This morning I spent working on a grant proposal for one of our biggest sponsoring churches: 12 Stone in Lawrenceville. A great church! Pray that they will continue to support us financially!

Worked on my new book. Twenty years ago I was working on a book about prayer called Power Prayer. I’ve decided to use that original title with the subtitle being “The RIGHT way to Pray.” Right, meaning using the right hemisphere of our brains. It will be a short book, but I think very helpful, especially the audio section of the book where I will lead the prayer times.

Ate lunch with Ashley and Kathy. Awesome time!

Ashley let me know that one of our teams was having problems getting housing, so we put a new plan into motion, using space at FBC Doraville. We talked to the Pastor about it today. Hopefully, they’ll ok the idea. The main problem with using those facilities is that there are no showers.

I talked to the Director of Recreation for Doraville, Rip Robertson. He let me know that the showers at their facilities were open for our use. AMEN!

Then to the mission to work with the kids!

Mehiya measured the room with her footsteps.

Ate supper with Jesse at a new Guatemalan restaurant. Great food! I liked the Indian in the front.

It’s called the Quetzal Restarante. It’s named after the Quetzal, one of the most beautiful and rarest birds in the world. I saw one in Costa Rica five years ago today!

Watched the end of Foxcatcher with Kathy.

Admin duties now.

This morning I did some yard work. Refilled my hummingbird feeders. I’ve seen one male so far.

Ivy is taking over some of my trees.

I snipped and sawed the big roots and vines.

New podcast!

I haven’t recorded in a while. Been too busy and my voice too rough.

I’ve been using an amplifier with the teams. That has helped me a lot!

I really like this episode of Verbal Surgery. Check out “DRIVE!” Accelerate your happiness! Just click on the title and groove!

Did some shopping at Walmart. I thought the flowers were beautiful.

Came home and put together my new lawn mower. It’s the biggest purchase I’ve ever made on Amazon.



Got her oiled up and gassed up and she started on the first pull. Yeah, baby!

Then over to the mission to work with the kids. GREAT to be with them and Ashley and Jesse!

Had supper with Jesse.

Came home to watch the first part of Foxcatcher with K.

Admin duties now.

Say what?!

Kathy and I met up with Miles and Ashley at Clarkston International Bible Church.

Pastor Phil wasn’t preaching. Our loss.

Got together for lunch with Jesse and the rest of the family.

Kathy rode her bike back from Clarkston. I went home, changed out of my suit pants and put on work clothes. Then rode to Gainesville to help Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church do their first local outreach. Went great!

Candy throw is always popular!

Stopped briefly at the Barnes and Noble at the Mall of Georgia on the way home. I have this picture from Gray’s Anatomy on a Tshirt.

Got home around 8pm. Kathy is resting. She’s pooped after that long bike ride!

Admin duties now.

I liked these wavy stratus clouds.

Over an 1 1/2″ of rain yesterday.

K and I enjoyed supper with Jesse last night after getting back from Tybee Island. Always great to see him!

We went to sleep early. I’d gotten up before sunrise and had driven through terrible traffic and torrential rain.

Got up early and started uploading all the 533 picture I’d shot last week. Some of the pictures are new favorites!

Caught up on the blog and social media. Edited a short video on the bubbles I created at the beach.

Then went for a 4.95 mile run. Absolutely gorgeous weather. I call it “Nakuru” weather. It’s like what I had every day of the year in Kenya. Cool, crisp, pure air. The rain really helped the pollen!

Did some shopping at Walmart.

Ate a sandwich and came home to work on my book. Made good progress. I’m in the section where I talk about effective prayer. It must be EXACT, you must EXPECT and you have to ACCEPT that the Father knows more than we know.

Took K out for supper at Piccadilly.

Then home to watch the Imitation Game. Very good movie.

Admin duties now then another early night.

Looks like we have some road work on the way.

My new QT station is getting close! Landscaping is in now.

Kathy and I finally got away from town to rest. I sure needed it! We left for Savannah on Sunday morning and just got back this evening.

We rode along the old Tybee RR trail.

I especially enjoyed blowing BIG bubbles on the beach. I blew one long tubular bubble 43 foot. Yow!


Friday morning I got up before sunrise to greet the sun and get one final chance to blow bubbles, especially when there weren’t a lot of kids running around popping them.

The flowers were beautiful, especially at Bonaventure Cemetery.

It was beautiful, but the sand gnats were ferocious.

I always check on my grave. I had an interesting talk with one of the staff at Bonaventure. He said that this grave, “Was a mystery.” Yes it is. I find it interesting how many people leave objects on the grave stone, which has no markings at all.

I rode into Savannah. One of the most beautiful cities in the world! I enjoyed visiting the “Jingle Bell” church. This is where I was ordained! It used to be the Savannah Baptist Center. The Unitarians bought it from us.

My favorite cathedral in the world is St. John the Baptist in Savannah. No trip is complete without visiting it and admiring the stained glass. Fabulous.







I always light candles for my children.

River street is always fun.

I love the Historic District. Gorgeous.

I went into the Customs House this trip. They had tigers on display.

The skins had been confiscated.

I ate at Clary’s. One of my favorites for breakfast!

It’s in the movie, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.”

K and I had fun riding our bikes all over the island.



Sure beat having to find a place to park the car. Beautiful!

We averaged over 6 miles a day. One day I rode over 15 miles. Ouch.

On our way home, we drove around Pooler, GA. Our house was gone, but our neighbor’s was still standing.

They put a new house on our lot.

GREAT to spend time with Kathy!

We came back to the ATL in powerful thunderstorms and rain. It reminded me of my new scripture memory project. I’m working on Psalms 77:10-20. “The clouds poured down water. The skies resounded with thunder. Your arrows flashed back and forth.”

Great to be back home. Looking forward to and Outreach Event in Gainesville on Sunday afternoon.

Is the footprint up or down?

Uploaded the video I edited last night on to YouTube.

Mailed the DVD off to Shades Mountain Baptist Church.

My tulips are blooming nicely.


Ashley and I enjoyed briefing our team from Peachtree Corners Baptist Church this morning!

Then went on a Cultural Safari to the Buford Highway Farmers Market.

Ate lunch at the Market.

Then over to Azalea to have an Easter Egg hunt and tell the story of Jesus.






A new place for the Great Candy Throw. Worked out well!



Great time was had!


After the event, Ashley and I went back to the church to put all our stuff up in the fellowship hall at FBC Doraville.

Then I took lil’ Red over to get her detailed.



Got home and planted my third pink Magnolia tree. The tulips look beautiful.



Enjoyed watching the Historical Jesus with Kathy.

Admin duties now and rest.

This morning I burned a dvd for the team from Shades Mountain.

Cut my hair. I collect what was cut and leave it out with the bird seed. They use my hair to make their nests warm.

At least that’s what I tell myself.

K and I are taking a few days off to visit Tybee Island. I need the rest bad.

Went to my treasurer’s house to drop off the financial report.

Also journeyed to Lawrenceville to give the folks at Olde Salem apartments a printer, ink and paper.

Confirmed the apartment complex for an outreach event in Gainesville for April 12 with Chestnut Mountain BC.

Stopped at the book store. I always enjoy looking through books.

Also did some research on my trip to Peru I hope to take in September.

Planted two of my pink magnolia trees. I have one more to go. Didn’t want to overdo it.

Jesse came over to eat with us. Never too much Jesse.

Admin duties now.

I liked the sound of this.

I love the tulips!

Uploaded video that I’d edited late Wednesday night.

Ashley and I had fun briefing our team from Central Baptist Church and having our prayer time.

We gave them their Golden EGG of EGGcellence!

Then off to the BAPS Hindu Temple. It’s the third largest in the world!

I wish we could take pictures inside.

We ate lunch at Plaza Fiesta. Always fun.

We had a bit of extra time, so we also went on an adventure to China Town.

To the missions to work with the kids!

Went to Azalea to help MY kids with their homework. They also enjoyed using the dry erase markers.

Poured down rain as I was leaving the mission. Ate BBQ and let it ease off.

Admin duties when I got home. K stayed out late, she took a course on CPR.

I got my new iPhone 6 on line today! Woot! I really like the bigger screen and faster processor.

Ashley and I enjoyed briefing our team on Islam and Hinduism today.

We had our dedication service, “It’s up to ME.”

And signing the Landing Pad.

Then off to Ashiana for delicious Indian food.

Spent time in the Hindu temple.

Then over to Al Madina to check out N. Africa and the Middle East.

Ashley and I came back to the FBC Doraville to get the stamps on the letters and then over to the US Post to mail them.

Went by the missions to check on the kids and say goodbye to the team from Birmingham, AL. I really enjoyed working with this motivated group of middle schoolers!

Stopped by Walmart on the way home to pick up supplies for the presentations.

Then home to work on admin duties and spend time with Kathy. I hope to finish watching Fury this evening.

I only had about 5 hours of sleep last night. Hope to get a full 8 tonight.

I don’t seem to be coughing as much so that’s good news.

Beauty all around!

Ashley and I had a fun time briefing our teams on Buddhism and Catholicism this morning.

After our prayer time, I took the team from Central Baptist Church to Penang for Malaysian food.

Then to Asian Square to see the Buddhist idols, Hong Kong Bakery and Chinese Pharmacy.

Next to the missions!

Ashley and I also had a good meeting with Jesse about his work at the mission.

The teams are doing a great job!

My current plan with ATT enables me to get a new phone every 12 months. I turn in my old phone for the new version. It only costs me about $10 more a month to keep the latest tech going. Said goodbye to my old phone. It was still in near perfect condition.

Enjoyed supper with Jesse this evening.

Jesse is working on getting everything installed from the back up. Hope it all goes well!

Planting trees at my new QT!

Somebody needs a man.

I loved the clouds this morning.