Man Rule: Own A Lawn Tractor

I finally get to check the lawn tractor box on my Man List and I am pretty excited about it! It has a cup holder and my yard is going to be looking sweet this summer!

One of my Favorite Oakleaf Volunteers!

This is another reason I love Oakleaf Church! We have some of the most creative people around! Keep it rollin Baby “J”~

Dr. John Harper named Bartow County Superintendent

The board met last night and we named Dr. John Harper as our new Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Harper was an Assistant Superintendent under Dr. Abbe Boring and has served in an interim capacity since January 1st 2008. 

He brings to us a wealth of experience both with his local service and his previous experience as Superintendent.  I am looking forward to working with Dr. Harper as we look to move this school system forward.

I also want to thank all of the finalists for their preparation and the presentations they made for this board.  We had an exceptional group of candidates this time and they made this a very tough decision for the board.

Click HERE for the story from The Daily Tribune!

Unity not Uniformity!

Today Michael brought a great message for the those of us who call Oakleaf Church our home. It was a message that served as a milepost in the history of the church.

One of the things that I hear constantly from the traditionalists is that those of us who attend more contemporary churches are blind followers who never had an original thought. They go on to say that all of these churches are ripoffs of each other and that they offer little substance to “real” Christians.

I was really happy to hear him say that our church is about Unity of Purpose and not UNIFORMITY. The thing that has always made our church interesting to me is that we have a wide array of people who attend week in and week out. I like the fact that our church is diverse racially, socially, economically and about every other way you can be unique. Our strength is that we care about all people and want to in Michael’s words:

Lead people from where they are……To where God wants them to be!

We have had some changes in recent weeks and it is more important than ever that we come together as a church and continue to exercise Unity of Purpose. It is not important that we all do things the same way but we must never lose sight of what our ultimate goal should be. We all have ideas, opinions, likes and dislikes but that should not interfere with the God ordained mission that Oakleaf has been called to serve.

Oakleaf’s mission may not be for everyone but I am proud to attend a church that has the core mission of seeing lives changed through Jesus Christ.

As for me and my house we will serve the Lord! (Joshua 24:15)

Barack Obama Thinks Your Bitter!

Barack Obama in a moment of unplanned honesty finally revealed what he really thought of people in small town America.  He is a Liberal elitist of the worst kind and his ascendance to the Presidency would put this country and our security at risk.

He said: “You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And it’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

He has shown time and again by his policies, his associations, and in statements like the one above that he cannot win in the vast majority of this country.  He has primarily succeeded in the primaries by winning the urban vote while Clinton has performed far better in the more rural areas.  The states that Obama has had the most success in have been traditionally carried by Republicans in the general election.

It has always amazed me why minorities and working class Americans have been so tied to the Democratic Party when the leadership of that organization believes in largely the same thing expressed by Obama in San Francisco.

I am proud to be a person of faith who happens to believe that the founders of this country are much smarter than Sen. Obama and placed the 2nd Amendment in the Constitution for a purpose.  He takes a swipe at two constitutionally protected freedoms in his derision of rural Americans.

The more I hear about Sen. Obama the less I believe he is interested in America’s prosperity.  Freedom is the answer to America’s problems and we need a lot more of it! We do not need the Socialist agenda that Sen. Obama is trying to sneak into this country in the guise of fancy speeches and Hollywood endorsements.

Construction On Cass High to Begin Mid-May!

Last night at our regular work session we looked at proposals from staff that would set in motion site work on Cass High School.

My hope is that we would be able to have the ground-breaking for the school prior to the end of the current school year. More news on Cass High as we get closer to starting construction!

Prostate Cancer Patients Need Your Help!

Please take some time to fill out the petition that is being drafted by the Men’s Health Network.  This petition will help men all over the country who suffer from Prostate Cancer.  It is one of the leading cancers in men and there is some pending legislation that would make it easier for doctors and patients to get the kind of therapy that they need. 

Please clink on the link below to sign the Prostate Cancer Petition:

Men’s Health Network Prostate Cancer Petition

SHARE YOUR PROSTATE CANCER STORY!!!