Grandparents Weekend!

WOW! It's been awhile since I blogged anything. We had a good weekend with my parents making it down here to go to Grandparents weekend. I think it's Brayden favorite day of the year. He just loves his grandma and pappy and so do I. It was nice to have them here and be around their caring and loving ways. I think it's time to come home soon, I'm getting homesick. I've had a serious drought with the insurance business and I am completely stressed out with Aflac. I'm finding out I'm not a big fan of the straight commission job. It may be back to the time clock for me, soon!!!!!!!!! I pray that you would all say a prayer for me and that this drought will soon end or something better will come along. Thanks
Macy is coming to find out she's is funny and that people like to laugh at her silliness. She came in one night when my parents were here looking like this. She said nothing and was very quiet when she came into see us and just waited for the laughs. Just like her Dad !

Mom was teaching Cayden how to ice Halloween cookies, but all the icing went into his mouth and not the cookies. He still is a pretty quiet kid, but he is really getting attached to Macy. Which is scary! She's training him in her ways! Great more entertainment!

I will do a better job at keeping up this blog for anyone who reads it. Things have gotten busy lately and i just forget to do it. Have a good week! Isaiah: 53

1st Grade Says Goodbye !

Through many prayers and great hope they weren't enough. I'm sad to say that Mrs. Hatcher has gone to rest in the hands of the Great Almighty tonight. I prayed many nights and days that God would allow the healing of Brayden's first grade teacher Mrs. Hatcher. But His plans were different from ours and so we will rest with that.
She had been in Texas at a cancer clinic and they told her there was nothing more they could do. So on her way back to Searcy, to be in the care of a hospice nurse she passed on to another place while in transport home.
I never met Mrs. Hatcher, I saw her on the first day of school but never had the chance to talk to her I wish I had. She taught class for about 4 days and became ill with a pain in her side. From that point on the doctors found tumors on her liver, stomach and lungs. We were all in shock and heart broken. She lasted 6 weeks, so her struggle was not long at all. I watched a video tonight of Brayden and the first grade that I taped about 4 weeks ago. They sang a little song about a club they have there for them called "Kingdoms Kids." There sitting in the audience was Mrs. Hatcher beaming a big smile at those kids taking all kinds of pictures of them, wanting so bad to be teaching them and being involved in their little lives. I believe that was the last time she saw the kids. She became very ill after that and couldn't get around very well because of breathing problems.
My heart breaks for her family and her first grade class tonight. We explained it to Brayden but he didn't quite understand, one day he will. I asked on this blog for people to pray for her and thank you for doing that. Prayers don't always come out the way we think they should, but we know she is somewhere right now feeling love that words can not express that make our prayers worth while. May God bless her soul and bring comfort to her family, friends and the first grade class of Harding Academy. Pray for someone tonight who you think might need it. - Psalm 23

34 Years Old Today! What's Next?

34! There was no party this year, because I didn't want one. Shannon's mom asked if I wanted a cake. I said No. I didn't need one, it would just sit there and I would snack on it. My belly would continue to grow, and I don't need that.

I just wanted a peaceful birthday, no hoopla. I wasn't worried about presents or anybody not saying Happy Birthday. Just peace! I was happy to be alive to enjoy another year of my life. I was happy no matter what happened today.

I think after seeing my friend Al lying in the ICU it just made me think about life. Al died at 2 AM Tuesday morning peacefully. Everybody made it to his bedside just in time to say their good- byes and reflect on his adventurous life. I wasn't sure if I was going to go down to see him in the hospital I was just going to wait for the funeral. He was being cremated so I made the right decision that day t go see him.

I have never been near somebody so close to the end of their life. I saw him lifeless, but when I stared at him I remembered Al and the way he was.

He was like a New York Taxi, always on the move and making money for himself or for someone else. He was grateful for every day He had. He had done and been every where you can imagine. But the thing that made him happy was to be in the dirt gardening or telling people about how plants grow and how to grow them. He asked me one time if I enjoyed the plant business, I said yes very much. I looked up after that conversation and thought in my mind. This is my office, God's beautiful creation. Wide open and Awesome! Why would I want to be in an indoor office doing boring work that I care nothing about. I'm going to be back in that office one day, just not right now.

So I used today to look at my life and think about where God has led me. And where He is going to take me, and that is the fun of it all. We are all in God's dream, and he controls that dream. Making us better, stronger, faithful and happy if we let Him. If we are faithful to the end we shouldn't worry about where we will be after our final breath. Life in God is about true and strong faith, building it through studying His Word and practicing that Faith everyday.

There is a song that came out by a Christian group that everybody has to hear once in their life. It's titled "Come To Jesus." The Lyrics go like this:

Weak and wounded sinner

Lost and left to die.

O' raise your head, for love is passing by.

Come to Jesus

Come to Jesus and live!

Now your burden's lifted

And carried far away.

And precious blood has washed away the stain, so

Sing to Jesus

Sing to Jesus and live!

And like a newborn baby,

Don't be afraid to crawl.

And remember when you walk sometimes we fall.

So fall on Jesus

Fall on Jesus and live!

Sometimes the way is lonely,

And steep and filled with pain.

So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then

Cry to Jesus.

Cry to Jesus and live!

And when the love spills over,

And music fills the night.

And when you can't contain your joy inside, then

Dance with Jesus.

Dance with Jesus and live!

And with your final heartbeat kiss the world goodbye.

Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side.

And fly to Jesus.

Fly to Jesus and Live!

Words that have rung close to my heart after I heard this song. Go to Jesus for every matter in your life remain faithful and be thankful for everything he has blessed you with. Then in the end at your final heartbeat we can all Fly to Jesus and live!

Have a good week! And Al I will miss you very much and thank you for your knowledge and goodness in life. Clint