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A joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to the body and soul.

~Proverbs 17:22, The Passion Bible

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Kent Hughes is a gifted writer but the names he throws around do not impress me at all. He played tennis with Billie Jean King’s husband Larry. Whoopee do, that really makes my day. He said when Billie Jean came and watched them, it elevated his game. First of all, if I played tennis, I wouldn’t tell anyone and I would never admit to letting the presence of a feminnazi make me sweat. Matter of fact, if Billie Jean King came up, I would leave ASAP. Then he goes from bad to worse. He said, “What if you were playing gold and Tiger Woods walked up and asks to play with you?” I can answer that easily, “I would smile, hand him my club and say, “It’s all yours son. Have a good day.” I am some dumb but not plum dumb. I am not about to try to hit a golf ball in front of a professional, any professional. Matter of fact, I don’t want to swing at a golf ball in front of anyone. Just when you think this highly intelligent Californian can get no worse, he says, “What if Lebron James walked into the gym and ask if he could play pick up with you?” I hand him the ball and say, “I have a better idea big boy, you play solitaire.” Of course his point was “How would you like for Moses to walk into the sanctuary and take a sit? Would it affect your sermon?” O yeah, big time: I do get the point. I imagine I would shut-up, sit down and turn it over to the Sage.

I came in from Grace Point yesterday and we stopped at Hannah’s for lunch and then I dropped June off and I went on to the hospital to visit my neighbor. I was running on empty. I pulled off my socks at the hospital and threw them in the trash {my feet were killing me}, made my visit, came back home and thought I would rest. Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Big Mama had me a list. I am not kidding. She said Hannah called and said you better get gas for the generator. So I put on some old clothes and started out the door and I heard her say before I could get out of sight, “And you need to get that plastic over the kitchen window.” I said, “That tears and I went off, “Woman, I aint putting no plastic on that window today.” I went and got my gas, pulled in thinking about getting a shower and working on my puzzle which I hadn’t seen for three days and she said, “Joe David called and they have canceled church.” She didn’t say anymore but I could read her mind…“Why don’t you put up the plastic before dark.” So last night about dark, I am on a 6 foot ladder putting plastic over a window and mumbling to myself…“If I fall and break my neck, she is going to be sorry.” I didn’t fall but I almost froze. I came in and she said, “Is is cold out there?” I stuck my frozen hand right against her neck and said, “What do you think?” She almost jumped out of her recliner, with her electric throw and her TV remote. I am telling you, the woman has it made like a fat rat in a cheese factory. Would somebody please tell her how lucky she is to have a husband like me? I even served her breakfast in bed yesterday. If you don’t believe me, ask her.

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Very thankful this morning: [1] Kids got home safely [2] Emma Johnson had a seizure on the way home but they were coming home from hospital last night. [3] Safe trip to Mississippi and we got to rest last night. I was exhausted. [4] We had a good service yesterday. The big one was the kids getting home before the weather got bad. The one thing you do not want is 6 vans loaded with kids trapped on the Interstate in a winter storm. Thank YOU Jesus. Ken has canceled the Pastor’s Conference so I have a day to rest and read. I am pumped. Be safe, have a great Monday and thanks for reading the blog.