9-30-15 Wed

I met with pastor Tony Junior yesterday morning. We had a very nice meeting. I think him so much for allowing us to have the service for Harriet At Sonrise.

Pastor Tony mentioned how nice the service was and also the great fellowship that everyone had after the service and I totally agree. Think you want to know for making it possible.

Looking forward to going over to Tanner's and Bri's for dinner tonight. Daniel will be there also.

I hope you have a great day,

Frank

9-29-15 Tuesday

Did you happen to see the "Blood Moon" send the evening/night? I received a picture that one of the ladies in our church took and I'm including it. Looks pretty radical.

Thank you Linette and Tracy for the picture.

The word for today: Psalms 16:8, I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Have a great day, Maranatha,

Frank

9-28-15 Monday

We had a great praise and worship service yesterday morning at church!

The message I preached use the text in 1st Samuel, when David fought with Goliath. Many of us have giants that we must face in our everyday life. They may not be 9 feet tall, nevertheless they are just as formidable. The importance of remembering that the battle belongs to the Lord and with God all things are possible is imperative.

I still miss my beautiful girl! I guess that's how it's going to be for a long time.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-27-15 Sun.

You know what day it is today? "Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!"  Him you will go to church this morning and worship the Creator of the universe, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Daniel is doing better and better each day driving his stick shift little pickup truck. He's very thankful for it and has mentioned quite a few times how he loves his truck.

Harriet had a couple of pictures in the Bible, inside the front cover. That's the reason I'm sharing this next picture with you. Because it was important to her.

I am not sure when this picture was taken, but I know it was taken at In and Out hamburgers in Santee California. Samuel with no front teeth. The little guy is Mathew if it is recent, the past year or so. If not than it is Ethan. When Hilda reads the Blog she will straighten this out, look for her comment. And of course Grandpa.
Harriet loved this pic.

Now a pic of Harriet.

What can I say, but that's my Girl!

Maranatha,
Frank

9-26-15 Sat.

The adventure continues. Daniel is improving his shifting abilities with his pickup truck. On Saturday morning he can check out of the transitional housing at 6 AM and he doesn't have to be back until Sunday evening. This gives them the opportunity to spend the night at my house.

Daniel wanted to go surfing this morning, so he came by yesterday evening before Bible class and we tried out putting my surfboard into the back of his  pick up truck. I'm attaching a picture of the pickup truck with the surfboard. This is the truck that his brother Joe bought for Daniel. It really is a nice little vehicle. Especially for young man. It gives Daniel the opportunity to learn how to drive a stick and everybody needs a pickup truck or some type of conveyance that can carry things around. (Like a surfboard)

The surfboard has a cover or surf board bag that I made and that's why it has all that floral design. It is to protect the vehicle from the wax that's on the deck of the surfboard and also to help protect the surfboard.

This is my favorite picture of our son Joe and Harriet. The picture was taken on Sunday, May 10 of this year. Harriet was still doing really good and the cancer not come back  yet






I'm expecting to get the replacement keys for my van today, they are aftermarket smart keys that have to be programmed. But they are much cheaper doing it this way then going to the dealership and buying the keys there.

I'm going to include some pictures I have already posted on the blog because, it's my blog and I can do what I want to do. That sounds like a rebellious 2-year-old doesn't it? I'm being totally frank with you as I always them, I miss my wife and I guess I just want to put some pictures on the blog again of her.

I hope you have a fantastic weekend,

Frank

9-25-15 Friday

Strange day yesterday. It started off well, I got to go surfing in the morning. Daniel is still practicing his driving a stick shift.

In the afternoon I stopped at the bank and when I came out the van would not start. It was really weird because the power doors and powered tailgate all worked. But there were no lights on the dash and not even a click when you turned the key to start the car.

I ended up walking down to a mechanics place a few blocks away. I called up Wawanesa, my insurance company that has roadside assistance. After jumping through all the hoops they would send a tow truck. A little while later I called up my son Joe and told him I would need a ride. He was kind enough to come right over and we tried jumping the car. The problem was not the battery, nor in the connection on the battery.

An hour and a half after I made the initial call to the tow company they finally showed up. (Great service) when I tried to start the car a message came on the dash that it was a "bad key". It had not given me this message earlier when I tried to start the car. So we change the plan and have the van towed to my house. I figured that the battery was bad in the smart key. Joe took me to Walgreens and we got a new set of batteries and install them. It didn't do any good. So I went and found Harriet's set of keys for the van. And what's interesting is that it would not unlock the doors but it would start the car. So something is screwed up and I will have to go to the dealership today and see if they can rekey these smart keys that turned stupid.

So that entire adventure took 3 1/2 hours and it was a total waste of time.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-24-15 Thur.

Daniel is practicing driving his pickup truck and learning how to drive a stick shift transmission. He's making progress and as you know it just takes practice.

I get to go surfing for the 1st time since Harriet's service at the beginning of this month. It was nice to be back in the water and the water temperature is  still in the low 70s, which make it nice. It was nice to get some waves and of course to see all my friends.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-23-15 Wed.

The joys of learning to drive a stick. Brings back memories for most of us. We got Daniel's little truck over to his transitional housing yesterday.

Daniel will just have to work on it and practice, practice and more practice. Daniel has been at the transitional house for one month. I am told that after two months he can get a job and start working.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-22-15 Tue.

Daniel passed his driving test, praise the Lord! His brother Joe, has purchased a little Nissan pickup truck and put it in good running order for Daniel. We need to register the vehicle and then Daniel needs to learn to drive a stick shift. Of course many of you learned to drive a stick shift when you 1st learned to drive. But, today most vehicles are automatic transmissions. I'm sure that he will learn as we all did.

By getting his driver's license and his own vehicle, it will give him the ability to have some independence. Of course he will still be at the transitional housing. He's already been there for one month. But, this will free me up so I will not have to go get him and had to teach them how to drive. It took a lot of time and we compressed 6 months worth of learning to drive in just a few weeks.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-21-15 Monday

Today is the day! Daniel is going to get his drive test at the DMV. He should do pretty good, since we have been practicing so much.
I will let you know how it turns out.

Cyrus Mad-Bondo told us of his recent trip to Hong Kong and the out reach there. Training teachers to reach their own people with God's Word.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-20-15 Sunday

We have covered a lot of territory. Daniel is doing well with his driving. It is just practice, practice and more practice. It will be nice when he has his license  and can drive on his own.

Today Cyrus Mad-Bondo will be speaking at church and we are all looking forward to hearing him and getting an update on how the Orphans are doing.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-19-15 Sat.

The weekend starts. More driving for Daniel and me. We are looking forward to having Cyrus speak at church tomorrow morning.

Have you ever had any crazy dreams, or is it just me? Since Harriet has died, I have had some really weird ones.

I hope you have a great weekend,
Frank

9-18-15

We been doing a lot of driving, giving Daniel the experience so that he can take his test next week. We're cramming 6 months worth of practice driving into a couple of weeks.

2nd Timothy 1:7 "for the Lord did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love and of a sound mind."

Maranatha,
Frank

9-17-15 Video link for Harriet's Service

Daniel is being relocated to a new transitional home a few miles from his previous one. The move was supposed to happen yesterday, but the inspector never came out to check the house. So hopefully it will happen today. Everybody in East county  drive defensively, because were going to be on the streets training Daniel. He's supposed to take his driver's test next Monday morning.

I realized that new people are coming to the blog and I need to keep the video link easily available. So I will try and add that link so if there's anyone who is not viewed the service live, they can always watch the video online.

http://www.mbcsd.org/index.php/video

Maranatha,
Frank

9-16-15 Thank You! Thank You!

Doing better each day and I sat down and went through all the sympathy cards that we received. There were a whole bunch that we received at the service for Harriet that I had not opened yet. I want to thank everybody for the kind thoughts and great memories that you put into the cards and shared with me. Sometimes it's tough going down memory lane. Makes you kind of, I want to say homesick, more of missing the one you love.

So I'm taking Daniel out to teach them how to drive. This is an alert for everybody in East County of San Diego to stay off the streets. I am including this picture of Daniel behind the wheel, cool, calm and collect, in the high school parking lot learning how to drive.

Actually he's doing very well. We just did that for fun. I think that it's much easier to teach a 35-year-old to drive them a 17-year-old. There's just more maturity and they are able to concentrate better.

Next Sunday Cyrus Mad-Bondo will be speaking at our church. He oversees the work in Africa for World Help. We've been supporting the orphans in Uganda for many years probably close to 11 years now. It's always great to have him in our church.

I want to thank everybody again for their kindnesses during the service for Harriet. Everybody pulled together and I can't say enough nice things about each and every one of you. You're very kind.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-15-15

Starting to do better. I was out and about yesterday. Unfortunately Daniel caught what I had and was really sick Sunday night-Monday morning. I am hopeful that he will get over it a lot quicker because of his youth.

Psalm 119:71 says " It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees".

Maranatha,
Frank

9-14-15

Doing a little better this morning. I've lost almost 10 pounds in the last 4 days. Still dealing with some symptoms. Sorry I don't have a whole lot of positive news for you. Hopefully I'll be over this in a few days and get my strength back.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-13-15

Thank you for the offers of help and the well wishes. I seem to be doing a little better, but I am not sure if I will ever eat again. That is how I feel right now.
Maranatha,
Frank

9-12-15

Still sick, I have the chills and it alternates with fever. Sorry I don't have anything for you today.
Frank

9-11-15

 Daniel Passed his DMV test.

It seems that I have to cancel Bible class tonight. About midnight I got really sick, stomach cramps and it progressed to aching joints, nausea and headaches and everything else you can think of.

I've got to put the blog out and then I'm going  under the covers. I'm canceling Bible class for tonight I just feel really bad. So sorry.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-10-15 250th Post Today

I have a few more pics for the Blog and hopefully the DMV computers will be up and running so Daniel can take his permit test today.

The first picture of the people in the Sanctuary. The flash on a camera only is effective range is 15'.

This is a picture of Daniel saying his piece.

Picture of Frank

Here are a few more pics......

 

Here is a picture of some of the lovely Lady's that served.

Maranatha,

Frank

9-10-15 Pics

Kathleen Metcalfe took some pictures at the service last Saturday so I thought I'd share a few of those during the next couple of days.

Yesterday were supposed to get Daniel's driving permit, but the DMV's computers were down for that specific function. So we had to reschedule for Thursday.

Pastor Ron

The above picture is Rogina Gardiner who sang a beautiful song.


That we have Lee Ann Wimer, Harriet sister who spoke.

The above picture is Jim Reese.'s brother sharing his  memories.

That's it for today. I will put a few more pictures up of tomorrow.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-8-15 Video link

Good Morning! Today Daniel goes to take his written driving test so he can get his permit. Then we start the driving training.

Incase you missed the video link, I will include it for a few days.

By the way, Paul was telling me that there was a problem with the live streaming and it didn't come out 100% as expected.

Here is a link to the church web site and it should take you to the video link, Harriet's video is number 3.

http://www.mbcsd.org/index.php/video

Maranatha,
Frank

9-7-15 Monday Harriet's video Link

Busy days! Really great service this morning at church. The praise and worship was most excellent.

We said goodbye to Jim and Jeanette Sunday afternoon and they will be heading back to Oregon. Remember Jim is Harriet's brother and Jeanette is Jim's daughter. We had a great time with them and I'm so glad that they came.

Sarah came over to our home Sunday evening and she, Daniel and I went through picture albums. I'm going to include one picture that I took a picture of.

It looks like I'm trying to strangle Harriet, but from the look on her face she's enjoying it. Picture was probably taken 20+ years ago, judging by the amount of hair my head.

Sarah is heading back to Ohio today. She will be missed. Actually, we don't want to let her go, we've had such a good time with her.

By the way, Paul was telling me that there was a problem with the live streaming and it didn't come out 100% as expected. He's working on setting it up so that you can view the service for Harriet from our website. I will let you know when it's completed.

Here is a link to the church web site and it should take you to the video link, Harriet's video is number 3.

http://www.mbcsd.org/index.php/video

Maranatha,
Frank

9-6-15 Sunday

It has been a long day. We did what we planned and paddled out at 5:30AM. The surprise was when Dr. Brad and his wife Glory showed up about 5:00AM. They drove all the way from San Francisco for the paddle out and for Harriet's service.

Yes it was still dark when we paddled out and the waves were building to a big swell. The sets were about head high. But we all made it out safely. I signaled the people on the cliff with a waterproof flash light that I had tucked into my wet suit. Said a pray and spread Harriet's ashes. There were about a dozen people that had paddled out.

We surfed for an hour and then had to load up and head home to prepare for the service. I am going add a few pics.

Daniel and I getting out of the water

 Daniel and Dr. Brad

 The Crew on the Cliff

 

The service went very well. It lasted just about exactly one hour give or take a couple of mins. Because I think we started a couple of mins late.

I don't have any pictures yet, but Rocky counted over 350 people in attendance. All very nice people. All great people!

I think that is it for now. I greeted people for two hours after the service. Pretty tired and I am preaching this morning.

God bless you my Friends,

Frank

9-5-15 D Day

Well today is the day. It will be busy. We spread the ashes this morning at Zero dark 30. Then the service starts at 11 AM.

Yesterday morning we actually went out to breakfast with Sarah, Daniel, Joe, Hilda and the family. Very nice time. Then for lunch I took Spence and Lee Ann and Daniel and Sarah up to Red Robin, that's the 1st picture.

The 2nd picture was taken at Joe's home and we are all having a meal together. It's very nice to spend this time together. Yesterday was Harriet's and my 44th wedding anniversary.

Hopefully the service will go will this morning. I've asked Kathleen to take some pictures and hopefully I'll be able to show them on the blog tomorrow or the following days.

I hope you can make it to the service, but if not you can view it on live streaming at: www.mbcsd.org     Service starts at 11 AM sharp. The link will be live 10 to 15 minutes in advance. Just go to the link and click on Harriet's name.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-4-15 Friday

Yesterday evening we met over at Sonrise. The men set up all the tables and the ladies came and put up the centerpieces. This is where the food will be available after the service. So many great people that are willing to serve, it's truly a blessing.

Sarah arrived late yesterday. Our son Joe and Daniel picked her up at the airport. It's quite amazing the logistics of doing something like this. When my father died and we had the service for him, there was nobody coming from out of town. My dad had outlived all his contemporaries.

Daniel and his little sister

Spencer D and Lee Ann are coming in this morning sometime and Jim and Jeanette are flying in this evening. It took all the preparations are in place for the service on Saturday morning.

Just a reminder as to location it is at Sonrise Community Church, 8805 N. Magnolia, Santee California. The service starts at 11 AM sharp if I have anything to say about it.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-3-15 Thursday

One more hurdle behind me. Tracy D. from church worked hard on this bulletin that we will hand out on Sat. morning. But when I tried printing it on my Inkjet or color Laser printer at Staples the color is off compared to what you see of the same picture, but on the monitor.
I went back to Office Depot and asked them if they could help with the problem and they did. So they printed up all the bulletins.
I have to pickup Daniel today and take him to an appointment. Sarah arrives tonight. And the Ladies from church are going to prepare for the Sat. service. They are setting tables and I thank them for their hard work.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-2-15 Wed.

Still trying to get the bulletins printed up for Sat. You know it looks good on the computer monitor, but when I pint it out on my Inkjet printer, Harriet looks like she has a red glow. When I took it to Staples the color was better, but Harriet looks like she has that sprayed on tan look. So I guess you will have to wait until Sat. to see how it came out.
This is a picture of Harriet and little Joe. Who is little in the picture, but I am sure he is over 200lbs now. So this was taken about 17  years ago.

 You know I am going to have to start house cleaning. I have relatives coming starting on Thursday, so I need to clean everything. This will be interesting. I will let you know how it comes out.

Maranatha,
Frank

9-1-15 Tuesday

Good morning!

I was writing the blog's in the evening and posting them before went to bed but my good friend Larry complained, so now I'm running it in the morning.

We are starting to get Daniel into the mainstream. He received his California ID on Saturday and yesterday we went to the bank to open up a checking account in a secured credit card. It's just that there are a lot of things that need to be taken care of that we take for granted, because we've done them over the years as needed. It's just a little different when you have to do everything all at once to become a member of Society.

Just trying to get everything prepared for the service on Saturday, that is my main goal, along with helping Daniel. The above picture is my dad and Samuel.

This picture is of Harriet and our good friend Autumn Flores.

That's it for today. I hope that you have a fantastic day and remember: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths". Proverbs 3:5-6

Frank