Pictures of Last Weekend

Flowers in the Church

The flowers in church today were placed in memory of Brad by Inez and Erika and Jason.

They were absolutely beautiful and so many folks commented on them.

I told several people it was in remembrance that this Wednesday Brad will spend his third birthday in Heaven. Only thing is that he is not getting any older where he is so I am not sure birthdays matter much to him there.

Still I cannot bring myself to grieve for him, only for myself.

Lunch with Cole

Today I had lunch with Cole. He wanted a Krystal cheeseburger, fires, and sweet tea. He only ate about three bites of the hamburger and a few of the fries and half the glass of tea. He said the hamburger was squishy and I tried to get him to try another one that was not squishy and he then told me he was not hungry and he would get a sucker after speech class. I worried about him but he seemed to be as happy as a lark and frankly I was too. Time with family is a gift and sometimes time alone with one or two members is special time. Here is his picture. What a precious little boy he is and when he hugs you it is so tender and great. I am so blessed that my grandsons are all willing to give you a hug. I love them so much. Oh yes and their parents too.

Bart and Kip Helped

Cheryl fussed at me and rightly so, I praised Erika's Sunday School class and failed to mention Bart and Kip.

Frankly, I need to praise Linda and Roger, too. I didn't know until Friday night for sure that Roger even knew how to hold a drill, much less put up a curtain rod. And he called me Mr. Handyman. Ha! And, Linda was there doing anything she needed to do to help Erika. The last two years have been exhausting for her but she has never once complained.

Bart and Kip, well Bart was invaluable to me in helping move stuff and clean up the loose ends after everyone else had left and it was just family. Kip has the sweetest and most easy going way about her. I thanked Bart and he just said it was what family does.

As I write this I can't help but weep. I miss Brad so much and my tears are certainly only for me and not him. He is in a wonderful place. Still I have realized more and more in the past two years just how fortunate I am to have the gift of family the creator blessed me with.

And then there is Cheryl. She has watered plants, cleaned off the slab at the cemetery, helped check on stuff, and done so much to be a help in the past two years. I am thankful she is about to have time to catch her breath. I really cherish the weekend we had a couple weeks ago at the lake. We had time to just fart around, do nothing worthwhile and just enjoy each other's company, plus she got to meet the manager of Home Depot in Cordele who was disappointed with her leaving the store with nothing. She told him the mini blind that would fit the window was too expensive...about $40. He asked her what she would pay for it and she said $19 like the cheaper blind. He sold it to her for that. Man if I ever build a house I am letting her go shopping one piece at a time.

Looking at my family I really do know that God is Good.

And by the way my almost adopted son Ryan was also there. He is a fine young man.

Moving Erika - God is Good

Last weekend we moved Erika and Jason in to their new house.

I went by the cemetery first and had a good cry and talk with Brad. I told him how much I miss him even though I know he is here. A heavenly body has no limits so why wouldn't he be. But we like the Disciples of 2000 years ago fail to recognize it unless their is something that opens our eyes.

After the cemetery I went to Erika's new house and met her Sunday School Class there. I am becoming quite fond of my children's generation. For her class to show up and help was amazing. By the time three hours had passed the furniture had been moved from storage and was in its place, pictures were hung, drapes had been steamed, all the dishes were washed and put away, any unpacked boxes were in their prospective room and believe me there were really very few of those boxes.

I could not ever thank those young people enough.

Their generation spends time with family, they are really pretty social beings with their own group, they take time to help others and never complain, they seem to have achieved a true balance in life.

After watching that Sunday School Class work and the spirit they demonstrated...I can tell you they live the example that "God is Good."