A grandson can't be nameless long. Scott and Alli poured over names, discussed and decided. Thomas Cooper Opseth, born on October 18th to proud parents, Scott and Allison Opseth! Thomas is Scott's middle name. May Thomas grow to be a man of integrity and loyalty as his father is! Cooper was Jill's maiden name. May Thomas grow to be a person of love and compassion as his grandmother was! God's blessings!
Well, my daughter Allison had her third child on Thursday, October 18th at 9:50 in the morning. 7 lbs. 1/2 oz., 20 3/4 inches long (got to love the places metric has never gone!). The family is doing very well! And so is Grandpa!
My daughter Allison called me last night. After the niceties of saying "Hi" and "How are you?", she mentioned that she had been to see the doctor. His verdict? A child to be born. Today. Maybe tomorrow. Certainly within the next few days. I'm preparing my bags to make a visit. Not sure when. But looks like this could be a great day (or next day, or the day after!).
Yesterday I sat in our church board meeting. In many ways I've been conditioned to consider a "board meeting" as a boring time. And always way too long. The nice thing about a small group is that we talk lots in between meetings. We are aware of upcoming issues and probably have discussed them prior to entering the meeting. And so, we laughed and prayed and discussed and planned. And all in 1 1/2 hours. We were still awake when we were done, we certainly weren't bored (there was an ongoing joke during the meeting - something about "segueing" - that kept us on our toes). Friends serving together with friends for the good of the community we serve. That's an apt description of our church board. You've got to like that!