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Operation Christmas Child!

November 18, 2009 at 9:58 am Ted Gocke

it blesses our souls to see the Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes being delivered here to J103. Monday is the deadline and I am praying for 500...

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I'm not ready to focus on Christmas!!!

November 16, 2009 at 6:40 am Ted Gocke

Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas! Celebrating the birth of our Savior is one of my favorite times of the year. I just always feel guilty shopping,...

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20-10 will be an incredible year!

November 12, 2009 at 10:18 am Ted Gocke

My new wall calendar arrived yesterday. I was able to list all of the activities and events that J103 will be sponsorsing for next year. Wow! 20-10 is...

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The Windows are Open!

November 8, 2009 at 10:14 am Ted Gocke

As I am sitting here this morning waiting on the rest of my family to get ready for church, (why am I always the first one ready?), updating my blog,...

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Lessons from the Hospital Waiting Room 2

November 6, 2009 at 11:24 am Ted Gocke

Last week, while sitting in the Hospital Waiting Room waiting while my mother-in-law was in surgery, God really spoke some valuable lessons and truths...

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Lessons from the Hospital Waiting Room

November 3, 2009 at 10:14 am Ted Gocke

Yesterday, I sat for most of the day and waited. I waited on the results of my mother-in-law's surgery. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer two...

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JFEST 2010????

October 27, 2009 at 7:04 am Ted Gocke

Alright, JFest has celebrated 11 years of music and ministry. Last year for the first time we moved this incredible festival, that has seen hundreds...

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The End of an Era

October 22, 2009 at 10:49 am Ted Gocke

This afternoon my daughter, Lauren, will lace up her running shoes and run in the city cross country championship at Baylor High School. As a senior,...

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Some things change-some things don't

October 16, 2009 at 10:43 am Ted Gocke

Most people that have a job description that includes the phrase "other duties as assigned" One of those things that was just added to mine and our...

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Getting sentimental in my "old" age

October 13, 2009 at 9:21 am Ted Gocke

Yesterday afternoon I had to take one of our dogs back to the veternarian to have some post-operative stiches removed. The last time I was in that...

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