...too small a thing...

What A WeeK- But What a Privilige to be a Part

WOW! So many of you guys know me and often I get comments about being busy and on the move. This week has been one to remember and it is not over yet. Let me just give you the last few days....

Wednesday...Funeral services for Freddie Norman. A Cobb County Police officer who 21 years ago was tragically injured in an on duty accident that left him in a wheel chair with permanent brain stem damage. Freddie died suddenly last Saturday and Wednesday was his funeral. I was asked to be a part of his service. What a spirit Freddie had to keep fighting and struggling to make life all that it could be. He impacted his family in a powerful way. He knew the Lord and I am confident that he is now with the Lord. What a privilege to honor Freddie and be a part of the Cobb Police Department by serving as a Chaplain.

Thursday...  In serving with the Noonday Baptist Association I am now responsible for much of the Builders for Christ project that happens ever year. The project this year is in Monroe Ohio. The project really kicks off things with a covered dish event to give information get together and really pump up the spirits of everyone. This great event was Thrusday night. The food was good and the project is sound thanks to the work of alot of people. But the event Thrusday was a true blessing as I had the opportunity to speak to  and challenge this veteran group of Short Term Mission Volunteers to be on task. I am humbled at the experiance and commitment of these people.

Friday...Mission Team Inc is of course the agency that God has allowed us to start and grow to a point that I believe we are impacting lives. We hold an annual celeberation banquet each year to thank our supporters and give information on the progress of the ministry. Needless to say a lot of work goes into getting ready to prepare and present this time of celebration. What a privilege God has given me to be in this ministry and to have such good supporters. Kathy and I are blessed and to be active in so many people's lives is again humbling and a huge responsiblity that I am in awe of God realizing that He is making it happen.

Saturday...I am giving the invocation at a prayer breakfast this morning for the Color of Public Saftey. I have been asked by one of our Dept Lieutenants to be a part. What a honor and privilege to be asked to a high profile event such as this to pray. I always jokingly give the response to folks at events where they call on preacher or chaplain to pray that they give me the easy jobs. But in reality leading corporate pray is very difficult. I know my own heart and it is not always clean. I must pray fervently prior to leading a corporate or public prayer to seek not to glorify self or others but only to glorify God. What a privilge it is to pray.

Sunday...Bethany Christian Church in Dallas GA is giving me and MTI the opportunity to come in and lead them to a new place in ministry. They want to be Hands on in Missions. They have asked me to come address all in the chruch who are willing in a 2 hour seminar this Sunday to kick start the process. These are godly people and they have a great pastor and staff who are excited and ready to get going in short term missions. What a privilige to guide them and encourage them. WoW.

It is  a busy time It has taken a few minutes to type it all up. God is the one to be praised for the privilege He gives us to rise in the morning and be on task for Him. Thank you Lord!

And by the way the Cat is doing fine...he is behaving himself...so far...

I was far too Emotional

I was far too emotional to talk about it yesterday. But let me tell the story. Five years of negotiations completely broke down on Friday and on Saturday an assault was launched by the Cat World headquarters on The Davis home. It must have been a weakness due to my diet or something slipped into my food that caused my former staunch stance of Cat Resistance to weaken and allow a feline into the home. He is innocent looking enough and seems to be well behaved purring and playing with toy mice. But He is a CAT. I do not like CATS. The dogs have had little to say about the issue as the cat is banished to the basement (at least I did not lose all of my senses).

His name is Caspar and He is Brittany's joy, but she was long ago taken in by the charms of the Cats. I hope that we can contain him and that he will not corrupt us all into the dreaded Cat People.
MORE LATER...... 

CAT---YES I SAID ....CAT.....

This is a big Deal I will post more soon.

A Bother Leads to A Brother

This week has been busy and sometimes we bring grief on ourselves. Thursday was busy as I volunteered to help with taking a group of Republicans from Cobb county to their Legislative Luncheon at the State Captial Driving the bus for them. What a great chance to meet and hear legislators up close. All went well till I returned to the Church with the bus and was leaving when I discovered I had lost my keys to my Motorcycle. This is a real BOTHER as Winner the Pooh would say.

The losing of the only key I had of course led to the calling of a Locksmith. G& W Locksmith hooked me up with Scott Garvin who is the BROTHER. We had the chance to talk and share a little as he did his majic to make me a key for the bike. As we talked most of you know me well the talk came around to our relationship with God and we extablished the fact Kevin knew the Lord and so did his wife and family. But much more came on our. Scott asked me to pray for his wife, Hope. She has had a bout with cancer and has had surgery and was in the hospital over Christmas this year. She is doing well and Praise the Lord her numbers on her blood work look good and is continuing with Chemo. I asked Scott if I could write this and ask all the readers to pray so if you would lift up Hope today. The part that excited me was that Scott said that they would not have gotten to where they are without prayer and they needed all they could get. Scott and I prayed together and that was neat. He had forsaken his regular Friday morning prayer group to come help me out. He acknowleged God had just sent him to a differnt prayer group for this one day.

We have so many opportunites to share and pray and give God Glory even wthen something bothers or troubles us. I am just glad this one was real special. Pray for Scott and Hope Garvin for God's complete healing. Pray for all of us as Christ followers that every opportunity Good or Bad will be used to encourage others and exalt the Savior.

Commitment to Run

Stepping on the scales a couple of nights ago I found that the scales must have been tampered with by some person with a vicious sense of humor. I kept on pushing the little weight on the top further and further to the right and the arm would not move. When It finally did and I read the number I was certain that some joke was being played on me. Sadly however there is no joke and the stark reality that I am heavier than I have ever been sank in. So what is the next step.  The Fat Farm? Bigger pants? Yogert? UGH!!
After a little thought and a lot of prayer. Two things are for sure. EAT LESS. and EXERCISE. You hear this all the time but it is hard to do. So I am making a commitment (public at this point) to do both. There is an upcoming road race the annual RUN for THE SON sponsored by Burnt Hickory Baptist is coming up at the end of the month and I am commiting myself to run in it. Granted it will be in the Clydesdale Group which is for 200+ pounders.
This is going to be tough to do even as I type I can hear the Oreos calling my name from the pantry. But my determination is real and I will leave the keyboard not to go to the kitchen but to hit the road for a good long jog. I will try to keep you posted on how it is going.