A fun night tonight at the golf club program. The folks really responded to The Professor and things went well…that is until the club pro told me that one side of the Blue-Grey Battle was one man short. He asked if I could possibly fill the spot. I accepted. Everything was fine until I was informed I would be playing for the Blue team. Only Granny Clampett is more southern than my southern belle so the couch may be my destination tonight! Boy, you try and do someone a favor and that’s the thanks you get! : )
Things are, otherwise, going along fine and with the office closed today, the time at home was nice. A little yard work, a little loritab, and a little golf program and that pretty much sums up the day!

Appreciate you!
John

Ha, no we aren’t on the road quite yet, but the office is closed tomorrow for Veterans Day. Because we are a military town, the schools and businesses are on basically the same holiday schedule. So, I went in today and worked on getting things secured for the weekend then called it a day.
Last night’s choir rehearsal was “revealing” and showed us how much work we had yet to do on the Christmas music. We are doing well but I thought we were a little further along than it turns out we really are. Oh well, we’ve got direction now so it’s time to shed some wood and get with it.
Tonight, Patty is attending the Build-a-Box “party” at Hillcrest. Lot’s and lot’s of stuff to be placed in boxes for the Samaritan’s Purse ministry. She’s been looking forward to it all.
I have a fun opportunity tomorrow evening. My golf club is having a huge tourney that begins with a “meet and greet” tomorrow night and is played on Saturday and Sunday. Well, the club pro asked me if I would consider doing about a 10-15 minute bit with The Professor as a crowd warmer during this meet and greet time. Should be fun. I’ll let you know.
Thanks for checking in. Sure appreciate you doing so.

Evaluations was the theme of the day and things went fine. After that I headed home to do some odd jobs around the house. We have a front moving in as most do around this part of the U.S. and we wanted to get some things done before it arrives. Didn’t get it all done which is the way it is with home projects, at least for me.
Anyway, we’ll get out in the yard first thing in the morning to hopefully wrap this up so I can get in the office to prepare for tomorrow nights service and rehearsal.
Thanks for the prayers,
john

Had a friend tell me I just had to get out and walk the golf course for my sanity and my knee rehab so, having caught up on my work at the office over the weekend, I consented to play 9 holes. My knee kinda ached a bit throughout but I knew “rehab” was kinda like that so I kept going. After 9 I had a good score going so I decided to push it a bit. Ended up walking 18 and although I’m a little sore I’m doing okay.
Got some work done this afternoon at the office and have my staff evaluation tomorrow. Always something to look forward to, you know.
Patty has gotten back in full swing here at the house and spent most of the morning in her flower beds. So, life is moving right along.

Thanks for your interest and prayers,
John

It was Sunday so it was busy as always. Rehearsals begin early and go throughout the day, making for a long day. The service went well as the choir sang a piece; “This is My Destiny”, and just knocked it out of the park. The orchestra held up their part as well complimenting the choir.
Patty made it back from Yazoo at 3:45 this afternoon and I headed to youth choir 45 minutes later. Sure appreciate the prayers on her behalf.
This week, we’ll continue working on the upcoming programs as well as replacing the computer in the sound booth. Don’t worry, those who know me……our tech support is doing the job, not me!

Stay in touch!
John

I got moving a little slow this morning and enjoyed that. My knee has been bothering me just a bit and that’s been discouraging so I took some of my pain meds yesterday and last night and decided to take it easy.
Around 9 this morning, I got a text that a couple of buds were playing golf at 10 and would love for me to join them. I gave it a shot. The company was great, the golf horrible so when we got to hole #7, I told my friends that I would not be going beyond #9. When we finished the 9th hole, I shook hands and went to the house. Really discouraged at the progress or lack thereof with my knee rehab.
The other side of things are going well. We look to have an exciting time of worship tomorrow with some really good music and some other special interests coming in.
Patty is heading home tomorrow and will leave Yazoo City about the same time her dad heads to Sunday School which is 9:15. I would appreciate your prayers for her safety.

Blessings,
John

Ahhhhhh, the nice cooler temps are so nice! After the longer last couple of days, I took it easy and didn’t go into the office until around 9 a.m. Worked on some upcoming projects and services before taking the afternoon off. Ran a couple of errands then came on to the house to spend the afternoon just taking it a bit easy and practicing my horn for the holidays.
My knee was a bit bothersome today after walking yesterday so I got my pain med refilled and didn’t do much with it.
Tonight was a bit of fun as I joined 5 buds and went to a local high school playoff game. The “good guys” won so all is right with the world. Ha And more importantly, I didn’t freeze although the air was chilly!
Patty gave a good report from Yazoo but said dad is really existing on very little energy. We are hoping the appointment Tuesday will give some help.
Sure appreciate the prayers!
John

After a late night last night and a very early morning this morning for the prayer time at the church, I decided to do a little therapy on my knee and walked nine holes at the local course. It’s a little aggravating in that my knee is still not ready for 18 holes and has caused me to have to refill my pain killer from the doc. That’s aggravating! How much longer!!
Nevertheless, I enjoyed being out in the cooler temps with a little breeze and lots of sun. It was a nice time.
Refreshed, I went into the office this afternoon for a bit to tie up any loose ends and there you go!
The word from Patty in Yazoo City is that the folks are doing alright. She’s enjoying her visit with her dad and has dropped in on my folks to encourage them. At this time, she plans on driving back on Sunday. Of course that’s all subject to change.
You bless us by checking in. Thanks!
John

Got a little later start to choir practice tonight due to a missions team report during prayer meeting. I was ready for that and got to moving on the many pieces as soon as possible. We got through in the 45 minutes we had left then had an extensive praise team practice finishing up around 9:30.
I have a prayer meeting in the morning at 6 am. so I’m going to cut it short tonight. Don’t think the office will see me tomorrow.
Patty is having a nice visit in Yazoo City with her dad. Tonight, she went up to my mom’s and dad’s place when her dad left for prayer meeting. She had a good visit with them and was able to give me a report on them of which I’m grateful. Dad is not doing particularly well right now but has an appointment with his cardio dr on Monday and hoping for some answers at that time.

Thanks for the prayers!
John

It was a fairly early day to have had the long day of yesterday. We had staff meeting this morning which takes up most of the morning the I began prep work on tonight’s special Christmas rehearsal.
The goal for this evening was to allow the choir members to discover the songs or parts of songs that they need to personally work on and for me to find the most crucial places and be able to work on them each Wednesday.
I put the lyrics to the songs chosen for tonights rehearsal up on the screen and asked everyone to not necessarily ignore the music in their hands but to test themselves periodically by closing their music and going by lyrics only.
I would say that over all we were very successful in accomplishing the goals I set. I feel we are in pretty good shape for November 1st but we know that December 9th’s first presentation will be here quickly enough.
I’m going to bed pretty soon as we have our usually busy Wednesday coming up!

Blessings,
John