Tropical Storm "Dolly" just blew through and I found that ironic.  My pet name for all of my girls including Ruth is "Dolly".  And so, while hurricanes are not something to joke about, "Dolly" winds are blowing all around our family these days.  I just spent a week staying at the home of Dolly #2 (Karissa) during our annual Kid's Missions Camp recently.  While I'll post a photo taken during camp, the best pictures and description of the camp can be found at www.campjonah.blogspot.com.  It doesn't get any better than hosting a fantastic camp with a record number of campers and also getting to stay with my Dolly and my grandkids overnight. 

Dolly #1 (Kindra) is about a week away from giving Ruth and me our third grandchild.  This would normally be no big deal schedule wise except that Dolly #3 (Alicia) is getting married a week after Kindra's due date.  So right in the middle of wedding preparations, Ruth will be heading to Seattle to play mommy and grandma.  That happens next week, hence the eye of the Dolly storm!!  Kindra and Simeon are most likely going to give us some treasured red-haired kids as that seems to be their preferred hair color with genetics on both sides of the family kicking in.  We'll take it... and I'm actually hoping for another little Dolly!  Meanwhile, Alicia is literally getting married on the top of a mountain with a spectacular view of Mt. Adams in the background.  Wish you could be there but the guests will be few; you have to hike the last 3/10's of a mile up a very rough road to the wedding site.  Most folks will opt to attend the reception that follows.  And, of course, I'll continue my Dolly tradition of singing a song I've written for the occasion.  Should be memorable.

Much more ministry stuff going on these days as well with an eventful High School Mission Encounter behind us and more resources for missions in local churches being developed.  But the big winds for the present are family.  We're praying that we'll all still be standing when the winds all die down!