We did our cantata on Easter Sunday morning, and it went
really well. God really blessed me, and many people said He did that for
them too. Praise His Name!
On Friday, April 25, Cai, Abigail, Zach, Levi, and I went to
an Ernie Haase and Signature Sound concert. We all loved it! If you
know them, you know they have a lot of fun in their concerts. I brought a
CD I had made of the two Kinsmen Quartet albums, and when I met Ernie before
the concert (he was out schmoozing with people), I gave it to him.
Obviously, and I told him this, I wasn’t looking to have him promote them or
anything since at least two of them (Dad and Lloyd Tremain), are already
“singing with the saints,” and he couldn’t get them a better gig than
that. I just thought he might enjoy it as a fan of old time gospel
quartets. So, if you someday hear EHSS do an old Kinsmen Quartet song, I
may have had something to do with that.
I recently started serving on the Deacon Board at our church
again. Our biggest task right now is looking for an Associate
Pastor. We’ve been taking applications and reviewing them, sending the
applicants questionnaires to determine whether or not we’re a good fit for each
other, and doing Skype interviews. It’s taking a lot of time, but it’s
also very interesting meeting these men and, in some cases, their wives.
Please pray that God would bring us just the right man He has for us!
When our kids graduate from high school, we take them and
their next younger sibling out to dinner. To show you how on top of
things we are, a week or so ago, we took Cai and Abigail out for Cai’s
graduation. In case you lost track, he’s currently finishing up his 2nd
year of college. BTW, please pray for him as he decides where God would
have him go next, as he is finishing at his two-year community college.
He’s looking at three colleges (Cairn in Philadelphia, Moody in Chicago, and
Baptist Bible in Clarks Summit, PA). Anyway, that same week we took
Abigail and Amelia out for Abigail’s graduation.
The reason we were forced into action on those is Abigail
has moved to Texas (good thing or Cai might still be waiting). She is
living there now with Hannah and Kevin and looking for a job. She’s
planning on attending their local community college in the fall.
We celebrated Cai’s 20th birthday on May 5.
One less teenager in our house! And since we moved Abigail out, actually
two less! Hopefully, Krista and I won’t lose our “edge” in dealing with
kids now that life is so much easier. (I need to send Microsoft a
suggestion to develop a sarcasm font.) We celebrated Cai’s birthday with
a delicious dinner and an amazing cake covered in fresh fruit.
For the last few weeks, Cai has been going with me to our
Friday morning Men’s Bible study. We bring his bike along since I go
right to work after it’s over, and he rides home. A week ago, right as he
was reaching the bottom of the large hill just north of our church, he wiped
out. He was wearing a helmet, and by God’s grace avoided major injuries,
but he did get a nasty cut on his chin, lots of “road rash” on his arms and
legs, and he broke a bone in his right hand. So, he’s sort of limited in
his activities as he heals.
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| Yes, it tasted as good as (or better than) it looks! Krista made it |
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| Nasty gash |
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| See how there's nothing between his other fingers? But in the red circle, there is something that shouldn't be there |
Krista and Ella are currently in Minnesota visiting
Kortney. They were invited to attend her wedding shower there, and we all
thought it would be a great mother/daughter/sister time. It’s just a
short trip (they left yesterday and will be back on Sunday).
Levi has started baseball this year. This is his first
year in a “kid pitch” league. He is trying pitching, along with several
other boys. Since this is all of their first time pitching, there are a
lot of walks and struck batters (good thing they don’t throw too hard
yet). So far they’ve just been practicing. They were supposed to
have their first game last night, but it was rained out.
Jemmie is playing soccer this year. Sports isn’t super
high on her list of loves, but she wanted to try it, and she’s on a team with
two of her good friends from church (Aly and Hannah Holcomb), so she mostly
enjoys it. Their first game is yet to come.
Speaking of sports, living in New York, it’s a real pleasure
to me when the Mariners stomp the Yankees. So, thanks for that.
Talk to you in June!
