On the way home...

Wow...what an amazing 6 days in Texas. Now I've been to Texas a few hundred times over the years...but never this Texas. I've heard the slogan "Texas...A Whole Other Country", but it's kinda true. There are so many different parts of Texas, and now I've found a part that I love. Not that I didn't love the other parts of Texas I've been to, but Central Texas, Brownwood, Santa Anna, Brady...that's remote...coyotes running past you in the dark remote, no cell or internet service remote, staring a 12 point buck in the eyes remote...I stopped counting at one million stars remote. It was so beautiful and quiet. The twins and I stayed at a "ranch"...it was really a farm. Brought back a lot of memories from my youth. We got out some 4 wheelers and had a blast for 4 days. I even got the girls up at 6:30am today to ride until we had to leave for the airport. Eight of us went to a deer blind on Saturday to hunt deer. Andy was so ready to kill a deer...unfortunately, deer don't travel much at noon, so the shooting was relegated to a dead tree about 250 yards out. Both twins, Isaac, and 4 girls took turns firing the 30/30. It was loud and fun! The girls took turns taking pictures of each other holding the gun...always a photo op for them.
The services went great...I emceed and had a blast. The kids were wonderful! The nights were freezing. The crowd loved it. Pastor Danny was great on Friday night and Rachael Lampa was fabulous on Saturday night. She is cuter than the dickens...and we all know how cute the dickens are. She stayed until the last person who wanted an autograph got one. It was neat to watch.
The service went well yesterday in Brownwood at Heartland Church. The only bad thing that happened was that Sandy hurt her foot real bad. Then danced one more dance...what is wrong with that girl? We're going for X-rays tomorrow. She may have torn some tendons in the arch of her foot...she's on crutches now as we're at the airport in Houston.
The folks in Brownwood really want us to move there...I don't see that happening soon, but maybe someday.

The stars at night...

shine so bright...deep in the heart of Texas...where I currently am. Sandy, the twins and I are in Brownwood, TX for a Christmas concert/dance that Sandy is producing. I get to emcee! Sandy's dance team from Oasis is flying in tonight. We also have our pastor, Danny Chambers, as the guest singer/speaker on Friday night. Saturday night Dove Award winner Rachael Lampa is coming in to be the guest singer. Sandy will do some solo dances and her crew has several dances, too. It should be fun. It is an event to open a satellite church for Heartland Church in Brownwood. The second church is in Santa Anna, TX. It is a very small, but incredibly loving community. We are staying at a ranch house that is also a drug rehab facility. It is so far out in the country. I have seen tons wildlife, including deer, skunks, foxes, coyotes, oh, and a bobcat! It is really cool! I was outside last night and I have never seen so many stars...makes me want to live a simpler life.