Long time no blog

It has been forever since I blogged. Alot has changed. It is late tonight and I just downloaded the. Blogger app on my phone and was checking it out. I will write soon and update on things.

The Newest Addition to the Vaughn Family

What can I say a lot has changed since I last wrote.

Landon Isaiah

was born on March the 10th 2009. That was also Mine and Gary's 9th anniversary. My Grandmother passed away on March the 20th 2009 ten days after Landon was born. I have to be honest Landon has really helped me to get past this. Landon was not born to Gary and Myself. He is Gary's youngest brother Randy's child. Now to get into all of this would take forever. Long story short. Landon's mother and Randy are no longer together. Gary and myself are trying to be a good role model to Landon. At 2mths old Landon spent his first night here with Gary and Me. It was wonderful to have a baby in the house again. That was on a Wednesday night. Now here we are Landon is 8mths old and he has spent every weekend with Gary and me and most of the time during the week too. Gary and myself don't mine it at all. Landon was just in the hospital last week and his mother even told the doctor that Landon was with her from Monday until Wednesday and with us from Thursday until Sunday. I always wondered if a person who adopted a child could love that child the way I loved my biological children. Well I know now that they can. I couldn't love Landon anymore if I had of had him myself. He is so special to us. I know everything really happens for a reason. I wanted more children, but when Darren was born 8yrs ago the Doctor told Gary and myself it would be best for me if we didn't have anymore. I was heartbroken. But now that I have Landon in my life I know that if we had of had another child we wouldn't have been able to help with Landon and be as big of a part of his life as we have been. Landon is an angel. God does all things for a reason. Landon needed us and we needed him. He helped me to get past the passing of my Grandmother. I have no Idea what the future hold for all of us, but I hope and pray that Landon will always be apart of our lives, and that maybe even be able to live here with us one day. There's a lot to this that I am not going to get into, but Please help us pray for Landon. Gary and Myself are his Uncle and Aunt and his God Parents, but we would love to have him with us all the time. This is really an issue that needs prayer. Hope to write again soon.

How things change

March the 8th 2009, turned into a life changing day for my family. My Granny who was pretty much my last Grandparent alive, had a stroke. I hoped and prayed God's will would be done, the whole time thinking she would come out of this and be the same person she was on Saturday March the 9th, 2009. But God had different plans and he took her from us on March the 20th 2009 at 5:20pm. She slowly faded away. I felt her pulse as it faded out and heard her breathes as they slowly stopped. I have been with other family members as they passed into the gates of Heaven, but this time was so different. I guess the fact that she was the last elder in our family who could tell you about the old days and how things where back then, was gone from Our lives.(we talked on the phone not long ago about those days she missed and loved so much.) She was 76 years old and trust me that's not all that old the older you get. Life can change in the blink of an eye. One minute I was in church and the next on my way to the hospital. I wondered from the time they told us she wasn't going to make it until the day she passed why God was letting her hang on. Then My Pastor Steve came in on Friday and was talking with me. I don't know if he was told I had asked that question, or if God just put it on his heart to explain it to me, but what he said really helped. He explained that some times God lets a person linger so you can repay them for what they have done for you in the past. And also so you can talk with them, hold their hand and just love them for that last time. And let them know you love them. It made me realize that Our Family had just had the most precious two weeks we could of asked for. I talked with her, sang to her, prayed with her, and just told her how much I loved her and how thankful I was to have had her in my life. My Granny wasn't up to date with technology and life, but she was up to date with loving and caring for others. She helped my Mother take care of Myself and my Twin sister after we were born, and she took care of her Mother for years, then my Papa as he fought a long hard battle with cancer, then my Aunt Merle as she struggled with Alzheimer, she helped any one she could. She helped my sister with her children, and many times she helped me out with my children. When I stop and look back, I realize she was a very Strong Woman. She went through so much in her life. She lost her father at the age of 21, then lost others she loved as well, but the hardest thing for her was the day she lost the love of her life my Papa after 51 years of marriage. When I stop and think about it she is the image of a woman who gave her life for others. No she never went to war, but she would stop anything in her life just to help others. Her being gone seems so unreal. I never in a million years thought she would be gone this soon in my life. Over the last Ten years since my Papa passed we have had many late night conversation about him and the things they would do together in thier younger days (as she would say) I am really going to miss all of those phone calls. But I Thank God I had the chance to listen to her and the many stories about the Yester-years of her life. Sure there were many times she would tell me a story she had already told many times before, but I loved to hear them all each and every time. I know she is so happy now and she is right where she wanted to be, With My Papa and the rest of her family even her Daddy. She loved her Daddy. But mostly she is with God. I will miss her forever and I don't know if the lump in my throat will ever go away, but I Thank God I had her in my life even though it was only a short period of time. God Bless her sweet Soul.

How fast life can change!

Christmas 2007

I posted this picture because it is one of my favorites. This picture was taken Dec. 24 2007 and other than the fact that I wasn't Happy with my weight I love this picture. My Granny is so happy here. She just looks like she is glowing.

Life can change in the blink of an eye!

Sunday morning I got up got ready for church and My Life was as good as could be, at 11:25 a deacon in the church walked by took my hand and said you have a phone call. He handed me a piece of paper and told me to call the number on it. Little did I know My whole life was about to change and boy did it ever.

The number was my brother-in-laws cell number and when I called he told me that my Granny was in the ER she was sick and they didn't really know what was wrong, but they thought she had a stroke. I left church and when I got there she was still awake. I got there just in time. They put her in ICU and the last thing she said to me was, "I love you, Gary, & children." She got sick went to sleep and hasn't woke up yet.

Below is the Update I posted on myspace today.

Things are about the same. She pretty much sleeps most of the time and to be honest with you she looks like she is at peace. I have prayed that Gods will is done in this matter and I hope that all of you will pray the same for her and my family. I have prayed that God would give me peace with letting her go and I feel that He has done that. I know that letting her go will break my heart and the rest of my family's too, but I feel like she is ready. I know God still has his hand in this and His way is and will be best. I spent the whole day today with her, Just me and her and we had alot of talks ( well I talked and I know she heard me ) I read the Bible to her and we had several people that came in and prayed. I feel alot better about this now since I was able to spend some alone time with her. I will be with her all night Friday and Saturday and this will give me more time to get my goodbyes out. Also Please keep my Nephew Jacob in your prayers, he has the flu and has Type A the worst. Keep all of us in your prayers.Thank you

Things had not changed at 8:00pm this afternoon.

My Granny knows I love her so much and I know she loves me, and it is so hard knowing that soon she may be gone, even through I know she is in a better place.

Please Pray for all of us.

A Day Out

Getting ready for Church. Yay I have been sick for so long I haven't been able to go and I am so ready to get back in the Word. I have missed Church so much. This week has been nice. Went yesterday to David's Bridal with a really good Friend of mine and helped her pick out a wedding dress. We spent the whole Day in Greenville and I really need to do something like that. Just a girls day out. Don't get me wrong I miss my kids when I'm not with them and I worry about them, but it was nice to have some Adult time and just talk about stuff. I had a wonderful time and I feel so refreshed. I think every woman needs a day out like that.

May God Bless and Watch over all of you this week

Mandi

What to do!

I don't know how in the world I will ever deal with the teen years. lol The older the kids get the more protective I am and it drives them crazy. I know that I am to protective over all three of the kids, but I just feel that this day and time you have to be. God gave me my children and He expects me to protect them with my all. What am I to do? Do I stop being protective and let them learn own their own, or do I stay the way I am. Please somebody help me!