The Sound of Rain

When we came home this afternoon the temperature was 100F. The wind began blowing wildly and dust and leaves were flying everywhere. Then came the sound of thunder! We were still not sure if we would get rain because we have not had any for a month and three weeks and there have been over 66 days of 100F temperature since June. Still we have been asking for rain and the Lord was gracious today. It rained for about 45 minutes and the temperature dropped almost 30 degrees F! Thank you Lord for the sound of rain at our house again.

Time Rushes On

We are once again in transition mindset, living in one place and thinking about going to live in another (the UK). It's hard to comprehend that school is starting up again, that although we are still burning up here in East Texas, one day it is going to rain again, and be cool again, and we need to think about cold weather clothing and rain gear and so on. Perhaps this is why the Lord continues to give us instruction about waiting and watching for His return. Things appear to be always the same, but really they are changing quickly and He wants us to be prepared. So I have a snow photo as my computer backdrop picture just to remind me that things are changing.

Can you believe it?

A Simple Answer to some of our Problems CNG

For some unknown reason I am on a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) information hunt. Check out this link for CNG filling stations. The Tyler paper ran an article on how green and efficient and abundant natural gas is around the world, and then, while in London, the London Times ran a similar article. After finding out that fuel is $8.50 per gallon in the UK, and that a friends neighbor had a natural gas conversion of his Toyota Land Cruiser, I was hooked on hunting for information. Is it more practical and affordable than say buying a hybrid vehicle? Can you recoup your conversion costs etc.? The short answer is yes! So why is it kept such a big secret? The answer is I don't know...

Bible Reading

Only three more months and I will have finished reading the Bible this year. It is not something I have done each year but took up the challenge from David Platt's book "Radical". I came up with a schedule that I thought might work for me... and it seems to be working. If you are interested in my attempt at organization (that's a joke) you can check out my reading schedule page here on the blog www.shineonus-larry.blogspot.com

Another New Song

Bryan has helped me with another new song called In the Garden which is the story of the Fall.

Check it out by clicking the title.

Rangers win 3 to 1

 We thought it would be much more enjoyable to watch the Rangers play in Seattle where temperatures are about 75F rather than in Texas where they are about 100F. So we purchased some good seats on the third base side and took Clementine and Elijah to their first baseball game. Of course they didn't know what was going on but they enjoyed the peanuts, hotdogs etc. and the big screen which showed shots of fans in between innings. It did lay the ground work for running bases and catching a ball later on.

SafeCo Field

Riding the Rails

Great family fun filled with old trains, period actors, music, farms and the great outdoors!