Baby Dedication

My youngest grandson will be dedicated in a few weeks. His parents invited us to share in this special day with them. They are amazing parents who know and fulfill their desire to instruct both of their sons in God's plan for their lives. We are excited to get to go. He is going to be eight months old soon after his dedication. I am sure it will be a memorable service.

Memorial Day 2009

Our soldiers often are treated with disrespect. I remembering hearing stories of brave men coming home from Vietnam. My older brother returned home a changed man. "The War" was not even talked about by most. Most veterans, I am sure, felt betrayed. I even feel at a loss when trying to rationalize how our brave men and women were greeted. I knew friends that were either afraid of going or feared actually being there. If the battles were not enough, Agent Orange or the mere jungle itself had to be contended with for the soldiers. As a high school student, I vividly remember dating a young man who was about to go to this war. The night before he left was a scary time for him. He talked about coming home in a body bag. He did.



I pray that no one else will be treated the way that many of our vets were and even unfortunately still are when they return home. Thank you for all those that serve; you have paid the price in order to give us freedom.

Star Wars - part 3

Star Wars Revisited

Luke and his band of friends were revived and refreshed after their vacation in Yensid. Now it was time to continue their epic journey to free the world of terror and chaos. The only long lasting freedom will be achieved when the world is free from the such leaders as Darth Vader. Luke feels that he has known this nemesis for what seems like all his life. He could remember being told of the horrors of Darth even when he was a child. Darth seemed to be the center of all his nightmares. He has become Luke's symbol of pure evil.

Luke travels to Darth's last known location in order to trace the final destination of Darth so that Luke can destroy him. Darth proclaims his desire to rid the world of truth and light. Luke and his buddies must be defeated. After a very long and difficult battle, Luke is victorious. Luke is able to capture Darth. But Darth has another trick in his evil plan. Darth tricks Luke in releasing him by saying he was sick and going to die. Luke is so angry at his foolishness. How could he be so humane.

After Luke has to listen to his gleeful evil laugh,Darth chains Luke to the wall. Darth knows that he has won! Luke uses mental telepathy to tell Leia of his situation. Through Leia, Hans, Leia, Chewy, and robots learn of his delima. How can these brave friends save Luke. Luke's rescue is tricky. The battle is dangerous. But Truth will preserver. Darth and the Storm Troopers attack and try to stop the defeat of Darth. But the weary band of friends will not give up. After a scary, exhausting war, the friends rescue Luke with the assistance of the Jedi warriors, Hans, Chewy, and Leia. Darth begs for his life after the final fight.

Luke is confused. What should he do with Darth? Does he decide to imprison Darth in the dungeon? Darth has a dark and mensing look on his face. He is willing to do anything to continue to spread his evil ways. Darth decides the only way to defeat Luke's view of life is to share his deep secret. He is really Luke's long forgotten father. Luke assumed his father died after trying to protect his family and destroying the evil in the world. Little did Luke know that his own father is the source of evil. How can Luke be like Darth and destroy the Evil in the world? How can he do this to his own father? Is any dungeon able to keep Darth from inflicting more destruction? Luke must decide whether to free his father or save the world as he knows it from being under the power of sure destruction from a person who is only seeking his own agenda – the spread of evil. Little does Luke know that Darth is sure that he can manipulate Luke's tender heart. Darth is sure that his plan will work.

Luke frees Darth. His friends try to convince Luke that Darth is only using the new found knowledge that Darth is his father to trick him. What is Darth really up to? What is his plan?

Six months???

Isn't he the happiest six month old ever?! I can hardly believe my youngest grandson is growing up so fast. This photograph was taken by a very talent young lady named Sheri. Her business is in central Texas. View her web site at www.naglephotography.com

I pray that all of you moms had an amazing mother's Day.

Star Wars - Part 2

This is the first time Obi-Wan Kenobi was teaching Luke to be a jedi so he would be good. Then Darth Vader came out of the glass door. Then Luke and Obi-Wan were fighting him.



Luke continued to fight Darth Vader. Luke was victorious; Darth was soundly defeated by the younger and stronger Jedi. Luke was actually sad to see such a worthy opponent go down in defeat. Darth stumbled down a creepy black hole. Luke wondered if he would ever see Darth again. Maybe some other day....

Luke decided to go on vacation in order to lift his spirits. Hans, Leia, Chewy, and his faithful robots would go with him. The choices of where to go are numerous – and confusing. A group decision was finally made. We decided to go to the Magic Land of Yensid. Luke is so excited; going to Yesid with his closest friends is awesome. These guys are like his family. Vacationing in Yensid is what he always dreamed about. They are so excited. It was so hard to climb into their snuggly space cabbels to sleep.

It seems like Luke never went to sleep, but the horizon finally brightened. Luke and his band of friends gathered all their necessities. Luke made sure he put in his trusty light saber. Off they flew to Yensid. It seemed to take forever, but they finally arrived.



They flew through strange and scary places. They even flew through some caves. The very first realization that they had arrived was seeing the amazing castle. Could it be the same castle that had the glass door? Luke and his friends could hardly wait to get to the grounds for their fun filled adventure. As soon as they got inside the gatessey, each friend magically became a character. Luke became the prince and Leia became Cinderella. Hans was so jealous. One of the robots even became Alice while the other was the Mad Hatter.

What a wonderful day! The friends rode the swirling tea cups, the flying ewokes, and a scary missile ride. But their favorite was It's a Small Galaxy. It was amazing to see all the galactic creatures. How could anything be as much fun. But off the crew went to the next.....

Clayton's sleepy eyes finally pried open. He was landing at DFW. Drew was still asleep. Mommy was eager to get home and start washing clothes. Clayton looked over to say something to Dad. Then he remember that he had to stay in California. Clayton was sad, but he knew Daddy would be home soon. Clayton could hardly wait to get to preschool and share his dream. But was this really a dream??!!