The Big Yellow Truck

There is nothing like a big yellow truck.

They are hard to miss

. . . especially when they are coming to see YOU!

About two weeks ago Miles broke down.

Miles is our 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 (V-10) pickup truck.

He is like family to us and it is very hard to tow our rv without him.

We had Miles towed to a mechanic in Prescott that we are familiar with to diagnose the problem and repair him.

We were in Congress AZ at the time (about 56 miles south of Prescott).

The big yellow truck came and took Miles away.

Goodbye Miles.

Go get well.

There Is Nothing Like Free Music

Recently a friend of mine was getting rid of some of his music.

I just happened to be at the right place at the right time.

He turned to me and said those magic words:

"Why don't you go through the cds and see if there is anything that you want."

You don't have to tell me twice!

So I dived in.

Here are the ones that I grabbed.

Paul Clark

Awakening From The Western Dream

Seed Records 1989

Crumbacher

Thunder Beach

Frontline Records 1989
Crumbacher-Duke

Worlds Away

Frontline Records 1990
Duane Clark

Fill My Life

Firstfruits Records 1998
Dominic Bali

Public Announcement

2008
Bob Somma & John Campbell

Techni Colours

Maranatha! Music 1991
The Chapel Band

Live & Well

1994
The Maranatha! Praise Band

Praise Band 7

Rock Of Ages

Maranatha! Music 1997

So remember.

If you ever have some music that you want to get rid of

just call your local neighborhood music collector.

They will be on their way to your house

to take that unwanted music off of your hands.

And of course, we really do appreciate it!

Sunset In California

Sorry for the long stretch of time between posts!

We have been on the road

and at times

I have been without an internet connection.

(Yes, even in this amazing time of everyone being connected

I have actually been unconnected a lot.

Hard to believe!)

We spent half of December and January in California.

For part of that time we were camped

in our friends backyard in Lancaster, CA.

One evening we were sitting in our rv

when I saw these amazing colours

refecting off of the outside walls.

It was then that I realized that I was missing an amazing sunset.

We hurried out and saw some of the most beautiful colours in the sky.

It was truly an incredible sunset.

The heavens declare the glory of God;

And the firmament shows His handiwork (Ps. 19:1).

Happy Birthday Mom

Today is a very special day.

Today would have been my mom's 95th birthday.

Yes.

You read that right.

95 years old.

My sister and I were born to my parents somewhat late in life.

That did not mean that we were "mistakes" or were not loved by our parents.

It just means that they were older than our friends parents.

And that was not a problem.

My mother had many characteristics and attributes that were strong examples to me.

My mom had a very strong love for the Lord.

She loved the Lord with all of her heart, mind, body and soul (cf. Mark 12:30).

On November 25, 1986 my mother passed away.

I had gone to pick up some things from her home as we were preparing for Thanksgiving.

I had knocked and knocked on her front door with no answer.

I knew that something was wrong.

I used my key and went inside.

I found her on the floor where she had died the night before.

My mother had many physical problems and everyone of them are gone.

She no longer has any pain or discomfort.

And most of all she is with the One that she loved and lived her life for.

I know that even though my mother is

absent from the body she is present with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:8).

The Passing Of Another Birthday

I am glad that birthdays only come once a year.

If they came more often than that then they would loose

that fuss and special warmth of being loved by your family.

I began my birthday this year with a four day weekend.

Yes - you heard right.

A four day weekend.

We had a special dinner at home of Suf & Turf.

Missy picked up a steak

and we had some shrimp in the freezer.

The results were a meal that was totally amazing.

After dinner was gift time.

My family gave me two cds

("Monster Monster" by the Almost and

"Response" which is Phil Wickham's new release.)

I also got a 3G Kindle with a boatload of books my wife

had loaded for me.

It was a grand time of celebration,

hanging out with my wife and daughter,

and going to church at the end of a nice long weekend.

Honey Is Gone

Honey is a 1997 Ford Escort.

She has been a very reliable vehicle.

With very few problems she has run like a top.

She has been like a family member.

We bought Honey in 2002 from a car lot in Fort Worth, TX.

We had a pick-up truck that we had sold and we needed something to replace it with.

That was when we found Honey and bought her.

We have been preparing to take Mercy out on her maiden voyage

(go back a few posts to "Meet Mercy") and we have been downsizing.

It is not always easy to do that.

It was time for Honey to go.

My friend Ivan wanted to buy Honey for his mom in the Texas panhandle.

I gave him a price and he took it.

On Monday Honey left us.

Ivan and Hannah came and drove Honey away.

I do not know when Honey will return to Texas.

I think Hannah wants to keep her.

Good bye Honey. We will miss you.

2011 Men's Retreat

This past weekend I went to the 2011 AZ Calvary Chapel Men's Retreat.

It is held each year on the first weekend in November.

The theme this year was Abiding In Christ.

It was an amazing time of teaching and worship as we covered John 15:1-17 in depth.

This was my fifth year to attend the retreat.

Normally the weather is really nice and sunny.

But this year the weather was a little different.

On the way to the retreat from Grand Canyon

I fought really high winds all the way there.

On Friday night as we were

worshipping and the

teachers taught there was a massive rain storm.

Then overnight the snow came in.

But the weather did not slow down the teaching or the worship.

A good time was had by everyone.

The Lord did some amazing things in many lives.

Afterwards many of us headed over to In-N-Out Burgers for lunch.

It was fun to see the place overrun by a bunch of believers.

We just couldn't get enough of that good fellowship.

I must admit that I am already looking forward to next year.