A Busy Summer

I can't believe "summer" is over! I know the seasonal summer will last until September - but it still feels like the end of summer for me. My daughter starts her Junior year on Monday and the boys start their 2nd year of college on the next Monday. It has been a busy summer! We were able to enjoy a trip to Atlanta, GA, to visit family, attend a Braves game and visit the World of Coke. If you ever have a chance to visit the World of Coke in Atlanta - it is well worth the time. The memorabilia is amazing!! The final room of the tour is the tasting room with all of the products Coke produces from all over the world. Some drinks were tasty - some where NOT!! As you know, the 3 oldest children in the picture are mine and the 2 younger ones are my niece and nephew.



Another huge project of the summer was painting and redecorating our home! (Mentioned in a previous post) We aren't quite finished with the stairs, but life gets busy and the unimportant things get put to the side.





Last Saturday, I surprised my friend with a luncheon to celebrate a 'special' birthday.






Last Sunday, my daughter and I went to spend the night with April at college. April needed to move into the dorm early for band and her parents needed to be home to get her brothers ready for school. So, we went up and stayed with her until her 1st band meeting. The girls had a blast and I got a taste of what it will feel like when my baby goes away for college. Let's just say, my eyes were QUITE watery!



We also attended the Indiana State Fair. This event has become a tradition for us and we always enjoy it. We went last Thursday with 3 other families. We went again last night to check out the things we missed last week. My little cousin got 'Grand Champion' for a rabbit poster and we just had to see it!!



Well, those are the highlights from the last few weeks. Thanks for letting me share!

Still thinking of Heaven

This is Pastor Griffin and he was my pastor for 22 years.

He was the pastor who preached the funeral services for both of my parents. He was the pastor who married Jerry and me 21 years ago. He was the pastor who dedicated our sons to the Lord just days after they were born.

This is a picture of Pastor dedicating Jimmy. Pastor was retiring and a beautiful retirement service was planned in his honor. Pastor said "if we could get that baby to church on his last Sunday, he would dedicate him." Jimmy was only 10 days old!

Pastor Griffin died yesterday from complications of a stroke. I would have loved to seen the reception he received when he entered the pearly gates. He was a kind and gentle servant of God. He had a difficult childhood, even living in an orphanage; then married a beautiful lady and raised a lovely family. One phrase he said consistently was "Hold steady, just hold steady." What a great reminder that this life is so temporary and eternity is so permanent that we just need to "hold steady."