Buzz comment

Our son Andrew last night after leaving the very warm nursing home:  "I'm so hot, I feel like I'm going to pass away!"

Of such is the kingdom of "God"

Watching the boys read Bible stories aloud before bed each night reminds me to count my blessings and pray their "love will not diminish".

Redeemed Kids Record!

Tonight Redeemed had the final recording session. The young girls even got to record part of a song. So fun!

Now on to final mixing and production! To God be the glory!

Cousin Chad!

On our way to Iowa today we stopped by my cousin Chad's new apartment in Bushnell Illinois.

Man I miss this guy!  Chad, you will always have a special place in my heart. 

Mike's Birthday

Spent this years birthday fighting a stomach bug, but thanks everyone for the birthday wishes!

The photo on this post shows one of two things:

1.  My family really loves me.

Or

2.  They are trying to kill me off. :)

Haiti!

Got back from Haiti last Saturday night.  An amazing experience.  As much as we tried to help and train the LSM vehicle repair staff, they helped us realize the Haitian perspective of complete trust, love, and faith in Jesus Christ, with absolutely zero earthly possessions.  Words cannot explain how little, and yet how much, the Haitian people have.  Part of our heart was left there, no doubt about it.

Gun!

Jayden's first gun! A 10 pump BB gun. Compliments of GCC spaghetti supper ticket sales. He loves it. :)

Snow fort!

Ice/snow fort compliments of the Church parking lot!!

"Pencil"

A customer brought this pencil in today. It says "life without Christ is like this pencil.....there is no point to it".

Great "point" don't you think (pardon the pun).....

"Glorify Hymn"

Last night our men's group "Glorify Hymn" had the privilege to sing with Derek and Leann Sauder. What a blessed evening worshiping The Lord in song! Sauder's, God bless you for your amazing faith a midst physical trials of this life!

God's amazing creation---Outer space!

Good Sunday School teacher material right here. 1 light year = 6 trillion miles...... times 100 million light years.... times 13 billion light years.......times..... I give up.... The created cosmos is an amazing amazing thing! Praise God!

Perception

So, in the last week, I have been told the following:

1.  Dad, myself, and my 2 younger brothers were somewhere together.  An older man that we had just met looked at Keith Grimm and Matt, and exclaimed "there is no doubt you two are brothers".  He then proceeded to look at dad and I and said "and you two are no doubt brothers also".

2.  Another man that I had not seen for a long time, told me at the dealership "boy, you sure filled out into quite the man".  Thinking he was joking, I said "yeah pretty fat huh?"  He then tells me "it's ok".

Not sure what to deduce from these recent experiences.  It is either:

1.  Being 6' 2", 180 lbs, and having a bald spot on my head makes me fat and 50 years old.

or

2.  Some of us are better judges of appearance than others.

or

3.  Maybe both 1 and 2.... :)

It made me thankful that the Lord is pure, holy, and righteous, and that His judgments are always correct.  For that we can be eternally thankful.  2 Timothy 4:8.

Mike

"Who Missed Christmas?"

Thankful for an inspiring Sunday School Christmas program this afternoon.  Their message was "Who Missed Christmas?"  Are we like the inn keeper too busy with daily business or Herod too full of self?  Or are we like Mary, the wisemen, and the shepherds who didn't miss out?  Let's not get too wrapped up in Christmas plans, cards, baking, etc and miss Christmas!  A good reminder to us all!

Thanks!

"Give thanks unto The Lord, for His mercy endureth forever"

Ancestor funeral card

Sorry about doing another blog post about my great, great, great grandpa (Henry Grimm Sr), but cool things keep coming up.  Thanks to Mark Grimm (Morton, IL) for giving me this "funeral service" card from 1904.  This is about 3" wide and 6" tall and must have been handed out at his funeral service.

This is the man who fought Indians at the end of the Civil War, and was wounded twice with arrows (which are still on display in Topeka Kansas, see previous blog post).  He later gave his life to Jesus, and was a successful farmer/rancher in Volland, Kansas (where his farmstead still stands to this day).  See previous blog post.

Church!

Quick snapped a few photos of the kids playing "Church". As usual the boys couldn't agree on anything so they decided to both be the preacher. LOL.