a spring flower2

another baseball player

paw paw, i'm still flying

adversity into manna

darrell is doing better. he has involved himself with productive things that keep him busy and is beggining to see the bigger picture.

courage

http://www.jobbank-ja.com/downloads/jobbank_flair/20011210_fear.asp
Moral courage is a virtue of higher cast and nobler origin than physical. It springs from a consciousness of virtue and renders a man, in the pursuit or defence of right, superior to the fear of reproach, opposition, or contempt. - Samuel Goodrich

without words

a photo album that will be lost in time

cirilo

interest from ancestry.com

What does the Cirilo name mean?
Spanish: from the personal name Cirilo, from Latin
Cyrillus from Greek Kyrillos meaning ‘of the Lord’. This
name was borne by a large number of early saints, most notably the
theologians Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril of Jerusalem. It was also
the name of one of the Greek evangelists who took Christianity to the
Slavic regions of eastern Europe.

a spring flower

kailani celebrates the arrival of spring and outdoors

100_1258.MOV

grandbabies2

we enjoyed a saturday visit from our babies. these pictures are from before i got home from yard mowing (ravenna, ridgecrest, cemetary) with my boys, darrell & curtis. the spring flower video is later the same day after we got home. i have some other short clips i would like to upload when i figure out how to best compress them. any suggestions would be helpful.

My Place - open letter

Open Letter to my Son

2004

My First Born Darrell.

Congratulations my dearest son.

You have discovered all the things, which make life beautiful. Its not the cars, the houses, or the boats, which bring pure happiness, but the miracle of birth and creation.

This newness of life starts out small, even though you have chosen to start your own family with super-size, and blossoms into all that you are, all that you have, and all that you will be, and this life will bring you much needed joy and fullness.

This fullness is made complete with a good dose of Christianity, and with the help and grace of God, and never forgetting that without him, all is for nothing. So, take your family to church, as often as you can, and acknowledge his greatness as it will give you purpose.

Ask for his guidance everyday so you can lead your children in the best ways and instill in them their source for strength.

Do the best that you can, for in a few short years it will be their turn to guide their children, your grandchildren, and you will be able to say without hesitation,

“I have done all that I know,

I have done all that is good and right,

I have done well”.

with love,

Dad

fiance

My Place - open letter

Open Letter to my Son

2004

My First Born Darrell.

Congratulations my dearest son.

You have discovered all the things, which make life beautiful. Its not the cars, the houses, or the boats, which bring pure happiness, but the miracle of birth and creation.

This newness of life starts out small, even though you have chosen to start your own family with super-size, and blossoms into all that you are, all that you have, and all that you will be, and this life will bring you much needed joy and fullness.

This fullness is made complete with a good dose of Christianity, and with the help and grace of God, and never forgetting that without him, all is for nothing. So, take your family to church, as often as you can, and acknowledge his greatness as it will give you purpose.

Ask for his guidance everyday so you can lead your children in the best ways and instill in them their source for strength.

Do the best that you can, for in a few short years it will be their turn to guide their children, your grandchildren, and you will be able to say without hesitation,

“I have done all that I know,

I have done all that is good and right,

I have done well”.

with love,

Dad

fiance

open letter

Open Letter to my Son

April, 2004

My First Born.

Congratulations my dearest son.

You have discovered all the things,
which make life beautiful. Its not the cars, the houses, or the boats, which bring
pure happiness, but the miracle of birth and creation.

This newness of life starts out small,
even though you have chosen to start your own family with super-size, and
blossoms into all that you are, all that you have, and all that you will be,
and this life will bring you much needed joy and fullness.

This fullness is made complete with a
good dose of Christianity, and with the help and grace of God, and never
forgetting that without him, all is for nothing. So, take your family to
church, as often as you can, and acknowledge his greatness as it will give you
purpose.

Ask for his guidance everyday so you can
lead your children in the best ways and instill in them their source for
strength.

Do the best that you can, for in a few
short years it will be their turn to guide their children, your grandchildren,
and you will be able to say without hesitation,

“I have done all that I know,

I have done all that is good and right,

I have done well”.

with love,

Dad

fiance

a big fish story

darrell shows us a pretty large white perch from the same fishing hole that i caught the little brim and put in shannons pocket when he was a toddler.

all i wanted was a switch leg for the new vanity lights, what i got was a complete re-wire of the bathroom, sheetrock work, and painting of the whole room.