My Visit With Rev.

We got to go home and see Rev. Bailey. It was a good visit. He was not doing well that day and we were told he may or may not know who we are. He remembered exactly who we were. He told us that his years of ministry were done and we had a lot of them in front of us. He said he didn't know how many souls we could save for the kingdom but to promise him we would save as many as we could. We promised we would. He then prayed for us and told us to take good care of our girls. The spark in his voice was gone as he laid on his hospital bed with the tubes in his nose there in his living room. But the spark in his eyes and what he had to say was still there as strong as ever. I pray that he will soon get to meet his Lord and live pain free for eternity. I pray he will soon here the words, Well Done!! Thy Good and Faithful Servant.

Anna is 3!!

She has grown a lot in 2 years.

Some Irish Blessing For You On St. Patrick's Day.

May the light always find you on a dreary day.
When you need to be home, may you find your way.
May you always have courage to take a chance
And never find frogs in your underpants.

May the sound of happy music
And the lilt of Irish laughter
Fill your heart with gladness
That stays forever after.

As you slide down the banister of life,
may the splinters never point in the wrong direction

Pawley Hammocks

So does anybody have a hammock? If so what kind do you have. I came across Pawley Hammocks. They are suppose to be the Original Rope Hammock. They seem to be giving away one of these original pawley hammocks, maybe I will wait to see if I win a hammock before I go and by one?

Pics from the Cavs game

I forgot I promised pictures from the Cavs game so here they are

...starting with the view from our seats.

Me, Ron, Kevin and Kevin

It was Brazilian Carnaval Night and they gave out Anderson Varejao wigs trying to break a record for most wigs worn at a sporting event. A note here...Ron's son, the first Kevin, is not wearing a wig. That is just his natural hair. ...Oh Yeah, and they did break the record.

Grant Hill and LeBron

I didn't even know Grant Hill was still playing?

Larry Nance Was There

Larry Nance was there too. He wore his wig with the rest of us.

And Usher

He is the one in the Washington Nationals hat.

LeBron Jams It Home

Or Ron Jams It Home

Great! Thanks LeBron

We realized on way home, apparently some people have lost their window office to a nice big picture of LeBron.

3 Years and Cake

Well Anna is just over 2 weeks shy of her third birthday. Her first two parties were both Dora themed parties. So we are encouraging her to spread her wings a little this year. Some ideas up for consideration this year are:

1. VeggieTales
2. Nemo
3. Little Einsteins
4. JoJo

Yes, she loves to watch Playhouse Disney!! So we shall see what she chooses. I'll be sure to post some pictures of the party.

Rev. Bailey

Well our original plan was to go and see Rev. Bailey on Amber's spring break at the end of March. But I was told yesterday that he had a dream the other day the he went to heaven. When he was there everything was peaceful and relaxed. But then he woke up and was not happy. He was ready to go see his Master. I feel bad. I am hoping he is not being left just for me to go and see him. I am going to call him tonight just in case and try to make plans to go home asap. Maybe next weekend? I no longer am praying for him to hang in there. It is not fair to keep him from where he wants to be for me to see him. So just pray that he has a good journey.

Pictures from the Super Bowl Party

The Girls and I, Resting Before Bed

For some more recently added pics of Ella go to her blog.

Rev. Bailey

A gentleman who has been almost like a grandfather to my wife and I is very sick. He is 96 years old and we always stop by for a visit every time we go home. (Delaware) He always encourages us in our ministry and supports us with food (mostly bags of candy) and money to take back with us. He is a great man and has been a friend of the family since my parents were my age. Actually since they were younger than I am now. When they first moved to Delaware he took them under his wing when they showed up at the church where he was pastoring. He has cancer on his kidney and they are giving him only 6 months. Hospice is going to come and bring a hospital bed for him at home. When asked which bedroom he wants to be in he replied, "the living room." You see Rev. is not one to miss anything that is going on. He wants to be where he can see everything that is going on. Where it is easy for people to still come and visit him. He has barely lost a step in 96 years and is a saint of the church in my book. Please pray that he does not suffer much and that he will hang in there until Amber and I get a chance to get back and see him one more time.

Happy Birthday Rachael!!

I became an Uncle 20 years ago today!!! I can still remember the moment I found out. I was 12 and playing outside. My sister lived in Iowa and my mom had gone out to be there. My dad came out an stopped me from playing with my friends long enough to tell me I was an uncle. I remember being very excited. I am even more excited now to see the wonderful woman my niece has become. Happy Birthday Rach!!

MacGyver was back!!!

Ok, so obviously I am happy the Steelers won. But for all of you who were neither Steeler nor Seahawk fans there were the commercials. My favorite commercial, and very well maybe my all time favorite commercial now, was the Mastercard commercial with Richard Dean Anderson reprising his role as MacGyver. Granted it was missing the great theme song and he didn't have his mullet, it was a great to see him back again. Maybe Paramount will see how popular this ad was and think about doing one more reprise role and make a MacGyver movie for all of us fans who miss the show that made duct tape and Swiss Army Knife household names. So leave a comment, which Superbowl commercial was your favorite?

STEELERS WIN!!!

It wasn't the prettiest game of all time. But the Steelers relied on what they did all year long: their defense, steady mix of run and pass, along with a great trick play to pull it out. Thanks for the ride Bus!! Way To Go Steelers!!! Pictures to come of our Steelers party later this week.