


We had a great Father’s Day. Now, I may be very repetitive here…but I truly feel my husband is the Worlds’ Greatest Dad.
He loves and I mean really loves his children, his grands, they are all the same. They are his focus for everything he does. When asked what he wants to do for his birthday, or for Father’s Day, it is always the same..BBQ with the kids and watch them play in the yard.
Honestly, our yard was designed so that the kids could have most of the area to play. He set up the hoop, has an area for bike’s and is now looking to get a Volleyball net. Mike went on our kids field trips, and our grands. He chaperoned 8th grade trips and coached sports teams. He never missed a teacher conference. I have never heard him complain about anything in regard to the kids.
I am always grateful for what the Lord has done for us in regard to Mike. He is the best. He is our gift.
So for Father’s Day this year, we BBQ’d, watched the kids play and now we leave for Tennessee to love on some more kids and grands and we cannot wait. As with our Father, Mike’s love just keeps on going. ….and I am grateful….
“And these are the words which I command you today shall be in your heart; you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates.” Deut. 6-6-9
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Today I met Fred. He is sweet. He was sitting in his wheelchair at his bedside with a lovely lady named Nancy reading the Bible to him. He is probably 80, a recovering alcoholic, former chaplain to the jail here in town. As Nancy is reading, Fred has closed eyes, the nasal cannula giving him some oxygen and he is taking it all in, the oxygen and the Word. We were quiet until Nancy finished reading the passage. He was happy to see us, but very tired. He likes to know what your name is and even has a book about names, so that he can look up what your name means and he remembers. He is a child of God. A precious, child, who has lived a full life and continues to love His Father. What a privilege it is to meet him. Bridget told him that her great niece, Hannah, prayed to ask Jesus into her heart day before yesterday and how he rejoiced. I thought he was going to come up out of that chair. Sometimes we grow complacent about things. Not Fred. Then as Nancy was getting ready to leave, something small happened that I will never forget…what a wonderful salutation….Nancy said, “Fred, Trust in the Lord with all your heart”, Fred replied, “Lean not on your own understanding”, Nancy, “In all your ways, acknowledge Him”, Fred, “and He will make your path straight…..”. That is the most beautiful way to say “See ya later, Fred.” that I have ever heard…
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