I DID IT!

As I am typing the last few pages of my blog are printing!  YES!  Now, I can relax a little knowing that I have a "hard copy" of some of my life.  I never dreamed it would take so much time to just PRINT!  Now, all I need to do is get some binders to put all these pages in.  That is on my agenda for tomorrow...well, I guess it is already "tomorrow".  Goodnight...or...Goodmorning! 

This is a LOT of Work!

Today I have sat at my desk and computer for most of the day printing off my blog.  Maybe I didn't have to do it, but I am feeling better by the second, although my neck is killing me.  :-)  I really cannot believe I have written so much over the last 6 years.  When I started my blog I didn't know whether I would enjoy writing and keeping a blog.  I really started it to understand what everybody else was doing.  I get tickled thinking about one of the first times I heard about someone "writing a blog".  I didn't have any idea what a BLOG was!  After starting mine, I quickly became attached to it and it became a "very close friend".  I could write what was happening in my life.  I could share my thoughts with everyone, and, I could stay in contact with friends and family, because a lot of times I got comments from them.  I also made "new friends".  I can see how "blogging" would fit me just right.  I love being in contact with everyone and feeling like they are part of my life all the time. 

When I became a part of Facebook I found that I really enjoyed it, but I noticed that I quit writing on my blog as much.  I also saw that those who commented on my blog didn't comment much anymore, to my dismay, but at least I could stay in contact with a lot of them on FB.  The one thing that has kept nagging at me during all of this has been the friends and family that I have who are not on FB.  So, I am really trying to get back in the habit of writing again.  Another thing I don't like about not writing on my blog is that I have not kept a "journal" of my life and thoughts like I did when I was writing a lot.

I guess I'm doing a little confessing tonight.  Maybe I shouldn't be putting this out for all the world to see, but we must confess sometimes. :-) I've always heard that "confession is good for the soul", I just hope it's "good for my blog". 

I will say goodnight for now.  I hope you are all doing well.  If you have a burden that you can't seem to carry, give it to Jesus!  He is standing by waiting for you to hand it to Him. 

Been Working Hard

For some time I have been wanting to organize my blog and put it into binders, so today, I have been printing my blog.  It is taking hours to do all of this and I'm not even close to being done, but I'm closer than I was yesterday.  So far I've printed all of 2009, part of 2008 and have 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011 to print.  :-)  Whew!  I'm excited about getting it all done, and now that I'm "on a roll" I don't want to stop until it's finished.  I am really amazed at how much I've blogged over the last 5 years.  I love going back and seeing what all has happened, but now I'm kicking myself a little for not blogging as much in 2010 and 2011.  Life got so busy and a little crazy at times, so I didn't sit down and blog as much as I did in the previous years.  Printing all of my blog is going to cost me a "small fortune", but at least I will have it. Then...MAYBE I can start organizing some of my thoughts I've written into a book.  I'm not going to hold my breath, but that is my hearts desire.  I've heard someone say..."Dreams come true if you don't oversleep."

Ashamed of Myself

I was sitting here tonight enjoying a time of relaxation when I got a question on Facebook about my blog. Some friends were wanting to get on to show their family. After I answered them I felt so terrible that I had not posted ANYTHING recently! If you are still coming to my blog to read what has been happening in our lives, please forgive me for not posting. I really am going to try and do better!

P.S. Welcome to any "new comers". If you read through my blog you will see at one time I was very active on it. :)

Fulfilling My Promise and Congratulations Are In Order

In December we travelled through Texas attending Sectional Christmas Banquets. We had a wonderful time! Getting to be with friends, and fellow ministers and their wives for a special time of celebrating Christmas was very fulfilling and enjoyable. The night we were in Section 1 for the banquet I took pictures, but never got to post them like I told Jeremy Lynch and Michael Roach I would. I found out tonight that they have gone to my blog several times in the last few weeks to see the pictures. Shame on me for not posting them. I sure am sorry ya'll!

Bro. Jeremy Lynch and Bro. Michael Roach are the Editors of Apostolic Report. They do a great job on this blog. You will find a lot of interesting "reports" when you visit them. By the way, in the post called "The Best of 2008", on Apostolic Report, if you scroll down to "TOP Referers In 2008", you will see MY BLOG to be in the top three "referers"!!! I thought that was really neat! I told One of them tonight that my blog ought to have a SPECIAL PLACE on Apostolic Report! :) Afterall, I'm one of the reasons they're so popular!!! LOL!

I do not have the time tonight (this morning) to post a "slideshow" of the banquet, but I wanted to blog the picture I took of them. Bro. Michael (right) was voted in tonight as Section One Youth Director! Congratulations, Bro. Michael! You'll do a GREAT job! I really enjoyed your "acceptance speech". God bless you as you work with the youth in Section 1.

Ya'll keep up the great work on your blog. I will be checking back for my "special place"! :)

Overwhelmed

100,000 HITS!

WOW!  I never thought in a million years when I started this blog that I would ever have this many "hits"!  I've been watching my counter, and today after I took a good Sunday afternoon nap, I checked to see how many "hits" I'd had, and to my surprise I had 100,009!!!!  I can't believe it!  I thank all of you who have made my "blogging" worthwhile.  As you know, I LOVE staying in contact with people and this has been one of the most FUN ways of doing it.  THANK YOU for reading what I have on my mind, and THANK YOU for adding so much to my life!