Congratulations Brian!!

Congratulations to my son Brian for getting an Honorable Mention for the MCAA all league honors this week. Considering he is just a freshman, and was 14 years old for the majority of the season and had to pitch against a lot of 17 and 18 year olds, that's not too bad for his first season at MHS!! He had his ups and downs, but overall did very well for his first year.

Keep it up!!

Congratulations MHS Grads!!

It's hard to believe, but another school year has flown by, and this Sunday we send off and say goodbye to the graduates of the MHS Class of 2007. Our little church out at Aulne has 5 graduates - Katie Hett, Bryce Nelson, Ben Leppke, Alycia Pontious and Oliver Whitney (Peabody HS).

This is one of my favorite verses in scripture, and I think it is very appropriate for every graduate to keep in mind. It is from the 29th Chapter of Jeremiah and it says "11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

CONGRATULATIONS guys, I have watched you grow up and look forward with anticipation to see what the Lord has in store for you as you begin a new chapter in your lives. Keep your feet on the ground and your eyes lifted to God. Seek Him every day, and you will be blessed.

De Colores

Happy Mother's Day 2007

I probably won't get a chance to make another post between now and Sunday, so I thought I'd take the time to wish my sweetheart a Happy Mother's Day. You are the best mother I could have wished for my children. I see a lot of you in each of them. (Thanks for taking care of me also!!)

De Colores

Too Much Rain!!

When it rains, it pours!! After several years of being short on rainfall, The skies opened this weekend, and we got dumped on!! Reports of anywhere from 4 to 8 inches were common around the town and county. This morning there are many roads that are closed due to the high waters, particulary ones that are along the Cottonwood river.

In addition to the rain, we had some tense moments on Sunday when an ominous cloud passed overhead (see the first picture).

Luckily, the cloud didn't produce anything more than torrential rains and some pretty stiff winds.

Let's remember to pray for the families of the victims of the Greensburg tornado, as well as the survivors and volunteers who are going to be going there over the coming weeks and months to help them rebuild their town.

In the midst of destruction, all we can do is to call out to our God of comfort and ask Him to hold them all in His almighty and steadfast arms.

De Colores

A Win For MHS!!

Hooray, our MHS baseball team FINALLY picked up their first win of the season (yes 1st) last night. To make it even better, it was against our arch rival Hillsboro!! We were behind the whole game, but scored 6 runs in the top of the 6th to take a 7-5 lead. Brian got to come in and pitch the last two innings. He did very well, giving up no runs, only one hit, and struck out two and picked up the win. Our first winning streak of 1!!! YES!!

De Colores