Friday is for . . . Family, Food, and Film

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For several years now, Jenny and I hang out together at Chick-fil-A for breakfast and then off to do other things the rest of the day. This event started with the “Free Food Fridays” at Chick-fil-A. I love Chick-fil-A, by the way!!

I am hoping to take a load of “stuff” to Springfield this afternoon to our storage unit. We are gearing up for our next move at the end of the month back to Springfield to live with Jenny’s parents to save on rent in Carthage.  We are hoping to not be in Springfield for very long, actually, because we are talking seriously about our next place of service. The exact place and time line is not available for public consumption on this blog, but I will let you kn

ow as soon as we know where we are heading after June 1.

Finally, we are all headed together to the 66 Drive-In to see a really cool double feature of Rio and then Soul Surfer! Can’t wait!

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So tell me. . . what are your plans for this Friday?

Walk Toward The Bush

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I have been thinking a lot lately about “how do I find God’s will?” This is nothing new, really. However, it has been kicked into high gear over the last year or so as we have been searching and praying for our next place of ministry service.

I am reminded of the story of Moses’ call experience in Exodus 3. He was out on the backside of the desert, simply doing his job (and running from God as well!), and this bush is on fire, but isn’t being consumed. Read more

12-Inch, 3 Speed Oscillating Fan

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A couple of weeks ago, the air conditioning wasn’t working at Calvary on Wednesday night. There were several fans set up in the Rock and one was, you guessed it, a 12-inch (maybe bigger) 3-speed oscillating fan that oscillated and blew my notes all over the place. My filter wasn’t on, and I began singing the chorus to this song. One of the youth workers wanted the words to this awesome song, so here it goes!

I don’t know about where you grew up, but I grew up in the Ozarks and I resonate with the words of this song on so many levels! First, my grandma had a little 12-inch, 3-speed oscillating fan that sat on the floor in her living room. And second, my grandma called the couch in the living room a “divan” (that’s definitely a word that “the kids these days” aren’t using on a regular basis!) Finally, the song talks about the family gathering all of the time and brings back such great memories of going to Cabool, MO for family reunions, holidays, etc. It was always this bizarre mixture of hillbillies and “city folk” at our family gatherings. I wouldn’t trade that upbringing for anything. Such great memories of small town America. Read more

Secret Church Simulcast TONIGHT

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I am really excited about the Simulcast tonight of Secret Church taught by David Platt. Jenny and I are headed over to the BSU at MSSU to study “The Crucifixion, Salvation, and the Glory of God” tonight. Here is a sneak preview of the topic. The title of the video is “Good Friday,” written and performed by Chris Brooks.  Good stuff indeed.

Happy Birthday Taylor!

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Our little boy is double digits…already! Where has the time gone? He is a wonderful boy in every way. He loves sports of all kinds, especially basketball. He is really smart and has a real attention to details with sports. (We need to channel that attention to his chores, ha!) He loves to watch SportsCenter and listen to play by play sports on the radio.  He very well may be a sports announcer when he grows up. He would be great at it!

Here are some pictures of Taylor Boy over the years (sans early pictures that are on my other computer in storage!) See them after the break! Read more

Student Weekend at FBC Oronogo–Friday Night

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Theme: Identity: Who are you?

I preached on the Disciple’s Identity: You are “in Christ” out of Matthew 11:25-30 on being “yoked” with Christ. It was a really good night with a great group of people. What I love about my friend, Steve Snider’s leadership for the weekend is that he wanted to it be for both students and their parents as well. They are really trying to partner with the parents and families, not just minister to the students only. It is a very D6 kind of thing going on…very cool. Read more

Opening Day & Opening Day

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Totally Pumped for Soccer This Year!

I absolutely love this time of the year in sports! Opening day for MLB was today, which should be a national holiday. It is actually pretty much a holiday in most Major League cities as kids get out of school to attend the games with their parents. The Final Four is this weekend. And then the Masters is in just a few short weeks. It doesn’t get any better than this for a sports fan here in America!

Today was also opening day for our boys’ soccer teams at Calvary Club Soccer at our church! We had two different practices on the rain soaked fields this evening and had an absolute blast! This is the first time playing soccer for each of the boys, so they are VERY excited for our first games on Saturday. This is also my first time in coaching soccer. I never even played soccer as a kid, so I am trying to learn quickly so I can help the kids and not look like a total hack!

Post Practice Meal @ Steak 'n Shake

Farewell Family Truckster!

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God has really blessed us since I lost my job in August of last year! One of the blessings was this ’93 Plymouth Grand Voyager with red leather interior and wood grain package! I say “blessed” because it really has been a huge blessing for several reasons even though it was not much to look at going down the road. Read more

Friday is for . . . farkling

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Tucker came home the other day and said, “we can’t play Rock-Paper-Scissors at preschool.” Now, I’m sure there is a good reason for this. Maybe it causes a lot of arguments and it’s not just that game that is banned from the classroom. It could be that it wasn’t an complete ban of the game from the entire school–maybe just the classroom. But, if Tucker is any indication, it has been banned from the school because the boy simply doesn’t know the rules and gets mad at his brother and just punches him in the gut!! Read more

Friday is for . . . farkling

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Tucker came home the other day and said, “we can’t play Rock-Paper-Scissors at preschool.” Now, I’m sure there is a good reason for this. Maybe it causes a lot of arguments and it’s not just that game that is banned from the classroom. It could be that it wasn’t an complete ban of the game from the entire school–maybe just the classroom. But, if Tucker is any indication, it has been banned from the school because the boy simply doesn’t know the rules and gets mad at his brother and just punches him in the gut!! Read more