Lo Man Birthday

LO LO....

Logan Michael Simko was born in April 23, 2005 in West Virginia. He is my third grand child out of five grand children. He loves school, soccer, super hero movies and he loves to be active..very very active.

Logan was born on a very cold night at the hospital near WVU. The night of his appearance to this world was at first a normal start to a new life.... soon I would realize a super hero was being born.

His grandma and I drove down to the hospital and soon knew we were in for a little wait. Jamie stayed with Erin the whole way thru as a support to her as mothers often do. I of course, took a different approach by staying out of the way and give the staff some space to work. Soon I found a comfortable chair in the waiting room and fell asleep. After a little while... in the midst of my rest recovery, Jamie kicked my chair and said, "I guess you don't want to see your grandson".

I sprung to my feet and still half sleep came to the room where my newest grand child was expressing himself. Logan Michael was here and he made sure everyone knew it.....


Logan did not need a herald to announce his birth he did it himself.

Logan has always been a very happy and loving guy. He loves each day of his life and makes us all enjoy the day he blessed our lives.



You might know him as Logan Michael..... but we just call him LO LO MAN.


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Chasing the Soccer Ball

Soccer anyone! Logan and Ry on the attack.


Ry is very fast and seems to be a solid player on offense and defense. She is understanding the game in a very fast rate and it will not be long when she can be an offensive force.





Logan is becoming the enforcer and seems to be pushing his way into being more involved. He is now in the middle of every pile and tries to get the ball away from the other team.




With the each soccer practice a marked improvement can be seen in Ry and Logan. They are more active to attacking the ball and have been driving towards the opponents net. You can tell they are really getting into their first organized sport.



The "Bean" is waiting for her turn in just a few short years and enjoys making fun of Pappoo.

Day at the Museum

Danielle's crew went with us to the Museum ...... March 27th, 2010

Nathan enjoyed the Diplodicous which seems to be his favorite dinosaur. He marched thru the Dinosaur exhibits in less than 15 minutes and we still could not get him to dig for bones in the bone yard.

Haley emerging from a replica of a sperm whale. It is the actual size of the whales heart.

Nathan enjoyed the pizza and doing his superhero looks for the camera.

But, as usual we had a great day at the museum..... and none of the dinosaurs came to life while we were there.

Our Faith requires ... the Risen Christ

He Has Risen... He has risen in deed.

Easter is a beautiful time of year... The sunshine, warmer weather, spring is in the air. It is the time for flowers, trees and wildlife to create a new start and new life.


It is also a time to reflect on an event that happened close to two thousand years ago. An event that is the cornerstone of our religion..... and our faith in the after life.

He lived and died for sure, it is documented by historians of the time including Josephus. In this time when the most violent of men were in power, he came to tell his people about love and the promises of peace from God. To the most gentle of men came the most violent death that a man could possibly have.


If he is risen and is alive then our faith is real. If he is risen his promises are real. If he is risen then he was who he said he was.... the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.



1 Cor 15:14-19
14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.


1 Cor 15:42-44

42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.

Have Faith because He is not in the Tomb!!!!

Anniversary with my love

I met a girl in 1969.


She was a very pretty, with beautiful blue eyes and captured my heart right away.

She was the kind of girl that you just wanted to be with all the time... and when I wasn't with her we were on the phone together. She had voice that was like the voice of an angel. In the years to follow, when I would be troubled or down, that voice had the calming effect that saved me.

Our first dates were with her girl friends and me. Since I did not have a car she always drove. She didn't really like me at first but the girls with her knew that I had a thing for her. We started to date after going to a party together. She was growing on me, and before long she was the only girl I could think about. Finally, I suggested that we go on a double date with one of the girls and her boy friend. At this point I think she caught on that I was interested in her only.

We would go on numerous double dates with these friends before actually going out with just us two. Time always went fast when I was with her, but we both knew that we had found that special person.





College was a tough experience.... and being away from someone you wanted to be with all the time. We wrote letters and I tried come home almost every weekend. Our love grew and before long we were talking forever plans. With almost 30 years of marriage and two precious daughters and 5 beautiful grandchildren. We lived the full life together, with the struggles and joys that all good marriages endure.


Our anniversary of when we started dating was March 26th, 1969.

My love has always been with her, I called her my love and my wife, you girls call her mom.

To heaven I call out Happy Anniversary ...... I.L.Y. babe......

Awaken... Dry Bones

Awake.... God calls us all to Awake.

It is time to come alive in the Spirit
and realize that God is calling his chosen people
to awaken from there slumber and live for him.


Rom 13:11-13
11 And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

The Dry bones were brought back together and breath was placed in them to make them alive. They are Gods people, the true Israel, His chosen.

Ezek 37:1-10

37 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?"

I said, "O Sovereign Lord, you alone know."

4 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.'"

7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.

9 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.'" 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet — a vast army.

Get your spirit right with God and be ready to be part of Gods vast army.

Gods love is eternal.....................

Armor of God

Armor of God


The world is filled with wonderful and amazing things that God has provided for us. But, the ruler of this world makes it difficult to enjoy all that God has made for us. He is constantly after us and will not relent unto his time comes to an end. And his time will someday end.

If you read the newspaper or watch the news on TV you can get a daily dose of tragedy, death and disease. Even in our daily lives we battle illnesses, hardships and frustration. We need to be able to combat the daily attacks in our lives.

James 4:7-10

7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

We need the Armor of God to protect us daily.

Eph 6:10-18

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the shield ofhelmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

We have more knowledge than any other time in human history. Yet the world is not getting any better. No, the reverse is happening and more evil is filling the world in which we live.

Do not despair and do not be frightened.

But, my loved ones we serve a God who has defeated the foe and has won the victory. If we humble ourselves before the Lord, he will lift you up. For he is full of compassion and mercy.