Thanksgiving 2009

It was a great Thanksgiving day here in San Antonio. The weather was beautiful, the food was fantastic and the naps were just right. Preacher's Wife and I enjoyed having Marlie, Andrew and Logan with us this year. This was Logan's second Thanksgiving. He was only a week old last year. So you probably know he was a lot of fun to watch. Tomorrow we're all going to go our separate ways, me to London, the kids back to Fort Worth to get ready for the big TCU football game on Saturday. Preacher's wife will then have two weeks to rest, relax and recuperate. Thought you might enjoy the pictures.

London Bound...

Big Ben and Parliament
We're looking forward to enjoying Thanksgiving tomorrow with Marlie, Andrew, and Logan. On Friday I leave for London for my last international trip of the year. Four million miles in the air and I still enjoy traveling. It can be a hassle at times getting through customs and security. Then there is flight delays, irritable people, and trouble with airplanes. But in the grand scope of life and travel these things are minor as well as few and far between. The benefits outweigh the hassle. The beautiful places and people we've been able to see and things we've experienced far exceed any trouble we have ever had.

I will be staying with my friends Ron and Gretel Hibbert in Watford which is outside of London. While there I will be ministering at Watford Community Church for the week and enjoying spending time with Pastor Tim and Helen Roberts. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

SLINGBOX SOLO

Yes, I did it again. Most of you know I have a fetish [ |ˈfeti sh | noun • a course of action to which one has an excessive and irrational commitment. When it comes to technology I love all kinds of new gadgets. This week I was thinking about having to be overseas after Thanksgiving when some of the best college football would be aired at home. I began to wonder if there was any way to watch my favorite teams? So I went to Google and here is what I found: Slingmedia

This company has introduced the new Slingbox SOLO that connects to a standard definition or high definition cable box (example: DirectTV), enabling users to view home cable, satellite or digital video recorder (DVR) programming on PCs, laptops, Macs, and my iphone from anywhere in the world via an Internet connection.

I couldn't help myself. I bought it. It was so reasonable, especially when you consider I will take it out of Preacher's Wife's grocery money this month. I will get back with you on how that works out.

"WE'LL SEE!"

I love sports! I love just about all sports with the exception of Cricket. I don't hate Cricket, it just never seemed right to play the same match for four days and still not have a winner. My sport of choice and enjoyment is football and basketball, and on the college level to be more specific. I pretty much will watch any game if the two teams are equally matched. I don't like run away games.

My team is TCU. You may ask, Why? Well, it's the school that almost financially did me in. It's the school our youngest daughter graduated from. Yes I know they are in the Mountain West and it's a weaker conference and so forth and so on. But this year I am convinced they could give any team from the big six conferences a run for their money on a good day and maybe any day.

I think this Saturday's game will further validate the Mountain West and TCU in particular in terms of being competitive with other conferences. Of course, as an old man once told me, "WE'LL SEE"

The Faithful Few are still Few and Faithful...

I noticed again that I haven't posted in over a week. I also noticed the number of the faithful few who checked to see if I have had a thought or a reason to blog. I know I don't need to make excuses but I realize some need to hear some. So, I have been on the go for several weeks without stopping. The last two weeks I have been sick while on the go. Does everyone feel better now that I have told you I have been very busy and sick to boot. Tomorrow Preacher's Wife leaves me at home while she goes on the road for a few days. THEREFORE, I will blog sometime tomorrow. My love to all the faithful.

KINDLE UPDATE

I thought this would be a good time to give an update or review on my new wireless Kindle reading device from Amazon. As most of you know I am an avid reader (usually anywhere from 2 to 4 books a week). Several months ago I took my 1000 book library to the used book store and got rid of 7 bookshelves in my office. Preacher's Wife was thrilled but I have to admit I had and am still having withdrawals. Just this morning I was thinking of a book that I wanted to re-read, so I headed upstairs to my office to get the book only to realize it wasn't there. Just thinking about it being gone disturbed me. I marched back downstairs and picked up my Kindle and began to read and before long a nice calm settled over me. So the answer having experienced all this today, is YES, I love my Kindle. I will not go back to paper books unless I am forced to. The Kindle and others like her makes for a clean, neat office and a nice wooded forest. That is is not to mention the peace and harmony I get from pleasing Preacher's Wife.

Beautiful Sunset

Albuquerque is fast becoming one of my favorite cities. I guess like every city and every state it has it problems but since I only visit I just choose to see the beauty and the good all around. I love the people of New Mexico. They are as proud about their state almost as much as Texans. Ha! Anyway New Mexico has some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I was there this past weekend and had a wonderful time. You might consider following me at CFI Connection on Monday's because I try to post a picture of some beautiful place I have visited. Headed home today. Have a great week.

Baffin Bay Weekend...

Anne and I spent this past weekend at Baffin Bay with our long time friends John and Janet Magee from Harlingen. Baffin Bay is about an hour south of Corpus Christi or 25 miles south of Kingsville, Texas. It’s on the Texas Gulf Coast. We camped at the Sea Wind RV Resort. It was a leisurely weekend. We visited and had our fill of wonderful seafood. While there we dined at Kings Inn as well as Baffin Bay Cafe. Both of these places have great seafood. This was one beautiful sunset.

Los Lunas Sunrise

I was in Los Lunas, New Mexico this past weekend visiting one of the churches we give oversight to. Los Lunas is a small town south of Albuquerque on I-25. It was great being with Mark and Lisa. On Saturday we drove to Ruidoso to spend the day and to look at some property. While there I usually stay with them on their small horse ranch. Sunday morning while enjoying my coffee I was able to capture this beautiful sunrise. There is nothing quite like a New Mexico sunrise or sunset. I am heading back to Albuquerque in a couple of weeks to be with my friends Eddie and Mary Ann Howard. That place can be addicting.

Cool Little Man...

First time parents seem to take a lot of pictures of their first born. Marlie and Andrew are no exception. The invention of the mobile phone with a built in camera and the internet have made it possible to pass along pictures effortlessly. I thought I would pass along a picture of "cool Logan" - sleeves turned up and all. Obviously this was his first 15 minutes at day care.

Go Frogs Go!!!!

Preacher's Wife and I just got home from the Rio Grande Valley. We took a quick trip there this weekend to do a wedding and to preach at CFC McAllen. It was good to see our granddaughters Lauren and Lenzy even though it was a very short visit. A hug and a kiss was about it. When we got home we had some new pictures of Logan who attended his first TCU game. Marlie said he seemed to enjoy himself but at this time he's just a one quarter guy. I'm sure that will change with time.

It's gonna be a slow day...

It's gonna be a slow day and I have nothing really to write or post about so I thought I would post some pictures of one of my hobbies which is decorating and working in my back yard. Preacher's Wife says I always have to be doing something new or different. I can't just leave well enough alone. She's right, but it's cheaper than therapy - it allows for more peace and quiet in her life as well as a happy marriage.