MISSING DAD TODAY, he'll be 91 tomorrow!

MISSING MY WONDERFUL DAD  "T.J.SPARKS", THIS MORNING.. TOMORROW IS HIS 91ST BIRTHDAY.. HIS 23RD IN HEAVEN! I KNOW HE IS ENJOYING HIS LIFE AND LOVE OF CHRIST THERE.. "I CAN ONLY IMAGINE"

TRYING TO ADD THE "FINAL TOUCHES" TO THE KITCHEN..

HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THIS POLYURETHANE DRIES SO I CAN GET THINGS SET BACK UP THE WAY WE WANT THEM.. GRATEFUL THAT ITS ALL NEARLY DONE.. BY TONIGHT, LORD'S WILLING IT WILL BE FINISHED! I KNOW IT'S ABOUT TIME! AND LORD KNOWS THAT I AM THANKFUL THAT IT WILL BE DONE.. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE LOOK OF THINGS!

WE WERE ENJOYING THE LITTLE COOLER WEATHER, WASN'T YOU.. SOMEHOW ANY KIND OF CHANGE IN THE WEATHER MAKES US BOTH FEEL SO TIRED! GO FIGURE! JUST SEEMS LIKE WE CANNOT SLEEP AT NIGHTS, THEN IN THE DAY WE ARE JUST WORE OUT TRYING TO JUST GET THE THINGS DONE THAT WE NORMALLY DO! MUST BE ANOTHER OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT "GETTING OLDER" GEE, SOUNDS FUN, DON'T IT! ONE THING IS AN ABSOLUTE.. TIME IS FLYING AND THAT IS SOMETHING I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD OLDER PEOPLE SAYING.. BOY WE ARE FINDING THAT OUT!

GUESS WE WILL RUN OVER LATER AND CHECK ON THE GARDEN.. WE GOT A LATE START BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAIN WE HAD THIS SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER.. SO NATURALLY EVERYTHING IS LATER COMING IN.. GUESS MAYBE I WILL KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT IN A WHILE! I TRULY CAN GET INTO SOME GOOD, WONDERFUL TASTING GARDEN TOMATOES.. (IF ANYONE SAYS TOMATOES ARE TOMATOES, THEY JUST HAVEN'T GROWN ANY OF THEIR OWN.. IT'S ONE OF THE BEST PARTS ABOUT SUMMERTIME.
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BEING OFF THIS SUMMER WAS NICE ALSO FOR A CHANGE.. BUT STILL I WOULDN'T HAVE MINDED WORKING. BUT, YOU CAN'T WORK IF THE JOB ISN'T AVAILABLE, CAN YOU?
ANYWAY.. THE SUMMER TIME IS FLYING ON BY! WE GO ON THE 15 FOR NEW I.D./PASSAGE CARDS.. THEN WE START ON THE 19.. I THINK THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES MADE THIS YEAR WITH US AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE IS FINDING IN THEIR JOBS (EVERYWHERE) SOME MAY BE FOR THE BETTER, AND I'M SURE SOME ARE FOR THE WORSE (EVERYWHERE) SO, LETS ALL JUST PRAY FOR EACH OTHER! OKAY?
PRAYING FOR EVAN AND THE SURGERY HE JUST HAD, AND PRAYING THAT THERE WILL BE A CURE FOR E.B. AND CANCER AND THE PAIN AND DEVASTATION IS CAUSES. PRAYING FOR JAKE THAT ALL HIS EFFORTS WILL BE REWARDED WITH A COMPLETE HEALING. AND PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOURS AND YOUR PRAYER REQUEST AND UNSPOKEN PRAYERS EVERYWHERE. PRAYING FOR OUR FAMILY, EXTENDED FAMILIES, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND CO-WORKERS, THAT GOD WILL WRAP HIS LOVING ARMS AROUND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US AND HELP US TO FEEL AND SEEK HIS GUIDANCE AND APPROVAL.. PRAYING FOR BLESSING FOR EACH OF US, SPIRITUALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, FINANCIALLY, AND HIS LOVE, GUIDANCE, GRACE, MERCIES, AND A SPECIAL BLESSING FOR EACH THAT ONLY HE KNOWS THAT IS NEEDED. PRAYING FOR THE ABUSED, NO MATTER WHAT THE AGE.. PRAYING FOR THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES, EITHER BY DEATH OR "MISSING" THAT GOD WILL BLESS EACH FAMILY MEMBER WITH COMFORT AND GUIDANCE. PRAYING ALWAYS FOR OUR COUNTRY AND LEADERS THAT GOD WILL GUIDE THEM TO BE CLOSER TO HIM AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE HERE. PRAYING FOR OUR SOLDIERS AND SERVICE PEOPLE THAT GOD WILL PROTECT AND GUIDE EACH AND GRANT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, COMFORT AND INNER PEACE. PRAYING FOR FORGIVENESS FOR OUR SINS AND IN ALL THINGS, GIVING HIM OUR LOVE, PRAISE, HONOR AND GLORY IN JESUS HOLY NAME, AMEN.  P.S. THANK YOU GOD FOR THE PARENTS YOU GAVE US.. PLEASE GIVE THEM BOTH A HUG FROM US AND TELL THEM THAT WE'LL SEE THEM AGAIN.. THANK YOU FATHER, IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.