Devotion Time

In my devotional time today I finally realized that through the Holy Spirit God produces the following fruit in our lives - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 5:22-26. It is only as I read and meditate and study God's word that He will produce this fruit in my life. I need to stay connected to Him, the Vine, and as I stay connected to the Lifesource then this fruit will be procuded in me.

I have been trying to produce this fruit on my own. What joy to know that as I spend more and more time with Him, He will produce this fruit in my life. Right now is garden time and as each plant is watered and fertilized it produces fruit and as long as the fruit remains connected to the life of the plant it grows.

I realize I have been working too hard to produce fruit in my life. I feel I can now relax, enjoy drinking in God's Word and allow Him the pleasure of producing the fruit as I stay connected to Him. As the plant stays connected to the soil and receives water to nourish the plant then the plant produces fruit without a lot of effort. The plant only needs to stay connected to it's life source to produce fruit and so do I.

2nd Birthday Road Trip

Today we went on our second birthday road trip to celebrate son-in-law Mark's birthday which is coming up at the end of the month. We went to Fort Scott, Ks. and enjoyed a pizza lunch at Papa Don's Restaurante, then it was on to the Trolley Tour where we had an hour tour of Fort Scott in the Fort Scott Trolley. After that we went to Mercy Hospital where they have a photo gallery of Gordon Parks pictures. That was interesting and of course of interest to Mark being the photographer in the family. On the way back home we stopped at the Sunny Meadows Golf Course in Moran, Ks. and checked it out, then we stopped in El Dorado and enjoyed a picnic lunch and swinging on the swings in the park.

Carol took this picture of Mark from the front seat of the car.

Mark and Cherie in the hospital

Stopped in Moran, Ks. and took pictures of Steve and Heather

with the Moran water tower.

Found someone to take a group picture

Mark, Cherie,Steve, Heather, Roger and Carol

Between Carol and Roger we took a total of 69 pictures today. The next birthday road trip comes up in August and we're planning a combined trip for both Roger and Carol's birthdays as they are just a week couple weeks apart in August. See you then.............................

Great Plains Nature Center

Today we went to the Great Plains Nature Center to the Walk in the Park event in Wichita where they had various birds, reptiles, and other creatures along the path and you could see them up close and ask about their habits, etc. They have this once a year. Roger had been their once before. I, Carol, had never been there before and it was a nice place to walk and enjoy nature. In the main building they have an aquarium and other items of interest about wildlife. I particularly enjoyed the observation room where you could sit and watch nature through and observation window. We saw some Canadian geese and their babies. This is a neat place to go to enjoy nature.

Alligator Snapping Turtle 80 lbs.

Red Tailed Hawk

Aunt Margie's 80th Birthday Celebration 6-02-07

Today we went to Roger's Aunt Margie's 80th Birthday Celebration at her oldest son's place in Louisburg, Kansas. We had a good time visiting with family and enjoying the celebration. We started with a picnic lunch then moved to the backyard where Aunt Margie's children, 11 in all, blessed her with memories of their life with her. Afterwards we enjoyed cupcakes and ice cream. Following are a few pictures from the day.

Aunt Margie with her birthday hat

A family portrait

Everyone decked out in flower mode

Decorations - Pictures of Aunt Margie in the

center of the flowers

It was definitely a fun time for all!!!!