Sierra, Haley, Addie, Kolton, and Logan

I have been meaning to put post out here about Logan's graduation, but I hate to post about one niece without being able to talk about all of them, so here it goes. (Just in case some of these things make me feel really old)

Logan - graduated from 8th grade in late May. It doesn't seem possible. I was graduating from High School when she was born. She now has her 1st boyfriend (if that is what you call them in high school these days). He is a really nice guy. She is very busy playing softball and traveling every weekend to tournaments. We hardly see her.

Haley - Well she will be 17 in a few months. She took the written test to her driver's license last summer. She didn't get her license and have 2 or 3 from her class killed in car accidents. She was not too thrilled about it, but she went this past week and past the driving part.

Addie - She has started playing softball this summer. It is coach pitch and she got her first hit in a game a couple of weeks ago. She was so excited. She kept telling me she was hitting the ball it was just foul balls.

Sierra - She hasn't had such a fun thing happen to her, but she showed us how brave she is. She had to have surgery this past Friday on a hernia. She never cried, never argued or fought the nurses and doctors. When she got home she never even complained about it hurting.

Kolton - I went up for Sierra's surgery and Kolton, Jared, Papa, and I went on a shopping trip around KC. He is really growing up as well. He and Jared just played all day and stayed out of
Sierra's way.

That is the happenings of the Keck nieces and nephews.

By the way, I would put pictures out here, but Craig is in Vegas and he is the one who has the patience to get them loaded onto the computer.

Trying times, but knowing God is Good

As Craig and I sit and ponder about all the things that have gone (what we think is) wrong, we realize how much God is in control.

Dad was recovering what we thought was in record time, however the recovery was really a bump in the road. He had to have another surgical procedure yesterday to remove some scar tissue. It went well and the doctor told him to resume normal schedule. The amazing part of this is that the main issue of the cancer is gone. Yes we have lost sight of that at times.

My in-laws are having even a tougher time. My father-in law had moved into an assisted living facility for some rehab. While he was there my mother-in-law fell and broke her pelvis. Now they are both there. However they are in a home that believes in getting them back on their own. They also have a lot of Christian activities.

We know that God's Love is amazing and at times we need to be reminded that He Loves us even in the bad times. Here is a little poem that brings it all into perspective

Story of the Nail Heart
The nail was used to hold him fast
Unto the cross for sins so vast
For all the world's great sins that day
Were borne by him that we might say:

Christ is my Lord, my strength, my song
and unto him my life belongs
I don't deserve the love you show
But through your gift my life's aglow

By your grace, those who believe
and confess their sins will have reprieve
Never will death cause fear again
Thanks to Jesus, who took our sins


So if times don't look the best just remember He is there for you and will come again some day!