Trying to get back on track

I went back to bed at 5:15 and slept until 8:00 so maybe I'll make it through the night tonight. So I said I wasn't going to tell you anything I had in mind for the blog But check back I have a few things in the works since I had the spare time this morning..

See you soon!!!!!!!!!

Am I mixed up?

I woke up about two hours ago. I don’t know if it was all the caffeine loaded drinks I had Friday or if I have confused my body this week. This is the second time since Tuesday that I have woken in the middle of the night and not been able to go back to sleep. The other nights I have been awake until at lease 2 am and up around 6. Needless to say I haven’t slept much this week. Maybe it will help me sleep tonight.
I have been following Hanna as best I can. There is not much information flowing on the web about a tropical storm at 2:30 am. I thought these news reporters and weather people were working 24/7 or more. I guess in the information age it still takes time to spread the word. The good news is the storm was not as bad as expected. We could have used the rain from the storm had it hit the state on the southern tip or farther south but God knows best and decided He didn’t want to bring it inland that far south.

OK there are still a lot of random things floating around in my mind right now (it may be the lack of sleep) I was reading some of my previous posts and can’t believe anyone is still reading my blog. I tell you I am going to do something and don’t and then I wait two weeks to tell you I’ve been too busy (or lazy) to get to it. Yet you are still at least looking to see if I am doing anything. The numbers tell me that. So in the near future (at least) I will make the time to post something. I am not promising substance but something so you aren’t totally wasting your time looking to see if I have written something. So check back soon to see what is on my mind (or running out of my ears)

All joking aside, the band will be at Heritage Baptist Sunday morning at 10:30 am and again at 6:00 pm. Come out and have a great time with people with the biggest hearts in Greenville. I get a blessing being around them.

We’ll be looking for you!

Sunday at Heritage

Hey guys,

If you both are still reading, the band is playing at Heritage this Sunday. We will be there for the 10:30 am service and the 6:00 pm service. We have some great music to play. God puts things together and blesses everyone in some way. Be there if you can. It helps to have the support of family and friends. If you need more information let me know.

Hope to see you there.

Thank you God for your Mercy

All day long if you have watched any television you are sure to have heard a story about the hurricane. I just say, “Thank you God for sparing so many tragedies that could have taken place today.

Just a Quick Note

The older I get the more I learn. I could have never been as effective as a "Full Time" Youth Minister as ours at Freedom (Blake). Blake has so many creative things in his mind. The best of which I just experienced. I am in my office at work and was watching him in the church office as he was doing something. Take a look but you will need to do this during regular office hours. If your are curious:what is blake doing.

Catch you soon

Less Than Three Weeks

I have concluded it is not good for me to tell what I am planning to do with the blog. It is now Monday and the family is home. We have a great time at the beach. There was lots of sun fun and friends. I mentioned the Tiki bar in the previous post. I think I said something about a picture in it. Well, I was sitting here thinking about what I was going to do tonight and suddenly realized that I never took a picture of the Tiki bar. So I guess I will not share a picture of it. I guess I could find one somewhere on the web and post it but what is the use. We did take several pictures and many of them are good but I have yet to connect the camera to the computer to move them to a more permanent home. Anyway, it was back to the regular routine today. I got up this morning only to show up to work and play catch up all day. That is the real down side to taking a vacation. You spend so much time cleaning up the things that others don’t have time to get to or just decide they don’t want to do. (NBD)

Here are the things I feel are the hi-lites of the week:
-After a few hours of driving we arrived Sunday afternoon.
-The women went grocery shopping.
-Mid morning Monday everyone decided to roll out of the bed and mosey to the beach.
-Tuesday the men (Me and Ben) joined Lance and Joe for a round of 18. 103 degrees Wow was it hot.
-Wednesday was still mid morning getting to the beach but it was earlier than Monday.
-Thursday we got to the beach before 10. The waves were killer. We were about dead from riding one after another. It was totally ahhhhhwesome, duoode!!! We were on boogie boards so I guess we were hanging five.
-Friday was so much cooler. We pretty much hung out in (not at) the ocean all day.
-Saturday started with a walk on the beach. My wife was too into sleep so I was all alone. It was nice alone time. It would have been nice to have her with me but it was good as it was. We spent the morning at the pool and waited until six for the beach. Tried fishing with a casting net. I like it and plan to start the week off with it next year.

I’m already looking forward to next year. I can’t wait. I guess I can wait for the catch up week following vacation. But I will be worth it.

What is your favorite thing to do at the beach?

Who knows what will be next.

Until then!

Three Weeks too Late!!!

OK, I have to start by issuing two apologies. First to any of you who read regularly and still look to see if anything new has been posted. I apologize for making you waste so much time seeing the same old thing for the past three weeks. I am truely sorry. Secondly to my friemd Kent. I have hasstleld him for the better part of July for not adding a new post. Kent, I'm sorry for giving you such a hard time and doing the same thing. I didn't realze until yesterday it had been such a long time since I posted on the blog.

OK here's a quick update. The family and I are at the beach. Myrtle of course. There is no other beach is there? We are here with several friends (12 in our houst). It turnes out we have many more that thought this week was a good week to be here. Our house really gets a lot of attention. I will post some pictures later to give you the virtualy tour. If I can get enough computer time to post them. I'm no my son's computer while he is asleep.

Here are the highlites of our house:
It is bright yellow.
we have a tiki bar on the ground level.
it is on the corner of a very busy intersection.
the most noticed thing about the house is the small sign hanging at the entrance of the tiki bar. (Free Margaritas Tomorrow) We have sooooo many people coming back daily to get that free margarita that is offered tomorrow. We just keep telling them we will be serving them tomorrow. And the funny thing is every time they come by they are still free tomorrow. It is a hoot. We have five more days before making that dreaded trip up the highway. I guess I'd better get going for now.

Until then, I'm enjoying the days and nights here is the sea salted misty air. Hootie Hoo!!! (for you Jeanne and family)