A Wild Week
Hey there... Again, I must apologize for not blogging more and for it being so long since the last one. Some of you we have seen out on the road have mentioned to me that you miss reading the postings, and I'm always shocked to hear that somebody is actually reading them! To you three people, thank you...!
We're in Lake Lanier, GA, this week with Pastor Johnny Hunt of First Baptist Woodstock GA. Pastor Johnny hosts his pastor's school, Timothy Barnabas (www.timothybarnabas.org) four weeks in a row, from Tuesday through Thursday. Each week he has a different artist for a solo concert (Allison's week is the third week) but he has invited us to be at all four conferences. She will do a devotion time for the men in the morning and one for the ladies right after that. It's a wonderful opportunity for us to minister to pastors and their wives.
Last week was wild, stressful, and tiring. As most of you know by now, we lost a dear frend on Wednesday. Anthony Burger passed away on a Gaither Homecoming cruise while playing during a concert that evening. He was 44, one year younger than me. The one word that nearly everyone has used when hearing this news has been "shock." He had no history of heart trouble and was a vibrant, active young man when he died. I spoke to his wife Sunday and she said he would be so moved by the outpouring of sympathy. His favorite TV network, CNN, aired a piece on him and she said that would have thrilled him. He will be terribly missed.
Allison's mother had to put her husband into a nursing home after a stroke took his ability to walk. As any of you that have gone through that can attest, there are a range of emotions that go with a move like that; guilt, grief, sadness. Please pray for Allison's mom as she adjusts to life without Jim at home.
As if that weren't enough to happen last week, my mother, Faye Speer, had a heart cath and stent put in after finding out that she had one artery 90% blocked. Amazingly, she was at Vanderbilt hospital for her weekly volunteer work when she had chest pain and shortness of breath. She's doing fine, resting at home, and has a great prognosis for recovery. We're thankful that it was caught early.
Life goes on even through the hard times. God is still God.
We're in Lake Lanier, GA, this week with Pastor Johnny Hunt of First Baptist Woodstock GA. Pastor Johnny hosts his pastor's school, Timothy Barnabas (www.timothybarnabas.org) four weeks in a row, from Tuesday through Thursday. Each week he has a different artist for a solo concert (Allison's week is the third week) but he has invited us to be at all four conferences. She will do a devotion time for the men in the morning and one for the ladies right after that. It's a wonderful opportunity for us to minister to pastors and their wives.
Last week was wild, stressful, and tiring. As most of you know by now, we lost a dear frend on Wednesday. Anthony Burger passed away on a Gaither Homecoming cruise while playing during a concert that evening. He was 44, one year younger than me. The one word that nearly everyone has used when hearing this news has been "shock." He had no history of heart trouble and was a vibrant, active young man when he died. I spoke to his wife Sunday and she said he would be so moved by the outpouring of sympathy. His favorite TV network, CNN, aired a piece on him and she said that would have thrilled him. He will be terribly missed.
Allison's mother had to put her husband into a nursing home after a stroke took his ability to walk. As any of you that have gone through that can attest, there are a range of emotions that go with a move like that; guilt, grief, sadness. Please pray for Allison's mom as she adjusts to life without Jim at home.
As if that weren't enough to happen last week, my mother, Faye Speer, had a heart cath and stent put in after finding out that she had one artery 90% blocked. Amazingly, she was at Vanderbilt hospital for her weekly volunteer work when she had chest pain and shortness of breath. She's doing fine, resting at home, and has a great prognosis for recovery. We're thankful that it was caught early.
Life goes on even through the hard times. God is still God.
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