Jesse helped Ashley today and taught his guitar class at Willow Branch.  So I was lucky enough to have Ian North hang out with me!

First assignment was to go to the ATT store and figure out my cell phone bill.  I expanded our family plan to include Ashley (which I thought had already been done.)  Best never to presuppose anything!  Communication is critical.  Cell phones have doubled my productivity, mainly because I spend so much time in the car.

Ian and I enjoyed a good afternoon together. 

Talked a lot about missions and plans for the future.  Also visited the Barnes and Nobel bookstore.  I picked up Seth Godin’s new book, Tribes.  I think that guy is a marketing genius.

Took Ian back home then went over to Azalea to check on the kids.

Spent a couple of hours talking with Jouvens and Tabias, two of my older guys. 

They’re both in college now.  Jouvens and his brother Ernest and sister Rosena (who just had the baby), continue to have immigration problems.  Listening to Jouvens go over his tale of immigration woes just about made me cry.

Here’s a great kid, hard worker, smart, who because of the system ends up getting the short of the stick over and over again.

He’s still got a positive attitude, but now he’s thinking he may actually have to leave the country and go back to the Bahamas where he was born!

Lord, help Jouvens figure out this problem!  AMEN.

Got home and ran 4 miles.  Took our little dog Sugar with me.  She actually did real well.  That’s a long way on little short legs!

Been working on email for a couple of hours. LOTS of stuff going on .  If I told you ALL the plates I’ve got spinning it’d fill volumes!  And all if it’s GREAT stuff!

Keep praying for us!