Beth’s father has emergency surgery this week for an internal hernia that “deadened” 3-4 feet of his lower intestine. That’s how much was black that they had to remove anyway.

The surgery went well and the doctor was please with the results.

But he is suffering from what they are calling ICU Delirium. He is confused, not sleeping well and is angry and agitated.

Prayers for him, the hospital staff and Beth’s family is GREATLY appreciated.

Josiah touched my heart last night as he prayed.

Yesterday afternoon/early evening was a movie night for the boys and myself (you could probably call me a TV junkie).

Last night we watched the Cosby Show – Season 1, DVD 1. One of the episodes we watched was episode # 8 – A Shirt Story.

This is the episode where Theo buys, then has to return a designer shirt to impress a girl. Then Denise (his sister) offers to make him a shirt that looks just like the designer shirt.

Of course, it turns out a flop. And he hates it and he is embarrassed to wear it. That is, until his date sees it and thinks that it’s super cool. The, he’s excited to have it.

Well, that night, in his prayer, Josiah thanked God for the hope that he saw on TV as he can believe that something good can come out of something bad.

You see, HOPE is the virtue we have been studying at our church this past month (in UpStreet & KidStuf). It makes my heart feel good when one of our boys can make the connections from what they are learning at church and in the Bible to their real world.

I love learning from my kids!!

Well, I’m going to visit the red truck today. And, it’ll probably be the last time I see it. It’s going up for auction on Saturday, and I’m not going to be able to be at the sale. Not that my wife would really love for me to get it anyway. And I probably couldn’t spend more than $150 on it either.

This truck is a 1978 Ford F350. And it reminds me a lot of my favorite TV show growing up – Emergency! Emergency 51.

Emergency was my favorite TV show for a number of years. You remember, that’s where Johnny & Roy were there to save the day. Whether it be saving someone from a snake bite, to being trapped in a wrecked car or a burning house. Johnny & Roy were there to save the day.

Just look at the truck they drove!

I mean, sure, their rescue truck was a 1972 Dodge D300, but they sure do look similar. At least they remind me of each other. i would even paint the wheel rims red!

Anyway, today I’ am going to help the family get things ready for their auction. In between taking loads of stuff from the house, I might have to sneak aside and snap a few last pictures of the red truck.

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Oh yeah, if anyone is at the auction on Saturday, and the truck isn’t selling, and you want to bid on it for me, go ahead. I can’t promise what my wife will do or say, but I’m pretty sure she would only hit me and not you. Pretty sure anyway.