Hurricane Milton was a very serious storm.

Keep going.

I’m handing out prayer cards this weekend. I decided to put magnets on them. More likely to be put up. I’ll need to cut the pieces and put them on the cards on Saturday.

Nice fresh air this morning. I put my fan near the window to ventilate my room. I’ve been kind of sick. Seems cleaner now with the new air.

Blew the garage and most of the driveway.

I’m glad this baby rose bush is doing better. I cut it down to the ground with my weed whacker once and it nearly died from lack of water recently. She’s proven to be very robust. I put rocks around her and am much more conscientious about watering her.

Español!

Did my laundry.

Watered my plants. I’m starting to get the things I need to dig them up and put each in a large pot. I’m not leaving those plants outside to freeze again.

Went to FBC Doraville to get what I need for the Peachtree Corners Baptist Church missions conference. I’ll be doing a prayer session with them which includes the Red Thread ceremony. I cut about 100 pieces. I decided it’d be faster to roll it all out then go down every foot or so and cut the thread.

Helped the kids at the missions. They have their Fall Break next week so no-one had homework today. We did some art projects.

Deposited checks. Thank you, Father!

Talked to my Mom and our friend Jodie Steger as well.

Don Cheto.

I like this. Know what it means?

Gassed up my car and checked the fluids.

Seeing these low temperatures coming motivates me to get the plants repotted and inside.

Milton the monster. “Mathematically the largest storm possible.” That’s not zesty.

Horizon Forbidden West is my favorite game. I think it’s the most beautiful game ever created.

OYB!

Español!

I called Chris, the man who makes the prayer cards, this morning. I’m getting a repeat order. He gave me a code so that I got double my order for the same price. Amen.

Anthony is in Prague now. I chatted with him briefly before he realized he may be roaming. We immediately hung up. That can run into gigantic money right quick.

Refilled the night animals food.

Cleaned and refilled the birdbaths and feeders.

Sent a text to my health insurance guy. I’m supposed to get in touch with him tomorrow, but he’s been out of town. Not sure if he’ll be ready for business. He didn’t answer my text, which is unusual. Hope he’s not caught up in the Milton mess.

Deposited a large check. Thank you, Father.

Kathy and I met the girls at the bus. Penelope wasn’t feeling well. Felt hot and hardly ate.

We ate at the airport.

I liked this old picture. One guy looks like he’s taking a picture with his iPhone.

Helped the kids with their homework. One of my high school girls had homework like this. Chat GPT taught me how to do it.

Got my confirmation as to when and for how long I’ll be talking at the conference at Peachtree Corners BC this weekend.

I need to start working on this course for Kathy. I’ll probably wait until Friday.

OYB!

I like to remind my friend Anthony about the fun stuff we’ve done.

Español!

Ordered groceries.

Went to eat lunch at the Local Republic in Lawrenceville today. Met up with my good friend Todd Harrison. He’s been a solid rock for our ministry.

I need to get more prayer cards. I’ll be in touch with Chris tomorrow.

Milton looks to be a monster.

I rarely see these Consul license plates.

Picked up the girls. We ate at the Buford Highway Farmers Market. Then to the mission to work with the kids.

Kathy needs distilled water so she can use her CPAP machine to breathe. My Walmart is out. So are the Chamblee and Norcross stores. I went to two Publixes and found five gallons at the second one. Amen. Thank you, Lord.

These didn’t work.

These did!

Listened to Don Cheto.

A beautiful scene. The BAPS temple at sunset.

Came in #2 in the finals of the tournament.

This makes sense about language learning.

Another big storm headed for Florida. It’s the new normal. The last two screen shots are of a storm headed towards England. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that before.

Exciting month! I have Fall Break with the girls next week as well as a conference and a team in town. Then head to Texas for a few days. Good times!

I think sewing is one of the most useful skills I have. Worked on some short pants this morning.

OYB!

I let Anthony know when we were hanging out together over the years. I know when it happened because I wrote it all down in my OYB. Ashley and I were at his house in Derby, England ten years ago today.

I took Everly to the Oddities store today. The museum costs $10 each so I’ll wait for Penelope to come with us to see that. It’s definitely my kind of place.

Penelope is in Drama Club this year. Everly and I picked her up at Huntley Hills Elementary School.

Helped the kids at the mission.

Went by my office to get the mail and process the checks. Also watered my ficus. It needs watering about every two to three weeks.

Listened to Don Cheto on the way home.

Deposited checks. Thank you, Jesus!

New week. I never compete against the same people twice.

I thought this looked interesting.

OYB!

Español!

Fun talk with my buddy Anthony!

I put some new blinds up in K’s room.

I cleaned the kitchen windows. That was a job.

Paid bills.

I’m helping Kathy get her Covid shots. I gathered her info together to show the pharmacy.

I’ll come in second in the finals this week. Good effort.

Enjoyed playing Horizon Forbidden West. Such a beautiful and fun game.

OYB!

Ordered some new pens.

Ten years ago this weekend, Ashley and I were at the Jacquin’s house for a wedding. Fun time with great friends.

Español and Don Cheto!

I reckon I agree with this.

Went to the UPS store to drop off a package for J.

Jessi and I had an interesting chat today. We talked about this.

I got a scammy text from a friend of mine’s hacked account.

I reported the fraudulent account to Facebook.

Bought more batteries.

Recorded a new episode of Verbal Surgery called the “Whole Hole.” It’s about getting out of debt and that mindset.

Cool cloud going to Grayson last night.

OYB!

Español!

Defrosting J’s fridge.

Did my laundry.

Swept the kitchen and laundry area.

Haven’t worked out too much this month.

I chipped my screen protector with my keys. If it even has the smallest chip, it’s pretty much guaranteed to have a crack that you can’t see until you take it off.

OYB!

Español!

Cleaned the birdbaths and redid the feeders.

Repaired my twirling yard art.

Vacuumed the house. Cleaned the container.

Got gas. Checked the oil.

Went to Chestnut Grove BC in Grayson last night for the annual Gwinnett Metro meeting. I handed out prayer cards, which I called “tickets for a free lunch and tour” to over hundred people. The vast majority of the ministries stood behind their tables and waited for no one to show up. Does that sound like me? No way, Jose!

Saw a lot of friends from the old days there. Hopefully, we’ll meet up again soon with their “ticket!”

Some new pastors joining the group.

One of the guys at the meeting was with the International Mission Board from Tennessee. It was kind of weird because he hadn’t served in any country overseas. He knew my old buddy Alan Duncan from Kenya. I showed him the number I had from Alan and he updated the number for me. I went outside and immediately called and left a VM for him.

Nice chat with my Mom on the way home. Always a blessing.

Lots of competition this week. We’ll see how it shakes out during the weekend. Lots of people take a break then, but it’s the finals.

Did some prep for the Hives show last night. I wanted to learn a little Swedish! And of course the names of all the band members.

Fascinating fly brain!

OYB!

Made sandwiches and banana smoothie for J.

Español!

I went to Joey and Selma Blackmon’s house to pick up some gloves they got for the kids at the mission. They are such a blessing!

Had a good talk with my buddy Todd Harrison yesterday. I was concerned because it didn’t seem like I’d been getting his donations to the mission. I was right! The card got hacked and the web site stopped getting the correct amount. I’ll have a meeting with him on Tuesday to get that squared away. AMEN!

Picked the girls up at the bus and took them to Taco Veloz!

Helped the kids at the mission with their homework.

The girls enjoyed doing some artwork.

I went downtown Atlanta last night to see one of my favorite bands, The Hives. Such a great show! It was at the Tabernacle, a church my father-in-law used to pastor!

It’s a super cool venue. They left the organ pipes.

The Hives dress in all black and white. My calculus shirt fit right in!

I was right in the middle next to the stage. I got to interact with the lead singer numerous times! He liked to come down into the crowd.

The band was super tight. Terrific live show. I’ve probably been to at least a hundred concerts over nearly fifty years. This one was definitely right at the top.

A show to remember for sure! It was the last date of their N. American tour. They said that Atlanta was the best. I can believe it! The crowd was super loud. My ears are still ringing.

I normally would stay after the show and eventually meet the band. Because of being downtown, I didn’t feel comfortable doing that and catching MARTA back to Chamblee. Just didn’t feel safe to me.

Got home around midnight. Fun!

I have a picture of me and Jimmy Carter. I think he may be the best ex-president ever.

Looks like I may need more prayer cards than I first thought.

I used to love these cinnamon rolls. They’ve changed how they do the frosting now.

OYB!

Español!

PBJs for J.

Good talk with Anthony.

Also made J a banana smoothie.

Mileage!

Picked up mail at the office, processed it and deposited the checks.

What kind of weird bundt cake is this?

Took the girls out for pizza then went to Azalea to help the kids with their homework.

Actually, Everly was pretty sad and didn’t eat pizza. I got her a chicken sandwich on the way to Azalea. She felt better after that. It’s hard to know the answer to the Eternal Question: Where do you want to eat?

Talked to my Mom on the way home.

Lot of smart students this week.