MERRY MONTH of MAY

“Sopping, and with no sign of stopping, either- then a breather. Warm again, storm again- what is the norm, again? It's fine, it's not, it's suddenly hot: Boom, crash, lightning flash!” 
― Old Farmer's Almanac

A sure sign this little boy is having fun ~ Grandson Knox at his cousin's baseball game

the barefoot artist

Some of us (me) like a little coffee with their (my) creamer

Pretty clouds

Pretty clouds through a dirty windshield

Grandson Knox (in the red shirt) and three of his Mother's Day Out classmates earned the title of Bible Memory Master this year ~ our minister announced their accomplishments before worship service on a recent Sunday ~ the list of Bible memory work is on the screen above them ~ these four and five year olds amaze me

Grandson Elijah's 5th grade spring band concert

Elijah plays flute ~ they all did a great job and improved so much since their concert in December

Granddaughter Shelby and her cosmetology class visited a school of cosmetology ~ Shelby got her hair done ~ so pretty!

Daughter Kelly joined the band at a local Mexican restaurant that was decked out for Cinco de Mayo ~ we were there the day before on Star Wars Day ~ May (the) Fourth (be with you)

Enjoyed the high school's production of Phantom of the Opera ~ this is the only time I've ever seen the play but I've heard that this amateur production rivaled any professional production ~ the talent at this school is impressive ~ who knew there were opera singers in high school?!

Congratulations to my niece Sarah who graduated summa cum laude from TTU last Saturday

Here's your sign ~ and yes please

JACOC church building foyer last Sunday

Grandson Elijah's 5th grade classes studied the different decades this past week at school and got to dress up to represent each decade ~ the first picture is the Fifties (greaser), the second picture is the Sixties (hippie), and the picture below is the Nineties (grunge)~ I don't have pics of his outfits for Seventies and Eighties (please send them Holly) Elijah had a good time putting his outfits together ~ he said his were the "most extreme" 

Lots of baseball games in May ~ Elijah plays third base for his team Game 7 and sometimes pitches

E at bat

Grandson Knox at bat playing T Ball

A little dab'll do ya ~ (I think you have to be over the age of 50 to get that reference)

Peeps



Shelby's cosmetology class group project ~ Disney-character-inspired make up, hairstyle, and outfit ~  Tinker Bell! ~ all she needed were wings and some pixie dust

Day lilies blooming in our yard

Lovely Shelby

Shelby and mom Holly ~ ready to head home after work

Knox is loving his tree swing

 Lilies ~ looking forward to the beautiful pink blooms

The kids in the back yard this afternoon ~ a little baseball training ~ (hubby Neil is the big kid on the left)





"Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun."
- Kahlil Gibran

HAPPY EASTER 2017 FROM THE RANFT/MYERS/KIMBROUGH FAMILIES!

This is us. Easter. 2017.

“The gifts of the Master are these: freedom, life, hope, new direction, transformation, and intimacy with God. If the cross was the end of the story, we would have no hope. But the cross isn't the end. Jesus didn't escape from death; he conquered it and opened the way to heaven for all who will dare to believe. The truth of this moment, if we let it sweep over us, is stunning. It means Jesus really is who he claimed to be, we are really as lost as he said we are, and he really is the only way for us to intimately and spiritually connect with God again.” 
― Steven James, Story

PLAY BALL!

Grandson Knox and his team played their first T Ball game of the season tonight. 

His team was first to bat

Knox is easy to spot in his white helmet. Watching these teams fielding is fun and funny and always chaotic.

Knox played first base toward the end of the game. His team lost this one by four runs I think. Good game and they all played well and seemed to enjoy it. Lots more games ahead.