My Dad

As I posted the post on Little Bug, I realized today is the 23rd anniversary of my Dad's death. After 23 years, we as a family have Saint-ified my Dad as we remember him. Was he a godly man? Absolutely!!!!!! His faith was very strong. He trusted the Lord in all things. He was a kind man. He was a loving man. Did he have faults? Of course. But......... like I said, over the years we have Saintifed the man, so here are some of my most precious memories of my DAD.

I would accompany Dad on business errands. He always had his hand on my shoulders, actually neck. He would direct me in which way to go with his hand on my neck. Daddy agonized as he made decisions. He would talk out loud to himself about whatever issue he was trying to resolve. He loved to listen to music as he worked. He listened to all genre of music from the classics to country western. Just prior to my coming to the US for college, dad took me to the park in down town Goiania and taught me how to balance a check book. Dad was a mathematician and loved numbers. His students could never get him to round up their grades. If they got an 8.563 (Brazilian system of grading was on a scale of 1 to 10.), that is what grade they got. On our wedding day, Jerry brought a sermonette. While Jerry spoke about heaven and earth, my Dad looked up toward heaven and then down to earth following Jerry's words. Then it came Dad's turn to pray. He did so for the same amount of time as Jerry had spoken, while...... Jay and I kneeled for those 8 agonizing minutes. Dad loved to tinker with all kinds of things. I love the photo of my Dad working on something in my home's entry way with his grandchildren around him. He would be as proud of our "Little Bug" as he was of all his other family members.

Daddy, I love you and miss you.

Wonderful two months

These have been very interesting and wonderful couple of months! School has wound down and this most challenging class is moving on to the next grade level. It was so sweet to see them on Friday writing notes about each other being their friend and how much they liked each other and their teacher. I can tell they will miss their Kinder class. I'm thankful for the opportunity to be a part of their little lives.

On the family side of things, the most amazing thing has happened to us as a family. God has given us, my Mom's, first GREAT Grandbaby, our first grandchild for my generation and first child for the next generation. We are elated with "Lady Bug's" arrival. She is sooooo very precious.