When in situations of stress we wonder if there is anymore to give. We can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed. No one was foreordained to fail. Let us remember that we were measured before and were found equal to our tasks. When we feel overwhelmed, let us recall the assurance that God will not over-program us; he will not press upon us more than we can bear.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Great-Grandpa Fisher

This weekend we traveled to the good ol' town of Milford to let Lily meet Todd's Grandpa Fisher. Lily makes his 82nd great-grandchild so ya know, that's kind of important he met her. While we were there, we were looking at his list of great-grandchildren. We knew he had a great-granddaughter by the name of Lily already, but her last name is Swallow and she lives across the country and we figured it would be ok. As we looked through the list of maybe 20 there were four girls with the middle name Elizabeth. That makes sense because Grandpa's Wife, Grandma Fisher's first name was Elizabeth. So basically what we learned is, after 82 great-grandchildren, forget even TRYING to be original!

We had a good time seeing family though. We helped Nisha and Jeep drywall their new addition to their house. (And when I say we, I mean Todd) We also got to go eat with them at the diner there in Milford. It was great to visit with them and our other cousins Ryan and Jessica! It was a nice relaxing day to the end of a stressful week! Yay!

4 comments:

Kiana Don said...

Blast I miss those family get togethers! She looks beautiful and I'm so glad she got meet Grandpa! Hope to see you soon!

Swallow Family said...

I'm so glad Lily got to meet grandpa Fisher he is by far one of our favorite people. And as the mom of the other Lillie and one of the Elizabeth's let me compliment you on your great choice of names. And Lillie is thrilled to have another Lily in the family! By the way she is beautiful.

Jeep and Nisha's Family said...

It was great seeing you guys. Thanks (and I mean, thanks, Todd for the labor). And thanks, Christie for the visit. Your daughter is beautiful, and I'm glad I got to finally meet her. You guys made a cutie. I'm sooooo glad she got to meet Grandpa - he's the best and one of the the most Christ-like people I know. Can't wait to hang out again.

Christie said...

yeah we thought it was a good name ;) we had a good time with yall if you ever need help with your house let us know.