Growing Older

This past couple of weeks have been very busy with getting older. Each passing day reminds us that we are getting older and that one day we will each meet the Lord face to face. It started off with our oldest daughter, Dennae, turning 16 years old. We had this pretty neat party planned for the occasion. Dennae invited 2 of her very close friends from church, Ashlee and Riley. I borrowed a Mustang GT convertible from a friend, drove them (along with Noel) down to South Denver for dinner at the Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant (fantastic!), then to the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver for some shopping a a Starbucks (relaxing), then to a movie to watch the new Harry Potter release (not my first choice but it ain't my birthday!). We had a great time celebrating the 16th year of our oldest daughter. Also, Grandpa Fisk, a member of our church, had his hip replaced even though he is 88 years old. I took Monk and Jami along with their cousin Jason to visit him in the hospital one afternoon. He is doing really well even though he is getting older. Also, I had to do the funeral of a father of one of our church family's members who drowned in a fishing accident. That was a difficult ministry but one that provided an opportunity for the gospel to be shared with many, many unsaved people. Again, sudden death reminds us that life on earth does not last forever, and we should be prepared now to meet the Lord. Last, on Friday we went down to Colorado Springs to see our nephew, his wife, and our niece (Paul, Connie and Keirsten) who were attending a conference with their church group. We got to go out to Carino's, a great Italian restaurant (famous for their Italian nachos!). The kids had a great time seeing their cousins, and we did too.

This next week, we head out for a vacation to St. George, Utah. We hope to see the Grand Canyon among many others beautiful sights in that part of the country. I'll update the blog when I get back. Hope you have a great week as well.

Don't forget to look at the pictures at the bottom of the blog.

For Christ's sake,

MJD,Sr.