February 28 – “Catching up with Katie”

Last day of February.  No Leap Year.  Tomorrow is March.  That’s supposed to be Spring, right?  Except we’re supposed to get back down in the 40’s next week.  Can’t put my winter coat away just yet.  Hope it warms up soon.  We have a lady who wants to be baptized before she moves away from Galveston here in a few weeks.  And then there are the Easter Sunrise service baptisms.  The water is gonna be chilly.

Speaking of the water, I just heard the legislature is considering changing the bag limits on speckled trout from ten to just five.  That won’t go over well with the local fishermen.

We did our three miles yesterday, but we deviated from our usual course.  We ended up walking through Nathan and April and Cailyn’s neighborhood.  Didn’t stop, though.  Figured they were probably still asleep. 

I made a quick trip to the bank.  Got to see Tammy, the lady who used to work there for many years.  She is now manager of the “big” branch over on Broadway.  Congrats to her.

We had a surprise visit from one of our kids in the afternoon.  Katie spent some time living with us back when she was a young teenager.  She subsequently joined the Navy and had a successful career with them.  She returned to school and hopes to graduate in August with a Master’s in American Sign Language and Deaf Education.  She is also looking at nursing school.  Even started some of her college basics for that.  She told us she is just not sure yet what she wants to be when she grows up.  I know the feeling, Katie.  Well, the “when I grow up” part, anyway.  Not particularly interested in doing that anytime soon.  Oh, and it sounds like she is active in a church near where she lives.  Good for her. 

Luke 16:10 says, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”

Father, thank you for the chance to catch up with Katie.  Bless her in her schooling and in her ultimate career choices.  Amen.