Post SBC Annual Meeting fun…

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So, Will and I have barely seen each other for the past couple of days, but when we were all together as a family last night we enjoyed it by playing with our little girl. She has grown so much and is still doing really well! Will was playing with her and since she loves to “stand up” now, he was seeing how she would do by holding her by the waist instead of under the arms. Other than already looking like a member of the LolliPop Guild, she did pretty well. Also, check out more new pics of her on the Flickr page…

What Article IX of the GCR Could Look Like

With the SBC Annual Meeting just around the corner, there has been lots of discussion over the Great Commission Resurgence led by Dr. Johnny Hunt and Dr. Danny Akin.  It seems like the biggest discussion has been over Article IX which calls for a commitment to a more effective convention structure.  Some are for it; others against it.  Some were for it a few years ago, but now are against it.   

However, I believe that the answer to what Article IX looks like has already been answered.  In Feb 2007 at the Baptist Identity conference, Dr. Mike Day presented a topic called “The Future of Baptist Associations and State Conventions” in which he presented the history of these two associations as well as his suggestions for what the future could look like. 

I would recommend that EVERYone coming to the SBC could/should have to listen to Dr. Day’s suggestion for associations and conventions.   Timmy Brister was there live blogging the event and provided a summary of Dr. Day’s speech.  Here’s the link for the notes: http://timmybrister.com/2007/02/15/baptist-id-dr-mike-day-on-the-future-of-baptist-associations-and-state-conventions/.

Here’s the summary of his paradigm for the future:

1. Church-driven
2. Priority-based
3. Resource-focused
4. Institution-free
5. Strategically-managed
6. Regionally-located but not geographically bound
7. Denominationally-connected buy not in its traditional ways

Note: At the 31:30 mark, he references Morris Chapman from the 2004 Baptist Identity conference when he called for a possible need for a “major overhaul” of the SBC and that it may be a matter of necessity . . .

Who’s Laughing Now?

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While I have many ideas of things to post about, I just can’t help posting pics and video of our daughter Maddie. It has been great to be out of school and have some more time to spend with her and Beth. We started playing Peek-a-boo the other day and here’s the result:

1 Baseball game, a swimsuit, and many diapers later…

Ha! We’ve had a fun time hanging out together as a family since Will has graduated seminary. This is actually my first day of summer It’s been nice…went to get the oil changed and ate lunch with my hubby and baby at Chik-fil-A. What more could a person ask for? A nice running car and a full belly with my family? What birthday wish! haha…We have been running all over since we’ve had all this “free” time…Abbey Road on the River with my sister, Abbey, last weekend, Louisville BATs game this past Tuesday, dinner w/ Brock and Jenny on Friday, sat out by the pool on Saturday, lunch with my parents halfway at Cracker Barrel on Sunday, and went to school w/ Maddie boo on Monday! whew! And now, we’re at Tuesday, June 2nd…our little girl is almost 3 months old already! It’s amazing how a baby can spark a conversation with strangers….it’s also amazing how people don’t mind talking about dirty diapers…if you know me, you know I’ve never minded talking about that

Quick Picture Update

I thought that after I graduated, I would have plenty of free time to write on the blog all these thoughts in my head .  . . well not quite yet.  So, here’s a quick synopisis of the past few weeks and some pics of Maddie

• I graduated from Southern on the 15th.  I hope to write more about my thoughts on the past 4 years at school.  Here’s the pics from graduation and the after party.
• Beth’s sisters Abbey came and visited this past weekend where we went to Abbey Road on the River, a massive Beatles festival down on the riverfront.  It was a good time.  If you want to see lots of different kinds of people, go to a Beatles festival.  Check out pics here.
• CCBC Softball has started back up this summer.  Check in every Friday for updates on the previous night’s game.  Here’s the recap of the first week.

The Creek begins new season with a bang

No layoff rust here for The Creek as they (finally) got to play their first game in a new season with a convincing 18-12 victory over their opponent. Returning for another season after a 2nd place finish, the Creek’s bats were hot right out of the gate nearly batting through the lineup in the 1st inning and never looked back. A few errors in the 5th nearly let the opponent back into the game; however, the hot bats continue to pour on the runs to cruise to an easy victory for the Creek.

New coach and pitcher Will J said afterward that he was nervous about coaching his first game, but that the first inning really settled his nerves. Rookie first-basemen Bo Irvin said that he was glad to get the first game under his belt and looks to get more comfortable for the next game to come.

Game Ball goes to the whole team for working hard over the off-season to stay fresh. While the fielding will need some improvement, the bats are looking good. The top 4 of Dave, Justin, Todd, and Purvis continue to punish the opponents while the middle of the line-up has seen much improvement over last year. Josiah told this reporter, “I have been working in keeping my elbow up. While I didn’t get the hit I wanted, all the shots were good line drives.”

All looks good on the game front this year. Some small improvements on the fielding side, and we could be looking at another possible Championship run!

2 months and a bouncy seat…

Well, we’ve been busy finishing Will up with school and finishing my first year as an art teacher…Maddie has been growing and is precious!  Here’s  the newest picture of her smiling so pretty!  She’s going for her 2 month appointment tomorrow and I suspect that she’s growing more and more with each day.  Thank the Lord!  I am constantly asked, “How’s she sleeping?” and she is doing great!  She sleeps from around 9:30ish to 4:30…we’ve tried to get her to stretch it to 5:30…and she’s done it, but not consistently.  Much to Daddy’s dismay!

Will and I were working in the yard on Saturday and we put her in the bouncy seat w/ her little sun hat (thanks Aunt Sarah!)…she’s just lovin’ it…

Keep checkin’ back for more updates…Maddie says hello to everybody!

Maddie speaks – part 2

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We are not sure what she is saying here . . . one of our friends asked if there was a Pterydactyl flying around the room.

Maddie says “Hi” . . .

. . . or that is at least what I hear. Maddie has learned that she can make noises without having to cry. Here’s video number 1 of her saying “Hi”

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Don’t Waste Your Life – Music Video

Now this is music . . . too bad their tour isn’t coming closer to L’ville.

HT: Owen Strachan