GREAT day with a twist ending!

I liked the clouds this morning. They sort of looked like frosting on a cake.

Ashley, Miles and I went to FBC Duluth this morning.

Ashley had a question and answer time on stage. I went to provide a little support. She really doesn’t need it!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud-M-SDdcSU
We had lunch with the Acteens of the church. They were a motivated group of girls.

After we ate, I took them on a prayer walk of the community across the street from their church and showed them how to interact with people in a friendly way.

We then offered to pray with the neighbors. It was fun.

Came home to rest.

I got a call from Kathy, who was on her wayback from SC with her brother and sisters. She said she had just received a text from Ashley saying that Miles had asked her to marry him! WOW!

They’re a sweet couple who have been going together now for nearly seven years! I’m sure they’ll be very happy!

Love is in the air! They’re planning on getting married in February at FBC Doraville. That’s the same church where Kathy and I got married. Groovy!

Check out Ashley’s blog for pictures and details on how it happened!

Full moon!

Jesse and I had a fun day today!

Started out mighty cold!

We went to Rayle, GA to get a chance to hunt for amethyst!

My buddy, Rodney has a back hoe and digs into a pit.

We then search through what he brings up!

We did find some nice crystals, but mostly it was about the fun of being outside “digging in the dirt” as Jesse says! True dat!

I’m really tired now. Haven’t done that much digging in years!

We enjoyed walking around the ranch looking at plants, animal tracks and rocks!

Fun day!

Had a fun day with Ashley, Miles and Jesse!

This morning I prepped the house for a carpet clean. Looks better!

Worked on the Power Point presentation for our mission team. The tech team at Sunrise BC was having problems with it, so I saved it in a different format. Burned a disk and took it to them.

Took the kids out for lunch at Red Robin. Yumbo!

Enjoyed looking at the book store.

And seeing different things at the Flea Market.

Then stopped at Lowes to pick up a couple more tools for our amethyst mining expedition Saturday morning.

Groovy.

I’m recording an interview with my friend Mark Edge tonight at 6:30pm for his nationally broadcast radio show: Free Talk Live. They sponsor my podcast Verbal Surgery. Looking forward to that!

K also has an early morning tomorrow as she’s going to Columbia, SC with three of her siblings to visit her Uncle Jack Doverspike. She’ll be back Sunday–which is Ashley’s 23rd birthday!

MORE beautiful trees!

Got up this morning to do one of my favorite things: record a new podcast!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving this episode is called “Thank Full!” It will immediately make you happier! Check it out!

After recording, I went for a 2.25 mile run. Pretty cold and windy.

There were more beautiful trees!

Came home to rest then to the mission with the WHOLE family!

Most of the kids were working on a project. They had to draw a poster of what life was like in the 1770s in Boston.


Glad I bought a bunch of poster boards!

Came home in the dark. Hate that. Beautiful setting sun.

Jesse and I are looking forward to going Amethyst mining this weekend. Should be fun. I’ve been collecting rocks for years. This will be the first time to actually dig for crystals.

Had a fun day at the mission today with Ashley and Jesse!

Always great to help the kids!

Enjoyed watching Castle with Kathy this evening.

Beautiful trees!

Ran 2.25 miles. Good to be back in training.

Took pictures of the neighborhood trees while I ran.

Tuesday morning I went to Briarcliff Baptist Church who was hosting a meeting of partners interested in what Taking the Church to the People!

On November 17-19th there will be a group of Baptist churches having a conference in Atlanta. Whirlwind Missions will be one of the three ministry sites where people have a chance to work in the community.

Mark Burchek is the main staff person at Briarcliff BC now. He’s been a great partner.

I’m looking forward to mobilizing MANY people next weekend!

We enjoyed some delicious Ethiopian food!

After our meeting I got some supplies for the mission at Walmart and Office Depot. Then I went on over to Azalea to work with the kids. My family met me there later.

This sign struck me as odd.

I liked this one.

Rose!

I loved the clouds today!

And just in case you forgot!

Jesse and I had a fun time with two of our favorite people: Ian and Ruthie North!

We enjoyed some Mexican food together, then over to Yophoria for some Yogurt.

Then the always obligatory stop at the book store. Fun!

We dropped them off then went over to the office to check on supplies for one of the missions.

Then over to Azalea to work with the kids.

Had fun with Kathy in the evening watching Castle and Dancing with the Stars.

I love the leaves! I’m a leaf lover!

Groovy shoes!

True dat!

Ian demonstrating dapper pants.

Keeping it laced up.

Kathy and I had a fun, long weekend together!

I really needed the rest as I’m still getting over my trip to India.

My voice is still pretty rough, but I’m sleeping better at night.

We enjoyed Sugar’s for ribs!

The trees were spectacular!

I particularly enjoyed going to Reflection Riding at the base of Lookout Mountain.

I enjoyed looking through the antiques at the Knitting Mill on the N. Shore of Chatta.

I found this fascinating!

K and I also went to the zoo. The weather was awesome and the animals were amazing. I really am enjoying my new camera!

We stopped at the Tellus Science Museum on the way home. One of my favorite places!

Glad to be back home. Pretty much kept up with my admin duties due to my iPad and iPhone! Great not to be too swamped when I got back home.

Last night I had the pleasure of opening up a box from Apple! My new iPhone had arrived!

Fortunately, I have my uber son, Jesse, to set up everything for me.

It is an amazing device. The voice recognition software is absolutely amazing!

Today I worked on completing the Indian Trip experience. That meant writing notes to all our supporters who made it possible for me to go.

I also included a piece of hand painted Indian artwork. I thought the kids who painted on these leaves did an awesome job!

I’m still having trouble sleeping. I went to sleep at 3am last night and woke up about 7:30am. Rested again this afternoon. Kathy told me I needed to stay home rather than going to the mission. I laid down for a short nap after lunch and slept another 4 hours. I reckon she’s always right.

K and I are looking forward to a fun weekend together.

I enjoyed a breakfast supper with Ashley and Jesse this evening!

Had a bad night’s sleep. Woke up at 3am and finally went back to sleep at 6am. Stupid jet lag.

Got all the photos uploaded. Amen to that!

Also edited and uploaded the video from India 2011. Groovy!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyVB9Vj2FYw

Also burned dvds of the video.

Jesse, Ashley, Miles and I worked at the mission with the kids.

Admin duties now.

What marketer came up with this name?

The American way: overstuffing.

Beauty tree!