after school at grand parents

Becca and Riley got to the house after school. Mark and Riley went fishing, while Becca and I made oatmeal cookies. Then we made a camp fire in the "new' fire pit that Mark made in our sitting area to keep mosquitoes away. Becca and Riley used fire sticks to draw on wood. Then we went inside and made individual home made pizzas. Becca took a 30 minutes bath in the Jacuzzi tub while Riley watched swamp people with Granddaddy. Then a bed time snack and in bed by 9:20. Blue berry pancakes and ham for breakfast and on to school for CRCT test.

Jesus loves me

Joyce Meyers did a whole sermon today to basically say one thing that we all need to hear and believe. "Jesus loves me this I know, for the bible tells me so."

Life Spring youth program

We really enjoyed the youth program at life spring tonight. Clint and Anna put a lot of work into it. The greatest story ever told was portrayed beautifully by the music, video, the reading of scripture and of course the wonderful youth. Thank you for reminding us what this season is all about. We are very proud of the work you two do and the lives that you effect with your ministry.

m.o.s.t.

We have a wonderful organization here in Moultrie. The name says it all, Moultrie oncology support team, M.O.S.T. I do not know any one who has not been effected by cancer. My brother Hugh died,three years ago May 4th. My other brother Glenn and I have both dealt with Melanoma. We lost my Mother-in-law, my aunt a cousin and friends to this terrible disease. M.O.S.T. is a group that supports those who have cancer and their families in Colquitt county. We have come up with a fun way to help this worthy cause. A Spring cleaning yard sale to be held on May 7th at Jimmy Allen's Antique and storage at Spence field. Come join us to buy or sale. Ten dollars will get you a space to set up and sale. A percentage of the sales from the storage unit will go to M.O.S.T. Come find your treasures.

trail blazers

When you are hiking in a state park, one of the things that make it nice and safe is trail blazers. Some one has come before you and marked the trees with different colors to match the map that you receive when you check in to the park. When you are hiking, it is nice to remember that some one is coming behind. Make sure that you take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but tracks. Another way that you can help those who may come later is to clean off trail as you hike. Especially after a storm. We usually have walking sticks with us and it is easy to toss small branches to the side with your stick. Mark moves the big obstacles out of the way and I move the small ones. Reminds me of raising our kids. I took care of daily little problems that popped up but, when there was a big obstacle that the kids faced,they knew that Daddy could handle it. They still know that Dad is there for them . While I was walking I thought of the trail blazers in my life. The ones who came before me. My Mom taught me through her actions how to take care of others. Lewis Demott taught me about loving Jesus. He was my spirit mentor. Mrs Robbie Greene taught me the importance of teaching the Bible to children. My mother-in-law taught me how to live and die with grace and dignity. She was a hard working lady. My Daddy taught me how to live life to the fullest and how to be spontaneous. I learned so much from Sunday school teachers, preachers, school teachers, my family and friends about life. We all have some one that came before us blazing trails and some one that is coming behind us. Try daily to be a good trail blazers.

We are tree huggers

Sara, your parents are finally tree huggers. We went hiking in a State park and saw pines trees so large that we tried to see if we could put our arms around it. We stood on either side of the tree and reached around and could barely touch each others fingers. That is a big old pine tree. Mark likes to say just imagine , this tree was standing when the Indians lived here. That is not to hard to imagine when you are hiking Kolomoki Indian mound state park.

a good way to start you day

Ham and cheese omelets, toast and coffee on a picnic table while watching the fog rise over the lake and the birds singing . Thank you Lord for another day. That is what I hear Mark say ever day since retirement.