Be Thankful unto Him, and Bless His Name

So thankful for my father in law, Stanley, today.

We all call him Pop, or Pops.

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(I think my husband looks just like his dad)

(AND, my daughter Bri inherited his dimples)

He is always upbeat and positive.

He is 89 and still quite active-playing golf weekly

when the weather permits.

He likes to tell stories of WWII (and we like to listen!)

He's an old softy for all the family dogs too :)

He also enjoys family get-togethers.

Sadly, tonight he is in the hospital, and we are praying for the

doctors to find out what is wrong and help him to get up & around soon!

 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise:

 be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Psalm 100:4

Monday's dinner...Independence Day

July 4th was a hot one-so, we ate indoors

What do you think about this Patriotic Trifle?

This bowl weighed about 4 or 5 lbs! lol

What a blessing to have each of these smiling faces around

the table!

We hope that your 4th was a fun family time together too!

Thanks to Taste of Home for the recipe:

 Patriotic Trifle Recipe

Directions

• In two small bowls, combine each gelatin flavor with 1 cup boiling water. Stir 1/2 cup cold water into each. Pour each into an ungreased 9-in. square pan. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until set.
• In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in 2 cups whipped topping.
• Set aside 1/4 cup blueberries and 1/2 cup strawberries for garnish. Cut the gelatin into 1-in. cubes. In a 3-qt. trifle bowl or serving dish, layer the strawberry gelatin, half of the cake cubes, the remaining blueberries and half of the pudding mixture.
• Top with blue gelatin and remaining cake cubes, strawberries and pudding mixture. Garnish with reserved berries and remaining whipped topping. Serve immediately. Yield: 16-20 servings.

Ingredients

• 1 package (3 ounces) berry blue gelatin
• 1 package (3 ounces) strawberry gelatin
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 cups cold whole milk
• 2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
• 1 pint fresh blueberries
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, quartered
• 1 prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 ounces), cut into 1-inch cubes

Dinner at Pops

Saturday we enjoyed a visit at my dear hubby's parents house. Here are the cousins playing after the delicious dinner. Playing Spoons has become a tradition for them of sorts...

Judging by the noise-level, I'd say they were having fun!

Here's Brad with Pop.

This is a photo of a photo of Pop when he was about 18! Pretty handsome eh?? (Now I know where my dear hubby gets his good looks!)

A good day!

Happy Birthday to Pop!

Last week we had the pleasure of celebrating my father-in-law's 84th birthday at our home.

We fixed him a nice dinner, Bri made him a delicious birthday cake (pictured here), and in turn, Pop entertained us with his life story.
You see, our daughter is interested in geneology, and she came up with a list of questions for him to answer about his parents, grandparents and siblings.
This led to a shortened version of his life story.

We all learned alot, and really enjoyed sharing in his special day...
I highly recommend having your child do this with their grandparents--you'll all learn something you didn't know. :0)

Happy Birthday Pop!