How Long Does It Take?

That question keeps popping up from Cheryl and family members, but not nearly as often as from friends. One of my nearest and dearest is so excited there seems to be no way to quell the number of questions related to my latest literary attempt. Have you ever had children in the backseat of the car on a journey start asking that "Are we there yet?" question, or repeatedly wanting to know, "How far is it?" or "How many miles do we have to go?" This final enquiry became a favorite of mine with our last set of twins. My response, "All of them!" I did an update on my own timeline thing today. I'm about through with chapter 39, and do not anticipate going much over 50, 55 tops and that includes the inevitable epilogue. That is the very best estimate I can offer at this point in time. My daughter, Marla, is going to a 'scrapbook' party on Saturday and would like for Cheryl to go with. I think I knew what she was referring to, but I had to check it out. A scrapbook is much like a joint bank account. When I was growing up my mother maintained one for me. I appreciate it a lot more now than I did when I was..... younger. Whoosh! I nearly told you that I'm 55. Yes, the same as the double nickel speed limit, it went up, too. I guess I had better return to the tapping on my 'puter for the project. God bless. In Christ's Love, Preacher.

Our Wedding Day #2 

The Reason For The Bear

Our home is a haven for bears old and young alike. They come to live at our house where they are treated with great respect and offered love in many languages. Cheryl and I began collecting them when we first got married. They were cute, cuddly, and seemed to reflect a little of each of our personalities in their many guises. This one in the picture below(Oh, I do so pray this thing is working the way I think it should)is in a frame on my office desk. I could go on and on about the Biker bear family and the largest of the group(Cheryl won the giant white Valentine's Day bear from Hallmark three years ago) standing taller than me and when seated occupies the entire loveseat by himself. His most endearing characteristic is his ability to hold young children between his legs while they enjoy their favorite cartoons or movies on the tele in the bedroom. Even our eldest grandson(Matthew, age 15)enjoys cuddling with our big white bear buddy, but he doesn't like to get caught enjoying it these days. I found the all american biker bear in a magazine offering to sell me a statue that looked just like the picture shown for only $34.95 plus tax, and not including shipping and handling. I just liked him, so here he is. Some of the cutest are the mama and papa santa bears that come out for their season. We love them all. We have many pieces of framed artwork to complete our "bear" decor. The only problem we have ever experienced that is related to the bears residing in our home is one that occurs when we are away for several days at a time. They'll throw parties! You would not believe it! We get back and they have drained every beer and smoked all the cigarettes in the house. They've rumpled the beds and left electronic equipment on all over the place. Oh, well, such is life. In Christ's Love, Preacher.

Home For Wayward Bears 

Chasing The Sun, Together!

Good Morning! It really is wonderful to have my honey back home. I think I'm getting the hang of this blog thing, but I still have sooooo much to learn. These pics were taken the last time we chased sunset shots. There's a whole collection of them lost somewhere in the system. Not here on my 'puter, but out there in the web. I love the new terminology for the technological advances we are experiencing. It has all the earmarks of a language being developed for the first time. It's fresh, and new every day. Cool! I promised my wife I wouldn't put her picture on the blog without her permission. Last night she saw this shot of herself and did not say I couldn't, so here she is. Gosh I so love this woman. The Lord has blessed me so very much with her presence in my life. Alyssa and Michael are getting married on Saturday. I'll be doing the service for a small gathering of family and friends. Sunday is right over the horizon, but I can see it coming. Tonight we have our weekly prayer gathering. We pray for people, mostly, and the portions of their lives that we know they need God's help with. Several of our prayer concerns have passed away these past few months. It seems that cancer is the leading cause of death for those on our personal lists. Sad when you consider the ages at times. People younger than us taken, in what I now consider to be, the very best years of life. I won't wear this theme out. I'm sure everyone has been touched by this insidious disease in one way or another. A few more days of learning and getting things to work and I will be sending invitations for viewing. That did not come out right. Sounds like a funeral thing. lol; In Christ's Love, Preacher.

Hey! This is my Cheryl. 

Hey! I'm Terryl(Preacher)Huyck