Desserts, Desserts, Desserts

What fun we had at HDBC last night during our dessert auction. It was a fun way to raise money for renovations for The Hub the special area where our children and student ministries meet. The generosity of HDBC members and attenders continues to amaze me. Thanks to all who made the goodies and to all who purchased them. Special thanks also to Marty Scarbrough for stepping in and serving as the auctioneer at the last minute. He did a great job.

Joy's Birthday

As some of you know I have been blessed with a fantastic wife and three precious daughters. It is such a treat to be "daddy" to three great daughters. They captured my heart when they were young and continue to hold it today, even though they have all become adults. I am so proud of all of them.

Today is the 23rd birthday for our middle daughter, Joy. I well remember the events of 23 years ago. After an all-night session of labor at the hospital in Grenada, MS my wife gave birth to a beautiful daughter whom we named Joy Lanelle (Lanelle is my mom's name). We realized from her earliest days that she was indeed a joy.

Because she lives across the state we will be unable to celebrate with her today, but we will be thinking of her throughout the day and will look forward to the next time that we can be together. So, Happy Birthday Joy. Have a great day. We love you.

More Snow

After the big snow storm a couple of weeks ago, it is snowing again. I woke up to three inches already on the ground. After a lull in snowing and some melting away, it has picked back up again. I say, bring on the snow. It will soon be Spring, so let's enjoy the white stuff while we can. I was proud of my grandson who joined his mother in building a snow man this morning. Actually, I think Julie did most of the work. But Hutch was a part of it. Snow always seems to bring out the kid in me. I just love it!

Strange Sunday

The alarm was not set for this past Sunday morning, but I woke up early anyway. Even though I knew I did not have to get out of bed (and I love sleeping in) I found that I could not stay in bed. So, I got up quietly to keep from disturbing Jan. But now what? My normal routine on a Sunday morning is to quickly get ready and go to the church building early. But this Sunday morning there would be no need to go to the building. Too much snow and ice had forced us to cancel services. So, I built a fire, checked some email, and tried to settle in for a quiet day at home. Though I truly enjoyed the day at home with Jan, I could not shake the feeling that something was a little out of sync. The routine of meeting with my church family each week had been broken and it felt odd. It will make our time together Wednesday night and next Sunday even sweeter.