Our precious grandson John, is coming up on 8 months. He's trying to crawl, and doing all the other stuff 'normal' for his age. Cheryl has turned out to be a wonderful mom, it has been such a blessing to see her progress. They are still living with us, Mike & I love having them. What a treat to have sweet baby John in our lives each & every day!
Missy was elected Military Ball Queen at her JROTC ball a few weeks ago, she was quite excited!
Mike & I went on a marriage retreat with 18 other couples from our church. We had a wonderful time. It was great to get away and also gave us the opportunity to get to know some of the couples we worship with. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage by Mark Gungor was a great choice for the weekend, I strongly recommend you google him, and be prepared to laugh! He uses Scripture from Song of Solomon, what a love book that is! (I came home & read it)
One of the many things I learned was men really can think about 'nothing'. Strange, but apparently true.
While at the marriage retreat, I was able to convince Mike to join me in karaoke, something that doesn't look like it would be difficult (karaoke, that is) but isn't as easy as I thought. It was a lot of fun.
God has been doing so much in our relationship since the first of the year, all praise goes to Him.
My mom had a small stroke on Feb 27 so I drove up to PA on the 28th and stayed until she went into rehab on Mar 1. She is home & doing very well, not using her walker much at all. Praise to God, things could have been so different! Even though it was not a pleasure trip, I so enjoyed spending time with my Jessica, my parents, siblings & other relatives as well as some friends. Of course, no trip to PA would be complete without breakfast at the Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe and at least one burger with cheddar cheese & chili along with fries with the same. Jessica made sure I had some Oram's donuts to bring home with me too. I am planning an extended visit in June, unless God has other plans for me, of course.
Mike & I were asked to join to join the newly formed missions team at church and we are looking forward to the opportunities God has for us in this area. Mike continues to participate in the choir and is getting ready for the Resurrection Cantata. Missy & her boyfriend (Austin), Cheryl & her friend (Ryan) joined Mike & I for the church's showing of the movie, Courageous. This was a repeat viewing for all of us Riley's but the first for the gentlemen. This movie really does place importance on fathers and calls all fathers to step up and take responsibility for their families. What a huge change we would see in the USA if each & every man took this to heart.
