Jr. Finally Wins

Last Sunday as we were finishing setup for MOVE in Savannah my wife called to tell me that Dale Jr. had finally won a race (after a 2 year winless drought). I knew it was only a matter of time - he had nearly won several times already this season and been very consistent, I knew he'd get one sooner or later. The ironic part of this win - to me, and keep in mind this is based entirely on my wife's description, because I saw none of the race, not even the highlights - was that he won it on fuel mileage. He's not usually the guy trying to stretch his mileage to seal up a win, but for once it worked. If a number of others hadn't already won races with strategies like this it might be fair to say he'd stolen the race, but sometimes it comes down to the mileage instead of the sheer speed.

I just hope it's not another 2 years before he wins again - and I wouldn't mind getting to see the next one.

A Whirlwind and Several Storms

Yes, it's true, it's been nearly a month since I created a new post. The end of May and June so far have been a whirlwind.

At present I'm in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for MOVE. We finished the Savannah, GA event last night and will begin here at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach on Monday evening.

The week at Savannah was great. The movement of the Holy Spirit was very evident in students and adults. The staff did a great job, worked very hard, had great attitudes, showed true servant's hearts.

This week will be slightly different. For the first time in the summer months, MOVE will be hosted at a resort - rather than a college campus. I am excited to see what God has in store and what He will do in the hearts of the students and adults who will be here.

On a side note, I don't remember a year in the past where I've heard more storm sirens. We've had several rounds of strong storms in Joplin and the surrounding area that have resulted in sirens going off. But then I heard the sirens 4 times in Savannah. No, really, 4 times in 8 days. I think, however, that for some reason in that area they use the sirens during a severe thunderstorm warning, because at no point on either day we heard them was there ever a mention of a tornado (that I could find) on local TV, only wind, rain & hail. In both instances, we heard the sirens twice on the same day. I think in Savannah they use the sirens to signal the storm coming in and to signal all clear - because the first happened as it rolled in both times and the second as it was ending both times. Nonetheless, I've heard a lot of storm sirens this year.