Thursday, August 23, 2018

News For the Week of July 11, 2018



The grass withereth and the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever. Isaiah 40:8 (KJV). This verse was in my Bible reading this morning. It is one of my favorite verses in the Bible, it is such a comfort to know God is there no matter what, no matter what happens to us, he is there, our rock, our comfort, and He never changes and never will. Besides being one of my favorite verses ever, it is very appropriate in a very literal sense right now. We need rain badly in this area. My garden doesn't appreciate the cold well water as much as it loves the rain.

Bob and I went to the Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival again this year over the past weekend and enjoyed it very much. We saw some of our favorite bands and some that I'm sure will become some more favorites. We saw several people we knew while we were there. We visited a few minutes with Doug and Kay Morgan, Matt and Carolyn Wakeley and got to visit with Ken and Carol Case a while, who were camped out there for the weekend. We also saw Larry and Dee Clark but didn't get to visit with them. After you go to a festival several years you make friends with others that you only see at the festivals each year. We had fun seeing several of these friends and visiting with them. I would like to sit in on the jam sessions but since I can't play any instruments it might not work too well. I can listen real good though!

We had to leave the bluegrass early on Saturday to get back to Forsyth at Shadowrock Park where our great grandson, Rylan was having his first birthday party. Lots of family and friends were there to watch him open presents and get into his birthday cake. He really got into that cake, he was very polite at first and was just picking little pieces of frosting off and eating them, then he got wild and had it smashed all over the high chair, all over his arms and head. He was a chocolate covered baby. I think he really enjoyed it.

New Mansion Church had a big fried chicken/potluck dinner and lots of fireworks last Sunday night that was well attended. There were bounce houses and water slides for the kids to play on and sno-cones while waiting for fireworks time. Our grandkids went and Bob went over later to enjoy the fireworks with them. I stayed home this time with Bob's mom who is staying with us off and on. I gave the grandkids a choice if they wanted Bob or me to be there and they picked Bob. They said he was better to watch fireworks with.

Ethan Todd turned sixteen years old on the 4th of July, so we have another driver on the roads. He is a good driver so there shouldn't be any worries. I think every parent secretly cheers hooray when their child gets their driver license, at least I did, because now they can take themselves back and forth to ball practice, or whatever practice they are involved in.

Give me a call or e-mail with your news. Until next time, take care and be blessed.

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