If you haven't had time this week to stop and love on your family, here's a friendly reminder to do so! Life came at us fast this week. On Monday Kyle's Mom, Sharon, was having neck pain and nausea non-stop, went to the ER and ended up having a stent put in one the major arteries of her heart. By Tuesday, she was home and on her way to recovery. Praise the Lord...prayer works!! Yesterday, a dear friend and mother of my brother-in-law passed away. It is a shock to our family in both of these cases and proof that life is fragile and temporary on this earth. I've talked with my folks 4 or 5 times this week asking for them to pray and keeping them updated moment by moment on Kyle's Mom. Everytime I call, I hear their voice and it comforts me. Those voices that I've loved for so long. Everytime I talk with them I pray that God will watch over them and protect them. Yesterday, at my office at the church, I received a photo through email from my little "grandson", Lincoln. Lincoln is Mike Goering's little boy. Kyle and I mentored Mike since he was a young boy and we have always been Momma and Papa Dill. I put Lincoln's picture on my desk. He changes more each week we see him and even though miles separate us, hearing voices, exchanged photos, and saying, "I love you" cannot separate us. So...if miles stand between you and the ones you love....call them, email them, but never stop showing your love to your family. This coming from someone who forgets to do that! Read Cole's blog below....there's coming a day soon I'm sure he'll be blogging more than we do. Our men....Kyle, Marty and Cole are quite the sports fans and now that Lisa and I are outnumbered, we are having to keep up more than every before. Kyle's a huge Chiefs fan. Anyone out there with a spare ticket....email me at kpdill@cvalley.net. He's got a birthday coming up!!! -Patty Dill