Uncontrolled

 I needed to be up early as the beef ribs needed to be prepared for dinner tonight. The membrane was pulled off, they were braised then wrapped in aluminum foal and put in the oven at 225 degrees all before 7:00 am. We were not in a hurry this morning. Ruth sent the picture below of mom enjoying the sunrise at Gulf Shores.

We pulled in to the church parking lot about the same time as Randy and Kathy. They brought Nancy to church and she was glad to see us. She went up front to sing with Joan when all of a sudden she didn't look right. I was sitting next to Joan Schick and she mentioned something was wrong with Nancy. At first I thought she was pouting because she didn't get a paper but within seconds Joan realized she was starting to faint. Jacob saw she was struggling to walk and took her other arm and between the two of them they were able to get her to the first alcove on the bench. Berlica ran to get a bottle of water for her. Hannah went to get the nurses bag to take her blood pressure. I went to sit with her so Joan could go back in as she teaches Sunday school. Nancy's blood pressure was very low and that was what was causing the problem.

Hannah also checked her oxygen level and blood sugar but those were both normal. Sarah came up to check on her, Nancy grabbed her and wouldn't let go.

She was telling her that she didn't feel well. We spent the morning service on the bench. She had to lay down a couple of times but after finishing the bottle of water she started to feel a little better. By lunch time she seemed fine and was anxious for lunch. Craig Stickling had the morning message on Luke 21. I missed most of it so will need to watch it tomorrow. If you would like to watch that message click HERE. Mike Kaisner had the afternoon message on 2 Samuel 23 and 1 Corinthians 13Click HERE to watch that. After church the phone was checked and there was the picture of all the family in Gulf Shores enjoying the sunshine at Beth's pool. Mom was being spoiled getting her feet rubbed by one of the great grands. 

After church we stopped at Aldi to pick up a few things for the supper tonight. We had a good group for supper. As Ruth is gone Rebekah and Brian's family joined us as did Kari and Brett's family. I took the picture below once most of them went through the line.

We had a few come in later and by the end of the evening pretty much all of the food was gone. We had barbeque beef short ribs, fresh green beans, mashed potatoes, salad with lots of toppings, Hawaiian  rolls with butter and cake and ice cream for dessert. When Anna arrived she told us about a fire near Joan's house. They could see the glow from 116 on their way in.

I took the golf cart over to make sure it wasn't near any houses. It was a HUGE fire stretching more than a half a mile. I took the video below following it for a good 3 minutes and never got to the end. 

There was nobody around watching it and I wasn't sure if anyone even knew it was burning so called 911 to let them know. They had already been informed and told me it was being watched. 

There was an abundance of children tonight and the game room was busy.

When the bouncy house fans were turned on the kids came running.

The volley ball games were going strong too.

I am so grateful for this barn. It really was wonderful seeing and hearing all of the cousins and second cousins playing together. So many times these words are said, "wouldn't dad just love this!"