Strolling Down Memory Lane

i led worship for the 60th anniversary homecoming at calvary baptist church in columbia yesterday....a church i grew up in. it was great to see so many people i haven't seen in several years. i got to see one of my favorite people in the world preach yesterday. his name is robert toney. robert pastored calvary around 15 years ago. we both shared a dear friend who is no longer with us in mr. marvin polk. mr. marvin did a lot for calvary baptist and did a lot for us as young and upcoming ministers by way of supporting us financially in school. he and others were recognized in the service for their influence in peoples lives. it was an honor to be asked to participate and my prayers are with this church as they serve the Lord in the future.

Priority Perspective

trevor should have been putting that green jacket on kenny perry yesterday. kenny had a 2 shot lead going into the last 2 holes of the championship and then proceeded to go bogey, bogey. it got him into a 3 way playoff but most of us new it was over before it began. angel cabrera on the other hand had nerves of steel. he even pulled out a par on the first playoff hole from the woods behind a tree. what could've been. kenny would have become the oldest person to ever win a major championship at 48 yrs of age. the oldest mark is held by none other than jack niclaus when he won the '86 masters at the age of 46. kenny was quoted as saying that great players can close the door when it needs to be done and average players don't. though he qualified himself as average, he is far from it with 13 career pga victories. he also said that if this is the worst thing that happens to him in his career or in life, then it's really not that bad when put in perspective. he said, "i get to play golf for a living. my mom's dying with cancer and my dad is not doing well." things when placed in "priority perspective" helps the smaller things in life more palatable.

April 8th - Dad turns 60!

what a milestone birthday! we had a great day this past monday playing golf at canebrake in a tournament scramble. dad considered that to be his birthday present. we had a great time and finished 3rd in the championship flight. i hope that he has a great one!

Opening Day Ceremony

this past saturday andrew had his opening day ceremony for his first year of tee ball. as you can see, he is really enjoying waving the flag while sporting his new uniform. his game was a lot of fun to watch last night. it was also the first time that he has hit left handed. the coaches did not realize that andrew hit for power left handed because of the fact that he is right handed. hopefully they will work on his swing a little more now that he is batting from the right position. one of the funniest things of the night was his actions in the on deck circle. while waiting on his turn to bat, andrew decides to practice his golf swing with his baseball bat. he plays golf left handed and i guess when the coaches told him to take some practice swings, he decided to practice them the way he felt most comfortable.......like a golf swing. it was a lot of fun and i am really excited about this season. he really looked like a ball player out there!

By the Way, You Just Resigned

there was a local worship leader who was informed this past week that he resigned. according to him, there was no explanation but was encouraged to "just take the money." although there are two sides to every story, it's rather unfortunate that it has to come to this in the christian arena. don't ask me how to fix it. guess we should just get the old wrist band bracelets back out and ask what jesus would do. or we could just have donald trump come down and fire the worst ones. at least he might could provide a better explanation than some churches.

You Know Your a Trekkie When Your TEXT MESSAGE GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS....

"t nite's first tng episode is a chic flik, featureing deanna, a vulcan doctor, and a beautiful scientist who turns out 2 b a robot."