$25 Deal

Today you will have small pictures that were taken with my phone.  I need to check the resolution settings on it because it seems like I have taken better quality ones before.  However, this post is not about what I need to learn about equipment but rather what I did learn yesterday!

Five of our library staff were free to attend our annual Tennessee Baptist Convention's Library Conference which was held at Morris Hill Baptist in Chattanooga.  This year's theme was Time to Read and as usual, Bev did a great job decorating our registration area.

The host church had autumn colors and centerpieces on our tables in the dining area.

Our speaker for lunch was Robert J. Morgan who just happens to be one of my favorite authors.  (Please don't ask me how many favorites I have.)  If you go to his website; it lists the books he has written.  This is the website for the church he pastors.  At the bottom of the page, it lists his professional blog.  On his professional blog, you can link to his personal blog which is quite interesting.  His wife has MS so he is (as he said yesterday), the chief cook and bottle washer.  His personal blog has recipes on it, too.   I do not know where the man finds the time in the day to accomplish what does has but after listening to him, we found out that God began preparing him for ministry in grade school - - where he and fellow classmates began memorizing Scripture in PUBLIC SCHOOL as early as first grade.  I have not yet read his book Red Sea Rules but intend to after hearing his description.  It is for people going through very difficult times.

Our introductory speaker as well as the afternoon teacher for the classes I attended was from Nashville's Media Services.  Doug Eaton LOVES his work and LOVES teaching.  I learned things that many of you may be familiar with like interactive white boards called Mobee --- and clickers that allow the entire class to interact with presentations.  We "old dogs" CAN learn new tricks!  One of my favorite toys he had was a document camera device - - that is a video projector/camera in one.  As he would see our eyes light up, he told us we had "techno-lust".   However, what I am going to be able to apply from that class is using digital photo frames to do electronic promotion in our library.  Oh my - - - it is going to be too easy and VERY effective!  So it was a fun day to learn new stuff with old friends.  And it is always fun to learn new ways to do our ministry.

Continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks were included in our registration fee of only $25 so I would say we got a GREAT deal, wouldn't you?   And the ride home was just as refreshing as the day.  Driving the non-interstate route, the road is bordered on the sides with trees in autumn color splendor.  The trees frequently canopy the road so you almost feel like you are in a paradise.

And for the rest of the week in review - - - - both of our daughters (who do not live in the same house and have not seen each other this past week) had the stomach virus.  You don't want to know how often or total times stomach contents were emptied.  Let's just say you don't want to catch it.  Praise God they are adults who can take care of themselves when sick.

There was a "truckload" meat sale at our locally owned grocery store so I stocked our freezer on Friday.  Praise God we are able to do that at reduced prices.  It took more than a few minutes to cook some of the ground beef, cube the pork, and the cooked chicken and  then vacuum seal everything but we are set for a couple of months on some meats and almost all winter on others.  What a blessing.

My husband continues to paint on the outside of the house.  I will post pictures in a couple of weeks - - maybe.  We want enough done so you get the full effect.  In the middle of it all, you will wonder why we did such a change in colors.

And if you are still here - - - I have read your posts and commented often - - - but not always.  We won't talk about some of our internet interruptions the last two weeks!

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed Thy commandments.  Psalm 119:66