Sarah and Justin are buying a house in Palestine, Texas. They have moved in but still have a lot of unpacking to do. It is a 3 bedroom one bath house (pictured). We went by there to see it on our way home today. We took them out to eat and enjoyed visiting with them.

The reunion was a big success. The food was really good. Stacie and the her kids were there as you can see from the second picture I have posted here. We take the usual group pictures of every generation and every family. They said my brother, Ralph, has the flu. One of our first cousins was not there also because of the flu. It was a good time all in all. I am looking forward to being with my church family tomorrow. I get to preach 4 sermons tomorrow, at 10:00, 11:30, 3:00, and 6:15! It should be a great Lord's Day. God bless you.

Storm

We were awakened early this morning by a storm that came through. The temperature started out in the 70's and gradually dropped into the 50's. I took the trash off and visited with Janie's uncle a bit and then returned in time to load everyone up in the van to head for Tyler. I dropped Janie and her dad off at the cancer center then took Mrs. Taylor over to the beauty shop. I helped her get into the building and then sat in the van doing some Bible study on my lap top (see the picture above). I got in over an hour of study in the quiet of the van. It rained almost all day. When our business was over in Tyler we returned to Henderson and a couple of stops later we were back at my in-law's house. We had some clean up to do and then it was off to meet my Sister and Mother for supper. We had good visit with them and now I am blogging before heading for bed. We are looking forward to the reunion tomorrow and after lunch we will head back to Hillsboro. God bless you.

The journey to Henderson went well and the first order of business was to get the grocery list (Pictured). We stopped at Wal-Mart and Janie called her mother from the parking lot and got a list of things they needed. It was dark by the time we got through shopping. We stopped next at the Whataburger and picked up her parents favorite meal, a Whatachicken sandwich and a Whataburger Jr. with bacon. We visited while they ate their supper. I am blogging while Janie pays her parents bills.

I had to run by the church this morning and check on things and then over to Sullivan Supply to drop off a box for UPS to pick up. We had to return the Dish Network equipment. While I was their I took a picture of one of their new products for Janie. Adding new products to their website is one of her responsibilities. I took a walk this morning also and got in a little over 3 miles. I read the first 31 Psalms this morning and enjoyed that. We practiced the Christmas cantata on our way to Henderson.

I am just finding out that my wife's niece has been out of water for a week. They have a deep well and it sounds like the pump is loosing its prime. I may have to go over there in the morning and help them out. Our house in Henderson has a well and I have spent many hours in that well house. It seemed to always go out in the worse kind of weather. I have replaced the pump in our well house at least four times in 30 years. I expect my brother-in-law will call me in the morning. God bless you.

Woden's Day

Woden's Day (Wednesday) has gone by quickly. The minute book for our local association has gone to press and should be ready in a few weeks. Janie finished proof reading it today and I printed and delivered it. The 300 Missionary Baptist Association of Texas church letter forms are gone and should be returning to Hillsboro a few each day until mid-November. These will be collected and then sent in one lump to one of the men who logs the information into a computer data base. I use this data base to generate mailing labels for the 300 boxes of minute books that will be sent out after the State meeting, among other things.

Services tonight were good. We had our usual crowd and everyone seemed to be having a good week. Thor's day afternoon we will head over to Henderson. Janie must take her parents to Tyler on Frigg's day and we have a family reunion on Saturn's day. "Day of the Sun" will find us back in Revelation chapter 16 and we will have a special visitor representing TBI in our services. Bro. Wallace will give us a very brief report on TBI and a special thanks for our continued support of the Seminary.

The picture is of my mother and her brother and sisters. One of her brothers died in a tragic accident a few years back and her oldest sister is in a nursing home by last account. The sister on the left was also in a bad accident and has made an amazing recovery. God bless you.

Pre-meeting

The pre-association meeting went well today. There where no real fireworks or knock down drag out fights. There was healthy discussion and, oddly enough, a couple of book reviews. Thirteen churches are requesting help from the MBA of Texas. I expect that they will all be approved at the Meeting in November. Today's meeting ended about 12:15 and we drove into Jacksonville for lunch. An hour and a half nap was the first order of business upon arriving home. I was awakened from my nap by the sound of singing. The voice was my own. I was dreaming that I was singing in church.

Jason called and they are doing very well. It looks as though they will not be coming to the States until June. Janie wants to go over to see them but it is expensive so will see. I need to settle up with the IRS first, though it looks like I will owe them very little if anything.

My food allergies seem to be subsiding. I have been eating a little bit of corn every now and then. Corn use to be my worst allergy. Just the least bit of Corn meal in foods would make me break out "emergency room" bad. I ate a couple of chips at the Mexican food restaurant today and had no ill effects.

The picture is one I took when Janie and I went walking in the rain. You can see her parents house in the distance. I am going to go walking now and get three miles in before bedtime. God bless you.

DSL

Fall is here. The weather has cooled off and though our leaves are not as pretty as the ones in this picture they are beginning to fall. The two young girls in my wife's Wednesday night class colored these and put them on the door to their classroom.

The upgrade of our DSL at the house caused it to go down. Today the repairman showed up and had it fixed after a little bit of trouble. Surfing the Web at the Clark house is now 4 times faster than before and our new cable TV, which comes through the Internet, works great. We have actually reduced our total monthly bills by about $100 with the changes we have made lately, the biggest being in Cable TV.

We went to get our hair cut today. My hair looks a lot darker on the floor than it does on my head. The lady who cuts my hair does my wife's as well. I took a phone call from my mother while my wife was in the chair. Mother thinks I am working too hard and staying too busy. I suspect that she has been talking to one of my siblings who reads my blog on a regular basis. I assured her that Janie was looking out for me and when I get to over doing it she will intervene.

I am going to work for 2 hours on my Thesis this evening. Hope to get the first chapter of the Song of Songs translated. At this rate I will have the translation complete by year end. Then it will be time to tackle the canonization of the book. Well I better get to it. God bless you.

Navarro County Baptist Association

We attended the Association messenger meeting today. It was a good meeting and good fellowship. Janie took this picture of me during the meeting. The food was really good and the annual sermon brought by Bro. Brake was very uplifting. They changed article II so that now we are an association of regular Missionary Baptist Churches in stead of an association of three messengers. I was re-elected clerk which will make my sixth term. I plan to have the minutes finished by the week after next.

Sunday will find us back in the book of Revelation and Sunday night in the book of Acts. Monday we are suppose to have a repairman come and fix our internet connection problem at the house. Next Tuesday we will attend the pre-association meeting of the Missionary Baptist Association of Texas. I am one of the clerks for the State Association and will be at this meeting to take notes. Last years meeting lasted two hours and hopefully this one will be about the same. It's a two hour drive from here and so it will consume most of that day. Wednesday will be normal and Thursday is my day off but I will move that to Saturday. Friday Janie will take her dad for a CT scan and a cancer treatment. I will try to get by and see Bro. Davis. Saturday is my mother's family renunion and my oldest sister is coming in from Denver. Well I am off to bed 6:00 comes early. God bless you.

Walk

I went over to Janie's Uncle Trinton's house to take the trash off this morning. He was not feeling well but seemed to be okay. After a short visit I returned to the Taylor's and while Janie went off with her mother I worked on sermons. I am excited about the one for Sunday night and will think on it all the way back to Hillsboro this afternoon. It is entitled "Staring into Heaven." I took a break from getting my sermons ready and went for a hike. The difference between a hike and a walk is the backpack. I took my day pack and umbrella and had a good time of prayer walking along a fairly shady lane. I took some pictures along the way and will post three of them here. It is a wonderful way to spend a day. Start by helping someone in need then let God speak to you through His word. Then go for a long solitary walk and have a little talk with the LORD. If your name is in my cell phone you and your family came up in my conversation with the LORD. My cell phone takes good pictures when I remember to wipe the smudges off the lens. In the sport of hiking you like to save weight by carrying things that serve more than one purpose. My hiking poles are also my tent poles. My phone is also my log, camera, and prayer list. Right after snapping this last picture I sneezed. Could that be Golden Rod? God bless you.

Eyes in the Sky

On my way over to go with Bro. Davis to his Doctor's appointment I took this picture out of the windshield of my car. The picture really does not do it justice. It looked just like two eyes staring down at me. If you use your imagination you can make out a face. It was an amazing sight.

I was sick this morning. It felt like the flu but I did not have fever so I took some medicine and took a long nap. I felt much better and then got to work. Tribman was first on the list since my whole day Saturday will be taken up by the association meeting. While working on Tribman I had to closely study Revelation chapter 17 and 18. I will be preaching from these two chapters very soon and so it was time well spent translating some of the scriptures for myself. I found something there I had never seen before and will definitely have to work it into the sermon. Having Tribman episode 13 done the sermon for Sunday got my full attention. Janie spent the day with her mother and dad in Tyler at their various doctor's appointments. They had a good day. Their van had broken down on them and it was ready to be picked up so they got it and brought it home. Janie's oldest sister was also with them.

There was a bad thunder storm tonight and a bolt hit somewhere near the house. It knocked out my in-law's satellite dish so they are without TV until they can get a repairman out. While Janie takes her mother to the beauty shop I will try to get over to see my mother. I will post later about my visit with her. God bless you.