I Love That Little Guy.

Don't you just love little brothers that can cook in an apron that small and still be proud of it?  He did end up getting a larger one though, but first I made him let me take his picture, (the picture was taken with my iPod so that is why it is fuzzy).  He can cook the world's best pancakes and some killer mac n' cheese.

He warmed up pretty nicely. 

Part of my Bible study this morning.

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.  The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.  Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better then the fowls?  And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?  If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?  Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  If then God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?  And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.  For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.  But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.  Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

                                                                                                                             Luke 12: 22-32

Friends, Death, and the movie Courageous.

I guess the best thing to start out with would be the death part of this blog post.  As you may remember, a while back I posted about my grandma that had cancer and asked for prayer.  Well,  on August 28, I walked into my room which I shared with her, only I slept on the couch in the living room, and there she was, dead.  We think that she died about 7:30 that morning.  Dad said that he had seen her going down the hall at about 6:30 that morning heading towards the rest room.  She died quietly in her sleep with no pain.  Her funeral was held on Friday, September 2.  We had a grave side service with only close friends and close family members.  Only this was not an ordinary service.  Hattie made the brochures that told all about Grandma and some of it was in Grandma's own words.  As everyone was waiting on the funeral to start we, being me, Nikki, Reba, and Hattie,  all went around passing those out.  We also passed out little pamphlets that had some hymns on it.  We had some issues with the sun early on so we had some of the guys move Grandma over to a better place about fifty feet away.  The little funeral home guys said that it would be a lot of work to move that little tent that the close family members sit under.  So we ended up just leaving that where it was.  Then we moved all the ugly little blue fuzzy chairs in front of the casket.  Behind all the blue fuzzy chairs, were all the miscellaneous lawn chairs that people had brought.  By the time we had all this done the sun was once again shining on us.  So most of the people ended up just standing in a big circle around the casket.  We started out singing some hymns and then Mr. Randy, Nikki and Reba's dad, gave a short little sermon.  Then he said what he liked, or admired, or remembered about Grandma.  Then went his wife Lisa, then Reba, Nikki, and then Grant.  Then our family went next.  Dad went first.  Then Mom, and Hank.  Then all of a sudden I remembered that I had left my piece of paper with what I was going to say in the car.  Us and the K's, Nikki and Reba's family, were all standing sort of in the front, the whole time, so I had to walk in the front of everyone and to the car that was semi close.  By the time I got back it was about my turn to speak.  After me, went Harris and then Hattie.  Then my Dad's sister and then Grandma's niece.  After all this we sang some more hymns and then we prayed.  Right after we prayed everyone started to eat the HUGE meal.  Us and the K's had made most of it the night before but a lot of the family's had helped and brought something.  The funny thing about where we put the table of food is that it was four feet away from the end of the casket!!  Grandma was at the head of the table!  I find that pretty amusing.  After we ate we all visited for ever!  And we finally went home about 5:00 that night, and we had gotten to the cemetery  to start setting up at 8:00 that morning.  I was soooooo tired I could barely move or keep my eyes open.  I saved the piece of paper on which I put what I said for the funeral.  And I thought that I would put it on the blog.  So here it goes.

"Something I admired about Grandma was that she was never afraid to die.  She would say that she was ready to and whenever the Lord wanted to take her she was ready for him!  I remember when I was younger we used to share a bed and every night we would pray together.  Many nights after we prayed we would begin to talk of heaven and how great it would be when we were all there together.  She told me that even though she would probably die long before any of us, that soon we would all see each other again.  She told me not to be afraid to die and she showed me through her life and death how to do just that.  I hope that someday when I get older I will be able to show my granddaughter the same thing."

  We love you Grandma!!  <3

Grandma is not the only death that we have had lately.  I few posts back told you of the wonderful couple that   the husband wrote a song called "Enjoy What You're Doing Today."   And that is where I got the name for my blog.  His health has been declining for some time now.  He was on dialysis for about 11 years.  Recently he had to go to a nursing home for some extra care.  He had just gotten out of the nursing home when he seriously hurt his back.  Then he fell and broke his arm and got a concussion and there was bleeding  on his brain.  He died Tuesday morning at three o'clock.  I do not know what to say to describe his crazy cool life.  He was so amazing.  I guess that's all I can say.  But I would like everyone to pray for his dear wife.  I can't imagine how hard it would be.  We are going to his funeral on Friday.

    As to the friends part of this post,  I just want to tell everyone how wonderful it is to have great friends like the K's.  And not just them.  We have friends all around us!  I am afraid that as a society we take friends and family for granted.  We would much rather talk to our boy friend on Face Book.  (please not that any of us or the K's have boy friends or girl friends, I am just saying as a society) But I just want to take this time for everyone to think about all the friends that you have!  I do not know what I would have done during Grandma's funeral and death and all that stuff.  All my friends are such a blessings, and if you are a friend of mine, reading this, I just want to thank you for being such a great friend. 

  On to the movie Courageous.  We went to town the other day with the K's and they helped us move a piano.  Then we all went to see Courageous.  It was soooooooo COOL!!!!  It was by faaaaar the best one that they have made yet.  If you have not already seen it you REALLY should.  I can't wait till we buy it on DVD so I can see it again.  When I first saw the cover of the movie I thought it tacky.  After I saw the movie I still think that it looks a little tacky but the movie is so cool that it makes up for it.  :)