Oh, the Fun!

Can you believe this???

McDonalds is doing their part to help trucker obesity! :o)

Happy Father's Day

F.A.T.H.E.R.S.
"F" aithful.
"A" lways there.
"T" rustworthy.
"H" onoring.
"E" ver-loving.
"R" ighteous.
"S" upportive.

A little tribute to my Daddy! Love you, Dad!!!

What Makes a Dad
God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it ... Dad
Author Unknown

Grandpa goofing around with one of his many grandsons! :o)
The little ones love to snuggle with Grandpa.

Grandpa goofing around with Grandma! :o)

Fathers are Wonderful People
Fathers are wonderful people
Too little understood,
And we do not sing their praises
As often as we should...

For, somehow, Father seems to be
The man who pays the bills,
While Mother binds up little hurts
And nurses all our ills...

And Father struggles daily
To live up to "HIS IMAGE"
As protector and provider
And "hero or the scrimmage"...

And perhaps that is the reason
We sometimes get the notion,
That Fathers are not subject
To the thing we call emotion,

But if you look inside Dad's heart,
Where no one else can see
You'll find he's sentimental
And as "soft" as he can be...

But he's so busy every day
In the grueling race of life,
He leaves the sentimental stuff
To his partner and his wife...

But Fathers are just WONDERFUL
In a million different ways,
And they merit loving compliments
And accolade of praise,

For the only reason Dad aspires
To fortune and success
Is to make the family proud of him
And to bring them happiness...

And like OUR HEAVENLY FATHER,
He's a guardian and a guide,
Someone that we can count on
To be ALWAYS ON OUR SIDE.
Helen Steiner Rice

Long Overdue!

I'm a bit behind in my blogging (I know at least a few of you noticed). Not much has been happening lately (just truckin), but I did want to share some pictures from a quick visit with Amber, Bob and Joseph a couple months ago. We met them in Gettysburg and spent a few hours together. As usual, we found time for photo ops.

Bob at the cemetary


Tim and the President


I just LOVE that face



Amber and I

What a fun day!


Don't worry...Mommy was nearby...


Young Love :o)



Tim and I and my niece (Katlyn)


Yay! Look at me!

Awww...such a sweet family

A Parting Shot :o)

PS Thanks to those of you that have already responded to my last post through comments and emails. We look forward to visiting some of your churches! :o)

To Whom It May Concern

How many of you out there actually EXPECT to have 1 or more visitors to your church this Sunday? I'm just curious. How accessible is your church information (times, location, phone numbers)? I have to tell you, trying to find a church (especially a conservative Holiness church) while you're traveling is a very difficult task. I use every resource I can to find a church. I have used our GPS, church directories, church finder websites, the yellow pages, and the phone-a-friend hotline. Even with all of these great things at my fingertips, there are some Sundays that we miss church altogether. One of the things that makes it difficult for us is of course, parking. Not every church has the kind of space we need for parking our truck. Usually we can find a lot nearby and walk the rest of the way, but not always. Another obstacle is that churches all start at varying times. We usually try to arrive around 10:30am to be on the safe side. The final problem we encounter is outdated information (especially when finding a church from a website or the yellow pages. Sometimes we get to the address and find the church has moved or closed. It would be easy to find out about these things and avoid all the obstacles if we could call ahead, but alas I have found that 9 times out of 10 when we call a church phone number we get an answering machine. Even THAT would help IF the church would put some vital information on that message (such as the times of service). I almost always leave a message when I get a machine and almost never get a return phone call. It makes me wonder if some of these Churches are missing out on some local visitors because they choose not to answer the phone??
While I'm harping....I just want to say how disappointed I am that so many churches choose not to have Sunday evening services. Most of them say it is because they want to have "family time". What better way is there to spend time with your family than in church?? And how many of these families are really staying home on Sunday nights and REALLY spending time together as a family?? Just wondering...
Anyway, if any of you out there have any suggestions of ways to find a church please let me know! Also, please consider putting your church information on www.churchangel.com So far that is the largest directory I have been able to find online, but there are VERY few holiness churches listed on there. I am proud to say our home church (in AR) is listed on that site and our pastor does answer his phone!! :o)