I like the words. My buddy Anthony is learning to play this song on his classical guitar. It sounds great.
Español!
I went for a 1.1 mile hike. Felt like I had a sticker in my foot for a while.
Had a good talk with Uncle Will J about his donation. I appreciate it!
Went to Algood Plumbing to pick up some used tablets and laptops. Hopefully, some of them will be worth picking up. The batteries are probably dead on most of them.
Pastor Greg is on Whirlwind Missions’ board of directors. He was the one who got us the computers.
Had a nice chat with my Mom about Will J and his family.
Followed up with the fundraising efforts yesterday. Went to a supporter’s house to pick up a check.
Deposited another $2K plus this afternoon. Amen.
Put Pastor Ben on my mailing list.
OYB!
Español!
Had a good chat with my buddy Anthony.
One more thing to worry about.
Did my laundry.
Picked up checks in the mail at my office. Thank you, Jesus.
Helped the kids at the mission. We had a fun Bible story time with the younger kids.
Good talk with Nana on the way home.
Sunset!
Kathy lost her Visa card. I got my headlight on and looked under the car seat and found it. I figured I would. Amen. When I’m with the grandgirls I ask them, “What have we learned from this?” I decided that a lanyard around her neck would be a good way to handle the situation.
Since Whirlwind is low on funds, I spent hours texting, emailing and calling supporters. It was a very positive day with many people giving sacrificially to keep us going.
Español! Another milestone.
Hiked 1.84 miles.
Ordered groceries.
Had a good chat with Buck Burch who is the GBC missions guy.
Talked with my friend Quentin Krengel. He’s going to be supporting us in a time we really need it.
The girls and I got Vietnamese sandwiches and had a picnic at what we call “The Church Park.”
Helped the kids at the mission.
Listened to Don Cheto.
Good talk with my Mom.
Art by God.
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Making plans to meet up with people and teach a class on evening.
Hiked 1.31 miles.
Joined a mission group with Georgia Baptists to mobilize more teams.
K and I took the grandgirls to Evergreen Hotel at Stone Mountain Park. Unfortunately, the pool was out of order. We played some games around the lake instead.
Then off to Metro for lunch. Miles came and picked them up from the restaurant after we ate.
I’ve been glad K has been walking and feeling better. Amen.
What a great family!
I’ve had messages from some of my partners today. Plus members of the board saying how much they appreciated all the work the Ashley has done for Whirlwind Missions over the year. Sadly, we can’t keep her on our payroll. The funds just aren’t there. Hopefully, there will be enough for me to keep going. Tough.
Not only am I sad about Ashley, but I’m sore from my fall yesterday at the Doggie Park. Could’ve been a lot worse. I also noticed in my One Year Bible this morning that it’s been 16 years ago today since Jessi had her psychotic break which caused her to set the house on fire and me to the hospital trying to put it out. Certainly not the best day!
Kathy and I went to Yellow River BC this morning to meet with Pastor Kevin Creasin. My buddy Jon Paul invited me to come.
Recorded and released a new episode of Verbal Surgery called “Familiarity Breeds Attempt.”
Went to the bank to deposit checks. It’s the first time that I’ve seen the Whirlwind Missions bank account get under $3,000 in a few years. I had to make the hard call to Ashley to tell her that we couldn’t pay her any more. We can’t give what we don’t have. She completely understood and told me that her family would do just fine without those funds. What she said they really needed help with was taking care of Penelope and Everly, which of course I will do. They are my best friends!
After talking with Ashley, I called my treasurer Jon Paul with my decision. No one wants to do something like that, but he understood the necessity.
Took the girls over to the Doggie Park.
Beautiful sky!
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Added transmission fluid and oil and gassed up my car. As they get older, one must remain diligent.
K and I took the girls to Evergreen to swim in the inside pool and use the exercise room. The water was pretty cold, but they seemed to have a great time.
After swimming, we went to Hot and Cold in Snellville to eat. Really good, although their dumpling sauce was WAY too hot today. Bahd luck. Everly had a lot of fun with the jello.
To continue our theme of “Fun and Excitement! (Plus knowledge)” we started our afternoon at the Library playing educational games.
Then to physical time.
We went to all three sections of the “Library Park” including a nice hike through the forest. Plenty of fallen trees to practice their balance skill plus encounter obstacles.
Then back to the library for another short session with the computers: It’s an Apple computer set up with lots of cool programs. Penelope played with the coloring program.
I worked on my Whirlwind Missions Board Report this evening. We did a lot of great ministry, but we had about 20% of the number of people come to help us compared to five years ago. Just keep going.
Talked with Ashley about getting the slide show onto my computer. She saved the file she made to Google Drive and I downloaded it onto my Mac Air from there.
Jessi is having problems with one of her websites. I went on Bluehost this evening to try and get it squared away but the hold time was too long for me.
Called Jon to remind him of the meeting tomorrow at three.
K and I went to Ann’s house to help her. Ended up having to call the fire department and an ambulance to take her to the hospital to get her checked out.
Had a great time with my buddies from Peachtree Corners Baptist Church. Pastor Jay, Jon and Logan are a great team. I look forward to mobilizing a lot of people from their church, I hope!
Checked the mail at the church.
Helped the kids at the mission. I liked how Everly fixed up the room.
GREAT to see my buddy Pedro and his son Isaac today. He was one of my original youth group.
Listened to Don Cheto.
Talked with my Mom. Always a blessing.
Gymnastics.
Glad to have the grandgirls spend the night tonight.
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I can’t believe this letter bounced. It’s been going through perfectly for years.
Gorgeous.
OYB!
Español! It’s been a very strong competition this week. Wow.
I started my walk and Duolingo had a technical maintenance issue. Stopped and finished my laundry. Then went back and did more.
Had a good conversation with my treasurer Jon Paul this afternoon. Kathy insisted that I call him and not just text. I’m glad I listened to her advice.
Washed and put up my laundry. I also washed some towels.
Kathy was complaining about the water not being hot. I changed the temperature setting on my hot water heater to “HOT” from “LOW.’ Should make a difference. Funny thing is I don’t take hot showers. Been a few years now since I started taking cold showers.
Called Nana. She was busy with a meeting. I’ll call her back tomorrow.
Listed to Don Cheto. I had a hard time with it today. There were long sections where two people were talking at once.
Picked up the girls at the bus. Took them to Taco Veloz and Duncan Donuts. They actually got ice cream.
Went by my office to check the mail. Went by again this evening to pick up my projector and some cords for the Board Meeting on Saturday.
Helped the kids with their homework. They are really enjoying the pipe cleaners. Making bracelets.
I’m glad this is getting here. I was just about out.
Art by God.
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