September 2022 Update

This past month has been pretty busy as fall activities start up.  My grandkids have started Awana at church, some of my kids (Hannah, Ella, Cody, Jem) are helping as leaders in Awana, Levi has started soccer, the Bills looked really good in their first game, and my family started playing Fantasy Football.

 

Also, Caitlin discovered a way to play Fantasy Survivor with the TV show, so we’re doing that too.  It gives us an excuse to watch a favorite show and interact with our family in a fun competition.

 

Our biggest news in this past month was the birth of our 14th grandchild, Maya Kristine Shaw, born to our daughter Abigail, and her husband, Bernie.  Maya was born on September 7, over a week late, but both mom and baby are healthy, and we praise God for His goodness to us.

Meeting Maya in the hospital

Right after that, Zach came home from Kentucky for a weekend visit.  I think I mentioned before that he has orthodontist appointments every several weeks, so we get to see him fairly regularly, which is very nice.  He got to meet his new niece, visit with family, and visit Lake Ontario while he was here.

Zach and Cody in Lake Ontario

We missed a couple of years because of COVID, but you may remember that my chorus used to participate in a 9/11 ceremony, and we were able to do that again this year.  We sang “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “When There’s Love at Home.”  It was a rainy day, but they gave us an awning to stand under, and I think it went well.  The “crowd” was definitely down because of the weather—there were more performers than audience—but we never want to forget what happened that day, so I’m always glad to participate in this ceremony.

 

Finally, I want to tell you all about a program my church is hosting in November.  It’s a musical theater production called “Pilgrim” based on the classic “Pilgrim’s Progress.”  There’s more information about it here:  Pilgrim – The Musical – First Bible Baptist Church (fbbc.info)  If you’re in our area, we’d love for you to come and experience this.  If you are not in our area, I’d encourage you to look at the performers’ website Arise Collective Theatre | Pilgrim, a Full-Length Musical Based on The Pilgrim's Progress to see if it’s coming anywhere near you, or you can contact them to see if your church or community can get them to come to you.

 

Thanks for reading!

Bonus web content:  We were at a local restaurant with some family, and Josie, Ella's daughter, was sitting with Krista and me.  She wanted us to take a video of her eating, so being the doting grandfather that I am, I obliged.  I thought she would just eat her food, but instead she decided to inhale it: