Brother Jerry....

I saw this recently and I wanted to post it here as a reminder for everyone:

God is not only a good God but He's just as well.  He wants the best for us just like as parents we want the best for our children.  He's just like we are just with our children.  If they do something they shouldn't we are to be just in our punishment with them as well.  Our children learn to not be a problem on society by what we pour into them as they are growing up.  Do we, as parents, make mistakes?  Yes, But God!  By the grace of God we can still parent and be the example we should be for our kids.  In the midst of everything that life throws at us we should never forget that God is a good God and that He loves us more than we will ever possibly imagine.  If we plant that alone into our kids hearts we have done a great thing.  

Brother Jerry was such a great influencer in my life for Jesus.  I learned so much and grew so much in the Lord under his teachings.  He passed on my husbands birthday so his passing won't be something I'll likely forget.  As we were celebrating Scot's life Brother Jerry was entering into his eternal home in heaven with Jesus.  It was such a happy day for Jerry and a sad day for us who are left behind who loved and appreciated Brother Jerry.  I'm thankful for technology because Brother Jerry will still be able to influence our lives for years to come.  

I also wanted to share this with you from Brother Jerry:

I love how Jerry poured into us all.  I love how completely open he was with his life in his ministry.  What you saw was what you got.  He was the same at home as he was in ministry.  Such a great man of God who is gone too soon.  

I only ever got a chance to see him preach in person once but it was something I have never forgot and I've followed him online all these years watching his preaching.  We've also read his books as well.  The impact he's had on us has been huge and we are ever so grateful.  Hope you are dancing in heaven Brother Jerry.  I so wish there was a way for you to share with us what your first week in heaven has been like.  We will get to know that for ourselves someday.  

Our New Scag & Last Mower We Will Ever Own....

This past weekend we did a thing....got a 61" mower for our yard.  It's a Scag Tiger Claw ll, I think🤔.  When we added up how much we've been spending having a lawn company come in all this time we realized we could've already bought two mowers and working on paying for a third with what we've spent.  We had to stop the bleeding.  Wish we had the money to pay for it outright but with no interest payments it was worth the payments every month to be able to take care of our property ourselves and in the end own the mower.  Plus it was saving us hundreds monthly to be able to turn around and put towards our debt in order to get it payed down/off.  It will probably be the last mower we ever buy.  Scags are built to last and that's what we were going for when we picked it.  Here are the boys and Tucker with it.

We've all driven it and boy is it fast.  We'll all have a learning curve but more so Tim and I than Scot.  He loves the machine.  Tim will get the hang of it faster than me I'm sure.  Tucker isn't sure what to think of it as of yet.  With us being home more and not traveling as much as we used to we can take care of things at home ourselves.  Tim is excited about the mower for now.  When he realizes just how much work it's going to be he won't like it near as much...LOL!! 

Here are a couple of short videos that I took of Scot on the mower:

Pilot Mountain....

As we travel to Kentucky and back we always pass by Pilot Mountain.  It's such a beautiful mountain to look at depending on where you are in your journey and how nice the weather is that day.  

Billy Joel's 100th Madison Square Garden Concert Live TV Event...

Sunday night we got to watch a live televised event of Billy Joel.  I hate that I haven't seen him in person in all these years.  He's one of my favorite artist.  Such an amazing musician.  He sounded as good as he did back in the day.  His piano playing was phenomenal as always.  Here's a pic that I took of my tv screen as he was singing.

Late Happy Birthday to Scot (4/15/2024)....

 

I loved you yesterday! I love you today! I’ll love you tomorrow and forever! You are my best friend and the love of my life. You are my compass, my true north. I’m so thankful for the incredible man of God that you are. God blessed me so far beyond what I could’ve thought or imagined when He gave me you. I’m so glad that we get to do life together and that we get to celebrate birthdays and other special occasions with one another. Happiest of Birthdays Babe! May it be your best birthday to date as we celebrate together as a family.

Last Weekend in Kentucky...

Last weekend we had a great time with the family celebrating Scot's and Jeff's birthdays.  We also enjoyed time spent with Scot's parents.  We pulled out the reel to reels and had a great time watching them as a family.  Scot had to do a little work on the projector though but it was working splendidly.  

Well Done Good & Faithful Servant!!!

Yesterday we got the news that this amazing man of God went on to be with his Lord!  He was on the road and had been for quite some time preaching at conferences and churches.  He had just preached the night before his passing an amazing message.  I watched it online and it still all seems so surreal that he's gone.  Our lives have been impacted so much because of Brother Jerry's ministry.  We've followed his preaching and read his books a ton.  He will be greatly missed here but I'm sure he's so enjoying being with Jesus.  He wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.  Our hearts and prayers go out to his wife and daughters at this time though.  May they feel God's hands around them like never before in their lives in this time of loss.   

We Stand With Israel!!!

No matter was our country does we, as a family, will always stand with Israel!  It seems things are going from bad to worse here because of those running things but we will always Stand With God and God's People!  That will never change!!!

WOW! What A Difference!

In just a couple of months time Tim has changed a ton.  Here's a picture to show you just how much he has changed in his muscle development.  

Tim doing weightlifting now has been amazing.  This change has been huge for him.  He doesn't turn 16 until next month.  So impressive all the gains he's had physically, mentally and in the weights that he is lifting now.  I shake my head a lot these days at such amazement at how far he's come and he's not even been doing this a year yet.  It won't be a year until August.  

Eclipse in Wendell,NC pics....

Here are a couple of pics of what we saw today.  We weren't in the path of it so the only way to see anything was to take pics of it.  The sun was still bright but it looked on the ground like it was a shadowed sunlight.  Also, I was able to get a partial of the diamond ring.  The iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera got great shots.