Football Stats????

This blog is going to seem a bit strange coming from me but I think if you keep reading you will see where this is all going.  I watch football occasionally ( Green Bay Packers (they won today, ugly but a win) and the Arkansas Razorbacks).  Actually, I listen  more than I watch. Did you know that Mission, Texas (where we attend church on the off-season at the park) was the hometown of Tom Landry, coach of the Dallas Cowboys? And Mission loves their hometown boy. There is street named after him in Mission,  as well as a huge mural painted on a downtown building. He played quarterback and punter for Mission High School before going on to college in Austin ( because it was closer for his parents to travel to see him play football there.) During his coaching career, he had 2 Superbowls, 5 NFL championships, 13 division titles, and the most career wins record to add to his accomplishments. Yet, Landry, a devout Christian, was fired when a new owner took over the Cowboys. Tom Landry is probably the most honored failure of all times. His entire career was outstanding, bringing accolades from everywhere for him and his team, yet his career seemed to end in failure when he was fired. One of his favorite quotes was " setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you go about achieving it and staying with that plan". Tom Landry was a true leader.  A leader is someone who has influence in someone else's life. According to Pastor Israel's sermon this morning, we are chosen by God to lead, regardless of what capacity may be. As a parent, teacher, church leader, coach, supervisor of any type, God brought us to that place so that we could lead others. There are endless leaders in the Bible, all of them called by God, many not even  sure if God was talking to them. Moses, Noah, David, Saul (to become Paul), Esther, Aaron, Abraham are just a very few who were called by God, even though they believed they were not capable, actually certainly not the persons in our eyes that God would call to lead. And this is so true in all of our lives - many times we ask, "Who, me, Lord"??? We need to remember "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst" I Timothy 1:12-15. Answer God's call and work at the top of your ability, as Tom Landry did. Stay with His plan, even though it seems to you a failure - to God it is the greatest achievement of all.

Tom Landry

and his beloved cowboys

just a small section of the mural in downtown Mission, Texas

The days are getting so beautiful here in S Texas - cool mornings and evenings and warm and breezy days. Our days are getting busier, as we are doing more volunteer work at the resale store, filling in until more volunteers arrive from the North. We have been doing  hospital visitation as some residents are having health issues. Our new chaplain and his wife are due to arrive in less than two weeks at which time I am sure we will switch into high gear, getting ready for our first church service the first Sunday in November. Our food ministry in connection with Great Oaks Community Church has had a slow start, but we pray that it will pick up soon. Even though the food bins for the food pantry are empty right now, we trust God will provide all that we need for those who would otherwise go hungry. We are truly excited about the coming new season with all of it's changes and new things, but all of us are looking forward to it with great expectation.


A blog would not be complete without a bit of Great grandma brag.

 Granddaughter Dela'von and great grandson Avery - Dela'von had a cute post today - she wondered what babies dream about, as Avery woke up laughing.

 great grand daughters Kinley and Kenzie - or it could be Kenzie and Kinley

 

 

 

 

Please keep one of our CRM Chaplains, Mike Horwitz, in your prayers, as he underwent open heart surgery that past week here in S Texas. Mike and his wife JoAnn serve at Texas Trails RV Park here in the Rio Grande Valley. Pray for healing and strength as he recovers and is anxiously waiting to be able to resume his duties as chaplain. Pray for JoAnn as she ministers to Mike during this recovery period.