Luke Joins Forces with Superman

Luke begins to read the new found strange comic books. Luke reads about unique science experiments.

Suddenly, he sees a funny box. Is it Clark Kent's phone booth? It looks so different from Clark's phone booth. Suddenly Clark Kent jumps out of the pages and leads Luke to the mysterious box. His curiosity gets the best of him, and Luke boldly enters this box. Luke glares at the side of the machine. He realizes that one side of it is covered in dials and levers. What is this?



Superman gives him a knowing glance and encourages Luke to fiddle with the dials. One dial is labeled Gotham City 1949. Luke pushes the dial. Weird sights and sounds happen. Luke quickly realizes that they have wandered into a time capsule. They are hurdling toward the past. Luke is curious. He notices Superman has a smile on his face. He seems eager to begin the adventure. Clark (aka Superman) jumps into the Sky to fly toward Gotham City pledging to save Gotham City from the villains. Who is that woman standing in their path? She is the female villain, Daisy Bella.



She has captured Jimmy and holding him hostage Jimmy's face is darkened by fear. Has she captured anyone else? Bella has Jimmy locked in a well fortified cage. Yikes! She also has locked inside this different cage Lois Lane. What diabolical plan does she have on her mind? She knows these two friends will get Superman's attention. Bella believes that she will be able to lure Superman into her snare using his two best friends as bait. Little does she know that good will triumph over her evil desire to defeat Superman.



Superman stares at the situation. Luke ponders how he can help Superman free his friends. Luke remembers being able to use his powers of ESP to be able to even manipulate the thoughts of another person. He decides to attempt the feat with Bella. It will be necessary to make her completely under his control; she must be unconscious in order to be under his power. Luke shares his plan with Superman; they realize that this is their only option. It must work. Bella is distracted by a sudden strange storm that seems to be about to attack them. Luke must spring into action. Superman sprays the area with a compound to put everyone to sleep. He is able to isolate the spray only on Bella leaving both Jimmy and Lois safe. Bella quickly falls asleep allowing Luke to enter her thoughts and convince her to believe that she must release Jimmy and Lois. Bella is awakening. This must work! Without any reason, Bella opens the cages. Jimmy and Lois are swooped up by Superman, and they all escape.

Superman is indebted to Luke for freeing his friends with his quick thinking. They all are off to a new adventure.

Happy Anniversary

Any anniversaries are times of reflection. Wedding anniversaries are special.


I still vividly remember our wedding May 15, 1971. I made my dress while in college. My sewing studio was a married friend's apartment. My veil was borrowed from my supervising teacher. My dad had recently died, so my very amazing grandfather was to give me away. He grew my favorite flowers - daisies - for our wedding. He grew every one of the ones used to decorate my wedding. He even had a beautiful canopy built for us to repeat our vows under just because I wanted it. He had always spoiled me rotten so nothing was too good for his Punkin'. It was months later that I was told that PaPa had a high fever as a result of pneumonia on my wedding day. Nothing was going to stop him from walking me down the aisle.


May 19, 2007 is the day Jeff and Rebecca married. This was such a special day. Everything was perfect. Rebecca was of course beautiful. The church was European looking; the music was inspiring; the minister was like an old friend. Clayton was the ring bearer - quite a job for a two year old. Instead of rings on his pillow he carried a action figure of Shrek. The reception was unique with an amazing ice sculpture.


June 24, 2000 is Wade and Sarah's anniversary. Their special day was packed with memories. A friend had kept her dress at her house. Sarah and I went to retrieve it. Little did we know that my friend's husband set the burglar alarm. As we unlocked the door and entered, the most horrendous wailing filled our ears. I was told the code but could not remember it. We were running late, so I grabbed the dress and raced to the church. My friend told me later that the police informed her the alarm had been tripped. Sarah and Wade had known each other since they were in the fifth grade so it was no surprise that they married. A video of their journey filled with a collection of individual photos played before the service. It was a beautiful celebration.
Happy Anniversary to all.

Drew's Dedication

Drew's dedication was awe inspiring. Our trip was long but oh so joyful. Wade had reserved us a perfect room - close to every place we needed to be, very comfortable, and LARGE. We were able to get to see Clayton "graduate" from his swimming class. He will be the next Michael Phelps.

We ate dinner at our old favorite north Dallas haunt - Joe's Pizza and Pasta. Memories of our girls growing up flooded over me. Sarah and Wade treated us to the private tour of their beautiful home afterwards. The next morning was exciting. Thanks to JD's expert maneuvering and the GPS we arrived for Drew's dedication at the church early. What a heart felt service. Both of the boys were perfect. The whole family group felt such pride. Sarah and Wade are amazing parents.

We all went back to their house for a home cooked "Paula Dean" southern feast. Sarah has become a expert chef! The next morning after a visit from Clayton and Sarah we left on our journey south to Houston - tired but oh so filled with love and inspiration.

Superman Meets Star Wars

Luke spots a strange cave. Can he hide from Darth Vader in this mysterious place? He decides to explore his options. Is there a demonic creature inside? Could this be his worse nightmare? Being the brave and curious young man that Luke is, he is intrigued by the possibilities.

The dark eerie cave is covered with spider webs. Yuck! He decides to use his light saber to guide him. That saber can multi-task. After he stumbles inside, he sees writing on the wall and old relics scattered around. All of a sudden, Luke discovers a stack of books hidden in a deepest, dark corner of the cave. What kind of books are these? He had never seen such brightly colored even though faded.



On the covers, there are strange creatures. Are they what Obi told Luke about in his tales of the past? Could these what Obi called Super Heroes: Spiderman, Hulk, Flash Gordon, Batman?



There seemed to be the largest number of cover with the face of a guy. Who is this guy? The man is strong with dark wavy hair. He has on a cape..or does he have on a business suit?



He is going into a box in a suit and comes out in a blue outfit with a red cape. How weird. What is this box anyway? It has a funny thing on a string hanging on the inside of the strange box.



What is under this blue suit? Is it what Obi called a letter?



How strange to actually write a letter to communicate. Didn't this culture just use mind transmission? The pictures are funny and seem to tell a adventure story. Luke could not believe the strange antics of Superman.



Apparently, Superman stories were the favorite and most cherished. How did this hero even get to this place? Luke remembers how Obi had taught him to read these strange letters. He began to read the story of who the books called Superman. The coming of Superman from a planet and given to an Earthling family seemed so strange.



This boy grew up with some unusual powers. He could see through rocks. His only nemesis seemed to be a compound called krypton. Luke could hardly keep from reading about Superman's adventures. He really is a hero. Superman seemed to rescue everyone even all of his backward world called Gotham City.



Luke could not wait to ask Obi if he knew the continuation of these ancient stories. Luke wanted to find out if Superman has a job. Who is this guy Clark Kent?

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??!!

Family Jewels

Clayton's response to my first story is precious.

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.

I plan to continue this epic.

Wade's birthday was great according to all accounts. Rebecca was there and totally enjoyed the rad celebration. Check out Sarah's blog: www.carpenterscorner.blogspot.com

Valentine's day was memorable. We visited with Rebecca; she and JD did a Sam's date to get food to prepare for her friend Jenny's baby shower. We got precious pictures and a card from Clayton and Drew. JD surprised me with a Charlie Brown card, flowers, and my favorite chocolate covered strawberries. What a treat!



Happy Valentine's Day to all of you.