January 23 – “Nothing can tear us apart”

Have you ever had a day where you end up extremely tired and you realize that you really haven't done much of anything?  That was today.  Chris' Mom and Dad came over this morning to bring a pink slip she made for Cailyn to wear when she is dedicated next week.  She already made the dress years ago.  In fact, Jachin and Micah and Zakary all had to wear it for pictures.  At least they had a blue slip underneath it.  Actually the whole point of their visit was so Great Granny could hold Cailyn for as long as she wanted.  The rest of us got to sit around and talk and watch her hold the baby.  Kind of like watching grass grow.   As they left, our friends David and Mona arrived.  They are going on a cruise tomorrow, so they came in early to hang out for awhile.  They also brought steaks for supper and something for a big breakfast as well.  They even called ahead and had us invite Kel and Christina and the boys to join us for supper.  It was quite an evening.  All the guys went outside to grill the steaks.  I ended up making sure Jachin and Micah didn't fall into the water as they threw rocks and seeds and anything else they could find into the water.  I also had to keep an eye on Scooter.  He thought every rock thrown into the water was a ball intended for him to fetch.    After Kel and Christina left, we sat around talking fire department stuff and taking turns holding Cailyn.  Nathan and David are both fire fighters, so they have a lot in common.  All the women in the room were mothers, so they had a lot in common as well.  I did a lot of listening.  I finally snuck over here to the computer to get this entry in before it gets too late.   I think the funniest thing I heard (out of quite a few funny reminisces) was when Jachin (the 5 year-old) came up to me, pointed his finger in my face, and said, "DadDad, let me tell you something.  Me and Hannah (a 5 year-old girl in his class) are in love."  Well, I have heard about Hannah several times before, so it wasn't completely news to me, but he didn't stop there.  He continued, "That means nobody can ever tear us apart."    Made me think of Romans 8:37-39: "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."     Father, thank you that no one can tear us apart from you.  Amen.