Gooooaaaaaallllll!!!

Nancy and I watched "My Date with Drew" a few nights ago. Long story short, this everyday Joe has a goal of one date with Drew Barrymore, and sets out to make it happen. It's a documentary-true story kind of thing, but overall a good rental.

Anyway, while surfing the web tonight I stumbled, via Google into 43Things.com. Give this site a visit if you've ever bailed on a New Year's Resolution, given up on a goal or listened when someone told you "Don't waste your time."

It's also interesting to see what people around the world want to do with their lives. Some are humorous, some are heartbreaking.

A Song that Came to Mind While Writing the Post that "Walked, then Was Not."

As I was wrapping up the post I talked about earlier, the song "The Next Time You See Johnny" by Kenny Marks popped into my head.

Bedtime, she sees her son on his knees
And the prayer that she hears
Through the door makes her feel at ease
"Jesus", she hears a young boy pray
"Could You bring back my daddy? ,
I know that You'll find a way.

And the next time You see daddy,
Tell him I'm alright and
There's a fire in my heart for him,
That's always burning bright
Tell him that I pray for him,
Each and every day."

Bedtime, where she taught him to pray
"Now I lay me down to sleep"
Where the words he would say.
"Jesus" she hears him again
And she faces the faith of a child
That's no longer pretend

And the next time You see daddy,
Tell him I'm alright and
There's a fire in my heart for him,
That's always burning bright
Tell him that I pray for him,
Each and every day."

Bedtime, in her room all alone
She feels the Presence of
Someone unseen, someone unknown
"Jesus" she hears herself start
Let the fire of forgiveness
Burn bright in this broken down heart

And the next time You see Johnny,
Tell him it's alright and
There's a fire of forgiveness,
That's always burning bright
There's Someone he can pray to
Each and every night."

Back to Firefox

Well, if I'd been using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer you would be reading a post about a lesson I learned about prayer from my daughter Madison. Just as I was wrapping up nearly an hour of writing and editing IE crashed, throwing my words into nothingness.

So I'm sending the bloated IE browser back into retirement and updating to the latest version of Firefox. Does it crash on occasion? Sure, but it allows me to resume my session where it crashed. Sometime soon I'll re-write my original post.

Flags at schools across America will be flown at half-mast...

Sports Illustrated will end delivery of the annual swimsuit issue to schools and libraries. The announcement brings to a close the best perk for being in the Library Club...

Handy Maddie and Tool Belt Tori

Another Milestone

This spring Nancy and I enrolled Tori in our church's Mothers Day Out program so Nancy could resume her classwork at Union University. The program allows Nancy to have a few hours on Tuesday and Thursday to attend class without subjecting Tori to a "daycare" environment on a regular basis.
So far Tori loves being able to attend school like her big sister, as seen in this photo from her first day. It continues to amaze me how fast my girls are growing up, and how since the move to Tennessee we've come together as a family. In the past it was too easy to have a babysitter come and watch them when Nancy and I wanted to do something. Now we have become accustomed to taking them with us wherever we go. Nancy and I can tell a big difference in our girls since the move, and in ourselves as well.

Juan Williams, a well-respected journalist, commentator and author spoke at Union University on March 7th as part of the 2007 Forum series of lectures.

I was able to speak briefly with Mr. Williams following his speech. He was friendly, engaging and took the time to write something extra for those who asked for autographs. While waiting I heard several people mention his talk as one of the best they had heard in the nine years of the event.

As a lover of news, history and current events I really enjoy events like the Union Forums. It gives me a chance to meet people I would normally only read about or see on television.