Southside Holiness Church - Paducah, Kentucky

This week we are in Paducah, Kentucky at Southside Holiness Church. We started Sunday morning and plan to be here through Wednesday night. We had great services Sunday and we are expecting more good things this week.

We love being with Pastor Noah Martinez and his folks. Bro. Noah, Sis. Carla and their three boys are a riot to be around and more than a laugh a minute. The first picture below is a great example. They are reenacting us hitting a deer except in this case I am hitting a the whole deer family! Hilarious!

Keep praying for us. God is working in miraculous ways His wonders to perform. I hope to post here on the blog later this week about one of the HUGE things God is doing for us. Praise God!
God bless,

Davy

Patti's Settlement in Grand River, Kentucky

We had heard good things about Patti's Settlement and their specialty, a juicy 2 inch Pork Chop, but we had never been there. Bro. Israel Sanders and his family took care of that! Since revival had to be cut short Bro. Israel and Sis. Sara invited us to go with them Wednesday night and I am so glad we were able to accept.

The food was wonderful. The Pork Chop was definitely 2 inches and was tender and juicy. Patti's is also known for having 17 different Homemade desserts but we were all too full to try one. Note to self... Order dessert first next time!

Patti's Settlement is located in Grand Rivers, Kentucky in the Land Between the Lakes area. It is a beautiful little town surrounded by gorgeous lakes. Throw in good food and great fellowship and you can't go wrong. I highly recommend it.

Thanks Bro. Israel and Sis. Sara.

Davy

I Killed My First Deer

That's right! I killed my first deer and I wasn't even hunting....





I was watching for deer very closely but apparently not close enough. Maybe the only way I could have seen it is if I was wearing night vision!

I could see the damage clearly this morning.

I hear some of you asking already ... "That doesn't look like Mr. Cheap Jeep!" Wow! You are very observant. We retired the cheap jeep two weeks ago today and bought a 2000 Yukon Denali. Next question? Yes, it is insured and before long it will be back to just like new.

It was upsetting to hit it but we are all OK. In the grand scheme of things it is a very small bump in the road of life. So many friends are dealing with much worse in their lives so I hesitated to even mention on here about hitting a deer. People we love dearly are facing absolutely impossible situations and find it difficult to see any hope at times. They are desperately seeking God and often feel completely shut off from Him. The enemy of our soul is raging against the saints and their families. How dare I get all bent out of shape over hitting a deer and messing up my "new to me" truck that I've owned for 14 days.

So... I refuse to let it slap me around. 

I am determined to praise my God. 

I am determined to rejoice in the good that far outweighs the bad.

I am determined to spend less time pouting and more time encouraging somebody that deserves to pout.

I am determined to spend my prayer time interceding for my friends. 

I am determined to concentrate on things that matter for eternity and spend much less time on stuff. 

How about you? I heard one man say, "If money can fix it then it isn't really broke." 

Do you choose to believe that with me. 

Do you refuse to concentrate on the minor irritations and focus on eternal things. 

Do you refuse to get caught up in the drama of life and choose to seek God's face on behalf of others that desperately need him?

If we can do that then I think we will be much, much less stressful and we will be much, much more helpful to those around us.

End of Sermon.

Enjoy the pictures,

Davy