August 13, 2023
Morning worship started the day. Dinner for 16, a normal occurrence for a Sunday afternoon, ended with blessing Izzi’s boyfriend before he heads back to college on Tuesday. That was followed by a baby shower for a couple of our “Creek Kids.” We were all set to relax for the rest of the evening when we got a call from our eldest granddaughter who wanted to stop over before driving back home to Churchville tomorrow. Having serious grown-up conversations with grandchildren is a gift many are denied. Alex blesses us with her maturity, wisdom, and heart for the Lord and for people. While visiting with her, granddaughters Eliza and Madeline popped in for a short visit before heading out to take photos of the sunset from Damon Hill.
As Alex left, Linda commented to me, “I will never sell this house!” Having family for Sunday dinner and grandkids stopping by just to say hello fills our hearts. At the baby shower today, we talked with a woman whose family circumstances were very different from our own, and are sad that for so many people, family reminiscences bring so little joy.
We worked hard at parenting, talking about it even before we had children. We asked what kind of adult we wanted to raise, and what would be required to reach that goal. We worked hard, prayed harder, made plenty of mistakes, but God answered those early prayers, and we have reaped blessing upon blessing, and now have the opportunity of passing along whatever wisdom we’ve attained to these kids just starting out. It’s part of God’s plan: “The things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” —II Timothy 2:2
Lord wiling, our Creek Kids will join us for dinner again Wednesday evening, and we’ll do our best to welcome them once more into our home. We’ve already welcomed them into our hearts.
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