WOW-the last week has been a busy one!

Our daughter Morgan was Confirmed on Sunday, and what a great day it was! Time has flown since the day she was baptized. As our kids get into their teen years I pray that the way in which we’ve brought them up has integrated their faith into their lives. I do see evidence of this, but know it’s easy to drift away from faith. We will continue to do our best to set a good example for both Cody and Morgan and trust that the Holy Spirit will take care of the rest.

We were blessed to have family members join us for the weekend. Tim’s aunt and uncle from Minnesota come on Thursday. My sister and niece from southern Nebraska arrived Friday afternoon. My mom and dad from Missouri arrived Friday evening, as did my sister, her husband, and her husband’s father, all from Canada. 

Saturday was a windy, cold, rainy day–I was glad I’d scrapped my plans to have a meal made on the grill . . . I just had a feeling that wouldn’t work out. We enjoyed the day together, looking at pictures and talking a lot. We had a family birthday party in which we celebrated my niece’s 6th birthday, and everyone else’s b-day too (I won’t tell you how old we all are!). My sister made DELICIOUS cheesecakes, my mother-in-law made lemon meringue pie, and Sam’s Club made cream puffs and eclairs (thanks for that suggestion, mom!). Logan decorated her own cake and it was very colorful!  

Sunday, of course, was Confirmation. After a really rotten day weather-wise, Sunday was absolutely beautiful with sun, NO WIND, and a temp of about 70 degrees. After a fajita buffet for lunch, and a yummy cake, the girls and ladies went for a walk while the guys had a tour of the ranch and got stuck for a while. They didn’t mind and got out quickly. My sister’s fahter-in-law hadn’t seen a ranch like ours, and enjoyed learning about farming and ranching in Nebraska.

It was a special joy to spend Mother’s Day with my mother–that hasn’t happened in a very long time!

I had breakfast with the family on Monday before they all left for home. The only sad note of the weekend was that my grandpa was not able to travel with mom and dad to our home, as he hurt his back last week. Yesterday he was very short of breath, and mom just called to tell me he’s been admitted to the hospital. Please remember him in your prayers!

It was a whirlwind weekend and we have many happy memories . . . and almost 300 pictures, to help us remember every moment!