They Blessed our Hearts!

This past weekend we headed up to Ben's college graduation (Jon's brother)and got to spend wonderful time with family and friends. It was so refreshing to be away from home and have the whole weekend off! During this adoption we have often found ourselves in another world so it was so nice to step back from it for a moment. Adoption can be all consuming which is not a good thing.

One of our greatest blessings was spending so much time with Grandpa and Grandma Heidebrink. They are true reflections of Jesus. They are so selfless with their love and devotion to everyone in their lives. They are sincere in when they ask you a question they truly want to know the answer and they listen without interrupting!(Something I need to learn how to do!)

All weekend they just loved us without ending and they have such a burdens for everyone to get to experience salvation is Jesus Christ! They especially seem to have a burden for our baby, their first great grandchild! They were so interested in our adoption asking question after question letting us know they really cared. Not only have they given financially to us for the adoption but Grandma made us a beautiful blanket. She made it so we could use it when we go out with our baby to the park or beach and she said she could just see them crawling around on it! So can we Grandma!


So this posting is dedicated to you Grandma and Grandpa! We could never have prayed for more supportive, loving and accepting Grandparents of what God has called us into. We are so thankful for you and love you so much! We can't wait to travel out to visit you with your first great grandchild!


PS (Grandma you wanted this recipe so I googled it for you!)
Ingredients
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
1 egg
3 cups quick-cooking oats
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
Directions
1Drain pineapple well, reserving 1/2 Cup of juice.
2In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, crushed pineapple and reserved juice. (Mixture will be very wet).
3In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and raisins. Stir into pineapple mixture.
4Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 300 for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Remove to wire racks to cool. (Unfortunately I didn't copy down the oven temp when I copied the recipe. I played with it a bit and found 300 to work well for me, even though it seems a bit low).