Cotton Pickin' Fair Oddities, Curios, and Knicknacks
I've compiled a few pictures of some stuff I found in the Cotton Pickin' Fair this past weekend.  These are the kinds of things that I love about the Cotton Pickin' Fair.  I wish I could have taken many more pictures to show because there is much more to the fair than this, but here is a small taste.   Enjoy!   The town of Gay was named for Mr. Bill Gay and he had a peach farm there, once upon a time.      

Abide With Me
This past Sunday at Grace Church Louisville, we sang an old, old hymn that is just beautiful.  It's called Abide With Me and it was originally written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847.  He wrote the hymn on his deathbed and only survived 3 weeks after he completed the song.  It's a powerful prayer asking God to remain present with Him throughout his life.  The song has been recorded recently by Matthew Perryman Jones.  He is part of a group of very talented muscians called

New Look
Hi everyone, Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the crack IT team, aka Kevin Lester, the site has recently received a face-lift.  As far as we know, all the bugs have been worked out and everything should be in good working order.  On that note, if you're strolling around the site and find something that doesn't look right or doesn't work like it should, please let me know.  Just leave a comment somewhere or email me from the email page and we'll get the problem straightened out.   Also, Kevin has found a great service that Google provides called