Prayer

Yesterday a Dear Lady of Central Community was placed in Kaiser Hospital in Riverside for having Phenomena.

She has been in charge of our prayer chain for many, many years. If you needed prayer, you would call the church and we would call Pauline.

She would call a list of people and you would have people praying for your needs. Many prayer's over the years have been said because Pauline has been so faithful.

Because of one lady-- people's lives are changed! God can use you in the same way not matter your age. Pauline is 86 years old!
She now needs your prayers. Please pray for her!
Thanks!

Lullaby

The sound of a voice singing in comfort, in love, in joy and maybe just a little depressions was moving last night in our house. Our daughter and her husband were playing mom and dad for the day and night with our granddaughter. They had brought her to our place and taking care of her at Papa’s House.
The toys and the games had been played with, the videos had been watched, and books had been read and the prayers had been said. Now to sleep without the comfort of Mom and Dad, so the songs began.
I remember singing to that girl that was now singing to my granddaughter. Songs of joy like…
“The Ants go marching one by one"
“I found a peanut”
“Amazing Grace”

"Old Mc-Daniel"
"A song I would make up the words"
My favorite was and still is “Hush little baby”.

Hush, little baby, don't say a word.

Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird

And if that mockingbird won't sing,

Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring

And if that diamond ring turns brass,

Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass

And if that looking glass gets broke,

Papa's gonna buy you a Billy goat

And if that Billy goat won't pull,

Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull

And if that cart and bull fall down,

you’ll still be the sweetest little baby in town

This Valentine day of 2008 I now can sing a song to three of the special girls in my life, My Valentine’s. I know that they will not like a mocking bird and I will not be able to buy them a diamond ring. My budget is more in the line of a Billy goat.

But one thing I will always sing and promise to each of them is...
“You’ll still be the sweetest little baby in town”
Happy Valentine Days!
Ken, Dad and Papa

Iron Woman

I received a letter in slow mail today from the United Steelworkers. Inside was a sticker from the voting office with the words “I Voted” on it. It’s always great to be remembered by a Steelworker!
I can wear it proudly and share with the world that I voted. It is a privilege and honor to live in this country and to vote into office a person of my liking. That is as of today! You never know my liking of Tomorrow. I might write in that Steelworkers name the next time I go to vote.
KAREN DEGROOT THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!

Portable Snow Man Carrier

I placed some snow into a small ice chest that we have and brought it down the hill so all the kids around my mom’s house could build a snow man. My granddaughter, my niece and all the other kid’s in the neighborhood that call my mom “GRANDMA” could now build a snow man. Some have never seen snow before.
My Granddaughter is into building things. “I BUILD” is her favorite word after “PAPA”. (LOL) She called me today wanting to build a snow man again. So in the morning I will bring down the Portable Snow man Carrier. The thing we do for family and friends.
Pastor Ken

34 Ford

My Father's birthday was yesterday. He has born on Jan 17, 1934 in a little town called Sweetwater, Oklahoma. I can describe my father with a picture.

He owned a 34 Ford once in his lifetime and he always wanted to buy another one. He was as wild as that car but he was Dad. He was as soft as man can be and as hard as the world had taught him. He was always there. He was my father I am proud of what he became. Happy Birthday Dad! One of many more celebration in heaven.

I wish he would have kept the car for us to drive in 2008.
Ken

One Of The Chosen

I Voted Today!
Jan 17, 2008
My Dad’s birthday!
Before you think you missed the voting day, I received in the mail last week a ballot for the Feb 5, 2008 consolidated Presidential Primary Election. Our address has been designated as a mail ballot precinct.

This means there is no polling place for me. I feel robbed! No where to go into a booth with a curtain around it and to mark the one I think will do a good job. I will not tell you the name of the person I voted for. But if they win the election I will tell you my vote is the one that got them into office.

Boy I miss that little room inside a big room! I miss the little sticker that you got to wear all day saying “I VOTED TODAY”. Maybe they will send the sticker to me in the mail.
Go Vote on Feb 5, 2008!
Pastor Ken

My son, his wife and my granddaughter made this snow man. They are proud of it. It is a first for my granddaughter and one of many from the other two. It lost its nose last night to one of the following:
squirrels,
raccoons,
coyotes,
bobcats,
deers,
skunks,
mountain lions,
a mouse.
Good thing Bears are not on this list.
Take some time in your day today to make something with a family member. Take a picture of it and send it to me at Ken@centralcommunity.com. I will place the winning picture on this site.

Pastor ken