- We added a new member to our praise team today--Jeremy W. He did a great job on drums, didn't he? The only downside is that he'll only be here for a few more months. Oh well, we'll just have to make the most of it.
- We started a new series on parenting this morning. Today we talked about how we as parents have the opportunity to affect not only our children, but our grandchildren, and subsequent generations as well. I've been a parent for more than 24 years, and I still have much to learn. With God's help, we'll all learn together over the next few weeks.
- We are one month away from the start of our fall campaign, Nothing's Too Hard for God. This coming Sunday we will start signing up for small groups. Can't wait!
- I'm excited about Joey starting college tomorrow, but not nearly as excited as he is. It'll be a great week for him!
- I've got to be up early tomorrow, so bedtime! Have a great week!
November 13, 1989. 11:30 AM I had just finished my lunch in the teacher's workroom and was walking back to my classroom. I was teaching at San Jacinto Elementary in San Angelo, Texas at the time. Up until then, it had been a typical November day. As I walked past the school office, the door swung open, and a fellow teacher stepped out with a look of concern on her face. She spoke directly to me and said, “Your wife’s on the phone, and it sounds serious.” I ran into the office, took the phone, and heard my wife say, “I don’t know what happened, but your brother is on life support in a hospital in Austin.” Twelve hours later, my father and I were sharing a room in a hotel on I-35 in Austin. My sister-in-law, Sandy, and her six-year-old daughter, Araceli, were in a room across the hall. I hardly slept that night. I would doze off and suddenly wake up to my father crying and calling out my brother’s name. My brother was dead. Osiel had collapsed that morning while his h...
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