Since we have visitors here from Vancouver, British Columbia all week, we’ve been busy entertaining.  Today I decided to stay at home while they went on a 4WD expedition.  Audrey, my 2yod  wanted to go along but I told her no, that she needed to go night-night.  After a few whimpers, she accepted this.  After I laid her down in the crib she looked up at me and said, "Where’s, Justus?" "Outside." "Where’s", Wesley?" Outside. "Where’s, Zachary?" "Outside." "Where’s, Daddy?" Russell had just stepped into the house and we could hear him talking, so I said, "He’s inside the house."  (I’m getting a little bit worried that she’s going to decide that she doesn’t want…

This week we said goodbye to a dear elderly man at our church.  He crossed over to the other side Wednesday.  He was such an inspiration to everyone, always giving a word of encouragement and exhorting us to keep pressing on in the Lord.  When he would come to church, which he and his wife were faithful to do, he was like a ray of sunshine, with his handshakes, smiles and greetings being spread around.  And love.  You always felt loved by him and that he cared about what was happening in your life. He died from kidney failure caused from diabetes.  He was 77 years old.  I feel like he was a man who lived a…