FUTURE WILDCAT!!

The cats lead the way in the recruiting process for Brayden to play football in 18 years. We'll keep you posted. Our plans are for him to support his grandparents - both Murrays and Justs - once he is picked in the first round following his years at KSU. Rah, Rah, Rah!!!

1 DAY OLD AND COUNTING!!

JUST happen to have a few more pictures for you. Little Brayden is doing great - eating well, testing the diapers, using his lungs, sleeping, and especially loves being held by grandpa and grandma. Todd and Melissa drove out this afternoon and got to see the little man. I have some picture of them with him as well. Kyle can't wait to see him - probably next weekend with M.L.

Thanks for your calls and notes of congratulations. We appreciate them and you. See you on Sunday. P.R.

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!

We (Rick and Mary Lou) would like to announce the birth of our first grandchild Brayden Matthew Just who was born August 23 at 9:30 pm at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Brayden weighed in at 8lbs 7 oz. and was 21 3/4 inches long (not a typo). Eric and Andrea Just are the extremely proud parents. All went well after a rather long day.

Thanks to all who have been praying these past few months. God has indeed answered our prayers and we now look forward to seeing what He has in store for little Brayden in the future. Stay tuned as I'm sure there will be more pictures.

As Andrea exclaimed following Brayden's birth - "Praise the Lord".

I am now officially a Grandpa!! - P.R.

"BACK TO THE BASICS"

Had the privilege of going to the Otterbein UMC in Russell, KS this past weekend to preach/teach a series based on the theme "Back to the Basics". We gathered on Friday evening for a light meal together followed by some worship and the first session. I was able to use a power point presentation for both the music and the preaching and it worked great. It was very helpful. On Saturday, we got together at 9 a.m. for the 2nd session, took a break around 10:15, and then concluded with the 3rd session at around noon. Of course, we ate together to wrap things up ( a meal was catered in).

Thanks so much for the excellent hospitality offered by the folks at the church. Special thanks to Dr. Starkey who coordinated our time together. I appreciated the openness of those who were in attendence to what was being taught. The Spirit was sweet and it was a blessed time. (After I left, the church had a youth event and a concert on Sunday so it was a good weekend for them).

Now I turn my sights to the upcoming renewal services which will be held the end of September in Towanda and the Walk to Emmaus in Garden City in October. Good stuff.....

STILL ALIVE!

Yeah, I know. I've not updated this blog for a while. A little under the gun right now. This past weekend saw ML and I heading to Larned for Dana's wedding. I had the privilege of officiating and all went great. Got to see some of our friends from back that way as well. A good time.

I've been involved in a bunch of meeetings lately - gearing up for the school year, getting ready for a youth campout this weekend, preparing for a new God Squad year, and meeeting with fellow ministers in the area and others in the community as it pertains to opportunities that have been presented to us.

I head for Russell on Friday for a preaching/teaching weekend at the Otterbein UMC. I will lead worship Friday night and Saturday and preach and teach focusing on the theme of "Back to the Basics". So I am busy trying to get ready for that. It's beginning to come together.

Well, some of you have been concerned that I have not mentioned the grandbaby lately. Just so you know, I plan on being a grandpa by the end of the month. (Paying attention, Andrea?) The timer is ticking - tick,tick, tick, tock.................................

Have a great week!

ANOTHER FAIR HAS COME AND GONE - WHEW!

Ah yes, another year at the fair has come to a close. Because our fair depends soley upon volunteers of the community it takes a lot of hard work and sweat to see that everything goes off with a hitch. Oh, there's always a few hiccups but it was another great year at the county fair.

Congratulations to the 4-H kids and all their hard work in the various exhibits. As you can see, Kyle and Macey are showing their pigs to the judge while Tristen poses with his steer for a picture. The top picture is Craig and Macey leading off the parade with the privilege of carrying the stars and stripes. That was quite and honor. And the horses cooperated too - that was a plus.

Thanks to all who helped with the food booth and the church booth - there are too many to mention without missing someone but you know who you are. It was a lot of work but well worth it. Now we turn our attention to the beginning of school. It's ridiculous that it starts so soon but that's just my opinion. In the meantime, pass the cherry pie, top it off with ice cream, and away we go.