I am at home with coffee, chex mix, a fire, my wife is cooking, my dog is next to me, there is about 3 inches of snow outside.
What am I listening to?
Kenny G. "FAITH" Christmas cd
Reflections:
For some reason this Christmas seems more centered around Christ and less harassing than others before it. Part of it maybe that our children Jeff (30), Denae (27), & Lance (25) are all married and doing really well. We have one grandson Will who is two and he has a little brother on the way (Reed David). Denae and Lacey (Jeff's wife) are both pregnant and doing well. I think that all of this adds up to some great peace in our lives. We have never had more fun in our lives than we are now as parents, grand parents, & pastors. Marriage is more fun than ever since we do so much together. Ministry is more fun than I could have ever dreamed. Building and growing a church is a challenge and lots of work but the kind that is extremely rewarding. The church we Pastor (Generations Church) is only 3 years old and Connie reminded me the other day in moment where I was actually complaining about where we are in the life of our church that we are still just a toddler church. No, we have not had explosive growth but slow and steady growth. THANK YOU JESUS FOR COMING TO EARTH AS A MAN THUS MAKING A WAY FOR ALL HUMANITY TO KNOW THEIR CREATOR IN A RELATIONSHIP OF LOVE AND DESTINY.
Memories:
Will spent two nightS in a row with us (Tues. & Wed.). This brought back a flood of memories for me since my last living grandparent passed away in October. I can remember so many nights of staying with Pop and Jenny. These times were filled with games, tv shows, and travels. Oh, I almost forgot this is where I got my love for dogs from as well. My dog Maggie of the last 12 years is laying right next to as I type this.
The picture is Will hiding in the dirty clothes hamper in our bathroom after he had pulled all of the dirty clothes out in the floor.
On Tues. Connie had a ladies lunch in our home so I picked Will up from the house and took him to eat and then on an outing to the mall. Of course his favorite thing at the mall is the kids playground where he made friends and played hard. When it came time to go Pop made Will cry because we had to go and man did this hurt Pop's heart. As we left the mall we passed the candy store and Pop had the great idea to stop in and get some candy to soothe the pain. Will loved this idea especially since he got some Sprite in the deal as well. When I took him to his house for his nap all was good in his world until he woke up from his nap with tummy ache. I think Denae knew Pop had spoiled him a little to much. Oops!!
Later Tuesday night all the kids, their wives, (except Lance & Olivia) and Bobby & Chrissy, plus their children all went to the Texas Tech Basketball game against Stanford. There was 13 of us in all and we could afford this since there was a promotion of $3 for General Admission ticket. This just flooded my mind with memories of going to Texas Tech sporting events with my parents since most of my childhood we went to most of the football and basketball games for Texas Tech. What really made this special was that Will wanted to sit in Pop's lap nearly the entire came. We got our guns up. We cheered and clapped the Red Raiders to victory. I am pretty sure no body saw it but several times the moment brought tears to my eyes. I am a blessed man to see all my kids serving the Lord and now having grand children that will grow up in the ways of the Lord. Plus at the end of the game Will told Lolli, "I want to stay at Lolli's house." Now that is a great end to a perfect evening.
Merry Christmas To All,
Ed
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