Leaving Slowly
1/13/06
Yesterday, cousin Geneva and I shared pancakes and memories with more distant cousins Bob Cooper and his wife Evelyn who have erected a lighted billboard in front of their blue and white "gingerbread house." Then I was off to see another cousin in a nursing home (broken hip) who is so full of joy you can't be down when she's around. I borrowed genealogy records and family histories from them. Pastor Rob got me restarted on this family background thing and now I'm hooked.
I got lost and ended up on a road going through Chadron, NE where my mother went to college, so took some time to poke around the campus a bit. I stopped in the Registrar's office and ordered Mama's transcript from the 1920's. Amazingly, they went right to it and provided me with a free copy. Seems, every student is entitled to one free copy and she had never needed one.
Mama's grades where what I expected. She excelled in the Humanities, but failed Chemistry and barely made it through her other science and math classes. The transcript opened a mystery, however. She had always said she went to college two years and left when she was 19 due to T.B. But according to her transcript, she didn't start college until she was 21 and she attended 7 semesters. Hmmmm, wonder what that's about. Investigating will be interesting!
1/14/06
I spent the day in Byres, CO with daughter Crystal and her family. Granddaughter Kaylah seems fine but has a brain tumor they haven't decided what to do with. Grandson Samuel got the cast off his arm. It was good to see them all. we talked and talked, played board games and enjoyed hanging out with each other.
1/16/06
Denver, CO is the home of our twin daughters and their families, and I spent a delightful day and a half with them before heading to LaJunta, CO the home of son Scott and family. But Scott isn't home right now; he's in jail... awaiting trial for murder. Julia pulled strings at the sheriff's office to get me in for an unscheduled visit.
Scott and another man are accused of pushing a third man out of a pickup Scott was driving. The man went under the right rear tire and died at the hospital. Scott didn't push the man out but he kept on driving after the man was hit. Until today, Scott has remained belligerent saying the man deserved to die because he was a child molester. Was he? No record of that.
We have been praying for Scott to see the enormity of the loss of life, no matter whose life... We pray he will come to the cross. Tonight, he was in tears. Two days ago, he was in a riot at the jail and was hit on the side of the head by another inmate. His ear was swollen and bloody. He hasn't eaten in four days and they have put him on suicide watch. He said he was reading his Bible and doing Daily Bread devotionals every morning, "but nothing is happening yet," he said, "Every thing is still the same."
We talked and prayed together for two hours, but I still don't think he understands. He seems to think if he does "good" things, God will somehow be pleased enough top get him out of jail! Right now I am praying that the Holy Spirit will open Scott's eyes to the truth and that he will come to Christ for real.
1/17/06
I drove and prayed for hours after leaving the jail. Then pulled onto a side street and slept in the car until morning. Later, I stopped in for a brief visit with my oldest living relative. She's 95, I think. Next stop Salt Lake City to visit oldest son Norman and family. Long drive, lots if snow and ice, but the visit is worth it.
1/20/06
We talked most of the night then I grabbed a nap on the couch before leaving Wednesday. It was snowing hard, and the roads were terrible. I finally stopped at an inexpensive motel in Winnemuca, NV. Roads were still bad when I left. Thankfully, I arrived safe and sound, held in the protective hands of my Lord.
I was exhausted when I got home. Too many days with too little sleep and a very poor diet. I ate mostly chips and yogurt. I slept in this morning, or tried to. My brother called early... from Florida where it is 3 hours later than CA. So tonight I will go into a coma until I wake up naturally.
Yesterday, cousin Geneva and I shared pancakes and memories with more distant cousins Bob Cooper and his wife Evelyn who have erected a lighted billboard in front of their blue and white "gingerbread house." Then I was off to see another cousin in a nursing home (broken hip) who is so full of joy you can't be down when she's around. I borrowed genealogy records and family histories from them. Pastor Rob got me restarted on this family background thing and now I'm hooked.
I got lost and ended up on a road going through Chadron, NE where my mother went to college, so took some time to poke around the campus a bit. I stopped in the Registrar's office and ordered Mama's transcript from the 1920's. Amazingly, they went right to it and provided me with a free copy. Seems, every student is entitled to one free copy and she had never needed one.
Mama's grades where what I expected. She excelled in the Humanities, but failed Chemistry and barely made it through her other science and math classes. The transcript opened a mystery, however. She had always said she went to college two years and left when she was 19 due to T.B. But according to her transcript, she didn't start college until she was 21 and she attended 7 semesters. Hmmmm, wonder what that's about. Investigating will be interesting!
1/14/06
I spent the day in Byres, CO with daughter Crystal and her family. Granddaughter Kaylah seems fine but has a brain tumor they haven't decided what to do with. Grandson Samuel got the cast off his arm. It was good to see them all. we talked and talked, played board games and enjoyed hanging out with each other.
1/16/06
Denver, CO is the home of our twin daughters and their families, and I spent a delightful day and a half with them before heading to LaJunta, CO the home of son Scott and family. But Scott isn't home right now; he's in jail... awaiting trial for murder. Julia pulled strings at the sheriff's office to get me in for an unscheduled visit.
Scott and another man are accused of pushing a third man out of a pickup Scott was driving. The man went under the right rear tire and died at the hospital. Scott didn't push the man out but he kept on driving after the man was hit. Until today, Scott has remained belligerent saying the man deserved to die because he was a child molester. Was he? No record of that.
We have been praying for Scott to see the enormity of the loss of life, no matter whose life... We pray he will come to the cross. Tonight, he was in tears. Two days ago, he was in a riot at the jail and was hit on the side of the head by another inmate. His ear was swollen and bloody. He hasn't eaten in four days and they have put him on suicide watch. He said he was reading his Bible and doing Daily Bread devotionals every morning, "but nothing is happening yet," he said, "Every thing is still the same."
We talked and prayed together for two hours, but I still don't think he understands. He seems to think if he does "good" things, God will somehow be pleased enough top get him out of jail! Right now I am praying that the Holy Spirit will open Scott's eyes to the truth and that he will come to Christ for real.
1/17/06
I drove and prayed for hours after leaving the jail. Then pulled onto a side street and slept in the car until morning. Later, I stopped in for a brief visit with my oldest living relative. She's 95, I think. Next stop Salt Lake City to visit oldest son Norman and family. Long drive, lots if snow and ice, but the visit is worth it.
1/20/06
We talked most of the night then I grabbed a nap on the couch before leaving Wednesday. It was snowing hard, and the roads were terrible. I finally stopped at an inexpensive motel in Winnemuca, NV. Roads were still bad when I left. Thankfully, I arrived safe and sound, held in the protective hands of my Lord.
I was exhausted when I got home. Too many days with too little sleep and a very poor diet. I ate mostly chips and yogurt. I slept in this morning, or tried to. My brother called early... from Florida where it is 3 hours later than CA. So tonight I will go into a coma until I wake up naturally.
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