A Mother's Day Surprise

Coming up -- the 23rd annual Cincinnati reunion, Saturday, May 26, from 1 to 4 p.m., in the fire station east of Cincinnati. You are asked to bring photos of family members who served in the Armed Forces.

Decorations for the following cemeteries this weekend -- Antioch, Beaty, Cheatham, Ganderville, Old Union, Rose, Sugar Hill, White Rock, Wedington on Sunday; Memorial Day, Cane Hill, White Oak, and Farmington, "the weekend nearest Memorial Day."

"Surprise" -- something that suddenly happens unexpectedly or unusual.

There are such special surprises that they seem just like dreams for days after.

Like Sunday (to explain), many Sugar Hill Church members come in for the service after Sunday School, and during the time they are arriving, we visit, etc. As we visited, I looked up and saw a young man walk up the aisle and speak to someone, with his back toward me.

I thought he was a new visitor, but he looked like Dean. He turned around, waved at me and laughed. It was Dean, my oldest grandson! I looked around and the pews behind us were filling up with my family members! A total of 18.

I've had surprise parties, but this beat them all, the best.

We went to Johnny and Anna's, where Anna so innocently had said Karen was fixing Mother's Day dinner. That afternoon, we enjoyed the music by Johnny and grandchildren.

My weekend lasted from Thursday through Monday, with cards, calls, visits, etc.

I want to share what Karen added to one of their cards: (maybe titles my Life, The Best.)

"Wife to 1

Mother to 2+2

Grandma to 5+4

Great-Grandma to 14+1

That's a lot of family to pray over and take care of through the years!"

Then she thanked me. And I am thankful for my many blessings.

Happy birthday to Thelma Loftin, Kenneth Cruikshank, Levi Bradley, Dallas McClellan, James Lee King, Derek Morris, Willie Leming, Rylee Pitts, Colton Little, Helen Parker Jones, Larry Hacker.

Happy anniversary to Caleb and Lisa Rawls, Henson and Reba Tittle, Jeremy and Teresa Pitts.

Happy years, all!

Community on 05/23/2018