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  • Have you ever been doin’ somethin you really like to to do and then you can’t do it anymore ??? Yup … Been there … Done that … I’ve had the rug pulled out from me a few times in my life and it ain’t ever fun, but, ya know one that really stung that… Read more

  • Ya know, when i was a young whippersnapper we had cords on our phones (and they weren’t for chargin’!) … Yup … They were for the actual talkin’ part of it, and the phones didn’t even have pictures on them or anything … And, get this, if we wanted to talk to someone outside of… Read more

  • ā€œhave you ever read the Bibleā€ … That’s a question that i’ve both been asked and, honestly, asked … Thinkin’ on it now, boy, i don’t like that question … ā€˜cause, that makes it sound like it’s a book (or, series of books) … Well, i guess in the truest sense folks could call them… Read more

  • I usually don’t mention the day i’m writing or posting these things simply because, well, if you’re like me, you don’t read things on a schedule (hey, you do you, boo!) and i don’t want to make you feel like you’re reading / listening to ā€œold newsā€ … And, even now, you’re not, it’s just… Read more

  • I’ve been reading this book 2 friends of mine recently recommended to me titled: Stand Firm and Act Like Men, by Joby Martin. The chapter I just read was talking about being watchful. Which comes from 1st Corinthians 16:13-14 ESV ā€œBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that… Read more

  • Do y’all remember the good ole’ days when we could complain about a single bill for cable (for you young folks, that’s like streaming for old people) and only have to complain about not finding things to watch on ONE service šŸ˜€ … Heck, i remember when we had 3 channels (4 if you count… Read more

  • For those of y’all that don’t know, my day job is working with, creating, and teaching databases … I’m only mentioning it here because … Geek alert … I’m gonna <insert> some #comments in (ok ok ok, enough of that!) … The one thing that i want to bring up about databases is indexing …… Read more

  • Ya know, when my beloved first asked me to help teach a Sunday school class a couple of decades ago i first thought, sure, i can teach an adult class … Then, she said …. KIDS … I freaked … I’d never taught kids before … And, if you’ve never taught a group of 5… Read more

  • How MAY I Help

    when changing the paper calendar today, taking April off, I found it went straight to June … I was completely disMAYed !!!! … ok ok ok … no more of that tomfoolery … I know it’s only got 3 letters in it’s name, but, it’s an important even though it’s the smallest month title of… Read more

  • HOLY HUNGER by Tommy Gant

    GUEST POP ALERT !!!!!!! Hey, my name is Tommy Gant and I’m 30 years old. I’m the father of a handsome son named Lance and married to a beautiful wife named Destiny. I am a younger Pop, and I’m Cecil’s cousin. I just wanted to share with you all something that hit me last night… Read more

  • I used to roll my eyes when ā€œold peopleā€ would tell me ā€œback in my dayā€ … sooo … young people, get your ocular roller skates ready … ā€œback in my dayā€ … I used to absolutely look forward to sitting down in front of our humungus console tv (it was NINTEEN INCHES in the… Read more

  • ya know, I was sittin at lunch watchin’ my favorite tube of you when one of my furry family members reminded me of just how blessed I was right that very minute šŸ™‚ … you see, this particular family member, Willie, had chosen to join our family when he was just a coupla weeks old… Read more

  • ya know I was lucky enough to have grown up in some of the most beautiful country in the world, West Virginia … now, I know, I know, wherever YOU grew up I’m sure is probably right there up there too, but, if you now live anywhere OTHER than where you grew up, I venture… Read more

  • I have two stories from church … one that happened just today whilst beltin’ out one of my favorite hymns and one that happened a good 15 years or more ago that I still remember as it was yesterday and teach the kids (and adults, as evidence by this here post!) by it even today… Read more

  • ya know, ever since our ā€œOG lil’bitā€ was a lil’bit himself Friday night was pizza night … honestly, even before that I think it may have unofficially been, but, it wasn’t set in stone … but, once he came ā€˜round, it really kinda was … it was something that at least 2/3’s of us looked… Read more