Uncle Ray

Mindy was sitting there all alone and one by one these little girls congregated to her lap.

  I guess she looked lonely.

Nikayla

My dad's half brother died on Sunday.  He was the oldest in the family of five kids and he was 82 years old.  He was a quiet man who had lived his life with a very boisterous wife and had an inner strength and honor that is hard to come by.  He loved his children and grandchildren but none of them ever heard him say "I love you".  When they would tell him that they loved him, he would respond with "ok". 
Nikayla is his eight year old, great-grand daughter and she is a ball of fire.  It is unusual to see her sitting here so quietly.  They had an Honor Guard come and a soldier play taps.  It was beautiful.