For all those wives out there who have husbands who know my husband...this is a blog to report back to them.
We were invited to a little party at the house of a person who is in the discipleship program. That's not the big thing. The big event was a ping pong tournament that night. The biggest ping pong tournament I have ever seen. So much build up and talk. I even had to buy posterboard for the brackets. There were four brackets with 4 people in each bracket. There was even a prize at the end. ADB was number one in his bracket and won his bracket. So funny to see the guys sizing up their competition but in subtle ways. He played in the finals, but then lost. It was close and he played well. But he played defensively and so wasn't able to really hit some winners (these are his words - not mine). I know he could have won. I wish I had some pictures, but we didn't bring the camera. Anyway, just wanted to fill you all in on some fun things we are doing here.
Also, ADB was able to play golf today. Golf in January! I guess that is one of the beauties of living in the south!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
2 Random Things I've Seen
This past week, I saw two things I didn't expect to see in Tennessee. Here they are:
1. Buffalo. I know kind of crazy. ADB and I were driving and we see this field. I was really enjoying the scenery because it was so open and so different from the city. As we kept driving, we saw these large animals ahead. I thought to myself, "Oh they are just cows." Then we drive closer and they were BUFFALO. Not just one or two, but a whole lot of them. I didn't think Tennessee was known for its buffalo, but maybe I just don't know the state very well yet.
2. This one shouldn't be so shocking, but I think it was the fact that we saw one for real and not on TV. We saw an Elvis inpersonator. He was dressed in the white Elvis apparel. He had the look and the voice. So wierd. We saw him on a famous street here in Memphis called Beale St. It is basically a street with a bunch of restaurants/bars, but they also have live music, mainly the blues. We were walking along one night and heard what sounded like Elvis. We looked in and there he was. Talking about his albums and all the songs he wrote. We stayed around just a little and he really did a good job. It is amazing that people actually making a living doing this.
Well, these are the two crazy sights we saw. We live in a crazy town.
Also, this weekend was basketball mania weekend for us. On Friday night, we went to a Memphis Grizzlies (NBA basketball) game and then on Saturday night, we went to the Memphis Tigers (College basketball) game. Both teams won so it was fun. Below is a picture of ADB and I outside the FedEx Forum where the basketball games were. It is a little dark, but it was taken on a cell phone.
I will let you know if I see any other crazy things or if I find out why there were herds of buffalo right outside the city. Or if you know, let me know.
1. Buffalo. I know kind of crazy. ADB and I were driving and we see this field. I was really enjoying the scenery because it was so open and so different from the city. As we kept driving, we saw these large animals ahead. I thought to myself, "Oh they are just cows." Then we drive closer and they were BUFFALO. Not just one or two, but a whole lot of them. I didn't think Tennessee was known for its buffalo, but maybe I just don't know the state very well yet.
2. This one shouldn't be so shocking, but I think it was the fact that we saw one for real and not on TV. We saw an Elvis inpersonator. He was dressed in the white Elvis apparel. He had the look and the voice. So wierd. We saw him on a famous street here in Memphis called Beale St. It is basically a street with a bunch of restaurants/bars, but they also have live music, mainly the blues. We were walking along one night and heard what sounded like Elvis. We looked in and there he was. Talking about his albums and all the songs he wrote. We stayed around just a little and he really did a good job. It is amazing that people actually making a living doing this.
Well, these are the two crazy sights we saw. We live in a crazy town.
Also, this weekend was basketball mania weekend for us. On Friday night, we went to a Memphis Grizzlies (NBA basketball) game and then on Saturday night, we went to the Memphis Tigers (College basketball) game. Both teams won so it was fun. Below is a picture of ADB and I outside the FedEx Forum where the basketball games were. It is a little dark, but it was taken on a cell phone.
I will let you know if I see any other crazy things or if I find out why there were herds of buffalo right outside the city. Or if you know, let me know.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Be Inspired!
The ministry I work for is a discipleship ministry which trains people in building disciples. There are classes every week and this past week was the first week of classes since the holidays. I was really blessed by one of the speakers who spoke on the topic of Quiet Times. To be honest, I wasn't really all that excited because I have heard a lot of talks on Quiet Times. Well, I was sorely mistaken and was blessed beyond belief. Here are some thoughts and words the speaker shared with which I was challenged and rejuvenated.
She started off by singing a song that was sung at the Women's Retreat last year.
"I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord. I'm a soldier in the ar-ar-my." This immediately made me think of you all with smiles. But she reminded me that we are a soldier and therefore must act as one. We must always be ready for battle. And we prepare for battle in our time with the Lord.
Here are some other nuggets she shared:
"What counts will cost." Getting time with the Lord will cost us and there will be sacrifice, but we need to protect it.
"Seek the face of God before we dare to seek the face of anyone else." We need to get up and fight the flesh. God needs to continually be the first thing we seek.
"Ask God to make you simple enough to receive." We need to remember that our time with Him is a time to hear from Him...not a time to come with our agenda.
And the most impactful one for me:
"If I were to die and come into the presence of God this second, would it be a great, glorious and amazing experience or would it feel ackward because it is unfamiliar." Enough said on that one.
I feel I have not done justice to what an impactful time this was for me. It rejuvenated me and gave me a new excitement for gettting up early in the morning. No more hum drum for me.
She started off by singing a song that was sung at the Women's Retreat last year.
"I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord. I'm a soldier in the ar-ar-my." This immediately made me think of you all with smiles. But she reminded me that we are a soldier and therefore must act as one. We must always be ready for battle. And we prepare for battle in our time with the Lord.
Here are some other nuggets she shared:
"What counts will cost." Getting time with the Lord will cost us and there will be sacrifice, but we need to protect it.
"Seek the face of God before we dare to seek the face of anyone else." We need to get up and fight the flesh. God needs to continually be the first thing we seek.
"Ask God to make you simple enough to receive." We need to remember that our time with Him is a time to hear from Him...not a time to come with our agenda.
And the most impactful one for me:
"If I were to die and come into the presence of God this second, would it be a great, glorious and amazing experience or would it feel ackward because it is unfamiliar." Enough said on that one.
I feel I have not done justice to what an impactful time this was for me. It rejuvenated me and gave me a new excitement for gettting up early in the morning. No more hum drum for me.
Friday, January 4, 2008
The House
As I enter the blog world, I feel like a flower bursting forth out of the ground. "Hello world."
Greetings everyone from the south. We have been here for a little over a month and are learning a ton (both in our jobs and the culture). It's different here. One thing that is great is we can get pretty much anywhere in 15 minutes or less. 15 minutes to the place we work, grocery, shopping, etc. It is so convenient. Here are some pictures of our house we rent. We love it and will be sad when we have to move in August!
Greetings everyone from the south. We have been here for a little over a month and are learning a ton (both in our jobs and the culture). It's different here. One thing that is great is we can get pretty much anywhere in 15 minutes or less. 15 minutes to the place we work, grocery, shopping, etc. It is so convenient. Here are some pictures of our house we rent. We love it and will be sad when we have to move in August!
This is the front of the house. It is a 3 bedrooom, 2 bath house. We would love visitors if anyone is interested. I tried not to show the yard too much as we battle the leaves. You rake leaves year round down here. We rake and then the wind will blow and leaves will bombard our yard. It truly is a battle.
This is the backyard. We haven't been able to use the deck since it hasn't been warm enough, but I can't wait. There is a table that belongs out there, but I am using it now to put together a puzzle.
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