Kelly's Going Away Party

July 2013.  Right after Cassie's baptism, we had Kelly's going away party.  And by right after, I mean that same evening.  Family, and friends, and ward members came to say good-bye.  We had a very busy month.  There was shopping for mission clothes.  Doctors and dentists.  Haircuts.  Missionary discussions with Cassie and the Elders.  Preparing food for the party.  It was busy, but fun.

Cassie's Baptism

July 2013.  My daughter's friend Cassie was baptized just before Kelly left on her mission.  Now we have two daughters.  They have been friends since 4th grade, when we moved to this area.

Above:  Cassie and her mom Heather.  Below:  Cassie and her grandma Pat, mom, and cousins.

Elders, Kelly, Cassie and PJ doing the Bear.  (something 

they used in teaching the ten commandments.  Do

Not Bear False Witness)

Randy's Athiest Story

GOIN' 'ROUND: An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?" "Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly. "OK," she said. "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?" The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea." To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death, when you don't know crap?" And then she went back to reading her book.

Saw this on a friend's facebook page.

Not everyone who says unto me Lord, Lord

I googled a scripture because I didn't have my Bible handy.  It's the one that goes, "Not everyone who says unto me Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father in heaven."

I found a website that attempted to explain this scripture.  All I can say is this guy is an idiot.  He says things like if you break one of the commandments, you have broken them all.  He actually twists the meaning of the above scripture to the exact opposite of what it says.  Talk about false prophets.  Maybe he's not an idiot, maybe he's one of the devil's minions.  He doesn't even know it.

Hay fields

July 2013.  We finally got someone to cut the fields.  Grandpa used to use his brush hog on the pasture.  After he died, we couldn't really keep up.  Then we heard about someone looking for hay fields to mow.  Just what we needed!

We were supposed to get paid a percentage for this hay, but we moved and lost contact with Brandon.  We could have been making money on our hay for years.  But no.  Grandpa really liked mowing with his tractor. I  wouldn't want to take away his fun.

Kevin

February to October 2013.  I baby sat for this little guy.  I miss him every time I look at his picture.