Our family had been waiting so patiently for a sweet little boy named Kade to be born.
My first born child, my son Dusty and his beautiful wife Kimmy… in love with each other and with the sweet little blessing sent from Heaven growing inside his mama.
Visions of future fun with this bouncing baby boy brought so much joy as they anticipated his arrival…
Early in the morning on July 20th we got the text message that Kimmy was in labor!
We were so excited! We couldn’t wait to see his sweet little face!
Kade Austin was born healthy and strong! He weighed in at 7 lbs. 7 oz. and was 22 inches long. I was so blessed to be able to watch the birth of my grandson! What an absolute miracle! Kimmy did so great! Thank the Lord, everything went smoothly. Here’s mama and baby, seeing each other for the first time!
My son meeting his son.
One happy little family!
“Hi Kade! I’m your daddy! I love you little buddy!”
Dusty is an amazing father! He changes diapers, and gets up with Kimmy to keep her company when she’s feeding Kade.
“A happy childhood is one of the best gifts that parents have in their power to bestow.” ~ Mary Cholmondeley
Aunt Summer meeting baby Kade
Mother and child. What a tender moment. So precious!
Kimmy is an amazing mama! So devoted to love this baby with her whole heart!
“Every mother has the breathtaking privilege of sharing with God in the creation of new life. She helps bring into existence a soul that will endure for all eterity.” ~James Keller
I’m a Grammy again! This sweet baby is a miracle and a precious gift from the Lord. God is so faithful…so merciful…and so gracious!
“Grandmas are the people who take delight in hearing babies breathing into the telephone.”~author unknown
Thinking back, when I was a young wife, there was nothing more that I wanted than to be a mama. My hubby and I spent three years trying to concieve. It was such a difficult time emotionally. All of my friends and cousins were having babies but it just was not happening for me. I would get all teary-eyed watching Pampers commercials! I decided to write down God’s Promises in his Word. I prayed those promises. It built up my faith. Everytime I started to feel discouraged I read those promises. I finally conceived, but sadly, I miscarried. But I didn’t give up! Thankfully, just a short time after that, I conceived again…
Baby Dusty 1982 – Graphic Artist/ Website Designer/Husband /New Happy Daddy
Dusty was born.…then Ashley…then J.J….the Summer Rose! Praise the Lord! The Lord gave me the desires of my heart…because I delighted in Him…trusted Him…most of all, because He is so gracious and good!
My experience taught me such a valuable lesson…to trust that the Lord has everything all planned out for us. He sees the big picture, we only see what is in front of us. So when things aren’t working out like we want them to, we need to place our situation in His hands and remember that God is working behind the scenes….and in time our prayers will be answered…and God’s plan will be revealed. The Lord answered my prayers better than I could have imagined. Little did I know God was planning to bless me with Dusty, Kimmy, Ashley, Glen, J.J., Tiffany, Summer, Johnny and now Kade! (and more to come I’m sure!) God is good!
“The future is as bright as the promises of God.” ~Unknown
The miracles and blessings continue…my son, whom I prayed for, now has a son.
Welcome to our family Kade! We are so happy you belong to us!
Behold, children are a gift of the Lord. Psalm 127:3
Sweet as can be…
so innocent…so fresh from Heaven. Oh honey.
Baby boy and his daddy…they’re gonna be best buds.
A Blessed home.
A good and happy home is made with lots of love, hugs and laughter! Dusty is excited about cheering for his favorite football team–The San Diego Chargers–with Kade. A tradition Dusty has had with his dad since he was a wee little boy.
The feeling a mother has when she cuddles her baby close fills her heart with such incredible love that it almost takes her breath away. She realizes she is holding a treasure from heaven.
“Beautiful as seemed mama’s face, it became incomparably more lovely when she smiled, and seemed to enliven everything about her.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
Kimmy’s mama is “Mi Mi’ to Kade…and what a wonderful Grandmother is she! Every baby should have such a loving, joyful, gentle, prayin’, good cookin’ (and good lookin’) eyes that twinkle, cookie makin’ grandma! What a blessing to know that my grandson’s other grandma loves him to the moon and back as I do! I love being a grandma with her!
“Grandmas never run out of hugs and cookies. “ ~author unknown
Sweet as Sugar Pie
Grandma’s are moms with lots of frosting. ~author unknown
Our little Cuppycake Kade with Grandpa…who can’t wait to take him fishin’.
Me and my little pumpkin pie.
It just blesses my heart to share about the birth of my newest grandson with y’all. It’s going to be so much fun to watch him grow and become best buddies with his cousin Johnny who is a year old. You can be sure that I will be sharing pictures along the way! Thank you for enjoying the journey with me!
God bless your darlin’ hearts!
Aunt Ruthie
Congratulations to a new grandma…may you have many more to come! I love the pic of the baby’s sweet lips and his arms and hands over dad’s shoulder..precious! I tried for 13 years to have a baby, no luck, but finally the blessing came…I learned about the lesson of trust too. :D
Congratulations, Grandma! What a sweet little boy!
“A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.” – Eda J LeShan
He is adorable. Congratulations to you and your family!
Congratulations! He is a beautiful addition to your gorgeous family!
Congratulations to everyone on the arrival of Kade. He is such a cutie!
Sooooo sweet. What a wonderful way to start my day, seeing those precious pictures. It purely made my arms ache for a little one to snuggle.
Your story reminded me of my own. I struggled for four years with infertility and had a specialist tell me it didn’t look like it would happen. Then came a move and a wonderful surprise. God has an appointed time…and sometimes an appointed place. I’m already looking forward to the day he multiplies the three He blessed me with to include spouses and grandchildren.
Thanks for sharing. Congratulations to you all.
Oh, so, so sweet! I am so happy for you and your family! Two babies in one year! And little boy cousins, with much fun to come! I am going to see my second grandchild this October, and it’s a girl! Can’t wait! My daughter struggled with infertility, too and this baby is a bonus, she had Levi last June with help. This baby was a surprise but so, so, so welcome! ENJOY!
What a sweetheart! Bunches of God’s perfect blessings to you and your family!! xoxo Debra
Oh my how exciting!! What a beautiful blessing this baby is, and will continue to be to your whole family. And I love the name. I have a nephew by the same name, but his is spelled “Cade.”
Enjoy every second of that little cutie pie! Blessings to you and your family!
Ruthie….Congratulations to you and your family; Kade is so precious…the picture of the little lips….so sweet! He has been born into a wonderful family and will have a wonderful life with all of you!
It will be so much fun to watch him and his cousin grow up together. My two grandsons (one to each of my daughters) are 13 months apart and are growing up together….they are 11 and 12 now…they hang out all the time. Love your blog so much…..looking forward to the future……
Cheryl from Canada
God Bless baby Kade and the parents and grandparents. God grant baby many many years. Thank you Ruth for such a positive role model for me as I am a mommy forever to our 3 children and I shared your last 2 posts with my FB family and friends. God Bless you all and be with baby. Love, Emelia.
God is good! What a precious little blessing; I’m so very happy for all of you!!! And thank you for the reminder that God has a plan, and it is PERFECT! When we doubt, we only have to remember that it will all be revealed in HIS time!!
Baby Kade is so sweet, and I have no doubt he is one of the two most loved-on and kissed-on babies in Missouri! LOL
Congratulations and may the Lord bless you and your family always.
Oh, what a wonderful blessing you all have received! My heart leaps for you! Praise God and may he bless Kade, Kimmie and Dusty, today and always!
Congratulations!
So happy for you and your family… thanks for sharing your beautiful story!
Go Chargers! Just received our season ticket packet last Monday,
a day after the lock out! They must have been sure that it was going to end.
Enjoy baby Kade!
Congratulations on a beautiful baby boy! Being a Grandmom is the best thing in the world! I have eight (soon to be nine) wonderful grandchildren and love every minute of it!
We are expecting our 2nd grandbaby now. What joy we feel as God blesses us. I also experienced infertility but had such a happy ending. It’s a heartache that brings a sisterhood among us. Congratulations for your journey of blessings.
He is so beautiful. Congratulations!
How beautiful and sweet! Congratulations. Thanks for sharing the testimony of God’s faithfulness. Having a child with disabilities I needed to hear it. I know God is in control. :)
Congratulations, and what a wonderful story of God’s faithfulness! My first baby was a miscarriage and then I had to wait four years for my daughter’s birth. She is 25 now, and I can’t wait for her to fall in love, marry and have babies of her own some day. It is good to know that one day I will get to meet my first baby in heaven! God bless your family with many happy times together! Hugs, Victoria
Wonderful blessing on your family! Enjoy each day and have fun!
Congratulations on the birth of your sweet and precious grandson– such a wonderful blessing from the Lord! Thank you also for sharing your own story as a young bride. After reading it, Jeremiah 29:11 immediately came to mind: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” As you trusted in Him, He has given you the desires of your heart, blessing you with a wonderful family!
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WOOOOHOOOO! Wonderful news, hon – oh my he is precious – who do you think he looks like? His momma? His daddy? You look way too young to be a grandma to 2 babies :):) Dusty and Kimmie – congrats on bring parents, it really is the best job in the world. I may have done alot of stupid things – but my son is my world and he is the best thing that ever happened to me.
Love to all,
The Taylors (Diane, Dave, and chocolate lab Indy Bones)
Oh he’s BEAUTIFUL! And he couldn’t have picked a better day to be born. July 20th is my birthday too. So I’ll forever remember his birthday. LOL!
Dusty sounds a lot like my hubby when our kids were babies. He’d change the diaper in the middle of the night and stay up with me while I nursed. It’s good to hear that there are other men out there that do that sort of thing. Kimmy is truly blessed all around.
What a wonderful family! I enjoyed all the pictures of everyone getting their turn to love on him.
Enjoy that sweet blessing from God.
Kim
Congratulations to Kimmy and Dusty, what a beautiful baby!!God is truly blessing your family because of your faithfulness in loving Him and in teaching that love to your family! Thank you so much for sharing your love and faithfulness with us and may many blessings and God’s grace and mercy be showered on you and yours always!
Thank you for sharing this blessed event. You are an amazing praying woman. You inspire me to be better and do better!
Congratulations!!! He is so precious, and he’s SOOOO fortunate to have a family that obviously has a boatload of love for him!! I wish you all many happy years. Have fun making wonderful memories!
What a beautiful baby! I know you will be so proud of him and enjoy him. They bring such happiness and joy to the family! We look forward to seeing him grow and change through the years through your photos of him.
What a beautiful baby boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS to you ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a precious gift. Thanks so much for sharing this! XO, Pinky
Congratulations! Such a precious blessing from above!
Congratulations grandma, what a beautiful grandson! You must be very proud. All the best wishes to you and your family.
God Bless
Greetings from Holland
Congratulations on your new little Kade! What a sweetheart! He is a lucky little boy to be born into such a wonderful family. Have fun with him!
Oh Ruthann, Kade is adorable! Congratulations to the proud parents and grandparents! Aren’t grandchildren the best! Hugs, Maryjane
Just wanted to send congratulations from Texas! I know you’ll have that wonderful “granny grin” forever on your face…just like I do when I’m around my grandson!
What a post! Your photos of sweet baby Kade were precious… but your words of wisdom and reminder that God sees the whole picture were outstanding. And so what I needed to hear this very day as we walk through something together in my little family- we can only see the few things right in front of us and they don’t make much sense. What a comfort to have the reminder that God has a plan.
Much love and congrats to all of you guys!
Sasha
Congratulations!! I LOVED your post and the tribute to our precious Lord, who is faithful. It was beautiful and so is your family. I can’t wait to be a momma with sugar on top :)
Praise God! Kade is so precious. Heavenly Father, I pray right now in the Name of Jesus, that at an early age, Kade will know the calling on his life you will have for him. Lord bless this family with many children. May their home be filled with Your Love, Your Presence and Joy unspeakable and full of your Glory. May your Name be spoken on a daily bases in this home. In the Name of Jesus Amen
Congratulations on sweet baby Kade. Such precious pictures!
Congratulations! What a lucky little boy to have such a wonderful family!
Congratulations to all! What a precious addition to your family.
Thank you for sharing your joy with us.
Love and many,many Blessings,
Karen
What a beautiful little Pumpkin Pie. Happy for you and your family.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful occasion with us Aunt Ruthie!
I have 6 Grand children and was with each one at birth ! What A Wonderful Blessing it is ! I now have 5 Great Grandchildren!
I love your web god Bless you! Shafaye
Congratulations! It only gets sweeter. The more grands the merrier!
What a precious bundle of joy. Congrats to you and your family! I am patiently(NOT) waiting for grandkids and I know it will happen if it’s in Gods plan. Right now I just have my nephews to spoil LOL! I enjoy your website. You are a beautiful person inside and out.
He’s so precious! Congratulations on the newest addition to the family!
Congratulations my beautiful cousin! I’m so happy for your family. It doesn’t seem possible that Dusty is old enough to have a son of his own. Please give my love and congrats to the family. Love you!
This brings tears to my eyes, Aunt Ruthie. Thank you for sharing your precious family with us. What a gift is a new life!
Heartfelt congratulations to all. Such a beautiful little boy and family. So wonderful he already has a cousin close in age.
A wonderful gift… thank you for sharing those pictures the role of granparents is HUGE, I take it very seriously. We love them when they ‘feel’ sad, we love them when they are happy. We love them always and pray on our knees for their hearts to love the Lord and for their safety always in a world that is not often safe for children. We have six grand children ages from 10 months to 12 years. Each one of them are special and unique. God has blessed us.I am very happy for you and your family. What a treasure.
Congratulations! Thanks for sharing pics of your beautiful family!
What a perfect blessing from God. He’s beautiful ~ Congratulations!!
This IS a special, precious journey to be shared! Those of us who are wearing similar shoes really would appreciate your Grandma blogs. Kade is beautiful, as is the whole family! I am so thrilled for all of you!
Very sweet – congratulations Grandma!
A beautiful blessing!!!!!
God is Good All The Time! He Loves us Unconditionally! He shares His bountiful blessings with us that are so huge they cannot be contained! We couldn’t have asked for more than Baby Kade and Baby Johnny! What is more valuable than those babies??
I love you Aunt Ruthie
Mr. Aunt Ruthie (Gary your husband)
What a joyful post! Congratulations and Best Wishes to you and your entire family. God is so GOOD! Those pictures are precious and the Scriptures are perfect. You are blessed indeed! That Kade is a sweetie pie!
He has your lips…awwww It touches me that you know how what a special blessing each of your children is… a lot of people take their children for granted…but I can tell from your words that you cherish each of them as a gift from God…and He delights in that and writes it down in a heavenly journal that He calls, “A Book of Remembrance”…Malachi 3:16 Kate
What a sweet post. God has blessed you. My friend and her husband are trying to conceive. Do you have any good passages or bible verses for them?
Best Wishes from Grams!!!!!
What a precious miracle little Kade is! Congratulations to your entire family! Thanks for sharing with us sweet Aunt Ruthie. Enjoy this special time.
ADORABLE!! <3
What a wonderfully sweet little blessing to your family. Congratulations! Little Kade is such a handsome lad.
Being a grandma is just awesome!
Hugs, Bobbi Jo
congratulations!!
and I think he has TWO good-lookin’ grandmas…:))
Joy. The pictures and the quotes are lovely, thank you for sharing this precious moment with all of us.
What a cute little guy.
Congratulations on a new grandbaby. As you know with your one year old grandson, they get sweeter and more fun with each passing day.
And thanks for the good reminder of God’s plan for our lives. I was reminded of this in my devotions last week . “If we fail to see God at work in our lives we lose faith, but He sees the past , present and the future and knows the right time for every answer. His invisible hand is at work on our behalf” (Charles Stanley)
God’s blessings to you.
Congratulations all! What a beautiful baby boy and to be so blessed as to come into the loving arms of this family!
Love it, Auntie Ruthie! Congratulations and God love ‘im! We’re goin thru what seems like the longest year as we wait on God. We see God beginning to move and grant us favor, and your testimony reminded me to wait – a little longer. God is faithful and will grant us the desires of our heart! <3
Congratulations on such a sweet blessing.
To: Dusty, Kimmy, MiMi & Grandpa Stephens and Grammy & Grandpa Winans … Congratulations to each of you & your families! The pics are just precious. Years ago – Jim, Peggy & Kimmy Stephens were our neighbors on Tinderbox Way in Murrieta! We have sweet memories of young Kimmy ringing our doorbell and offering to walk our little Cocker Spaniel dog “Bella”. So sweet to see Kimmy all grown up now – GOD is oh so good!!! Thanks for the peek into these tender moments of Kade’s arrival and your beautiful growing family! What a Loving Heavenly Father we serve – isn’t He wonderful!
Blessings,
Sam & Judy Smith
Congratulations! Many blessings to you and your family :)
Congratulations! Many blessings to you and your family ;)
Congratulations. Those are the prettiest baby lips ever. Sweet kisses await.
Now, as grandmothers, we understand the quote, “If I had known grandchildren were going to be this wonderful, I would have had them first!”
We have 14 grandchildren, another one on the way, and our firstborn Great Grandbaby who will be 4 months old this week. Praise the Lord!
There is no doubt you will pour our love and blessings on your children and grandchildren – just as God intended. God bless you!
Blessed is the new life! He is so adoreable! Congratulations to you and your wonderful family!
Oh marvelous! Thank you for sharing your new grandson with us. He and his cousin will have some good times together. Glad to know that everyone is healthy and well. Sweet pictures of everyone…
Congratulations Grammy: I’m a Granny myself to two special little boys, Orion and Hudson.
Congrats and God bless you and your family. As always your posts are so uplifting. Reminding us just how important God and family is in all our lives. Hugs Paulette
What a wonderful blessing! Everyone looks so happy and beautiful!!!
oxox
Thank you soooo much for sharing your photos about your new grandson. What sweetness. What a special time. How wonderful that you were there to witness this blessing! God is good. :)
OH HOney!!!! What a sweet blessing from above congrats Dusty and KImmy…i am just tickled at you having those sweet bundles of joy! My dear sweet friend I will be a -prayin’ for those two lil guys! Adorable Johney angle & handsome Kade…That Their lives will scream of Jesus, they will walk after him, love on their sweet grammy…& lastly… that they aren’t too sad from those charger outfits…tee hee ;0)
LOve your only raider fan friend…Cat~ love ya honey!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, I haven’t EVER commented before, but thought I had to with this post. I’ve never noticed a big resemblance, but I gotta say that the “young” picture of you holding baby Dusty looks so much like your Summer Rose! Any one else see this? Whoa baby! Course I also have to mention that in that pic you look like you just stepped off the stage from starring in the musical “Annie Get Your Gun.” LOL!!!!!!!!!
I so enjoy your blog. Thank you for sharing with all of us!
Bless you! God is so good!
Dear Ruthie ~ “Grandma to Grandma” I soooooooooo understand your beautiful “brag book of words” (shared in humble style with such tenderness I must add Ruthie)……there isn’t a sweeter title to ‘wear’ than Grandma and I send my congratulations and prayers to your Little Nest that has just grown by one, wee button — Baby Kade is heavenly Ruthie….I could ‘feel’ your joy weaving throughout your posting……..what a treasure of photos!
God Bless you and your dear family Ruthie,
Barbra – Grandma to 4 tiny boys 6 yrs, 4 yrs, 3 yrs, 1 yr. :o)
How precious! Congratulations!!!
So sweet, thank you for sharing!
And as usual, you say exactly what it is I need to hear right when I need it :)
I’m so happy for you. Congratulations! What a blessing. I especially love that close up of the baby’s lips. Precious.
Congratulations!! Babies are a little piece of heaven. I am so happy for you. Thank you so much for posting all the pictures. You have given me hope again through God’s word. Amen
Dear Ruthie, I so much enjoyed your post of the birth of your grandson. I sit here typing with tears streaming down my face. You are such a great encouragement to all of us who so faithfully read your blog. I love you home, your decorations, your baking and all you do, but most of all the Christian encouragement you weave into your blog has helped me time and time again. Thank you so much and God bless you and your wonderful family.
Cherie, a faithful reader
Congrats to you all … what a precious little guy !
As the saying, “Babies are God’s sign that this World should go on” (or something like that !)
Happy Grandmothering !!
I really just have a question. I live the music you have on your site but I cannot get it to play for me. any suggestions. thanks
Congratulations on your new little grandson! And welcome to little Kade! What a wonderful blessing for your family. We just became first time grandparents in May to our grandson Parker, and we are so excited!! ♥ Wishing the very best to the new little family!!
Oh Ruthie! What a treasure he is! Truly a blessing! My oldest is only 19 and already I am looking forward to the days of being “Grambee” (My neices call me Aunt Bee, so I think Grambee is fitting . . . ) How anyone can doubt the existence of God when you look at the amazing little life of a baby, is beyond me. Hugs & Blessings, sweet Ruthie!
Brenda
Ruthann..just loved your beautiful site..so enjoyed all the sweet pictures..!! thank-you for sharing..<3
Ruthie~ Just in love with your beautiful site! I miss the music, though…where did your player go?!
You are such a sweet, loving grandmother, What a lucky baby! I’m happy for you and your son and his lovely wife! What a beautiful baby to love and such a precious time this is! My grandbaby boy recently turned 1, and I know your joy! So wonderful to see your great photos!! Congratulations and God bless all of you!
Love, Linda
Oh Sweet Pea ! I love this blog !! I know that you are so proud of your new family addition. Kade is a precious boy and just completes the family portrait.