I have just returned home from the reunion at Lake Brownwood.  I am sad that I didn't have more time to spend down there this year.  What little time I  allowed, I enjoyed immensely.  I spent some time with Uncle Wade (from Roundrock), I enjoyed a good visit with Uncle Jesse (from Brownwood) and I had a good visit with my cousin Ron (from Corpus Christi).  Sometimes it is a small world.  My cousin Ron Cardwell wants me to take greetings to Charles Mattis.  Ron is an Elder at Windsor Park in Corpus and I understood him to say Charles was a Deacon down there, I told Ron that Charles had received a promotion.  Holly and Alan Brown (from Midland) sent greetings with me for Mike Cope, Holly is a cousin (she was a McLeod) and she talked of the Stream in the Desert next spring at Golf Course Road CoC with MC being keynote.  I spent a brief part of my time trying to get Holly up to speed on blogging!  I finally told her to go to the zoegroup. faithsite and she could link from there!  Of course she and Alan went to ACU with BST.  (I think he sang at their wedding).
 
I got to see the triplets.  They are so tiny!  I cannot imagine three!  Of course I had to ask the dumbest question, "do you worry that you will mix them up?"  I can see how discipline is a required ingredient with multiple births!  Their Dad, Lee McLeod (used to be youth minister at University CoC in Austin) brought our message.  I love and appreciate Lee's candor and Love of God and man.  He is a very special young man and has to be a tremendous Dad!  Rian is going to be in Houston next weekend for coaching school and he and Lee made a date to have dinner next Friday!
 
Addison thoroughly enjoyed her cousins!  Best of all she behaved!  She didn't hit or kick or spit or otherwise assault!  You can't believe how many little kids there are and the majority are phillies!
 
For the record, the homemade ice cream menu looked like this, Banana, Vanilla, Oreo, Butterfinger, Orange Sherbert, I think there was also Strawberry but no orange pineapple!
 
FATHER, thank YOU for family, both my physical family and my spiritual family!  May YOU bless us,  everyone!  I continue to ask for safe passage for all as they return home.  FATHER bless the ties that bind!  I continue to ask YOUR blessings and YOUR healing on Aimee, Rene', Carol and Michelle.  Comfort them, surround them with YOUR angels.  FATHER, please bless the coming week.