The Answer

As hard as it is to believe - Creedence Clearwater Revival - never had a #1 hit. They had many double sided hits on 45's - if you're old enough to remember those. Still, its great driving music.

A lot of #2's but no #1?

One of my favorite bands from the 70's had dozens of hits that reached #2 on billboard - even had a #1 album, but I was surprised to find that they never had a #1 hit. Know who they are?

taking daughter to college

Spent the last few days taking my oldest daughter to Oklahoma Christian University. A 19 hour drive. She is our first to break the apron strings and strike out on her own. I must confess, it was hard to do - back out of the parking lot with her standing there crying. I had visions of a little two year old standing in the doorway crying when I would leave for a youth retreat or camp. Where as the time gone? (I hear the words to "Sunrise, Sunset"coming to mind).
As I was driving home this thought hit me - up to now, all her memories have been with her family; now her memories will be made without us. Kinda made me sad.
No doubt this will be a major transistion for all of us. She has been a part of our daily lives for 18 years.
I look forward to the new relationship we will have - and the joy of seeing years of planting begin to yield its crop of maturity as she navigates the winds of college.
As I look back on my college days at Harding (1976 - 1980) the transistion was hard, but those were some of the best years of my life. I hope the same for my daughter.
Any advice for you that have been through these waters? Do's? Don'ts???

Question

I grew up signing the song "Anywhere With Jesus" - with these words, "anywhere with Jesus I can safely go, anywhere he leads me in this world below . . " Here's the question. I've been invited to do a 10 Bible teaching time with the church in Saudi Arabia. To say that my family is nervous about this would be an understatement. Should I go?

Met the goal today!

A few months ago I set a goal to loose a few pounds. Today, I weighed in at 160! Did it with walking 6-7 miles a day (a great time to pray!) 7 days a week - no chips, do desserts, smaller portions, drinking a lot of water, etc. Feels good to reach a goal. Now, on to phase two - resistance training - still have some flab to work off. ( I will still walk!) As I was told, you won't look like you did when you were 25; you are 47! Ouch! Did I need to hear that?
I just don't want to be a fat old preacher!
Do you have any goals that you are trying to reach?