Our Left Hand Man

My parents have a total of 8 grandsons and the three oldest are adults.  The next 5 are 11 years of age and under so there is quite a spread.  My nephew, Matthew Lattin, is the youngest of three in his family and held the title of youngest grandson for 13 consecutive years. Matthew is now 24 years old and has turned out to be a huge help to us in this house project.  He is an extremely hard worker, funny, a lefty and yes, good looking (you're welcome Matthew).

Isaac, Micah, Levi and Matthew "Fence Sitting"

An interesting fact about Matthew is he has no functioning kidneys.  He has dialysis 3 nights a week from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.  He has had more surgeries than anybody I know, combined.  Matthew has had a rough go of things physically, but he is not defined by this.  He isn't a victim and he has had to grow up fast.

Matthew riding "Simco"

We haven't always been in touch the way I wish we had, but I am grateful that he is in our lives now. My family has gotten to see Matthew more in the last few weeks than we expected and we have loved his company as well as his help.  We have enjoyed hearing about his horse training and bronc riding, yes, did I mention he is doing some rodeo now?  We think he is a pretty amazing guy and are happy to have him around.  The Lord has blessed us with surprise help that we are so extremely grateful for. We love you Matthew!

Matthew riding Stock Saddle Bronc in the Ritzville Rodeo