Good morning! Eighteen days and counting. I'm not. But every once in a while I stop to reconfigure. Oh my goodness! I just can't wait. We were singing all seven verses of How Firm A Foundation today. I was on the organ, and had asked Sis. Gammons what songs she would like me to play. That was one of her picks. The second verse had me in tears, which is not conducive to seeing music that you're trying to play. But these words touched my spirit, mother to missionary and back again.
In ev’ry condition—in sickness, in health,
In poverty’s vale or abounding in wealth,
At home or abroad, on the land or the sea—
As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.
Thank you for your example and service. The Lord is indeed watching over his missionaries and their leaders during these perilous times.
Your father and Miller are headed to scout camp his week in Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border leaving o'dark o'clock tomorrow morning. The living room is cluttered with scout debris - cots, backpacks, tents, mosquito nets, swimming attire...but I can handle the mess. This is probably the last one for us. Jarrod has been scout camping it since before Tanner was born. He has spent 20 years summers serving the scouts during the summer. His employment has always made him the most easy leader to accompany the boys on their week long adventures and, along with six boys, was an obvious choice. I wish I could have captured a picture of Miller with his back pack on. I think it's bigger than him and most likely weighs more than him as well.
This week was Tarleton week at the semi pro baseball team in Cleburne, The Railroaders. Most of the gang went for a game, leaving Breyer and I on Nora duty. I don't know who had more fun. Their game was in 100 degrees, no food or drink in the park except what you bought, and a very long game and late night. Breyer and I introduced Nora to gymnastics, enjoying her antics. She's a doll when it's bedtime, laying down with her binky and bear, and lights out.
We had her again on Friday when the gang went to the drive inn movie theater to see Toy Story IV, and the new Aladdin. I put her into bed at 9:30, not knowing it was that late. Oops!
We had a few air conditioning issues this week, and by Sunday needed an emergency call out. Because the units were less than a year old, it's on their dime. He found a portion of the pipe not up to code, and spent a great deal of time fixing everything. Then we invited him to meatloaf and mashed potatoes. It was Dad's birthday dinner. And he got homemade vanilla pudding with bananas, graham cracker crumbs and whipped cream. He decided he'd be setting up his cot, and taking care of our A/C.
Tanner and AnneMarie hit the jack pot with Dad's present. They gave him a homemade boomerang from Australia, hand painted. It is awesome. I gave him a new blender for summer smoothies.
Work was exciting this past week with a shooting of a Federal court house in Dallas. It was my call. One of my units was the first to call it in, even though the suspect was firing his automatic rifle at a Federal building, and was being pursued by Federal employees. He was in the wrong place at the right time. I love my job!
I love you even more. I'm hoping time goes just a bit quickly these next two weeks.
Love,
Mom
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