12-26-15 Sat

Boy did I blow it! I really got the days mixed up and it wasn't until just a few minutes ago that I realized I miss my Saturday morning blog post. Of course yesterday was Christmas. Daniel and I went over to Joe and Hilda's house and had breakfast with them and watch the kids open the presents. It really was a lot of fun and it was Daniel's 1st Christmas home in 17 years.

Pretty much life goes on as before except without my girl. Which means I do my work and then I try and do hers also. I definitely fall short in that department. She was so organized and so clean, it was truly amazing. Harriet spent her 1st Christmas in heaven. I would venture to say that her Christmas was better than ours.

I want to wish everybody a very Happy New Year! Tomorrow morning I'm preaching a message on the past year in review.

Maranatha,
Frank

                                              Sarah and Harriet

12-19-15 Sat.

Good morning everybody! We had Bible class last night and then I went longer than normal. I couldn't quite see the clock and I went over 20 minutes. When you're up on the platform the stage lights shine right in your eyes and it's hard to see the far back wall where the clock is hanging. Then I had a meeting afterwards and didn't get home till late.

So this past week we been all working hard in preparation for our Christmas Sunday service which would be tomorrow and then we have our Christmas Eve service which is on the 24th at 6:30 PM if you would like to come. We will have communion and a candlelight service on that evening.

I hope everyone's focus this next week is not on what Presents they are receiving from others, it's so easy to be caught up with the here and now. We get so busy in our lives we forget the big picture. The greatest gift is God giving his Son so that we might have eternal life. John 3:16

It's kind of tough this Christmas.Harriet has always the one that would write out the Christmas cards. So that means not many Christmas cards are being sent this year. I hope I don't offend too many people. I Do Wish You All a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Maranatha,
Frank

12-12-15 Sat

Hello everybody! Well it's obviously the busiest time of year and everybody is preparing for Christmas. It's really interesting to hear what they say on the radio. Now instead of Christmas programs or even holiday programs that the kids put on at school, now it's Winterfest. The secular world does everything possible to remove any hint of Jesus.

I heard last week that a college said that they are not allowed to use red and green lights to decorate because it's too Christian. I realized that the red and green lights have nothing to do with Christianity, but it shows you how for they will go and even further than ever expected to remove any semblance of a traditional Christian Christmas.

Okay I'll get off the soapbox. It just ticks me off. Probably you too. So Daniel is still working like a rented mule. He really does work hard and I'm very thankful for it. He's just doing a lot of good things and making right choices. I thank you all for your prayerful support.

We are having a Christmas eve service on the 24th evening. It's always great to be together and to read the Christmas story & sing Christmas Carols.

During this next week in preparation for Christmas let's remember our priorities.

Maranatha,
Frank

Harriet, her mom, Siblings an spouses. 

12-5-15 Sat.

We had another busy week this week. Sometimes it doesn't seem like life will slow down. Daniel is doing well, working hard and he's very thankful for the job and for the work.

This morning Daniel and I are meeting with Joe, Hilda and the boys for breakfast. It's always a lot of fun to eat with them. We just have a good time together and of course the little kids are so cute. I'll try and get a picture of everybody and if I can I'll post it later on today.

We are of course getting ready for Christmas celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It will be a great time.

I thought I might mentioned that it's important for all of us to keep a focus on the priorities for this Christmas season. It's not about the gifts we give to one another, it's really about the gift that God gave to us through his son Jesus Christ.


I was talking to my good friend Lois last week at church and she mentioned how she enjoys the blog and also the pictures. I commented to her that most of the pictures have been seen and she said that she did not mind, she enjoys all the pictures regardless. God bless you Lois

Hilda, Evelyn and Harriet



Tomorrow I'm preaching on another example from the New Testament. There is a young lady in the the book of acts called Tabatha. Her name is translated as Dorcas. She had a very simple ministry and yet she was so important. She's a great example for all of us.

I hope you have a great weekend, Maranatha,
Frank

11-28-15 Sat

Good morning everybody! Another week has gone by so quickly and here we are almost at the end of the year. I hope that you had a very nice Thanksgiving day.

This past week I had a lady that was recommended to me to do housekeeping and she came on Tuesday morning and work for 2 1/2 hours. She did pretty much all the floors and dusting and I asked her to clean the stovetop and the sink. I guess these are the areas that I'm not doing very well on. I try to keep things pretty clean but, these are the areas that need the help. I know that Harriet kept everything meticulously clean. I keep watering all of her plants too. It's really funny how this works.

I think I was telling someone at church that I've done more dishes in the past 3 months that I've done in 44 years of marriage. Harriet just always took care of all these things and she enjoyed doing them. I guess you might say it was her gifting. These things were not a chore for her. She loved to keep the house clean and tidy.

Daniel's been working hard and we went over to Joe and Hilda's on Thanksgiving day. Hilda was fantastic insulation point she made a great meal with all the things that we are used to eating, that Harriet used to make. I'm talking, a Hungarian ,, type of meatloaf patties, mashed potatoes, corn and cucumber salad that Harriet taught her how to make. She just did a fantastic job and everything was great.

On Sunday morning I will continue the study that we been doing. I've been taking different people from both the old and New Testament and using them as examples of what we should do and what we should not be doing. This coming Sunday will be Jonah, the reluctant prophet. I hope that you will take the time to be in the house of the Lord this Sunday.

Maranatha,
Frank

Thanksgiving Day 11-26-15

Thanksgiving day is tomorrow and I was just thinking (I know, shocking). Thinking about a lot of stuff. But as you can image, Harriet is on my mind so much. After 44 years, the vast majority of my adult life we spent together. As I look at this and many other pictures....

.. I see a very happy person. I tried to shield her from many things, so she would not have to deal with them. But I can say that she was very happy and content with our life together. I sure miss my girl.

Now that I got that done with, I wanted to wish you all a very good Thanksgiving Day. Make sure you count your blessings, name them one by one.

Maranatha,
Frank & Harriet

11-21-15 Sat UPDATED with pics

Dear Friends, I forgot that I have a Baptism this morning at 8:00AM. That is not quite true. I forgot that I need to get up early to write this blog. So I have to leave in a few to go to the beach.
Yes, we are doing the Baptism at the beach in Del Mar, the same place that I spread Harriet's ashes.
So when I get back, hopefully I will have a few picture take Kathleen will take.

UPDATE:
Like I promised here are some pictures. The 1st one is of the beach at Del Mar and this is where I spread Harriet's ashes out in the water. If you look to the center of the 1st picture were all the guys are sitting that's on the reef at Del Mar and where I go surfing. It was a beautiful morning water temperature was 68° in the air temperature was probably around 72, that's at 8 AM.

The next picture is of Victoria, after I baptized her. Then the next picture is her father and his name is Frank. And of course that picture is after I baptized him. It is difficult when you're doing this in the ocean to time it so that you can put them underwater at the exact time and then by the time you lift their heads out of the water the next wave is already coming.

We all had a good time and I thank Kathleen for taking the pictures.

Some of you are aware of this and others of you are not but this past week Daniel seem to rubbed his eyes while he was at work and he must've had something on his hands, either chemical or insulation in erupted into his eyes. This caused severe eye irritation and I had to take him to a clinic on Wednesday morning because he could not open his eyes to drive. It was really bad. Anyway he's doing much better and he told me this morning that he is able to put his contact lenses back in so he is recovering. I'm glad that he's doing well.

We are planning to have a Thanksgiving Day service at our church this coming Thursday. It will be at 9 AM and it will last for one hour, which will include a communion service also. I hope that you take time to count your blessings and give thanks to God. You know it says in the epistle of James that every good gift and every perfect gift comes from the Father above. The question is, are we giving thanks for all he's done for us? It's something to think about and I hope you will take the time to count your blessings and to thank God for them. If you can make it on Thursday morning at 9 AM at church would love to have you. For more information go to the church website which is: www.mbcsd.org

I wish you a great weekend.

Maranatha,
Frank