and Tony and I took on the venture ourselves. Jordan and David had to go out of town to work on a few wedding things, so they really did have a good excuse. I'm sure Tony would have liked to have found a good excuse to leave, but being the trooper that he is, he helped me instead. We were up until midnight last night painting and finished putting everything back together today around 5:00pm. I can't say I enjoy painting but I'm always happy with the results and to accomplish such a big task.

Thankful for all the rain we had yesterday too. Psalms 65:9a "You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it"

"Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."