My Cousin "Sunny"

This is my cousin "Sunny". Her actual name is Loretta Lee. She was named for my maternal Grandmother. Her mother, Virginia (Aunt Gin) was one of my mom's older sisters.

I haven't seen Sunny since 1992. We had lunch one day in Newton and that was the last time I saw her. Her children live in this area, and she and her husband, Bob were here for the Square Dance Convention that was held here. Now that the event is over, she was doing some re-connecting with some of her extended family.

We decided to get together for a visit, and that turned into a lunch with her oldest son Rick. I had not seen Rick since he was a wee one, so his size was a surprise. He looks the same as I remember, in the face. Sunny is married to Bob, what a really nice guy he is. He has a ready smile, and made me feel very welcome. He said he had looked forward to meeting me.

It was a nice visit, and I had the pleasure of seeing the motor home they travel in. It is really a nice one. If you look at the pictures you'll see what I mean.




Sunny has aged with grace. She reminds me a lot of her mother, my aunt. She lost her dad in the 1960's, so I don't remember what he looked like, but I am sure she has some similarities of his. They called my uncle Sunny, so it was fitting that they called her the same.

It was a nice visit, a lot of catching up. It is always good to spend time with family. They will be leaving to go back to southern Texas where they live. Why would anyone want to live in hurricane country? But they seem to love it, so I guess that is all that matters. She told me today that between her kids and Bob's kids they will soon have 40 grandchildren/great grandchildren. Now that's a passel of kids. I appreciated her gesture and enjoyed the visit.

Timothy

I decided that I would write a piece about my oldest son, Tim. I titled this post Timothy, just to get him going. I have a funny story about his name. When he was in the third grade, he and his classmates went to Bible School in a church across the street from school. Yep, they use to do that type of thing in the olden days. On with the story....when it came time to graduate from the Bible School, the teacher made out the little diplomas. I received a call from his teacher one afternoon wanting to know "Allen's" middle name. He decided to change his name when he went there. I always laughed about that, of course I told her, his name was Timothy Allen. I guess he just didn't like the name Timothy. It means Honored of God, and his Dad and I liked the name and it went well with Allen. Allen was his Dad's middle name and was a family name. One of the only person's who could call him "Timmy" was his Grandma, to everyone else it was off limits, or so I thought. A couple of weeks ago I went to one of Shelbie's games and the announcer was calling out the names of the players, and the coaches and over the loud speaker came the words Timmy. SHOCKED to say the least, was I!!

Tim, is a kind, caring, intelligent man. He also is a good father, good husband and wonderful son. I have been truly blessed.

Tim just received his Master's Degree in Specialized Ministries. Tim pastors a Methodist Church in Buhler Ks. His first post was in Walton Ks in a small Methodist Church there. He worked hard to bring about an increase in membership and to bring that church alive. He did a good job, and now has moved on to a new challenge. He serves as a pastor part time, and has a full time job with a company he has been with for several years. He holds a key position in that company and has worked very hard to get there.

Tim is married to the beautiful Danelle. They have two children; Shelbie and Landon. I am thrilled and proud of my "kids", they bring unbelievable joy to my heart. I give thanks to the Lord for all he has given to Tim and to us all.