Happy 4th of July!  We are so blessed to live in the United States of America. Countless lives have been sacrificed in order to give us the liberty and freedoms we currently enjoy.  To those and their famililes I say "Thank you-we can never repay your selfless acts of valor....
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Thoughts from my vacation...... "How did this stuff get in the bottom of the refrigerator and how long has it been here?" (While cleaning out the refrigerator-Day one of Vacation). "So that's what you want me to do first huh Lord?"  (When walking out on front porch on Day one of vacation to see huge branch that had fallen out of Bradford Pear tree) "God you are soo good" (When my neighbor texted to say he would help me clean up the limb) "Didn't I just cut this yesterday?"  (While mowing the grass)...
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Need an excuse to go to the TN Aquarium?  Didn't think so, but if you did how about seeing the Twin baby penguins?  For the first time ever the TN Aquarium is now caring for two baby penguins at the same time. They are really cute and being housed in an acryllic "playpen" on the "Penguin Rock" exhibit. When i...
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We have had a busy (but good) couple of months.  With JFEST and all of the weeks of preparation and a long (but again good) week at Riverbend, I am feeling every bit of my age! I have nodded off more than once sitting on our porch swing in the afternoons at home, and I have been sleeping really good! I have come down with what many tell me is plantar fasc...
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Last night I was so impressed with Chattanooga and how 30,000+ people joined together to worship. Chris Tomlin, an incredible worship leader, did a fantastic job of bringing us to the throne of Jesus.  I saw people of all ages raising hands and praising our God and King. I wond...
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Thank you Jesus for making JFEST a huge success once again! We will know some firm numbers in the next couple of days, but for now a good estimate is between 7,000-8,000 people were at Camp Jordan Saturday. The Best news is that over two dozen decisions for Christ were made public.  We are conf...
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JFEST is less than 48 hours away!  I wish I had one of those countdown clocks to post here! Set up is going great out at Camp Jordan. The artists are excited and did you see the weather forcast?  It looks like the weather this year may be the best ever! If you haven'...
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When planning a festival the size of JFEST you find yourself looking at the forecast weeks ahead of time. I have learned one thing.....if you don't like the weather-just wait a few minutes and it will change. According to the 10 day forecast from The Weather Channel....We a...
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I am the oldest of 4 boys (yes, God bless my mama). My brother nearest to me in age, Shawn, celebrated his birthday yesterday.  He is 40, (five years younger than me). I sent him a text early yesterday morning, posted a Happy Birthday greeting on his Facebook page and then called him yesterday afternoon when I got home. While I was s...
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With a family of five, our washing machine and dryer stays busy almost every day.  My wife, Amy, takes it upon herself to make sure all of the laundry is done. You can imagine, (or maybe you have experienced) what it is like when the dryer goes out.  You ...
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