My Life as I See It.



 

I turned 51 today and thought I would celebrate with a post on My Life as I See It.

 

I've never been much of a numbers guy, but if we begin with the numbers I have been on this earth 18,615 days. That makes for 446,760 hours. If I eat three meals a day that means I've consumed 55,845 meals, and  I only weigh 245 pounds. Wow! I'm in better shape than I thought.

 

I've been married for 30 years and 6 months of the 51 years I've been on this earth which means that for well over half my life, Lisa has been and continues to be my: "Better Half."

 

 

A quick glance tells the story. You see...not only was I lucky, but I came out way ahead on the deal. Isn't she pretty? Guess what... she is more beautiful now than ever and she continues to grow that way with each passing year. 

We have contributed to the re population of this planet with three children. The amazing thing is they turned out really good and considering they grew up listening to me preach every Sunday morning and then had to get up with me each Monday morning tells you something about grace;  not only is it real, but it's also sufficient. 

 

We also have one (1) AMAZING GRANDSON, David Benjamin, who has taught me So much about this grandpa thing. Guess what? IT'S AWESOME! Granny and I are looking forward to more.

 

 

To all of you who endured the high school experience with me, I think of you often and I'm sure you were surprised when you heard I was a pastor. So was I.  You see...nine months after we graduated I met this girl from Thomasville. It was on March 21st...7  days after I turned 19 and though winter had been long spring came early. She caught my eye, turned my head, grabbed my heart and took me to church.

 

We dated for a 18 months and were married on on Sept. 11th of 1982. Three weeks later I surrendered my life to The One Who Gave His Life for us all and have learned the Jesus truly is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

 

 

 

Since that time we've (Lisa and I) have ministered in churches from N.C to Alaska and are now back home serving at Dan River Wesleyan, where people are warm, loving and very patient.   

 

 

So, yeah....I am 18,615 days old and I've been on the this earth for 446,760 hours and today is my birthday and I've already recieved several wonderful birthday day wishes and realize that I'm more than happy.....I'M BLESSED!  

 

 

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This weekend proves to be an exciting time if you are a lover of the Classic tales, or a movie buff. JACK THE GIANT SLAYER is out and my expectations are high.

 

 

The original story was first published in 1807 by Benjaman Tabart though it had been around for ages, some even believing it to have come to England aboard the Viking ships.  It will be interesting to see how the storyline is treated and how much of the original remains intact.

 

Oz: The Great and Powerful will be also released in a few days and I'm looking forward to seeing it as well. 

 

 

 

I saw an interview with James Franco this morning who plays the role of Oz while he was on Live with Kelly and Mike. I was impressed with his heart for the project. He stated that he was a huge fan of the original Frank Baum story and had read the entire series as a child.

 

He went on to share that before committing to the project he wanted to see how the current production respected the original screen play. It appears the storyline is more about Oz and delves into how he landed in the enchanted world.

 

Franco said The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was his Harry Potter of the day. It is nice to see the original and classic tales are shown respect by this generation. It goes to show you that even with the technology of our day, somethings can not be improved upon. The visual effects are far more stunning now than ever before, but the story is still the meat of the tomato.

 

If you have noticed, Fantasy is back stronger than ever and my next post will be given to Fantasy in this present generation.

 

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