ha! just came across this pic from our vacation this past summer. that’s Becky and Michael. any takers on who won??
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I Thank God For My Family
I love my family!! (this begins a series called “I love ____”, just so you know). My wife, Becky, is just so cute and kind and compassionate and hard-working and generous and sincere (I wonder if she reads my blog?). She is the ultimate partner. I thank God for her. She is genuinely my soul-mate (way cheesy phrase! but true). We’ve know each other since we were kids. We dated for 7 years before getting married. We’ve been married for 19 years. I can honestly say it’s all been good.
Also, I’m so proud of my boys. Michael is 14, Wesley is 13, and Will is 10. They are awesome. While they totally have their “moments”, they are kind, thoughtful, well-mannered, good boys. They love to hunt, fish, ride the 4 wheeler, play football, play baseball, and just about anything outside. I love that they are growing up and becoming more of a peer with me. We have fun together. I pray for them so much.
I Love the Farm in Dale Alabama
I love the farm!! The farm is land owned by my wife’s family down in Dale County just outside of Ozark. We spend as much time there as possible. We spend every Thanksgiving and Christmas there.
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It is 700+ acres of pure therapy! We ride the 4 wheeler, swim at the river, walk in the woods, look for arrowheads, sit in the swing under the tree, spit sunflower seeds, eat boiled peanuts, deer hunt, turkey hunt, and just basically relax. I’m grateful to God for it. It is family time, me time and God time all rolled up into one. I love being outside smelling the pines, the dirt, the honeysuckle and the smoke from the bonfire. It’s just good! I’m thankful for the farm.
I Love My Church, That’s All
I love my church!!
Just wanted to declare that. I love the people I work with. I love that they are real. I love that they work hard (even when no one’s looking). I love our volunteers. I am inspired by their amazing sacrifice and commitment to leading people to know and serve Jesus (our mission). I love that God pours out His grace continually on us. I love that lives are being changed by Jesus. I love that people love our church and have made a serious commitment to be a part of it.
So, what I’m saying is, I love my church – that’s all.
My First Ever Blog Post
So…here you go. This is my first blog post – ever! Honestly, I’m already at a loss for words and I’ve just started. But, don’t give up on the preacher who just admitted he is at a loss for words, I promise to make this worth your time and reading effort.
I’m actually listening to Christmas music on Pandora as I write this. It’s mellow and it’s so putting me in the Christmas mood. This music always causes a black and white movie reel to spin in mind with thoughts of Christmas’s growing up and being with my grandparents (I really miss them!).
It makes me think about people. Old friends, classmates, family etc. That’s why I love this time of the year because it’s about relationships and family. I also love it because my heart is clearly in tune with Jesus. So I’ve decided this year (more than ever) it will simply be about Jesus. Imagine that!?? A Christmas focused squarely on Jesus! The challenge – sacrifice (hope my kids will wrap around this!). We’ll see.
