Summer's Gone

Do you ever miss your childhood?
All those summer days and carefree afternoons of riding bikes and chewing bubble gum
Old washed out jeans and worn-in sneakers, walking everywhere and riding your bike
even further?

What about those purple-pink sunsets that signaled the days end right by the gas station, 3 blocks from your house?

The trees on your street, the stairs to your house, the next door neighbors dog?
Do you miss them very much?

Cold lemonade and pockets full of change and the nighttime sounds
of a thousand crickets talking to each other, you can almost hear the sound
No music needed, the symphony is played for free in your local hometown

That very first kiss, the days you missed at school and stayed home sick
but you really missed your friends
and you still miss them now
Skating rinks, skateboard wheels and playing tag until you fall on the ground

Late night calls and bouncing off the walls, to find something to do
Bored and lonely, longing to be free
And now we are and we long to go back and be
a child for one more Summer day

If time would slow down I'd visit that old town and maybe call a friend
so we could walk those streets again
and chase fireflies in the park
watch shooting stars and talk about our kids
maybe we could even bring them around
again

Johnny Mac is Back

Interesting John MacArthur News

Hugs over Handshakes

Hugs Over Handshakes...

Southern Baptist History & Politics

Church signs

When I travel around the state and go to different prisons to help out I see all sorts of church signs.  Some listing service times, others listing upcoming events.  Some simply have a scripture verse with the reference. 

There are digital signs, hand -painted signs, some with the plastic cover and black plastic letters you can change out to spell the words you want.  Some even have quotes from famous leaders and authors.  Some, on rare occasion have a snide remark, a sneaky reflection, those are the rare ones I like, here is such a sign I came across in an article I read, enjoy, whether you agree with the authors sentiments or not, it's an eye catching sign to be sure.

i was a stranger

Mom's Home...

“I always wondered why God was supposed to be a father," she whispers. Fathers always want you to measure up to something. Mothers are the ones who love you unconditionally, don't you think?” 
― Jodi Picoult

..."Honor one another above yourselves."-Romans 12;10B