photos from our vacation

Click link to view my first photo slideshow from our vacation in WI (June 2009) - Still working on the photos but I thought I would start with some candids of the girls: Natalie (5) Meredith (2 1/2) Brielle (2 1/2) and Sophie (14 months)

family photo Sunday

This is a cute photo of Charlee Anne (Lori's girl) - it reminds me of that old country song, "Funny face I love you, funny face I need you.." :)

police "lawn enforcement"

My coworker emailed this picture to me after I shared with him my surprise Tuesday night upon returning from vacation. The "Quality of Life Unit" of the police dept. left a notice of violation on my door as our grass was "too tall" and the lawn must be "maintained." So it is against the law to go on vacation and "not" keep your grass cut now. Good thing it did not rain much while we were gone. The notice was left on our door Saturday, June 20th, and we had until Thursday, June 25th, to comply. Cindy cut the grass for me on Weds morning since I had to work, and sure enough on Thursday morning the police car stopped at our mailbox for about 10 minutes - I guess to file the report that our grass was cut!

Slideshow - IBBI Mission trip to Dominican Republic

Several men from our church at Berean Baptist in Lilburn, Ga, participated in this mission trip to the Dominican Republic with IBBI (Independent Baptist Builders International, Inc.) IBBI leads mission trips of volunteers to do evangelism and church building on the foreign fields. One of those who went on the trip from our church - John (jidphotography) - posted this slideshow of pictures from the March 2009 trip on his YouTube channel.

family photo Sunday

I enjoyed Father's Day with my sons and their families. Our "male quartet" sang "Redeeming Grace" in the morning service at Bible Baptist Church in Beaver Dam, WI. In the PM service, the rest of the family joined us to sing "My Faith Still Clings to Thee." Both songs are James Koerts arrangements and published by the Wilds Music. (photo above taken in March in PA)

Video -DCI - spring training with the Cadets

The Cadets of Bergen County, NJ feature this video from spring training for drum corps competition this summer - music from "West Side Story"

Video -DCI - let the summer games begin!

Check out this link to view the dates of all DCI contests across the country as the competition begins this Friday, June 19th. I found this "highlights of 2008" video posted on youtube. (double click on the video to enlarge to full screen)

family photo Sunday

We are looking forward to seeing all of our grand girls this week (and the rest of the family, too!). This photo of Brielle was taken over the Memorial Day weekend in SC.

Facebook manners

I found this humorous video which will help us learn to use manners when using Facebook :)

a special person now in Heaven - Dr. J.R.Faulkner

Many knew Dr. J.R.Faulkner as the "right hand man" of Dr. Lee Roberson, but he was a special person to us because he performed our wedding 32 years ago in the chapel of Highland Park Baptist Church, June 04, 1977. So we are sad to hear that he passed away at 95 years of age, but we praise the Lord that he is in a better place now. What an honor to know him! Our wedding had to be changed from Pine Bluff to Chattanooga at the last minute, and Dr. Faulkner was so gracious to perform our ceremony on such a short notice.

Dr. J. R. Faulkner
1914 - 2009

"At Home with the Lord"

Funeral Arrangements

Visitation
Sunday, June 14
2:00 - 6:00 PM
Chattanooga Funeral Home
East Chapel - Moore Road

Monday, June 15
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Highland Park Baptist Church

Services
Monday, June 15, 2:00 PM
Highland Park Baptist Church

Graveside services to follow at the Greenwood Cemetery

yard work pays off

I guess all that yard work paid off! Recently I heard someone talking as if they were at my front door, and when I looked out the window, there were a group of students in our front yard stretching and taking a brake from their "run" back down the hill. I noticed them when they ran up the hill, but was surprised to see them in our yard. I suppose this was an ROTC group from the local high school, so I took a pictures because no one would have believed me if I didn't.

Slideshow - JUNE 2009 birthdays

family photo Sunday

Cindy returned home last night after spending the week with Brandon and Rachel (and Cuddles) . Cuddles probably misses her a lot now, but I missed her more :)

the year of the boy

As someone said recently, "it must be the year of the boy" . . .

Congrats to cousin Amy and Josh in Arkansas, who had a beautiful little boy yesterday, June 3rd - "Easton Daniel" came into this world at 6lb. 7 oz.

catching up with the bears

Remember the photo of the bear in the backseat of my car a couple years ago?(Click link to "Seeing is Believing")

Well,I found them placed in the front yard of Paula, our former neighbor, last week in Florida. She now has a nice sitting bench out of the two bears.

family photo Sunday

Sophie likes to help with the laundry!

Memorial Day video - Kick for Nick

This was a very moving tribute to the late Private First Class Nick Madaras presented on ESPN over the Memorial Day weekend. For more info click this link to kickfornick.org

family photo Sunday

We are spending Memorial Day weekend with family in SC and maybe we will get to feed Brielle some more cookies!

a special kind of courage

"Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage," Defense Secretary Robert Gates remarked about specialist Zachary Boyd. He rushed from his sleeping quarters to join fellow soldiers (in Afganistan) and an AP photographer just happened to be there....read more at USAToday.com

three grandsons

We are very excited to be having three more grandchildren in 2009 - you would think there was a competition going on here! Brandon and Rachel were the last to find out that their baby will be a boy, at least the nurse is "pretty sure" about this. But they are the first to reveal their baby's name - Charles Timothy - and nickname "Charlie T." The first name is for Rachel's father (Charles Doan) and I think the middle name was for . . . you know who! By the way, Brandon's great-grandfather was also a "Charles" - Charles Clinton Franklin. I think the other expectant parents are undecided on names at this point. The two pics are supposed to reveal that the baby is a boy.