Fly Catchers

Caleb is so very speedy. His reactions are great, so great in fact that he can catch flies in flight.

We have his cousins, our  teen aged triplet grandchildren here tonight. We are staying up late, but I'm tired. Hope  to have more to say  tomorrow night. Not that I don't have a lot to say tonight...it is just that my brain is not fully in tune with my typing fingers.

Last week at this time when this picture was taken, John was out of the country and Beth had to entertain the boys and Julia all day...actually that is her life with little children. She does a great job with them. Where they live in Colorado, there are lots of activities for learning all around them...and she takes advantage of many of them. They are an active bunch.  

On this Wednesday, Caleb was at a bike camp. Oliver, Julia and Beth were waiting for him to be finished. 

I love the sweet smiles here. It is a very special picture.

Well it seems that the Democrat  Party is starting to see the light. They are seeing our past president for what he is, someone who is a rich, entitled type of man. They have for some time disliked Hillary and her scandalous behavior. Now CNN is showing itself to be so completely biased that one can not count on their 'news' reports.

It's sad in a way, but it is good that people can actually see what is happening now. I pray as these things come to light, that people will find true information and make wise decisions for themselves. 

Father, please help us all see what you would have us to do. 

Might as Well Make the Best of It

These two guys from our Life Group, Ron and Al, have 'breakfast' together every Wednesday.  Tomorrow, they are both going to their masseuse , Al right before Ron.  I would really start to worry about them, if I didn't know for sure they have their heads on straight. At least I think they do. Ron is my husband.
One more crazy thing, they showed up for breakfast last Wednesday with matching shirts, same manufacturer even. I would guess that they had gone shopping together, had I not bought Ron's shirt myself.

While some guys might have gotten a little embarrassed by this...they just made the best of it. We all got a good laugh when this picture showed up in our inboxes. And I just had to document it for my next book...so others can enjoy their blunder with a good laugh.

May God bless you all with sweet sleep.

There is a Difference

Do you know what I'm getting at here? I'm not sure that Julia is concerned about the mess, but generally speaking, little girls are neater than are the boys.  Yes, I realize this is not always the case...and those of you who believe there really are no differences in the sexes, I apologize, but I beg to differ with you.  God made first the male and then the female. He made them so that they make good pairs. They compliment one another.

Back to my subject. Here is Julia. She is a little girl, she has made a mess. I say it is more likely she would be upset by that fact than would be a boy, who would probably get along fine with a mess. It wouldn't bother him so much.  Of course, I'm weighing in the fact that Oliver is 2 years older than Julia and has the skills, agility, needed to keep that food off his nose. But he thinks it is cute. 

I, as a gramma, tend to think it is cute as well, especially since I have this picture showing him so happy.

Lauren and CrossFit

Here is Lauren, our special granddaughter who is still big time into CrossFit.  She is with her friend, Lindsay. They not only build strength, but they have a lot of fun doing it. I cannot even imagine carrying a friend on my back like they are doing here....of course I can't imagine lifting those dead weights either.  Go girls. 

While these pictures were taken earlier this month, today is Lauren's birthday. As I get older special days fly past, some times without me even noticing. I was able to catch this one though, by seeing it on FaceBook. I bet you wonder how I have time to check that site, since there is so little time in my days at this age. How does that happen. I seem to miss whole days. Here we are near the end of June and I'm barely passed March. How does that work? Perhaps if I had kept as active as Lauren all these years, my brain would have been more active now.  I wonder if anyone has done a study on that.

Japanese Anime Devotee

It may be an understatement to say that Ashley likes anime. She is so involved that she goes to anime Expos quite often. She really likes to cosplay. They dress like anime characters and do a little acting as well, if I understand that right.

Above, she and her mother  have put together a costume so that she looks very much like Shippo from InuYasha. The anime gathering is in Nashville this time, so she doesn't have far to go.

I don't have far to go this evening. I'm failing fast and will claim some of that good sleep the lord has promised for those he loves.   An old saying, I hear my bed calling me, seems real to me tonight.

Future Champion

Caleb is 7 and a little short. He most certainly didn't get his sportsman ability from this side of the family. It is a God given talent that he takes after his maternal grandfather. This is the boy who learned to ride a two wheel bike sans training wheels earlier than anyone I've ever known. What was he two or three? I have it recorded in one of my books, thankfully, since my memory is not that great anymore. He has  super balancing agility...as one can see in his skiing.  

I wish these pictures were large enough for you to see the coach's expression. I am thinking he is seeing a future champ, a very good year for his team. 

Caleb is already a champ in my eyes.

Caleb has talent, but he also has drive. He will work hard for a team.

Each of us has our talents and struggles. No one can do it all. We need to learn to do our best with what we have.

Today, Max Lucado's newsletter is titled: God is Doing What's Best for Us. This is the text:

God is at work in each of us whether we know it or not, whether we want it or not. Lamentations 3:33 says, “He takes no pleasure in making life hard, in throwing roadblocks in the way.” He doesn’t delight in our sufferings, but He delights in our development. It’s what Paul pointed out in Philippians 1:6 when he wrote,  “God began doing a good work in you, and I am sure He will continue until it is finished when Jesus Christ comes again.”

Don’t see your struggle as an interruption to life but as preparation for life. No one said the road would be easy or painless. But God will use this mess for something good. This trouble you are in isn’t punishment, it’s training. It is the normal experience of children. God is doing what’s best for us, training us to live God’s holy best!