Went to the mall today to get me some new cologne for Father’s Day! When in doubt, smell good.

Met up with Ashley, then went to the three missions that our team from FBC Prattville, AL were working!

They did a great job this week. I’m sorry to see them go!

Came home to do the grocery shopping.

Looks like I’ll have a restful weekend!

Croc Woman.

What is this for?

Beauty!

Tell us what you really think.

I had a fun time briefing the team from FBC Prattville, AL this morning.

I told them about Catholicism and then took them to the Buford Highway Farmers Market.

Many of the kids took advantage of fulfilling the Whirlwind Missions tradition of “Kissing the Frozen Pig Head.”


We also toured the incomparable Plaza Fiesta!

Went with the big bus to make sure that the driver could find all the locations. The teams did a great job at the missions.

At the end of the day they hosted a block party at Sienna Ridge.

Ash and I also went by FBC Doraville to fold our newsletters and get them in the mail.

Admin duties now and rest. Back to the team tomorrow!

Beauty!

Ashley and I had fun working with the teams today!

We gave our main briefing to our team from Prattville, AL!

Then shared about Islam and Hinduism to both teams.

I took the Prattville team by bus to Global Mall to visit the Shiva Mandir–Hindu temple.

Then downstairs to enjoy Ashiana’s Indian food. I thought it was fabulous. Many of the junior high kids were less impressed. Kind of made me sad.

Then took them to Al Madina to see the Islamic bookstore and grocery store.

Back to Doraville to work at six missions around the International Village.

Helped the bus make sure he knew how to get the kids and drop them off at each of their locations.

Had a great block party at Huntington Creek this evening. I thought they really did a great job.



Enjoyed a late night BBQ at Pig n Chic with Ashley before going home to work on admin duties. Finally got home around 10pm. Long day!

Ashley and I gave our briefing on Buddhism to our team from Agricola, MS. Then took them on a tour of CD Tower, Hoa Da Pharmacy and Hong Kong Bakery. Fascinating! I thought this cobra in a jar was uber. We had Vietnamese sandwiches from Quoc Hong at FBC Doraville for lunch. Then covered the eight locations around the International Village. Ashley and I did a recon on Cumberland Court as to where to do the concert and find power for the band. Always takes time! We also checked on our team from the Atlanta Chinese Christian Church North who is working at Azalea with OUR kids!

Set up the band’s equipment and made sure everything was working great. Then did a recon of the six locations that the new group will be working with tomorrow. We always have to do a drive through just to make sure that we know that the bus can make the route and that there won’t be any surprises: like where will he turn the bus around. It’s a tricky thing! Had a nice supper with Ashley before going home to work on admin duties. Involves going through all my email, uploading all the photos/video I shot today onto my hard drive and to our server on line. Writing this blog and posting the pictures of the team on Facebook. All part of our A+ service!

Ashley and I had a fun time briefing our team from FBC Agricola, MS this morning!

Then we took the group over to the Buford Highway Farmers Market for a tour and lunch. Always something different to see!

This boisterous team covered eight locations around Chamblee, Doraville and Atlanta!

In the evening they did a concert at Highland Knoll.

Beautiful sunset.

We had trouble with starting Ashley’s car last night. Tonight we had to get the Expedition towed over to our mechanic. Didn’t get home to after midnight.

Admin duties now.

Cycle starts tomorrow again!

Had a fun family lunch on Saturday.


Kathy and I had a fun exercise day on Saturday!

We rode our bikes from our house to Stone Mountain. We did over 13 miles on the bikes.

I also did a little over a mile of trail running.

Beautiful flowers.

Sore Sunday. Rested.

Gave myself a hair cut.

Ate lunch with Jesse and Kathy.

Vacuumed the house.

Cleaned the glass doors.

Gathered up the trash and took it to the curb. We actually have more recycled than regular trash.

Went for a 2.65 mile walk with Kathy and Sugar.

We walked to the school. Hard to believe school’s out for the Summer!

I liked the flowers.

Worked on admin duties. Preparing for the team presentation tomorrow morning.

Sweet Sugar dog!

I liked this Sharp Shinned Hawk in my tree.

Rained about 1/2″ last night.

Jesse and I had a fun day together!

We ate lunch then went to Walmart to pick up some supplies. He got into some poison ivy, so we got some meds for that.

Came home to work on our Blue Oyster Mushroom project. Yesterday, I drilled holes into an oak tree that is just about dead. I actually thought it was dead, until I noticed three little leaves.

Today we pounded the little dowels filled with mycellium into the holes I’d drilled.

Then we covered the holes with wax to keep the integrity of the tree intact.

I rested for a while, then went to Azalea to prep the mission for the team coming from the Atlanta Chinese Christian Church today.

Also went by an antique store in Chamblee called Rust and Dust. Our little town is known for having a lot of antique places.

The top hat almost fits!

What a happy, carefree woman.

I picked up this camera from around 1914 for $24.00. I think it looks super cool. Sure is a big difference from my Canon Elph!

Came home to run 2.63 miles. It was nice and cool this evening.

Looking forward to spending time with K tonight. Jesse is with friends in Chamblee.

Beautiful flowers in the area!





I liked these Father’s day shirts!

This grossed us out.

I thought these were weird. Spit gum?

When just plain white isn’t enough.

I worked on writing and producing my newsletter this morning.


Got it done and sent off to my partner Joel Harrison in the Atlanta Metro Baptist Association. We appreciate him printing our newsletter SO much!

Had a fun day with Ashley today!

We worked in the Sandy Springs area. Went to four different apartment complexes to let the managers know we had teams coming by.

It’s like cold calling most of the time because there is such turnover in the apartment industry. We usually have to introduce ourselves as well as explain what we’ll be doing.

Ashley made some new cards to give to the managers to remind them when the teams will be coming.

She’s awesome!!

Dropped by Walmart to pick up more envelopes for the newsletter.

We also went by several complexes in the Norcross and Doraville areas.

We think it’s all set up! That’s always a good feeling.

I’ll have a restful weekend. Ashley and Miles will be going to Kentucky for a missions conference. Pray for their safe travels.

Admin duties now.

Look forward to time with Kathy this evening.

More beautiful flowers!

Art by God!

Worked on writing checks today for bills. Also printed up the labels for our newsletters.


Ashley and I did a recon of the apartments where we’ll have teams next week.

We hand them a little card with info on it.

Tomorrow we’ll recon the area around Sandy Springs and Peachtree Industrial for our big teams in June.

I liked these baby geese! They look like dinosaurs. Where do you think birds came from?!

The kids at Azalea helped us do the labels.

Then enjoyed doughnuts as a treat.

Went for a 2.70 mile run this evening. I thought the flowers were beautiful. Plus, gives me a reason to stop!

Saw some unusually flat critters.

I liked these tree roots.

I saw this at the restaurant where Ash and I ate schwarma.

I thought the walmart bathroom was a weird place to drink beer.

Beautiful rainbow to finish up my run!

Had a fun day today!

Recorded a new podcast!

Two days in a row! I’ve found it’s best that when I have the time USE IT!

Next week starts the Summer Teams. Not sure how much time I’ll have then.

This was a fun episode. Use more of your mind in powerful ways. Check out “Depth Artist.” CLick on the title and groove!

The whole family joined Ashley and I as we did a recon of the apartments in the Norcross area. We’re trying to stay ahead of the curve as we plan for the biggest weeks in the Summer.

We visited six different apartment complexes. We determined the best four for the teams to work in during the week in June.

Also got to visit with Cornelia Harrell the director for the mission at Legacy Commons.

We met with the managers, let them know when the teams were coming and what they’ll be doing.

Uploaded the pictures and made several new galleries to reflect the new mission locations or name changes.

Came home to work on admin duties.

Had a good talk with my parents on our way home from Norcross. Mom has gone through 9 of the 50 radiation treatments so far. She’s feeling great!

I went through the “Time Capsule” today. That’s what we call our basement area where we’ve stored about a hundred boxes of stuff from years back. I was trying to find a small box of coins. Never did put my hands on that, but did discover other cool things including old photo albums and tie tacks that my Grandfather gave me. One of them had a lion claw on it. Yow!