- I cooked the Thanksgiving turkey for the first time ever. I brined it for 16 hours. Moist, juicy, but too salty. Next time will brine for half the time.
- Had less people than before at the house. Just me, Deb, the girls, Michael and Courtney and Trevor. Nice atmosphere enhancer: Nat King Cole :)
- Our Pastors, including Pastor Craig from Norfolk, met yesterday for our annual time to plan out the upcoming year preaching schedule. I am always amazed at how the Holy Spirit leads this and brings the Word 'in season', though we planned it a year back. BTW, God is NOT against planning ahead, just planning ahead without Him!!
- Just for the record.......Alabama and LSU are going to meet again for the National title. This rivalry reminds me of Frazier/Ali in its intensity.
- LSU will win again.
- I have never been a Johnny Cash fan, though I loved the movie Walk The Line. But I saw the video to the song he released 3 months before his death and it blew me away. It's like he knew this was his final song and the feeling he sings with......wow.
- Here are a few of the lyrics:
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know
goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
- The imagery of the video is stunning: Shots of Cash with his wife June when they were young, Cash visiting his childhood home, shots of the Cash museum, now shut down, shots of the Cross and Christ's suffering, all intertwined with him singing as an old man about to face death. He did come to the Lord in his later years, but was filled with regret for the pain he had caused so many. Take a few minutes out of your day to let this song soak in, I seriously cant get it out of my head!
Grace,
PB
