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Thanksgiving 2009
On this Thanksgiving day we give thanks for all the gifts of grace in our lives...our friends, family, and God's love that covers us.Ella had a class program this week...it's the perfect way to say Happy Thanksgiving today.Every boy and girl in Ella's class was gi

American Music Awards
Lynnea Brown on the NCL Gem

Who Is That Old Person In The Mirror??
Um...that would be ME. Ugh. I feel like in a way I have been running up a "down" escalator for months...running away from November 15th. You know what? Time marches on, people. Time marches on. (Sometimes all over your body and face...but that's another blog.) To be honest, I don't feel 40. FORTY? I mean...I remember when I was in Junior High and High School and thinking the people on that TV show, "Thirty Something" were so old. Now I'm not even thirty SOMETHING! FORTYYYYYYYYYYYY. OK. Turn the page, Brandon. Turn the page.Whew...ok, I am so grateful for the years of love I have experienced with an amazing family and friends. I am a blessed man. Thank you, God for that.

He Chose the Nails
I was going through a box in our bedroom and found a live recording of an Easter concert we did for several nights at Otter Creek several years ago called "He Chose the Nails". It is based off the book by the same title by Max Lucado. I had forgotten how great everyone sounded that year. The band was incredible! David Woodard and Jason Patrick did a fantastic job of leading them. John Catchings blessed us with his world famous cello skills too which just made the concerts so much better.The vocals really sounded sweet too. Part of it is because I am partial to all those people...but man, they all sounded great! It put the biggest smile on my face to revisit this.I am

Feedback
Hi bloggers...I know this blog gets a lot of traffic from various sources. Some of you end up here through google search for information on cruises or shows, others of you are here because you know ZOE or me. For those in the later category, I would really love to hear your thoughts on the previous post. Feel free to leave a comment and weigh in. I'm curious how some of those thoughts strike you guys out there. There is a good set of comments already going, but I wanted to take a minute and invite you to go back to that last post and leave some thoughts. I want to hear what you think.Thanks!