Happy Birthday to one of 3 mothers of our grandchildren

Happy Birthday

Becky

husband of Patrick

mother of Will and Zach

I AM THANKFUL

For my health, that I can walk, breathe, bathe myself, drive my self, read, comprehend, to love and be loved.
O give thanks unto the Lord

Scripture for my day:

"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD; and the fruit of the womb is His reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of thy youth" Psalm 127: 3, 4

Thank you Lord, for our first pregnancy that went on home to heaven, for our second--Randal Eugene, now going on 44, the father of 3 of our precious grandaughters--Breana at Arkansas U Fayetville, Chelsea a senior at Springfield Kickapoo, and Megan, in her first year at Cherokee Middle School

Then came Patrick Wayne, who will be 42 come Valentine's day, and his wife, Becky. Patrick and Becky have Will in his first grade year, and Zach.

Then 3 years later, we had Kevin Dean, and he married his college sweetheart, Candice. They are truly servants with 6 biological, 3 children they brought home from Liberia--a total of 9 they home school, and home church.

Kevin and Patrick's both have experience a loss of a child in pregnancy that has gone home to Jesus, that we will all get to hold and know when we arrive there.

And because of my sweetheart and wife--Barbara with God's help, He has blessed me.

One week from today

One week from today, we'll gather as a family. We'll be going to Grandma Betty's for lunch & it'll be a blessing. First with God's blessing, then with family, and last with food. Then we'll close the day with our boys, as they begin arriving for us to have family time together on Friday. Oh, the excitement of all 14 of the grandchildren being here, the boys with their spouses (our daughters)--not in law---but our only daughters, the mother of the grandkids. Thank you, Lord for family, for my wife---Barb

Grand kids

Will and Zach, with their dad, Patrick, was with us last weekend. We missed Becky, but she had some time with her mother going to a wedding in Texas. Becky's former youth pastor's daughter was getting married, and she had been a child that Becky had baby setted with early on in her life.
Patrick, the boys and Nana and papa, went to Silver Dollar City and then to Fantastic Caverns. First time that I had been to Fantastic Caverns--was a neat ride through. I have been to Marvel Cave, what used to be called Fairy Cave, and Meramac Caverns--now Fantastic Caverns. It is fun to see new things through the eyes of a child.

Getting ready for the week

of involvement in the Crane Broiler Festival Gospel Music Tent. I'm trying to stay on fast track, to have everything done for Sunday, (EVERYTHING) by Wednesday noon. We'll meet under the tent for prayer and a song or 2, as lights are hung. Thursday night we begin the music. Pray for souls to be drawn and committed to the Lord, during this week of missions.

Good Morning--Monday, August 17

This is the wonderful day, which the Lord hath made.

"Fear God, and you will have nothing else to fear" Wow---Proverbs 9: 10 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."

The Bible study class yesterday morning was well attended, and the awareness of God was evident. In Him I trust, and it is my prayer you trust Him totally also.