5/5/18...Our Run for the Son ride. beautiful weather,77 degrees out, sunny, not real windy....great day for a ride to raise money for missions. Went to Ally's confirmation party, put outdoor swings, tables out with Bill

Our group before taking off

At the church in Lansing where we met for a police escort.  The policeman were Christian and got in our prayer circle and prayed with us.  They were so nice and did a great job escorting us.

Bill at the Capitol

Me at the Capitol

Bill took a picture of us.  Some people went to find shade so aren't in the picture

Hailey and Ally at Ally's Confirmation Celebration.  We had a great time.  We sat with Melissa  an Bruce.  Also visited with Ally's grandma who just lost her husband 2 days ago.  She is such a nice lady.  Keeping the family all in prayer.

 We met at Bill and Sabrina's house at 8:30 and turned in our collection money for Run for the Sun.
We met our goal of 6,000 and exceeded it.  $7,000 collected so far and more coming in.  It goes to Open Door Ministry, Jesus Film and Mission Ventures.  Such a blessing to be part of the Christian Motorcycle Ministry and raise money for such amazing ministries.  We saw the eagle sitting on a branch when we drove by on our way to meet at Meijer's for our ride.  We had a great ride and were blessed when a newly wedded couple came to the Capitol and wanted us to pray for them.  Then we stopped at a restaurant on the way home and the manager's wife died of cancer 8 months ago and his ly daughter is getting married in September, so he wanted us to pray for him as a group.  They blessed us with lots of baskets of banana bread, blueberry bread, cinnamon bread and biscuits.  Had a wonderful ride home and saw the eagle again on the way home.  We changed and went to meet Melissa and Bruce at Ally's Confirmation Party.  Love Ally and her family!  Melissa used a walker so she could get around good.  Can't wait for her to be healed of this.  Praying all the time.  Bill and I put tables, chairs out outside and hung all the swings.  Came in and made oriole and humming bird food and hung the feeders out.

5/4/18...Picked Melissa up so she could spend the day with me. Vikki brought Peyton and Isaac over and I watched them while Vikki went to her luncheon with her coworkers. Strong winds today. We looked out and a big tree had blown over in our yard and some big limbs. I took Melissa to see the eagles

Isaac playing with my new legos I got from the garage sales

Silly Peyton.  She found these suction cup pieces in the legos and stuck them to her head

Tree that fell dow

Some of the branches that came down

Eagle in the next 

Hailey, Evan, Jack and Max in my back seat on the way home.  Jack didn't want to sit in the middle.

Got the Easter Baskets ready for Sunday when we celebrate Easter as a family.  Everyone was sick on Easter.

I went to pick Melissa up at 9:30.  She came to spend the day.  We drove by the eagles nest and then in the cemetery back where the nest is.  Melissa took a pretty good picture for me.  We got to my house and it wasn't long before Vikki came to drop the kiddos off.  We were in the family room and moved to the living room and then noticed it had fallen.  We had warmed up roast, carrots and potatoes for lunch.  Melissa said she loved it.  That made me pretty happy.  She loved my brownies too.  The kids were excited to play with the legos I got at the garage sales.  On the way to take Melissa home, I went into the Dollar Store and got some sympathy cards and Confirmation cards for Melissa and I.  She stayed in the car with Peyton and Isaac.  As we drove close to where she lives, I said it didn't look as windy there so she wouldn't have any damage.  Well, we went in her house and I walked in the family room and right by the sliding glass door I could see her 3 seat swing had blown over.  Then I went to her dining room and her trampoline was upside down and had blown from the far corner of the lawn up next to the house.  YIKES.  Guess I was wrong.  I dropped Peyton and Isaac off at their house and went to pick up Hailey, Max, Jack and Evan.  Took them home and then came home and we went to Linwood Corners with Charlie and Sue for Fish Dinner specials.  I had whitefish, Bill had perch and Charlie had Whitefish and Cod. He let me try some of his Cod, but I liked the whitefish the best.  Sue got chicken strips.  We came back to our house and played three games of Euchre.  Sue and I won two of them.

5/3/18...Baked cookies, made brownies, made a roast, carrots and potatoes, Picked up Melissa's kiddos, took them to see the eagles, took meal to Susan, had officer's meeting at our house,

Nice pictures I borrowed from Kimmy

Eli

Eli

Love this sheep picture

Adam and the 5 grade DARE graduation.  So proud of Adam for being part of this great program

Way to go Adam

Three wonderful boys...Adam, Jacob and Eli

Bill volunteered at the VA driving patients.  I baked cookies and made brownies for our officer's meeting tonight.  Made a roast, carrots and potatoes for dinner.  Did some cleaning.  Picked Hailey, Max, Jack and Evan up after school.  Took them by the Eagle's next and one of the eagles was sitting there on the nest and they got to see him really good. They were pretty excited.  I dropped them off at home and came home.  Melissa called and the dr. appointment with the new dr. was cancelled because she is too complicated for the physician's assistant she would have to start with.  I was almost panicky but then prayed and the Lord spoke to my heart that He provided the diamond when she needed it and He will take care of this.  I felt such a great peace.  When the roast was done, I packed up containers for Susan and took her a meal.  She is feeling much better she said and starting to get her energy back.  She had a liver transplant over a year ago and has had many complications.  Came home and ate and then got the coffee made and things set out for our officer's meeting.  Bill did a great job leading it and everything went well.  Bill Smith gave me the name of his family's doctor's and I called Melissa after our meeting.  She and Bruce had talked to a nurse whose kids go to school with their kids and she said she goes to the same doctors and really likes them.  Now I am praying she can get into them.

May 2, 2018 Went to the SportsZone, Worked on flower beds, picked up Evan and went to church and taught kids class

Max was pretty excited about this ship he built

Evan 

Jack

Went to the SportsZone and walked 2 miles and rode the bike two miles.  Nice day in the 70's but pretty windy out.  On my way home from the SportsZone, I went to Jacks.  Saw a new Eagle's nest on Midland Rd. and then drove to see the one Bill on our way to breakfast.  It was close to the road and I could see the two eagles in the next really good.  What a beautiful sight.  Also saw an eagle in the next on State St., but it i really far from the road.  It was so nice out I raked and pulled weeds out of the flower beds.  Made burgers, mashed potatoes and corn for dinner.  I ate and then went to pick up Evan for kids small group at church.  Mike Vargus was over changing the oil in his motorcycle with Bill.  They both came in and ate after I left.  Bill had everything cleaned up when I got home after class.  We went outside at class and the kids loved it.  They painted their picture for their frames they made last week.  Melissa still has a low grade fever and sore throat.  Praying God heals her quickly.  

May 1, 2018..Went to Breakfast, Went to Melissa's, Worked out in the camper, Picked up Melissa's kiddos, Had Small Group

Had fun playing with Nora at Melissa's

Melissa and Nora

Evan with his rice krispie birthday treats

Hailey and Abby

Evan showing Melissa how his toy can be hands on a clock to tell time

Celebrated Nancy's Birthday at small group tonight

 Went to breakfast at Sullivan's this morning.  Fourteen of us there today.  Had a good devotion and prayer.  Went to Melissa's afterward.  It was so nice and warm out that we sat out on her swing for a while.  I put Nora on the trampoline and she had fun running and jumping.  Pushed her on the swing for a while too.  Went and got my free ice cap at Tim Horton's.  Worked in the camper and got everything put away in the bathroom and some other things done.  Went to pick up Hailey, Jack and Evan.  Max is still at Hartley and is having a great time Bruce said.  Pushed Melissa's feet up to stretch them for her today.  Sure am praying the are back to normal soon.  Picked up a birthday cake from Sam's club.  Had a great small group and had fun celebrating Nancy's Birthday.  Such a great group of friends!  Melissa called and said she has a low grade fever and start of a sore throat.  Had us pray she doesn't get congested...We prayed at small group for her complete healing.  By the Stripes of Jesus she is healed!

4/30/18...HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEETIE EVAN! Went to the Sportszone. Cleaned a few weeds out of my strawberries, Went to Melissa's and had lunch with her, Met Vikki to hang out in hammocks for an hour, picked Evan, Hailey and Jack up and went to McDonald's for shakes to celebrate Evan's Birthday. picked up personal pizza's for Melissa and the kids

Emily, me, Breanna, Pat and Joel....Wednesday night kids teachers at church

Love this precious picture Vikki took of Peyton

Evan lost his tooth on his birthday!  He was pretty excited

Evan and Jack

Evan

Jack, Hailey and Evan

Silly picture of them

Hailey came home with me and did a sewing project for school.  She had to make a little blanket for a bed she made and also a pillow case for a little pillow she made.  She did great sewing.  I think she is going to take after her other grandma who sews really good.

First pen Bill made.  I was so happy when he gave it to me.  

Bear that was running around in Midland.  It was caught on Harper St. when it ran into a garage

Went to the SportsZone and walked two miles and rode the bike one mile.  Came home and got a few weeds out of my strawberries.  Spent some time reading my Bible and relaxing outside in the beautiful sunshine.  Supposed to be in the 70's today.  Went to Melissa's for lunch.  After I left there, I went to Walmart to get a little something for Evan for his birthday to give him on his special day.  He won't get his big present until we celebrate at his party.  Bruce is gone to Hartley with Max on a school trip and won't be back until Wednesday.  They celebrated at McDonald's yesterday.  I went to KFC and then met Vikki and we hung out in our hammocks for an hour.  Left to pick up Hailey, Jack and Evan.  Took them to McDonald's and got Frappes, Shakes, and McFlurry's.  Went to Jack's and I got a jam for Melissa.  Wouldn't you know, strawberry was the kind she wanted and that's the one they were out of.  Got different flavors and Melissa was happy with that.  Picked up personal pizzas the kids had coupons for to get free.  Took the kids home and then brought Hailey to my house so she could sew a blanket and pillow case for her project for school.  She did great!  Took her to her track practice at 5:30. Came home and made turkey breast, potatoes and green beans for dinner.  Bill gave me his very first pen he made.  He did a great job on it.  It is out of a deer antler.  Love that I get to this pen and have such a great memory of it.

4/29/18...Went to church, Went to Tim Hortons, then Lowes, Gander Outdoor, and Home Depot. Came home and did some yard work and Bill cleaned the shed. Bruce, Melissa, Max, Jack and Evan came over. The boys picked up sticks for Bill.

Went to church.  Great worship and great message.  "Having great faith is not as important as having faith in a Great God"!  This was a quote Pastor shared.  Faith the size of a mustard seed with do great things.  We sang a song about miracles and I am sure believing for another one for Melissa.  Stacie and Kody were there and Vikki, Rody and the twins.  We prayed for Stacie after church as she is having problems with her neck again.  We are believing for a miracle for her too.  I was so happy to get to talk to Bev after church.  They just got back from Arizona.  She is 90 years old and active and a great example for the Lord.  Bill was supposed to meet Ralph at Tim Horton's, but he was going to be late so they picked a different place to meet.  Bill and I had sandwiches at Tim Hortons which were very good.  We went to meet Ralph and then went to Lowes, Gander Outside and Home Depot.  We looked at things for our bathroom that we will need to get for the remodel.  We came home and Bill cleaned out his shed and I raked and pulled dead stuff out of my perennials.  It sure looks a lot better. Melissa, Bruce and the boys came over and the boys picked up sticks for Papa.  So thankful for sweet grandsons who love helping their papa.  Bruce went through the camper and looked at it as he hasn't got to see it yet.  Melissa and I visited in the camper and had the heated seats and managers on.  I forgot to take any pictures of the kids, because we stayed in the camper most of the time.  Melissa is noticing some improvement!  Her hands are doing a little better and no more heart arrhythmias the last couple of days, so that means the treatment is beginning to work. Yay!  She is still having a lot of difficulty walking so we are still praying.  She walked out to the camper with help today.  Said my yard isn't as bumpy as hers!  She's so cute. We watched the Benji movie on Netflix in the evening and I did my Newsletter for Faith Riders.