A personal update on, well, me...

I've been a bit scarce around here. Business is going really well, and it's hard to make time for blogging. In order to blog regularly right now, I'd need to take time away from less important activities, like spending time with my wife and kids. (Maybe I need to change my priorities.)

I would like to ask for those of you who are praying folks to drop a line or two to God for me and the family. You may remember that a few weeks ago, I preached at a small local church. it was the first time I had preached anywhere in a while.

Well, it went pretty smoothly. No one threw anything, or heckled me. Now, they've asked me to come back and preach for the next four Sundays, and teach their Wednesday night Bible study.

I don't really feel nervous about the whole thing, at least not yet. But I do want to be a blessing to them while I'm there. So I'm asking for prayer in a couple of areas. First, pray that I would be able to preach and teach God's love, without the baggage that sometimes comes in a traditional church setting. Second, pray for my family. It will be a little hard to be away from the people we usually fellowship with on Sunday. (We're seeing them at different times, but it isn't the same.)

Anyway, that's my update. You may now resume your normal activities...

It is a small world world, after all...

Yesterday was a happy day for the J family. It was the first anniversary of Toddler Houdini's adoption day! We decided to celebrate by going out to Disneyland. We have annual passes there, so so we go quite often. But the kids could go there every day and not get tired of it.

After our stroll down Main Street, we decided to hit Fantasyland. The Mighty Mrs. J, Little MacGyver, and DisneyGirl wanted to go on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Toddler Houdini is a little freaked out by that ride, so she and I went over to ride Dumbo. And who was getting into line at the same time? None other than BHS refugee, Oak Ridge Boy stalker, and blog commenter extraordinaire, Band Nanny!

We haven't seen each other in many, many, many, many years, and it was great to catch up a little bit. (The Dumbo line was long, so there was plenty of time for chatting.) We got to find out what's been happening with each other over the last 20 years or so. She was there with her beautiful little girl. (And a friend who seemed very nice, but I can't remember her name, or her kids' names.) A very cool chance meeting.

See? Disneyland really is the happiest place on earth. Band Nanny and I plan to meet again. Based on how long it's been since we last saw each other, I'm thinking spring, 2024...