I fired up the trusty ole' Snapper this morning. I should have cut the grass late last week, but I just put it off in light of my cold. I planned to mow yesterday, but that plan got vetoed by the much needed rain. This morning I managed to cut the whole yard. That usually doesn't happen often. Just the mowing alone takes 3 1/2 hours, forget the trimming. So I normally cut it it stages.

The snapper is dependable but I need this .

More rain this afternoon.
YES we could use a weeks worth of
soaking rains.

Ted and I were planning to fly to Atlanta this morning. When I woke up it was foggy, cloudy and looking like the very low clouds would bust into rain at any moment. Plus I still was suffering a little from the leftover cold of last week. So we postponed the flight until another day. Today it was doable, but marginal. Why fly in bad weather if you can wait?

We played with the weather radar feature on the new
Garmin sitting safely on the ground. It was showing the lines of thunderstorms that hit us right after lunch. I am amazed by technology.

He and ventured to Tanners and ate midday. Had to share Chicken Lips.

We got past the storms here with no damage. I hope you did too. I am so thankful for the rain. We need a lot more. ( without the thunderstrorms )

My cold is almost gone. I still have a touch of congestion, but I feel close to normal. Normal as I get anyway. Finally I felt like venturing out. I was getting tired of looking at the walls here.

We had a great service at NewSpring yesterday. If the message didn't step on your toes at one point or another, then you were asleep. The past two Sundays have challenged me in a good way.
I went to the 6 pm service and made an effort to arrive a little early. It was nice to have time to chat with a few friends before sitting down. Kristie was attending a shower, so we rode separately . She came rushing in just before we started.
Afterwards we saw our new friend Jane. She and her husband Jack are hosting a child from Belarus for part of the summer. You can read all about this adventure on her site Jane Jane What an amazing thing to do.

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the second annual concert and fireworks event Live Free Live Loud. Here is the info
It's going to be held at the William A. Floyd Amphitheater here in Anderson, on June 29th.

INFO HERE

Wanna see how the world has looked to me the past two days?

I am better today, not totally well, but functional.
More later.

My wife bought a Fiero new back shortly before we were married. She loves that car. Her "Little Dragster" as our niece named it. You can't get her out of that car. It's one of the last ones on the road. Even though parts are becoming harder to find she drives it daily. It is a part of our family. The North Carolina dealer we bought it from has tried to buy it back several times for their showroom. The fact they are long time family friends cuts them no slack. It is No Sale every time.

Last week she noticed a thunking sound in back. I checked on it and it seemed to be another broken engine mount. We had one break last year and these are hard to find. But we took it to the shop. This time we found several with out trouble, but it turns out we did not need one. The one we had was not broken at all. Just loose bolts in it.

Lon at McGuire's on Hwy 24 spent time fixing it yesterday. We went to pick it up this morning and he would not let us pay him one cent. It's not the first time he treated me like family. He does all our repair work. And is always fair and does a good job.

They have a 24 hour towing service also. Hwy 24 towing.

Isn't it rare to find a shop like this?

Thanks Lon

Today is D-day plus 63 years.

I know a couple of guys who were there. Thanks Gentlemen for doing what you did so we all can live and worship free.

I first felt it coming on Saturday. Sunday I felt better. Yesterday only fair. Today? It's a full fledge cold. All I want to do right now is sleep.

Updates later. If I survive.

Part three of the story is ready.

We had a great day at NewSpring yesterday. The message was about prayer. Chats with God.
I was on camera all four services yesterday it was a lot of fun. A great time as always, but in double dose. I love working with the production team.

Mika thank you for the cookies. Oh my my. When do you find time? Chocolate chip MMMMM!!!!!

Saturday I had a tough day with my sinus. The biggest symptom was feeling disinterested in everything and being so tired. Sunday, provided relief. But it is back today. Not as bad, but enough to make me just want to sit and do nothing. Trouble with doing nothing, it makes it worse.

In sad family news. My cousin passed away Sunday morning. Joel Cole from over in Georgia had a stroke Saturday evening and they ended his life support early Sunday morning. Actually Joel is my fathers first cousin so that would make him my first cousin once removed or is it second cousin? I never seem to get that straight.
He was my age anyway. So we grew-up together at all the family reunions and so on. Joel leaves behind his wife, two daughters and two grandkids along with an older brother. I've lost two close friends recently and with this I am feeling my own mortality somewhat. The great news is Joel was a Christ follower, and stayed very active in his church. Know that makes it easier, but still it will be hard for everyone. Please remember the family in your prayers.

Kristie's auditors are here, so who knows when she'll come up for air. Please add her to your list to.

Did anyone get the number of that truck ? Today I felt just like this. I awoke with a headache, still have it. I wonder if it is the change in the weather. But praise God. We are getting some overdue rain. It has been dry since the first weekend of the month, we needed relief. Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow. I will be on camera all day so I need to hit the sack.