Sunday, August 26, 2007

A whole lotta love from JC! (the bloggers meet face to face!)

Michael, Dennis, Mark, Ruth and John

Yes, a double meaning title. Jesus Christ loves us so much and you folks in Johnson City sure show the love of Jesus! What an incredible day - to finally meet face to face! Becky and I felt so welcomed and blessed to share the fine food, drinks, and fellowship with you. The only bad part...it went way to fast. We hope in the future we can come and spend a little more time. I know each of you have a life time of stories and I want to hear them all. May the Lord bless each of you and thank you for accepting us as your friends.

Thanks Michael for the ministry in song! I almost got out of my chair and grabbed the other guitar players guitars...but, being the rational man that I am, I relented to the fact that my fingers would probably not have found the notes needed to enhance the songs. It was great to hear you sing again brother! How great it was to see Leesa so joyful as she watched you and sang from her heart. And your son...you should be proud! What a great young man he has become! Keep teaching him the Word.

So just to let you know Dennis...we made it back to Nashville around 7:15 central time. Got our bags into the house and our dog was going crazy and needed to get outside quick. After 5 minutes of smelling and getting her duty done, I made it back in and the beer came out of your cooler and the mug was filled! Very nice taste... and what a great way to be welcomed back home. I like this better than our Blackstone Brew. Thank you soooo much for the gift! I will get your cooler back to you!

So to all of you who love Jesus and live in JC (Ruth, Rhonda, and Carol, I know you live there in your heart!) thank you! Thank you for sharing your lives with us. We already are looking forward to coming back and please know, you are all welcomed to come here anytime! There's plenty of room for you and we would love to have you visit.

May the Lord continue to move in our lives as we live for Him.


6 comments:

Ruth W. said...

Mark and Becky...I was so thrilled to finally see you both, and it felt like we were family members which is the best feeling in the world.

Hope to meet up again.
thanks for making the trip

Dennis and Marie said...

Thanks for a wonderful blog and a wonderful day. I am glad you liked the beer. Marie & I hope to see you guys again soon!
Love,
Dennis & Marie

mac said...

It was great having you and Becky here. I wish you'd had your fingers and voice warmed up to join in with the music, but I'm glad you enjoyed listening.

See you soon, I hope.

quig said...

What a wonderful time... I went to sleep last night saying "thank you God" for making our meeting possible. Peace to both and come back soon!!!

Next time, exercise those fingers!!!!

nbta said...

God is so good to have allowed us all the time to be together! I love the fact that I now can remember your faces and voices in my heart and mind. Blessings to all! mark

mac said...

Mark, it must have been special day for Dennis and John to miss football. I think they both have the watch-every-game-on-the-planet package. Make your way to east Tennessee whenever you can.