Some videos from over the Summer ~

The end of one of Greg's baseball games

Party

Hotel room fun in Nashville!

Performing at KMBC

 On the way to Boston for the 4th of July

Rebecca's Wedding!

Dollar Day

Fishing with the Quanns

Last night, my Dad was looking through one of his favorite books, Hymn Histories, and read this letter...

.....Dr. Rimmer spent his last year in California where he had gone to live after a diagnosis that he had terminal cancer.  Each Sunday he listened on the radio to his good friend in the bonds of the Gospel - Dr. Charles E. Fuller of the Old Fashioned Revival Hour.  One broadcast Dr. Fuller advised his audience that on the next Sunday he would speak on his favorite subject - Heaven.  After the broadcast Dr. Rimmer wrote Dr. Fuller the following letter:

My dear Charlie:

    Next Sunday you are to talk about Heaven.  I am interested in that land, because I have a clear title to a bit of property there for over 50 years.  I did not buy it, for it was given to me without money and without price.  But the donor purchased it for me at tremendous cost.  I am not holding it for speculation, for the deed is not transferrable.  It is not a vacant lot, for I have been sending materials there for over fifty years out of which the greatest Architect and Builder of the Universe has been building a home for me which will suit me perfectly and will never need to be repaired.  Termites cannot undermine its foundations, for it rest upon the "Rock of Ages."  Fire cannot destroy it.  Floods cannot wash it away.  No locks or bolts will ever be placed upon its doors, for no devious person can ever enter that land where my dwelling stands, almost completed.  It is ready for me to enter in and rest in peace eternally, without fear of being ejected.  There is a valley of deep shadow between the place where I live in California and that to which I shall journey in a short time.  I cannot reach my home in that city of gold without passing through this dark valley of shadows.  But, I an not afraid, because the best Friend I ever had went through the same valley long ago, and drove away its gloom.  He has stuck with me through thick and thin since we first became acquainted fifty-five years ago, and I hold HIs promise in printed form never to forsake me nor leave me along.  He will be with me as I walk through the valley of the shadows, and I shall not lose my way when He is with me. 

    I hope to hear your sermon on Sunday next from my home here, but I have no assurance that I shall.  My ticket to Heaven has no date stamped upon it, no return coupon, and no permit for baggage.  I am all ready to go, and I may not be here when you are talking next Sunday, but if not, I shall meet you there someday.

            Signed,

                    Harry Rimmer, Sc.D.

This letter was placed upon the desk of Dr. Fuller the next Wednesday.  By that time Dr. Rimmer was already in that land which is fairer than day.  The land that he had seen by faith for over 50 years.

August Events

We were able to have dinner with the Northern family at IHOP one night!!  It was a blast!

Hadn't seen Rachel in a while so we met up with her for a lovely picnic at Kenmore.  Isn't the blanket perfect?

The Quanns invited us to go fishing with them one Wednesday!  It was a great source of spontaneous fun!!  The Chesapeake Bay is 64 fish shorter now   We were so glad they invited us - thanks so much for calling!

One Saturday, we didn't have much going on and neither did the Quanns.  All of the sudden, we were together   We drove to their house and they took us to a berry farm and colonial beach.  Afterwards, they even had us for dinner!  What nice friends we have!

We went to a couple Potomac National's baseball games in August!  Both nights the tickets were only a dollar, and so were the hot dogs!  Don't you love Washington Post's dollar Mondays!!?  The Danahers came with us one of those nights too!

I had been thinking about cutting my hair for a while, and although I really do LOVE long hair, I finally DID IT (and I'll most likely be growing it right back out...)!  My friend Lindsey and I decided we would do it together and so we did.    We both donated it to Locks of Love, which helped us with mustering up enough courage to cut off large amounts of hair off our heads...  Now it's been a week and I'm slowly getting used to having short hair.

We did a lot of other things in August but we don't have pictures of them.  We're happy to finally be caught up!  Labor Day will have to wait 'till next time.

A - Y - C -!

We're kind of tired of trying to catch up on July, so we decided to just put a few of our favorite pictures on here and be done with it.

Laura and Caleb performed for talent night in front of all 400 some people!!