Sitting here at DFW (man this place is huge, and very cold outside!) waiting for my flight to come back to Mississippi. I've been at the Creative Pastors Conference at Fellowship Church the last couple of days and was really challenged and lifted in my walk and my ministry. It was the absolute best I've ever been to, but I did walk away with a lot.
Melissa and the twins are doing great. So is Chloe. We're going to the doctor about every couple of weeks.
I believe Tuesday is due or die for Huckabee. I don't think he will pull it out . . . but you never know!
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
So Proud to be a Nole!
Florida State has acted and put itself on probation for the cheating scandal that erupted this past fall. They have made sweeping changes across their athletic departments and taken this cheating scandal very seriously.
I have been a Seminole fan since the early 90s. Never have I been prouder of them for the stance they are making. They have not been told to do this by the NCAA, ACC, or anybody else. They had a problem, they took action, and now they are moving forward. That is how every college should respond to the balance of academics and athletics.
Go Florida State!
Click here to read the article on ESPN.com
I have been a Seminole fan since the early 90s. Never have I been prouder of them for the stance they are making. They have not been told to do this by the NCAA, ACC, or anybody else. They had a problem, they took action, and now they are moving forward. That is how every college should respond to the balance of academics and athletics.
Go Florida State!
Click here to read the article on ESPN.com
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Baby Update- MAJOR NEWS!!
We visited the high risk specialist in Jackson yesterday. And it's now official . . . drumroll please . . . it is identical twin girls!! :) We've had about a week to recover from not having a boy and we are all (including Chloe) now doing good with it. Both babies are "perfect pictures of health" and everything is now looking great. The placenta has moved up. Melissa is still on a travel and rest restriction, but she is feeling fine.
It is also definite that they will not let Melissa go past the 38th week. In the doctor's words- "you definitely won't be pregnant after the morning of June 23rd."
And yes, we have names, although spellings are not definite at this point- Kennedy Jean and Katelyn Lynn.
Keep us in your prayers.
PS- I have informed Melissa, and received her approval :), that I am getting a big, male dog! Although I originally wanted a German Shepherd, I have now decided on an English Bulldog! Woof!! You don't get much more male than that!
It is also definite that they will not let Melissa go past the 38th week. In the doctor's words- "you definitely won't be pregnant after the morning of June 23rd."
And yes, we have names, although spellings are not definite at this point- Kennedy Jean and Katelyn Lynn.
Keep us in your prayers.
PS- I have informed Melissa, and received her approval :), that I am getting a big, male dog! Although I originally wanted a German Shepherd, I have now decided on an English Bulldog! Woof!! You don't get much more male than that!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Romney's Flip-flops on Abortion
Change of heart?! Only when it is politically expedient. Mitt Romney is like the weather in the south- if you don't like what he's saying . . . just wait a little while! :) And this is who Dr. Dobson is voting for?
The price is wrong, Bob!
So what does a paraphrase from Happy Gilmore have to do with anything related to Super Tuesday? Well, for the past week and half (really almost the entire presidential political season in regards to Huckabee) we have been barraged by comments from Rush, Hannity, and now Dobson, on how McCain and Huckabee are too liberal to be elected or how they are not electable. Well, as the results are coming in tonight, it looks like the pundits were wrong!
I have to take big issues with Dr. Dobson- a man who I truly respect in family and religious matters. However, there have been many times when he could have made a great stand in regards to this election and he has not. Everything that Dr. Dobson has said he is looking for in a candidate (pro-life, pro-marriage, Christian, etc.) is strongly evident in Mike Huckabee and time and time again he has not supported him. He (Dobson) talks about McCain sticking his thumb in the eye of the Republican party . . . well, in my humble opinion, Dr. Dobson has stuck his thumb in the eye of Christians by not offering his support to the candidate who fits exactly what he is looking for! Why Dr. Dobson would not support Huckabee I do not know. Early conventional wisdom among many of the evangelical right wing conservative leaders is that they would not support Huckabee because they believed he could not win. Yea! You guys really got that one right!!
Also, Dr. Dobson said today that if McCain was elected (as the Republican nominee) he would not vote!! I'm sorry, but if you don't vote in the election, then you need to shut up! If you choose not to vote because a candidate does not meet every thing you want (and no, Huckabee doesn't meet every criteria I have either) then you have no stance to complain when Hillary or Barak is elected in November. And if Republicans do not come together to support the nominee- whoever that is, then that is exactly what will happen.
And here's something else to remember that I was reminded of in my devotion time this morning- OUR GOD REIGNS!! Therefore, no matter who wins, God is still in control! Why should we worry?!
PS- I am looking for some video of Huckabee's speech tonight to post and will as soon as I find it. I am also looking for a sound bite from Rick Burgess of The Rick and Bubba Show who gave an excellent quote as to why it is so important to look at the "what" that drives a candidate. I don't want to misquote him, so I won't say it until I can post it, but Rick's comments this morning were, in my opinion, a lot more Biblically centered than the rhetoric that Dr. Dobson issued this afternoon via the Laura Ingraham show. So yes, there is more to come!
I have to take big issues with Dr. Dobson- a man who I truly respect in family and religious matters. However, there have been many times when he could have made a great stand in regards to this election and he has not. Everything that Dr. Dobson has said he is looking for in a candidate (pro-life, pro-marriage, Christian, etc.) is strongly evident in Mike Huckabee and time and time again he has not supported him. He (Dobson) talks about McCain sticking his thumb in the eye of the Republican party . . . well, in my humble opinion, Dr. Dobson has stuck his thumb in the eye of Christians by not offering his support to the candidate who fits exactly what he is looking for! Why Dr. Dobson would not support Huckabee I do not know. Early conventional wisdom among many of the evangelical right wing conservative leaders is that they would not support Huckabee because they believed he could not win. Yea! You guys really got that one right!!
Also, Dr. Dobson said today that if McCain was elected (as the Republican nominee) he would not vote!! I'm sorry, but if you don't vote in the election, then you need to shut up! If you choose not to vote because a candidate does not meet every thing you want (and no, Huckabee doesn't meet every criteria I have either) then you have no stance to complain when Hillary or Barak is elected in November. And if Republicans do not come together to support the nominee- whoever that is, then that is exactly what will happen.
And here's something else to remember that I was reminded of in my devotion time this morning- OUR GOD REIGNS!! Therefore, no matter who wins, God is still in control! Why should we worry?!
PS- I am looking for some video of Huckabee's speech tonight to post and will as soon as I find it. I am also looking for a sound bite from Rick Burgess of The Rick and Bubba Show who gave an excellent quote as to why it is so important to look at the "what" that drives a candidate. I don't want to misquote him, so I won't say it until I can post it, but Rick's comments this morning were, in my opinion, a lot more Biblically centered than the rhetoric that Dr. Dobson issued this afternoon via the Laura Ingraham show. So yes, there is more to come!
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