Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Preached at River Run Christian Church (Brevard) this morning. 
• Watched the baptismal waters stir once again!
• We sang my favorite hymn today, "Holy, Holy, Holy" I could sing that hymn every Sunday. I love the first part of verse 2, "All the saints adore thee, casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea." I am truly looking forward to that day!
• All my kids were here for Thanksgiving we all traveled to Jacksonville to be with my extended clan, what a great weekend!
• I will admit there were a few tough moments as I thought about Kathy all through the weekend.
• Don't look now, December is just a few days away!
• Online Shopping Rocks
• Can we have a moment of silence as the college football season is quickly coming to a close?
• Had lunch with some wonderful friends today, I really love being with them!
• Connected with some former members of PBCC today, SO GOOD TO SEE THEM.
• I have been a dolphin fan for many years, please, please, Don't let us down!
• Something to Chew on; Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are the sign of a pure heart. ~ Jose N. Harris

Sunday Night Reflecitons

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Wonderful day worshiping at Kissimmee Christian Church this morning. 
• Tom brought a great message on the power of God to handle whatever comes your way.
• You can tell he loves God and His church.
• It was a welcome relief this morning to wake up and simply "go to church" rather than travel someplace for a church service.
• I still woke up at 5:30 today, this is a habit I would like to break!
• 39 Johnson University Florida students attended the International Conference on Missions this weekend. Can't wait to hear the stories!
• If you have a high school student thinking about missions as a calling, you have to visit JUFL, our intercultural studies is top notch! Trust me when I say it is a worth a visit to the campus - when you arrive ask for Kendi.
• If I had it to do over again, I would spend more time working in the area of leadership development in the local church, John was right, EVERYTHING RISES and FALLS on LEADERSHIP.
• This Thursday is my favorite holiday, I am going to try to enjoy it even though I am missing a very special part of life. Don't say this very often, but pray for me this week!
• Now that the sun is setting around 6:00 pm my home seems more lonely in the evenings.
• Did you see Oreo has a new cookie?
• Want to know why college football is so much fun to watch, just look at the last 3 seconds of the gators/tigers game yesterday.
• Do stores really need to be open on Thursday, I mean can't we wait to be rude, pushy, angry, overspend, argue over parking spaces and just be impatient until Black Friday?
• Something to Chew on; Happiness is not the absence of problems, it is the ability to deal with them. ~ Steve Maraboli

Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Worshiped at Vero Christian Church today, attending their annual mission emphasis weekend.
• Great message from one of my good friends in life and in ministry.
• Two words I have not heard in a sermon in a long time; Apologetic and Hermeneutic, Preach it Steve
• I love attending Vero Christian's missions weekend, the church family is genuinely excited about world wide missions. 
• Following my trip to Vero Beach, I had a great time at my granddaughter's 4th birthday.
• I have to be honest, I do not a lot of experience shopping for 4 year olds! So glad my daughter was my shopper!
• Realizing how much Kathy loved Savannah's birthday parties brought on another grief burst - I hate those moments!
• Today, the school provided car crossed over 100,000 miles - Oh the places I have been.
• One more preaching trip this calendar year and then I get to rest! 
• One of the great things about traveling for the University is I get to see other mission reps on a semi-regular basis. We have a mutual calling and a mutual friendship that others simply do not understand. 
• I do not know about you but I am finding the lack of political ads on TV this week refreshing.
• How can there be only 3 more weeks left in the college football season! 
• Don't look now, but the dolphins are making some noise - Hey  Fins, please do not break my heart!
• I am so proud of my kids.
• Something to Chew on; You may delay, but time will not. ~ Benjamin Franklin 

Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• After a very busy Summer and Fall traveling for JUFL, I was able to return to Kissimmee Christian Church this morning.
• So good to worship at my home church. 
• If you are not connected to a local church you do not know what you are missing.
• Jim reminded us once again the church must be on the forefront of changing our nation.
• The invitation hymn  was one of the songs played at Kathy's Celebration of Life service, I may never be able to sing that song again. 
• These verses of scripture should give us comfort in the coming days.
• Great day at Roundup yesterday, so thankful for the many faculty, staff and students who stepped up to make the day a success. 
• I am always amazed at the generous spirit displayed by God's people.
• I could listen the faculty string band everyday.
• Overheard at Roundup; "There are some exciting things happening at Johnson University"
• So good to talk to several alumni yesterday.
• I have to admit getting an extra hour of sleep Saturday night was an extra blessing.
• Rushed home following Roundup to watch the Gators, the way they played there was no need to hurry home - Bad Loss!
• Can't believe it has been 6 months since I said goodbye to my best friend.
• Something to Chew on; I love those random memories that make me smile no matter what is going on in my life right now! ~ Anonymous