Test of Faith

Yesterday was overwhelming. In a matter of hours the well stopped working, Grace's elbow swelled to the size of a tennis ball, and my father had to be admitted to the hospital. It was more than I could handle, not feeling well myself, so I had to put them all in God's hands.

Now, 24 hours later, I sit here in amazement at God's faithfulness. Dad has the best doctor he has ever had at the hospital, and appears to be recovering. Grace's vet saw us right away, and did not charge for the visit. Finally, the well is working again.

Praise God!

New Christmas Traditions

Christmas has always been an important time of the year in my family. We had many traditions that are now impossible, due to my father's poor health. So now, we have new Christmas traditions that we celebrate at my father's nursing home.

Each year the nursing home has a dinner to which all family members are invited. For the last three years, they have had a guest musician, who plays the clarinet, Andrew Kendle, with Suncoast Jazz Legends. His knowledge of music is amazing to me. He takes requests from the residents, and he always knows the tune. Dad's favorite instrument has always been the clarinet , so as soon as he hears the music he perks up, and starts moving in time to the music.

My father was always the primary photographer in the family. This year I gave him the digital camera to see if he could still use a camera. He has Parkinson's Disease and has trouble moving his hands. Here is a comparison of my photograph of him, and his photograph of me. I think he did the better job in spite of his physical limitations

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Great Fun at the Dog Park

The dogs thought it was a perfect day at the dog park. The temperature was around 50 degrees, the sun was shining, and some of their friends were there.

After saying hello, the fun began.



The Look



The Attack



Let's Wrestle




Our Friends: Tucker and his new sister