What Do You Really Control? Fabulous Friday

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There are so many things in life we can't control.  Ladies, we can't control our man~ at least we shouldn't be trying to. I can't even control the mood he walks in the door with each evening.  We can't control our children's personal walk with the Lord. We can't control the price of gasoline or the ever rising prices we find at the grocery store.  I can't even control my 11 chickens~ they keep scattering my mulch all over my sidewalk. My morning routine now includes sweeping the mulch back into my flower garden. Even after stern discipline they are uncontrollable!


I am constantly reminded time after time~ I am not in control of really that much. But there is one thing I am in control over. Ah ha~~! I am in control of my attitude. We do control our attitudes. How we respond to the circumstances in our lives ~from the large trials to the small every day annoyances ~they are in our control. 


I get to choose each and every day what my responses are going to be. I decide if I am going to let Christ shine through my life by my attitude.


We all struggle with attitude. Sometimes we just need to get some rest and take better care of ourselves. When we are sick and tired it is hard to have a good attitude. Sometimes we need to spend some more time with our Saviour in His Word and prayer. Sometimes we just need to not dwell on all the negative things but on the blessings instead. I tell my children often ~" Get rid of the attitude." Maybe that is just good advice for us big kids too!


Did you know that your negative attitude and bad attitude spread to others?   It has been said~ "An attitude is like electricity, except it travels faster and touches more people." A good attitude is one that is channeled, and one that helps build others up, just like electricity can be used to power our homes. While a bad attitude spreads quickly, destroying the attitudes of others, just like a spark in a forest can cause a wild fire.


" Get rid of the attitude." God is on the throne and He is still in control and that my Friend ~is reason enough today to have a great attitude!



Hebrews 10:23-25 (King James Version)


 23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
 24And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
 25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.


Philippians 2:4-5 (King James Version)


 4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
 5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:


Have a fantastic day~


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47 Questions About Me~

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47 questions about me

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes~ Carrie Nation, the temperance leader. My father named me~Carrie Nation.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?  Today~ question # 1 made me cry.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?  Roast Beef

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? yes

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I sure do hope so

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? yes

8.. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS ?  I only have one~not sure what happened to the other one!

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No I would say never but I learned never to say never.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?  Life or Golden Grahams

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yes

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?  Butter~Pecan

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?  Their hands

15. RED OR PINK? pink

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?  I don't know.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?  My Ashley and Jessica~

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?  Why sure!

19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? lime green

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?  chocolate

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?  Judging Amy

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?  yellow

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Fresh linen, lilacs in the Spring, Apple Jack and Peel in the Fall, All Christmas smells~I make candles and love them all!

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?  my sister~ my best friend

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? None~sorry

27. Hair Color? brown

28. EYE COLOR? Brown

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No

30. FAVORITE FOOD? Mexican

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy always happy~

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?  A Hallmark Movie

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?  Black

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?  Both~I love all the seasons. I love a reason to celebrate!

35. HUGS OR KISSES? Now how can a girl choose that one~Both of course

36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Raspberry Pie~

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? don't know

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? don't know

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? None~

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?  Nothing

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?  Nothing~

42. FAVORITE SOUND?  The sounds of the country~
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? neither

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN= FROM HOME???  Mexico

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?  not sure?

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Missouri

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Everyone

I would love to hear 47 questions  ~answers about you!  Post on your blog and leave me your link so I can read all about you!





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I'm Hiding~

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Psalm 139

 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

I have my favorite hiding place. Do you? I get a great book, a Diet Coke, and I lock the bathroom door and I hide.  Being a homeschool Mom for 20 years has wonderful advantages but it also means I never sent my children away at all. Oh.......... don't think I am bragging.

 There were many times I wanted to send them on that shiny yellow bus. It is just that sometimes I needed a break so I learned early in my child rearing days that I could escape behind my locked door and let Calgon take me away. When my children were small they would sit outside and whine for me to open it. When my Hannah started writing~she would send notes under the door. Now~they know if Mom is taking a bubble bath in the middle of the day we best leave her alone.

 When they were small I needed to have my person all to myself without them hanging on for dear life as if separation meant death once in a while. I hid at times from a two year old's whining and temper fits.  Sometimes I hid to re-group. Sometimes I hide from teen agers constant badgering each other. Even 10 minutes of hiding can do me wonders.

At times being a wife and mother we feel as if we are on 24 hour surveillance.  They see me all day long complete with all my faults. They know when Mom is just not okay. It is a bit uncomfortable being so vulnerable to our family. I can really hide from my family even if it is for a few minutes. If I don't want them to see my bad attitude or see what I am thinking or see my impulsive reaction to something~ I can slip away and hide. But what about God?

 He sees everything. He knows what I am thinking. He knows where I will fail next. So why hide? It makes no sense really. When things are not right we often try to keep distance between ourselves and God so He won't see what is wrong with us. We try to hide.

God knows everything about us. He knows every thought we have.  He knows when everything is just not alright~and He cares. He knows our weakness, our failures and our thoughts~yet He loves us anyway. There is no hiding from Him. My inclination when things are wrong is to hide from others but I cannot hide from God! There is no use in trying. The great thing is we when ask for His help~He never hides from us.


Isaiah 41:10

King James Version (KJV)

 10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.



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America's Own Holocaust~A Controversial Movie

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I am a  nice person and try not to cause too much chaos in my life ~in my real life and my blog life.  But~I review for a Christian company that is airing a controversial documentary starting today. It compares the loss of life by abortion to the Holocaust.  I must warn you it is raw but it is real. The images are heart breaking so if you choose to watch the video be warned!

 This video is of real life people and how they think. Some use bad language that has been bleeped out. That kind of bothered me but if you stay until the end they come to see things in a different light.  Jesus came to save sinners. I am a sinner that needed God's grace.

As I watched this 33 minute video in its entirety I was convicted to take a stand for the unborn children in our country who have been slain by legalized abortion~ and those who have suffered because they  have a different skin color. My heart was once again broken seeing the images of the Jewish people who lost their lives only for their God given born nationality. It is never right to think that God did not create us all equal.

 Please know that if your past has this heartache of abortion in it~ God can heal all the past and my heart bleeds for you. Our God sent His Son to pay the debt of all sin~even abortion. Jesus can forgive!

 It is my desire that the youth of our day will stop and think about how God sees the situations that are issues of today. I think our youth have good hearts and need to be reminded that if we don't learn from history it will repeat itself.  It already is repeating itself~ unborn children are human beings!


Again~
 I must warn you it is raw but it is real. The images are heart breaking so if you choose to watch the video be warned!


Click here to watch the video.

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Evil And More Evil In The Headlines

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Just  glance at any newspaper this morning and the headlines will tell you what is wrong with the world. Turn on the television, listen to the radio, talk to friends, and you will find no end of opinions as to what is wrong with the entire world. That's because pointing out what is wrong comes easy to all of us. It sells.

Caleb and I have been doing some deep studying of our American History. There was much evil at the beginning of our country too. Guess what? Evil has been trying to win since the beginning of time. Satan is behind it all.

When our country was forever changed that day when terrorist hijacked passenger planes the world called it evil~ and it was! That epic evil event made us all paralyzed with fear. I felt afraid for the first time in my beloved America. And that's what evil does~ it makes us feel powerless.

But we must never forget we are not powerless. At times we all face evil on a much smaller scale~ yet it still has the ability to paralyze us..  What are we to do with the evil that comes our way?

The Apostle Paul outlined it out for us. The Bible always has the answers.


Romans 12:17

King James Version (KJV)

 17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.


Romans 12:21

King James Version (KJV)

 21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

You want to get even. I mean who isn't tempted to settle the score. We are human after all. Well the true enemy of evil is goodness.  Paul concludes that the casualty of evil is also its conqueror.

On this frosty (way to cold for the last week of September) morning as I see evil gets all the headlines I am reminded that God's goodness is stronger than all the evil in this old sinful world. He wants us on His behalf to overcome His enemy.

One day God will settle the score when He returns. He is keeping score.

Where it is the darkest~ the light shines brightest. I am going to let my light shine today. How about you?

Happy Monday! 



Are you facing some evil today?
Here are some more verses that may be helpful.

Proverbs 20:22; Matthew 5:38-48; I Thess. 5:15; 1 Peter 3:8-17


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Fabulous Friday ~ Be Still And Know That I Am God!

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Happy First Day of Autumn~
“Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10a).
There is a crisp chill slipping through the air at o'dark thirty this morning. I tip toe back to my closet to find a warm comfy sweater. I peek outside to see the temperature and it is only 40 degrees. What happened to summer?~ It's cold! I make myself a cup of Folgers in my cup and add some Spiced Pumpkin creamer~just what this girl needs!
I cuddle up in my favorite comfy chair~ my prayer corner. It has been a very long week and a half. To be frank~ never have I grieved until I felt physically sick. There is just something horrible about losing a parent. Maybe the realization that life has gone so fast and you are next in line to die. Not that I am afraid of dying~ but I do love this life of mine so. I am blessed. While I buried my father at the same time I am planning my momma's wedding. Life is bazarre for sure at times. 
The events of my fathers sudden~early death~ at the age of 63 seems like a nightmare to me. At first I was mad at God for not giving me a chance to say I love you one last time. But I am coming to see that God's ways are best. Everything that needed to be said between my Dad and I had been said. It would have been too painful for us both. Addiction is a nightmare and I am thankful that my Dad has finally unloaded the weight of the world off his shoulders. I am finally resting in the confidence that my Heavenly Father knows best. 
As I am sitting here in my comfy prayer corner wrapped in my big sweater I am feeling loved. God has comforted me in special ways as He never has before. My husband has been my rock~ as always~ I love you My Brian! My sister and brother have been wonderful and my friends have blessed me with flowers, meals, diet Cokes and homemade pies. I am loved! 
This morning it hit me~ when I slow my soul to still and listen quietly~ God gently speaks to me. I am face to face with His holiness. In light of His holiness His loving kindness is revealed. He knows best. It is all for my good and for His glory. This is not the end of the story. That fact this morning is like this comfy sweater and warm coffee to my soul.
Be still. Know that He is God. Know that He is good. Know that He is holy. Know that He is in control. Know that He loves you. He is worthy~ oh so worthy.
Then in stillness~ respond.......

 1O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
 2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
 3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
 4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
 5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.


 23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
 24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.


Psalms 139:1-6 23,24


Have a fabulous Friday and celebrate the first day of Fall!


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Just When I Think I Have No More Tears~

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................ they start falling again!  Has your heart ever been broken? Mine has a time or two but never broken and shattered to pieces. My Father's death has broken mine to itty bitty pieces. What broke your
heart?  Cruelty? Failure? Unfaithfulness? Loss? Grief sends us into the darkness to cry.

It is good to cry. My Grandma Baker said it cleanses the soul~ well my soul should be good and clean. Tears are the only cure for weeping, a little crying does one good."~  said scottish preacher George MacDonald.

Jesus cried over the death of his friend Lazarus ~

John 11:35King James Version

Jesus wept.


His heart was broken too. I do believe that our tears attract the Lord's attention~ His lovingkindness and His tender care. He has wrapped His arms around me in many special ways the past week. He sees the sleepless nights. His heart aches when His children mourn. He weeps along with us. Tears are a language that only God understands. 

He is the God of comfort.



2 Corinthians 1:3-4

King James Version (KJV)

 3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
 4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 

I am thankful for the people in my life~ God uses His people to comfort one another.

Tears come way to much in this life~ along with the need to comfort. While my heart has been so blessed by my loved ones and friends ~when your heart is in itty bitty pieces you need a future and a hope. Know today that God loves you and one day He will wipe away all tears. (Rev. 21:4) We are so dear to Him that one day He will Himself wipe away all our tears.

Remember today~ Our Father cares and shares in our sorrow!
Now that is something to celebrate today!


Matthew 5:4

King James Version (KJV)

 4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.






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Home Economics Recipes For This Week~

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Spicy Potato Soup~

1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
3 cups potatoes, cubed
3 cups tomato juice
4 cups water
3-4 carrots, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1/2 t. chili powder

Cook ground beef and onion together in skillet until onions are tender. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer for one hour. * May need to add a little more water to desired consistency. Yummy!

Pumpkin Bars ~With Cream Cheese Icing





  • 4 eggs
  • 1 2/3 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • ICING: ***I double this**
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon milk
In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Pour into an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely.


For icing, beat cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla in a small mixing bowl. Add enough of the milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Spread over bars.


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Blessed Assurance~ Thank You My Blog Friends

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My heart is bubbling over with all your sweet words of comfort. No really I mean it~ you have blessed me so much! Thank you for thinking of me in the loss of my Father.

I was reading a devotion this morning about death~ please forgive me for being stuck here~ I am trying to move on ~ but it may take me a little while. This gentleman in the devotion had lost his wife and many were telling him ~"I am so sorry you lost your wife."  To which he replied ~ "Oh, I haven't lost her; I know exactly where she is!"

To some this might be a little bold or maybe even flippant. With so many after-death theories ~how can we really be sure where our loved ones have gone after death. Let alone where we will travel to after we die.

Let me tell you we can have confidence this morning as followers of Jesus. If you have never decided to follow Jesus~ please can I persuade you to make that decision today?

Let's see what God the Creator~ the giver of life has to say about it.
It is grounded in history that Jesus Christ came to earth to be born of a virgin to die for ALL mankind. The Bible says He is no respecter of persons. That would make Him an unfair God and my God can do no wrong! He came to take my "whipping" to pay for my sins and yours!

Romans 6:23

King James Version (KJV)

 23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.



Romans 10:9-10

King James Version (KJV)

 9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.


He proved that there is life after death when he arose from the grave. History records He was seen by over 500 men~ the grave is empty to this day. He promised He would go and prepare a place for us.


John 14:2

King James Version (KJV)

 2In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.


SO as followers of Jesus Christ it is appropriate for us to have confidence.We have assurance from God's Word that when we die we will immediately be with our Lord.



2 Corinthians 5:8

King James Version (KJV)

 8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

I am thankful there is no hoping or wishful thinking!
I am rejoicing this morning through my tears that I can boldly say with the Apostle Paul that I am confident ~yes~ pleased to say to be absent from this body is to be present with my Lord and my Daddy!

Lord, when I take my final breath

And see You face to face in death,
Then shall my heart forever sing
The heavenly praises of my King. —Raniville




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The Ups and Downs Of Life~

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Most of us with any grey in our hair would have to admit life has its ups and downs. This past week my heart has known grief as it never has as I said Farewell to my Daddy. My father was a very broken man with addictions but there was a time he received Jesus as his Saviour and he had made his reservation in Heaven. We talked about it many times.

When I was young and just starting out~ I thought I had it all figured out. I was going to play this game of life as a "Spiritual Giant"~ I would do it better than my parents did. I was on fire and I was so determined to do it different. After all my parents had made many mistakes.  I thought I had all the answers ~that God had given me insight beyond that of my parents and generations before me. SO I marched off to Bible College with vigor. You see that was my first mistake. God taught me a whole life full of lessons. First that I was prideful in my thinking. I now know God hates pride and the parents He gives us is His divine plan for our lives. They are God's perfect plan for our lives and they deserve to be respected! The youthful would be wise to learn and listen to avoid making many foolish mistakes. God taught me that the sin of my pride was wrong through many of life's ups and downs.


Solomon’s father, David, was called “a man after [God’s] own heart” (1 Sam. 13:14; Acts 13:22). Yet David’s life illustrates how life is filled with seasons of ups and downs. David wept over his and Bathsheba’s first child who was fatally ill (2 Sam. 12:22). Yet he also wrote songs of praise and joyous laughter (Ps. 126:1-3). With the death of his rebellious son Absalom, David experienced a time of deep mourning (2 Sam. 18:33). And when the ark was brought to Jerusalem, David, in spiritual ecstasy, danced before the Lord (2 Sam. 6:12-15).


We really have things all turned upside down when we portray that this Christian life is always peaceful and happy. The Bible clearly shows time and time again that the believer's life is a season of ups and downs.  But whether we are in a time of sadness or we are up on the mountain this morning~ each season should motivate us to seek the Lord and know that we can trust Him~ for He makes no mistakes.


My faith still holds even in this time of weeping. God is good and He can be trusted! 




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A Far Better Place~

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This week started out as any other week for me. I had things to do ~people to see ~ places to go. Only I did not get those things done~ I didn't keep my appointments I had made with people and I never went to the places I needed to go.  Monday night it appears my father went outside for a walk or maybe to get some fresh air ~ he suffered a heart attack and went to a far better place.

Nothing else mattered to me this week~ only my Dad! My Dad was no religious man nor was he a church man. But my mom remembers a time he asked God to forgive him of his sins and he received him as his Saviour. To me that is just the best information in the whole wide world. He never grew spiritually nor did he ever overcome his addictions but I have assurance I will see him again in a "Far Better Place." My Dad is whole this morning ~all the burdens of this old world have been lifted.

I have to admit my heart has been broken as it never before has~ I have gone to sleep with tears in my eyes to wake up crying~ but one day I will go to this "Far Better Place" and God will wipe away all my tears. What a glorious day that will be.


One day we who claim the name of Jesus will go to that place where there is "no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying." Not only will God wipe away all our tears but there will be no more pain~ no more addiction.

Revelation 21:4

King James Version (KJV)

 4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

This life is not all there is. There is a Far Better Place that Jesus is preparing for those who love Him and place their trust in Him.


John 14:2-3

King James Version (KJV)

 2In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

In that Far Better Place~ 
when life has ended we will feel God's embrace;
We will forever live with no pain or sorrow
 in that Far Better Place. 



Today I will celebrate that my Dad is in that Far Better Place.


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Goodbye Dad~ See Ya Soon!

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"Strong Enough"
You must
You must think I'm strong
To give me what I'm going through
Well, forgive me
Forgive me if I'm wrong
But this looks like more than I can do
On my own
I know I'm not strong enough to be
everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not stong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
For the both of us
Well, maybe
Maybe that's the point
To reach the point of giving up
Cause when I'm finally
Finally at rock bottom
Well, that's when I start looking up
And reaching out
I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not stong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
Cause I'm broken
Down to nothing
But I'm still holding on to the one thing
You are God
and you are strong
When I am weak
I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don't have to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
Carrie Nation~Shindorf


What a day!..I woke up this morning about 5:30 to sound of emergency tones paging out Rescue 10 to 907 Riverview for a man down, which is not at all uncommon except 907 Riverview is where the Man I knew as Dad lived! Although like Johnny he was no saint, had alot of demons and never a religious man, But my mother remembers the day he asked God for forgivness and to save his Soul. So when that day comes there Aint No Grave!... I'll see him on the other side : ) 
William Nation~Martinez

Well, Not looking forward to today. We will lay to rest today my favorite uncle and one of "MY"most respected men in my life. What a hero in my eyes. When I was growing up he was "The Man". Men feared Him and women loved him. Remember how people felt when Billy Jack showed up take care of the bully's? Thats how I felt whenever I would be somewhere and my uncle Bill would show up. In my eyes he was invincible. I truly loved this man and my heart is aching as im typing this. So , Uncle Bill Rest In Peace and see you on the other side. Give our family a big hug~ from Ricky Dale.



Hannah Christine
We will miss you Grandpa


AlexanderandAshley Rodriguez
You will be missed Grandpa. Wishing I could be with my family today. I love you all and I am praying for grace, peace, and comfort for everyone.




Hannah Christine
Capture all the life you can today... You never know if you will have tomorrow.





Grandpa

Not an easy day.  Two days ago my uncle who is a firefighter heard a call come over the radio.  The call was for a man down and the address they gave was the address of my grandfather.  It was his heart.  We all knew he had a weak heart.... but the man seemed almost invincible.
I was not close to my grandpa growing up... but I knew him, and I loved him... and I knew he loved me.
As I type these words my family is gathering two thousand miles away from where I am to remember my grandpa and lay his body to rest.... but he won't be in that grave.   We are all so thankful that there was a time in my grandfather's life when he asked Christ to save his soul.
My heart is aching for my family and because I cannot be there.
Time does not heal all wounds.  There will be an empty space in all of our hearts until Jesus makes everything whole and right again.  Even so, come Lord Jesus!     Ashley Rodriguez



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