Emma....Future Entertainer? You Decide

Emma had a great time this summer when she went to Fort Valley and stayed with Gobby for a whole week! Gobby kept Hudson and Emma so they could go to Vacation Bible School at Gobby's church. The highlight for Hudson and Emma were the songs! They loved them and have continued to play the CD at home ALL SUMMER! We are all singing and dancing to "Beach Beattitudes", "Surfin' the Scriptures", and "I Will Believe" by now. Here are a couple of short clips of Emma "doing her thing"!

Special Place, Special People, Special Moments

We've just returned from our annual 10 days at Indian Springs Holiness Campmeeting. My family has a cabin there and we've spent 10 days every summer for the past 25 summers there. For those of you who have never been, Indian Springs is in Flovilla, GA about 30 minutes north of Macon. It is a campground with cabins, a lake, a cafeteria, a ropes course, a bookstore, a hotel, 4 tabernacles, a snakateria, and a nursery.

We own our cabin...a small cabin...rustic...2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a kitchen, a living area, and a large screened in front porch. It is named "The Silver Goblet". About 27 years ago, my great-great-grandmother's silver goblets were stolen from our house...we used the insurance money we received for a down payment on this cabin...thus the name!

The 10 days are spent going to services in the tabernacle...there are 3 services a day...11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. There is also a Bible study in the morning at 9:30 in the tabernacle. They have wonderful programs for all children and youth in their own tabernacles during each service. Afternoons and evenings are spent sitting in rocking chairs on front porches across the campground catching up with people that we only see these 10 days each year. There are no tvs, no telephones, no computers, no real AC (just window units in the bedrooms!). It is like living back in time...it's a wonderful place to be!

It's also a special place...it's where I accepted Jesus when I was 10 years old. The tabernacle I sat in day after day this year....hearing some incredible teaching...is the same place I gave my heart to Him 26 years ago. It's also a special place because this year on Thursday, July 17th, Paul and Addie asked Jesus to come into their hearts at one of their services in the children's tabernacle. They are excited about beginning their journey.

We had a tremedous 10 days! Most of the time Gobby (my mom) was there with us...Hudson (my nephew) spent a week there with us while his new little brother, Samuel Bain McGehee, was born and in the hospital....GoGoDaddy (my dad) came and spent a night with us here and there....and Glenn came and spent a couple of days. The kids had a blast and already can't wait for next year!

Wonderful Wednesday

Just some random things I think are pretty wonderful today....

*my early morning coffee
*knowing there is a relaxing morning ahead and a trip to the pool later
*having nothing to do tonight
*the anticipation of my nephew being born in 6 days
*knowing I don't have to be pregnant or give birth again
*boiled peanuts
*my Bible study group
*our best friends and their amazing little boy, Max
*Mint Mocha Chip at Starbucks (think I need one today)
*my family...kids, husband, parents, brother, in-laws, cousins, aunts & uncles....i'm very blessed with an incredible family
*my Mission Control book that I'm addicted to
*knowing Big Brother starts in 4 days

Reading back over this....this was really random....oh well, you've got a glimpse into my thoughts of what's wonderful!

"Do you like it when I say myrrh?"

We have watched this clip no less than 100 times in the past couple of weeks. The kids laugh just as hard each time as they did the first time they saw it. I've been transferring all my videos to DVD and so I've had to watch each one. It has been so fun...I've laughed & cried....many great memories.