Can it be, twice in one week?

I am so looking forward to today. I am having lunch with one of my closest friends, Brian Everett, at the Angry Dog. The Dog is in Downtown Dallas and has the best burger I have ever put my mouth around. I look forward to times I can get together with Brian, he is one of the funniest guys I know and also one of the most encouraging. I am thankful God has put Brian and his wife Diane in my family's life. Tonight is the Song Camp program at Meadow View. Bonnie and Brennen actually have a little part. I can't wait to see it. The kids were so excited to see me yesterday when I finally got to Meemaw's house. After several hugs and kisses, Brennen was ready to wrestle. I have missed wrestling with him. He is so cute when he wrestles. He grabs me and yells, "Take that buddy" or "You want some of this buddy?". It was just great to be able to hold my babies last night. I have missed them.

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I love these thoughts from Phil Ware:

Genesis 6:8 - But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

"Reminds me of what God told Jesus at his baptism -- "... in you I am well pleased!" Even in the middle of a culture steeped in sin in Noah's time, God could find the one heart loyal to him and use him and his family to be a blessing and provide the world a future. May we each be such a person in our day, in our job, in our school, in our neighborhood. Can you imagine the difference it would ultimately make if each of us decided to be a Noah?"

I like it. Imagine if each of us decided that regardless of culture, peer pressure, or anything else we decided that we were going to stand up for what we know is right. We decide that we are going to stand with God and reach for His blessings and favor than man's. I think most of us are the same. We want to be liked and pleasing to others, but sometimes that requires us to compromise Christ and that is not acceptable for any reason. I pray all of us will hear God's voice in our lives and each of us would grab a hammer and nail to build an ark.

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How about the Celtics? I was excited to see them pull it out last night against the Lakers. I cannot stand the Lakers. I know that sounds bad, but Kobe gets on my nerves. He has not played well during this series and I believe he is seriously overrated. He has looked average to me in this series. I know people are going to say Boston's defense is great, but that should not put him where he is. I know people will talk about how many points he scores in games. I would score a ton of points too if I took 80% of my teams shots. Does that give you an idea about how I feel about Kobe? Have I mentioned he gets on my nerves? He does. Go Celtics!

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I pray all of you have a great weekend and that God showers you with his richest blessings this weekend!