Prayers needed

Please include Terrie Farnes (Teeny, Oliver) and her family in your prayers at this time. They are going through a difficult time with her health and need all of the support we can give. Thank you.

Prayers needed

Doris Messinger reports that Matthew Todd Miller (Lynette, Patsy, Marie) had a stroke on Friday night and is in Northwest Hospital. It was an aneurysm in the bottom part of the brain that affects the equilibrium. They did surgery on him last night and removed a part of his skull and found a part of his brain that was dead that they removed. He was responsive to the doctor's after the surgery, like they asked him to squeeze his hand and told him to put up two fingers and he did this. Right now it is wait and see. So, he needs all the prayers that he can get. Most of the family is at the hospital and the Bishop and counselor has been there to give him blessings.

* I (Marcy) just spoke with Daniel (Matthew's brother) and he said that he is currently stable and they are beginning to wean him off of the respirator. Daniel also asks that we please include Matthew in our prayers. You got it! Keep us posted. Thank you.

Looking for video

Hi family, this is the only picture I have of the Farnes family singing at the reunion this last year and it's not very good. Teeny (Oliver) is looking for anyone who might have taken video or pictures of this to please get in touch with her so she can get a copy of it. She would like this as soon as possible please.

Thank you for any help you can give in this matter.

Elk Accident

*submitted by Art Messinger

Mark was driving 65 mph this morning when a herd of seven elk ran out from over a big hill and they ran right into him. These are some pictures of the accident this morning. He was driving from Show Low to Payson at 6:45 am. All seven elk were killed and two of them were lodged underneath the front of the car when Mark skidded into the side of the mountain and into a ditch. They were his cushions! Two elk came up over his hood and smashed into his window and the other three went flying over the car and into the highway. They had to shut the road down so they could get the elk out of the way. It looked like a war zone. There was one male, four females and two calves. The pictures are very sad to see. The front and side airbags were deployed and except for a few minor burns and cuts, Mark walked away from this without any injuries. A man that worked for the Forest Service said that he has never, ever, seen anyone kill seven elk with one vehicle and walk away from it. He told me that Mark holds the record. After the accident, Mark said that some of the local hunters came out with trucks and ATV’s & even a tractor with a scoop on it, and they took away all the elk. At least they are getting some good elk steaks to feed their families. What was funny was that the Fish & Game people showed up at the scene and gave Mark “elk permits” because they said that the elk were his! But, of course, he had no way to transport them back home, so they were given to the other people.

The elk incident in the AZ Republic last week described the wrong location. The paper said this accident occurred between Payson and Star Valley. It actually happened between sharp creek bridge and Colcord ADOT yard, underpasses here but no fencing…

Jaden receives his mission call

Jaden Turley (Jim, Jerry, Oliver) has received his mission call for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He will be going to the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo East Mission. He will report to the Missionary Training Center on December 16, 2009.

We couldn't be more excited for you Jaden! Congratulations!!!

A thought for the blog

Last Week when I was scanning the frozen food section in the grocery store, a little tear-streaked face came running towards me. I scatted down on the floor and held out my arms catching the little traveler and asked, "Are you lost?" The dark little head nodded. "Let's go find your mom." I said. I took his grubby little hand and headed for the front of the store, when a voice came from behind us calling the little fellow's name. We stopped and turned around. There was a dad coming swiftly towards us holding out his arms. I let go of my new friend's hand and he rushed to his father, who promptly picked him up, held him close and spoke reassuringly to him that all was well. The little guy hung tightly to his dad's neck as we visited for just a moment, then we each went on our way. I've thought about that incident all week. How many times do we become lost, not intentionally, but still lost? Do we have someone to help us find our Father?
We are family. Thanks for your messages of love, achievement and and sorrow. They help keep me from getting lost. I am strengthened by your inspirational experiences through this family blog that Marcy so beautifully puts together. Through your messages I hear our Father call each of our names.
Love to you all. Kaye Hardy Rominger (Oliver)

Baby Girl

Elizabeth May Miller was born in Phoenix, AZ on August 12 to Scott and Emily. (Shara Dawn, Kaye, Oliver). She weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. I don't have any pictures yet. She is a cute little pot-licker as Papa and Aunt Bobbie would say.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

A move

Jonathan (Kaye, Oliver) and Nichole moved to Tulsa OK in August. Jonathan is working as a mechanic for a Chrysler dealership and Nicole is working in the medical field. They love the country, especially the hunting and fishing. Attached is a picture entering Keystone Park where Jonathan says there is great fishing.

Bible Bee Contestants

Yesterday was the big day for my kids. We registered for the Bible Bee back in April and the contest finally happened yesterday. The woman running the contest at the church in Phoenix said she had 98 kids registered and then 62 said they were actually coming. However, only about 40 really showed up. My kids and the kids we talked to all said that it was really hard. The material they were given to study was 450 Bible verses/passages. Some passages were 9 verses long! They were also given about 300 general knowledge questions. That's a lot of material to learn! Then they took a 200 question written test and had two oral rounds where they were asked 4 multiple choice questions and asked to recite 4 Bible verse/passages. There were kids there who were better prepared than my two and they said they couldn't answer a lot of the memory work. It's very difficult to just pull a verse and reference out of your head! All in all, we were very proud of all the kids and their families who made the commitment and followed through on it. We'll find out the results this week.
I'll keep you posted!
Linda Gomez (Gilbert, Marie)

Wally Messinger

The services for Wally(Marie) will be held at New Hope Church in Wylie, TX at 3.00pm on Wednesday, September 2nd.

This was the last picture taken of Wally (one of Judy's favorites)

Doris Messinger wrote in to let the family know that Wally(Marie) passed away this morning around 6:55 am Texas time. Our prayers are certainly with you at this time.

Wally update

Hello everyone, Wally came home from the hospital today. His leukemia has progressed to the point where they wanted to give him stronger chemo or at the least chemo where he would have to get two shot subq every day for 21 days every month. This chemo may or may not make him sick but it would kill all the blood cells and put him really prone to infection and possibly being sick. He decided NOT to have anymore chemo. We will let the doctor know on Monday about his decision and find out about getting Hospice at home.The kids are planning a get together for all those that want to come and see him before things get real bad. This get together will be next weekend, Aug 29 and 30th at our house in Farmersville. Anyone can come anytime after 1 on those days. If you want to bring a dish you can or you don't have to. We just want him to know that there are people that care about him and support his decision, because this was a hard decision for him to make. If you need our address please let me know and I will give it to you. This has been a very hard year for Wally and I. Every time he went in the hospital I was with him 24/7 unless I got sick, which I did a couple of times. Since June 8 when he got his last chemo we have only spent 2 weeks total at home. The rest of the time has been spent in the hospital. I think he is a peace with this decision and I am dealing with it. He is happy to be home. I will keep everyone updated as much as I can.

2 Chron. 7:14 in God's word he states, "If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their Land."
--Marvin J. Ashton, "In His Strength", Ensign, Jul 1973, 24
Psalm 92:1–2
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Hugs Judy

Sending our love your way!