SoulWinner
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- Apr 16, 2002
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Hey everybody!!
Man, this has been one strange summer. At the beginning of the summer the kids all got P.O.'ed at us and took off. It was soooo nice to have the house all to ourselves. We quickly got used to our little "two-topia." Then the kids came back, we bought them cars and got them squared away.
Then I decided to buy a pool hall, but that deal fell through. I have a DEEP feeling that it went that way for a reason and that God was looking out for me. Thanks God!
Then my dad had a ruptured aortic artery. He was touch and go several times but made a totally miraculous recovery. Actually he is still in recovery mode, but his condition is clear evidence of the power of the Lord.
The day my dad went to the hospital to have surgery, I sold my boat. That was a hectic and crazy day! I was very upset about my dad, and none too happy about my boatless situation. I pouted about it for a few weeks and my little wife said I could a buy a new boat. See, the old one was a fiberglass skiff, it was really a wet boat. Ms SoulWinner don't like getting splashed all the time, so that is why I sold it. If she doesn't want to ride in my boat, then neither do I. So I bought a 20' Pontoon boat with a 115 Merc 4 stroke. I pick it up next week. The guy is bringing it up from Venice FL to I-75 and I-10 to meet me on his way to Georgia to pick up some boats. I can't wait!
My Process serving business went in the toilet, then came back to life. I still have no explanation for that. I am actually making money with it now.
Also this summer we opened and closed a thrift store. We both got real tired of moving furniture.
And strangest of all, I got a New King James Version Bible. Ever since I got saved I read the KJV only, because that was what the preacher said. Well, that has been a long time ago, and I got tired of the archaic verbiage, and I love my new bible. I never thought I would read anything but the 1611 KJV, but I really love this new one.
It's been an interesting, rewarding, bizarre, frightening and strange summer. I am ready for life to slow back down, and get back to normal...whatever that is. One thing that I think will persist from this summer is that my whole perspective on life has changed. Today I am more appreciative of what life has to offer than I ever was before.
Other things I did this summer was I became a Distinguished Lifetime Member of the NRA, and I joined the American Legion. I learned to go into Sams Club and not spend three hundred bucks. I replaced the muffler on my Land Cruiser myself. I started spending more time with my parents and my brother. You know, I think this summer has been just about the most rewarding period in my life. Is it normal for this stuff to happen when your 38?
Man, this has been one strange summer. At the beginning of the summer the kids all got P.O.'ed at us and took off. It was soooo nice to have the house all to ourselves. We quickly got used to our little "two-topia." Then the kids came back, we bought them cars and got them squared away.
Then I decided to buy a pool hall, but that deal fell through. I have a DEEP feeling that it went that way for a reason and that God was looking out for me. Thanks God!
Then my dad had a ruptured aortic artery. He was touch and go several times but made a totally miraculous recovery. Actually he is still in recovery mode, but his condition is clear evidence of the power of the Lord.
The day my dad went to the hospital to have surgery, I sold my boat. That was a hectic and crazy day! I was very upset about my dad, and none too happy about my boatless situation. I pouted about it for a few weeks and my little wife said I could a buy a new boat. See, the old one was a fiberglass skiff, it was really a wet boat. Ms SoulWinner don't like getting splashed all the time, so that is why I sold it. If she doesn't want to ride in my boat, then neither do I. So I bought a 20' Pontoon boat with a 115 Merc 4 stroke. I pick it up next week. The guy is bringing it up from Venice FL to I-75 and I-10 to meet me on his way to Georgia to pick up some boats. I can't wait!
My Process serving business went in the toilet, then came back to life. I still have no explanation for that. I am actually making money with it now.
Also this summer we opened and closed a thrift store. We both got real tired of moving furniture.
And strangest of all, I got a New King James Version Bible. Ever since I got saved I read the KJV only, because that was what the preacher said. Well, that has been a long time ago, and I got tired of the archaic verbiage, and I love my new bible. I never thought I would read anything but the 1611 KJV, but I really love this new one.
It's been an interesting, rewarding, bizarre, frightening and strange summer. I am ready for life to slow back down, and get back to normal...whatever that is. One thing that I think will persist from this summer is that my whole perspective on life has changed. Today I am more appreciative of what life has to offer than I ever was before.
Other things I did this summer was I became a Distinguished Lifetime Member of the NRA, and I joined the American Legion. I learned to go into Sams Club and not spend three hundred bucks. I replaced the muffler on my Land Cruiser myself. I started spending more time with my parents and my brother. You know, I think this summer has been just about the most rewarding period in my life. Is it normal for this stuff to happen when your 38?
