Summers End

Hello everyone! This month sped by and we are back into school once again. Its hard to believe that summer is coming to an end already and it won't be long till the leaves will be changing. We will welcome some cooler temperatures, however. We are thankful that God saw fit to send us some rain this month. Our grass is now green again, and needs mowing! It was too late for our garden though. With the insufficient rain, and the deer invading it, we have had little produce this summer.

We packed alot in this past month. The county fair went really well and we had over 60 people ask the Lord to be their Savior. Mike was very busy with things at church, so I decided to pack up and go to Ohio by myself and visit our family. I left on Friday and came back on Saturday the following week. I had a great time! On Sunday my side of the family had our annual family reunion, and I don't get to attend very often. I got to see aunts, uncles, and cousins that I have not seen since my dad passed away last year. On Monday my sister and I took days just for "us" and we went to one of our favorite places Shipshewana, IN. It was good to spend some time together and we shopped till we dropped, but had a wonderful time together. The rest of the week I basically spent visiting with Mom T, having lunch with my special friend, Vinnie, and a family dinner on Thursday night. While I was in Ohio, Mike got a terrible toothache and had to have a "hidden" wisdom tooth that had a cavity was infected, pulled. It took the dentist about an hour to get it out. He is still in some pain over that. Last Friday he had the cancer on his ear removed, and it was a successful surgery. Thank you all for your prayers for him. He has one more surgery scheduled for September 13, and then we should be all set.

We have some very exciting news! Seth, our second oldest grandson called us last Tuesday night to tell us he had gotten saved! We were thrilled at this news. We pray for our grandkids every day, so this is a real answer to our prayers. We are going to TN this weekend so we will be at Temple Baptist when Seth gets baptised. How good God is to us. We are looking forward to a few vacation days to spend time with our TN kids.

September is a big month for us at church also. School starts, and one of the highlights of our year, our Missions Conf. takes place. We look forward to hearing from all of you soon!

A Busy Couple of Weeks

This has been a very busy couple of weeks for us. We have had the grandkids off and on for the month of July. Twenty five years ago we kept up with everything.. needless to say things have changed since then! We love having them here. Mike was gone for three days to Ohio for the wedding, and everything went fine. They had a nice fishing trip and Joel caught a record fish,which he is having mounted. They returned home at midnight on Saturday. Packed everything back up, and Mike left for Jr. Camp on Monday morning at 6 am, with a bus and a van packed with jrs. They go to Camp Anchorage in North Carolina. It was a great camp, with Pastor Chris Edwards from Charlotte, NC preaching this year. Many decisions were made and one profession of salvation! We praise the Lord for allowing the kids to go to camp every summer. It makes a difference in so many lives.

On Friday, Daniel had to go to Knoxville, TN to be in Phillip Rosser's wedding, congratulations to Phillip and Jessica! The kids came back to our house so Kristi could regroup and get some rest. Grandma is worn out since Grandpa was gone for most of that time! But after they were gone for a day, I miss them being here too. Kristi is doing much better, thanks to all who asked and prayed for her. She will have gall bladder surgery the beginning of September and we are hoping that will correct the problems she has been having for so long.

This coming week the Prince William County Fair begins. Our church is sponsoring a tent this year as a soul winning endeavor. Mike is busy gathering everything needed for that. We are trying to get away for a few days to go to OH to see family before he has to have surgery on his ear on August 24. School starts here on August 28. Time flys by and it just seems impossible that summer is almost over. I love doing this blog, and hope many of you will leave comments for us so we know how you are doing as well. Have a great week!