May 26 – “got ‘em hitched”

We had one of those loooong days yesterday.  Started for me around 5 when my alarm went off.  I headed to the hospital to visit with a gentleman who was going in for brain surgery for a bleed.  He came through the surgery well, but has a long road of recovery ahead of him.

From there I met Chris and Cailyn up at the church for the P, B, and J Breakfast – Pancake, Bacon, and Jesus.  Seasiders came up with lots and lots of bacon and sausage to go along with the unending pile of pancakes.  And Jim, Corey, and Dale provided some great Jesus music to accompany the whole thing.  We even had a crew of fire fighters show up for breakfast.  There was a great community response.  We made over $900 for our trip to Kids’ Camp.  Looks like we kids won’t have to spend another dime for their journey to GlenRose in June. 

While we are at the church a fire call came over the app on my phone.  Not that unusual, but the Jamaica Beach volunteers were called out as well.  That meant Lauren jumped into high gear and headed to the scene.  Come to find out the owner was trapped on a broken down boat out on a fishing expedition.  The young man who lives there as well is a Seasider – the one who first came because we let him bring his dogs.  He lost pretty much everything.  His dog was fine, but the owner’s pups were not so lucky.  They were the reason Lauren was called to the scene.  She is the go-to person for any animal-related situation.  The dogs were alive but unconscious when she arrived.  They were give oxygen using the special animal oxygen masks, and transported to the vet.  They were undergoing x-ray and other tests to check them out, but preliminary results looked like they will be OK.  Guess that means we have a bit of a hero-celebrity in our midst.  Way to go, Lauren.  Way to go all you fire fighters who responded and took care of the fire. 

We went to WalMart in the afternoon.  Had to get some food for our little weekend gathering of family.  Kel and his family - and maybe Nathan and his - are coming over after church today for some roast and rice.  The kids are going to spend the night with us, then the Moms and Dads will return tomorrow for some brisket and watermelon (if there is any left.  Chris already dove into it.  She has absolutely no will power when it comes to the first watermelon of the year).

Last night we went to a wedding.  I performed the ceremony for one of the fire fighters and his bride.  Beautiful venue, but they had some trouble with the sound system.  I never knew when to project loudly or back off and speak normally.  We got ‘em hitched, though.  And by the time we got home around ten, I for one was exhausted.  But I slept some last night, and today starts a new day … let do it.

Proverbs 9:10 says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy Spirit is understanding.”

Father, be with John and Alyssa as they get started on their marriage now that the wedding is behind them.  The hard part begins … Amen.