A friend laid to rest....

Today started out so wonderful with our Risen Savior on this beautiful Easter Sunday.  So much Good News to proclaim on this very very special day. Bruce and I went to Sunrise Service at the Yazel ranch and the service began at 6:45. I have quite a few beautiful pictures of the 3 crosses as the service progressed.....

 When we first began -

 next,

 Beautiful

 until the service was almost complete,

 and finally -

 He is Risen ..... Gorgeous Son Rise!

Frankie our little donkey hasn't been feeling well - and we had a veteriniarian out on friday morning to examine him and he gave him a big antibiotic. The Dr. never had a diagnosis, but my sister thinks maybe the Rhino flu hit him.  Anyways, Frankie died today and we are SOOOOO Sad.  I know seven grandkids that will truly miss him. The last kids to see him were Kelton, Katie, and Konnor. These are the only snapshots I got of them that day.....

 He truly did love the kids and he looked forward to their visits. You may think I'm nuts, but it is so true. He would get a little depressed after they would leave.... moping around, and hee hawing for his little friends.

Poor Bruce has had to bury so many of our "friends" over the years. Eli & Calyja - our rodeo mules, Miss Kitty and her yearling Angel, Joy Bar, and now Frank..  As you can see, Cheyenne will dearly miss him. As I came in the house she was still whinnying for him, but she knows in her heart that he is gone....

As I'm writing this through my tears, I don't know if I can bear many more of our cherished and dear friends to pass on. We have buried so many dogs as well, but our Lord has put them in our life for us to enjoy, and I honestly can say that Frank brought only JOY to our family.....  So as the day ends, the sun sets, and my heart is very heavy.....I thank God he was in our lives for the last 17 years. You will indeed be misssed little friend. Rest in peace!



Friends ARE forever........

I love my friends!!! and Bruce and I are blessed with truly the best friends ever!! Since my college years at FHSU, we have all had very close ties with each other. We have supported each other through the joys of our weddings, the birth or our children, and our children's young years and then witnessed their weddings - AND we wouldn't have missed any of it. !!! Don't get me wrong - there have been plenty of trials and tribulations along the way, but you guessed it - we have been there for that too.......and supported each other through all of it. I really don't know what we would have done without each other to console each other, laugh, cry, and rejoice. We have been traveling with each other too throughout the country and are looking forward to more of that. July will take us back east again to Savannah and Fripp Island!! We truly loved it there. The picture below in the back row is Jim, Doug, Bruce - in front is Moi, Jacquelyn, Vicki and Gayla (our birthday girl responsible for us all getting together this time). We are older now, wiser, but there is no one on this planet who can have more fun than us. The guys laugh and joke that the screaming and laughing is about to commence. The guys sure had fun talking about work, farming, and all endeavors of their laugh. Their commonality are the GIRLS! Yes, the crazy ones! but we all love and treasure each ones individuality. God Bless them all!

The Girlfriends and Husbands

We are like sisters! She knows many of my thoughts before I do. How do you do it! Thanks for being such a light in my life.... Luv you Gayla!

Jackie and I have known each other since 1st grade and can tell stories on each other. She has been my rock for a very long time! You make me smile always.....Thanks Girlfriend!!

Thank God for Vic - she is such a treasure, I can't explain unless you know her! Truly a JOY in my life (a huge understatement!!) ..luv u too girlfriend!!

Was a total surprise to see Vicki and her husband from Bartlesville at Gayla's bash.... She got me through Accounting at FHSU and we were roommates. She is a jewel!

Jim & Vic

Doug and Jackie

Gayla and grandson Cash.....she is so proud of him!

Next weekend we have a birthday party for our Buggy and then a new little Papon will be here to greet us. Life is Good!!