PICTURE OF GRACE

When your commitment faces the fire

2009-02-24T13:28:00.002-06:00

As I sit here at the UAMS (University of Arkansas Medical Sciences) watching Carmens mother laying there struggling for some comfort, I felt I needed to get out for a few minutes. In the hall I saw an elderly black gentleman standing in front of a patients door. We nodded towards each other and I went to get a cup of coffee in the nearby room. While fixing my coffee, I suddenly felt a strong presense to go back and offer him a cup of coffee. As I approached him, I asked him if he would be interested in drinking a cup of coffee with me. He said "yes". We walked into the breakroom and fixed our coffees. I introduced myself and asked his name. He responded that his name was Al Bosley. Al was wearing a hat that showed he had spent time in both the Korean conflict as well as Vietnam. Asking Al if he was with a family member here, he held up his right hand, which I noticed was very badly scarred like it had been burned, "My son, is in the room. He was in a very bad car wreck and was thrown out of the back window. He has massive brain trauma and the doctors said he only has the use of his left side". Asking how old his son was, he said "29" and has just had a new baby which is a month old. He mentioned that his son was also named Al and had been living a not so good life style.
I mentioned that I was a part of the prayer team at Life Tabernacle and I knew a God that could lift his son back up and would he feel alright if I could pray with him. We did pray for Al Jr. and every time his heart rate would go up about 15 to twenty beats a minute. He hear us and knows.....God is near him..
Al told me this story.

"I have been raising my children to believe in God and to live right. You see, I am a single Father and have been raising my 4 children alone since they were very small. You see this hand. I am badly burned all over my body. My son in there, Al was asleep the night our house caught on fire when he was little. I was outside with all my children and realized that Al was still in the house. I ran back into the burning house and tried to find him. Suddenly my hair burst in flames and I realized that my body was on fire. Al was huddled in a corner and in one swoop I had him. As I was racing for the doorknob, it was glowing red hot. Then as I grabbed the door knob, the heat just melted the skin from my hand. I knew that my body was on fire, but, I felt no pain. This was my son...my namesake and I had to get him out. I took a very deep breath and shut my eyes not realizing that the heat from the fire had exploded the right eye, and ran and finally made it out.

I got my son out and he was o.k.. he was not burned but I had lost all the skin on my back, and am now scarred from my palms to my toes...But....as I said this was my son and I could not give up on him...my life for his...my life for his."

He was wounded for my transgressions, battered and bruised for my eniquities.....beaten beyond recognition....still he never cried out in pain.....all he said to his people was....my life for theirs...my life for theirs. Carrying the scars that was meant for me and you....more than ever it is time to take account and not let his life, death and ressurrection not be reflected in us....when we see someone such as Al Jr., would you go through hells fire for one such as him....really....would you?

In a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour

2009-02-01T08:21:00.002-06:00

A man sat at a metro station in Washington D.C. and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule. A minute late, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late to work.
The one who paid the most attention to him was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only six people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recogniton.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best violinist in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Just two days before his playing at the subway, Joshua Bell sold out the the Boston theater and the seats were valued at over a hundred dollars a ticket.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and the priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Doe we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected visitor or context.
Born in a stable after being turned away by the inn keeper, preached to untold multitudes, rejected by some of his own followers even his closest friend denied him and finally crucified and the only ones that recognized him was Mary his mother: "my son" and the Roman soldier "surely this was the Son of God". There are so many thought patterns that my mind can't even began to put them into words. What are your priorities when in the presence of the Master....do you ever recognize him when not in the church house. Would you be able to understand it when he sets people in your way to see where your priorities go. What is so important in life that we can't seem to take the time to enjoy his presence in its many forms. His song is the most beautiful and only we can feel it and sing it (not even the angels can understand it).
Lord, it is all about you...and always will be.

Perspectives

2009-01-10T19:19:00.002-06:00

I was thinking at a hundred miles an hour as I usually do. It is amazing the useless information that I can and usually do come up with. However, I began to think about the core belief system of God and the United Pentecostal Church, that I was taught and what Carmen and I have tried to teach our children to believe. It is astounding how far off the mark that modern Christianity has strayed and still believing on what suits their needs. Since I am a person who uses analogies to get my point across, let me explain how easy it is to think you are sooo right in your everyday walk with God and feel so empty just to find out that you and he are walking different paths. Analogy: When you are on the ground and you have two different objects laying side by side you can say that they are very close to one another. Now, move those objects a mile apart and fly in a plane about oh 33,000 feet off the ground. Now you look down on the same objects..they will look like they are side by side when really they are not even close to each other. I do not want to risk my salvation thinking that I am walking Side by side with God, while really I have allowed myself to have reached a human height of thinking, that when I look down it seems God and I are really side by side when really I may be a long distance from where I should be. Why go through all the growing up years being ridiculed for my beliefs only to toss in the towel now and be come a suedo christian like so many of our dear friends that we all worshipped with have.
Brother Elms used to say that "sometimes we get so heavenly minded that we are of no earthly good.

Its time to get down to earth and see how close that we have become in Christ or get back to where he is and get busy for his cause , not ours . I still believe in the message Bro. Everette, Bro. Green, Bro. Ensey, Bro. Elms, And my new Pastor and Dear friend Bro. Holley.

Amazing Sea Creatures

2009-01-10T19:12:00.003-06:00

See if you can find the sea creature in this picture. I thought this was a neat animal.

How about now?

Whats wrong with our moon??

2009-01-10T19:04:00.003-06:00

For all of you who do not get out of the house much in the city to view that big white ball in the sky at night, well you miss out. The moon was in it's full capacity last night as the clouds dissipated. I thought I might as well take a few pictures since I create screensavers for my computer. Thought you all might like this picture. Oh, By the way what is wrong with the moon in my picture. First one that tells me will get a prize. Man,,,,, I love Nikons.

Who Is This Egg Celebrity?

2008-10-26T14:28:00.003-05:00

Welcome back to the L.T.U.P.C.O.W.F.T.C.S.B.E.L.A.L.C. (Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church of Wichita Falls Texas Celebrity S0ft Boiled Egg Look A Like Contest). If you are new to this, this is where I create a very exacting look a like of one of our great church people. Whoever guess the Picture gets a $5 gift card from Starbucks.

Past winners are Sis Karla Holley, Rev. Kyle Cain and our Pastor, Rev. Gene Holley

Past pictures are in past posts on this site, but, include: Big John Howell, Sis Arnett and Bro. Joseph Ouellette.

OK Sis Kassie this one is for you.

Organ Delivered

2008-10-14T20:58:00.006-05:00

After a very busy week in Dallas taking my State Exam, which I passed, it was onward to deliver the Hammond organ to my sister, Diane Green. She was soooooo excited to get it and with a little help form the local church men at Broaddus (correct spelling Lynn) the organ was finally home. It sounded so good in the church on Sunday morning and Diane did a great job of playing it. Melissa, Dianes daughter ( in the background) wanted to know who got the organ in case of her mother untimely departure from this life. Here are just a few pictures.

Egg Celebrity on hold

2008-10-09T21:36:00.003-05:00

This week I have been in Irving taking a very long and important State Insurance exam for my All Lines Catastrophic Adjusters License. This is the Highest license and most complex in the insurance industry. My few brain cells are fried and I have spent years teaching insurance laws and concepts. That is my advantage over some of my classmates here. Anyway, tomorrow is the state exam and I still am studying. I am sure that I will pass but a little extra prayer this way would help. After the exam, I will be heading to Broaddus (correct spelling Lynn) to deliver the organ to Diane and Mark. With all that said, I will not be creating any egg celebrities this week, but, will resume next weekend.

This last weeks winner was our Pastor Bro. Holley. Thanks to everyone for the input for future eggs. Love you all .

New Surprise

2008-10-05T14:48:00.005-05:00

I received a phone call this week from a friend from the past. She stated that years ago while at her establishment I had commented on an old organ that she had. She stated that I had let her know if she every got rid of it, I might would like to have it for Jeremy. Well, she let me know that she no longer needed the organ and would I be interested in it. I told her if the price was right that I might. She made a few phone calls and called me back and said "What if I give this organ to you, would you take it?". I made a phone call to Jeremy and then called her back and said "yes" and then Jeremy and I went to pick it up Friday night. After nearly killing myself from falling with a ladder from about 12 feet up and crashing into another ladder which broke under my fall as I hit the ground, we loaded it up and headed home. I really did not need another organ so I called my sister Diane Green who husband pastors in Broaddus(correct pronunciation Lynn) and let her know that I was giving a surprise to her for her to use at church if she wanted, but the gift was hers. Then I sent her pictures and she started to cry on the phone with joy. It feels great to give to someone just to hear their happiness. So, my sister will be receiving a new to her "1963 Hammond A-105 (B3 in a home cabinet) with a 125 leslie organ in perfect shape this next weekend. I love you sis.

Who is this weeks L.T.U.N.P.C.O.W.F.T.S.B.E.L.A.L.C.

2008-10-05T09:09:00.002-05:00

This might not be who you think it might be. Last weeks winner...Rev. Kyle Cain for correctly guessing Sis Arnett. O.k. no more family winners.

Sunday School

2008-09-28T15:09:00.002-05:00

Thank You Bro. Kenny for allowing me to teach in Prime Life this week. I felt so much support while I was teaching from the class. The Perceptions and facts of the forces of Gravity, Balance/counterbalance with and without sight and sound, the Harmonies and Disharmonies of Accuracy verses Precision, and the winding and sometimes leaning but alway perfect road of Gods Righteouness as it pertains to not only ourselves but everyone we are ever to come in contact with ....don't take for granted...if you want to ask what this was all about, ask a Primelife member. Thank you Bro. Hallford ,,,, you know.

TBC at Cisco

2008-09-28T14:32:00.008-05:00

Was very Blessed to be able to participate in the services at Cisco and the T.B.C. Choral with Bro Jerry Dean preaching. Redemptive Lift....what a sermon. Here are a few pictures of Rev. Kyle Cain and Friends from home and college. Thank you to everyone that has impacted and continue to impact Kyle in his life to Pursue the high calling of the Ministry. For those of you who do not know, Kyle has already graduated for Texas Bible College and is a Licensed Minister for the U.P.C.. This year they offered a one year step up degree program and Kyle felt that it was the will of God to go back. Kyle,,,Keep up the heartbeat of Gods Will and as I always say when we are apart "Guard your Heart". I love you...

Carmen (Tigret Woods) Cain

2008-09-28T14:22:00.003-05:00

My wife has just recently taken up a new sport. I have impressed upon her the need to keep up with the other ladies in our families who have also taken up this insane sport....She's got the Pose and the Clubs. Really don't think that we will have to worry about her missing any Church on Sundays due to her being on the Pro Tour..Really she did very well..inspite of being taught by her husband. Oh, Carmen since I know that you will be reading this....I love you and don't curl your wrists.

Who Is This L.T.U.P.C.O.W.F.T.S.B.E.C.L.A.L.C.

2008-09-28T14:10:00.001-05:00

Who Is this Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church of Wichita Falls Texas Soft Boiled Egg Look A Like Contestant (L.T.U.P.C.O.W.F.T.S.B.E.L.A.L.C. for short)???

Sis Karla Holley was last weeks winner...and will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. Tell your blogger friends about this. Anyone can play and I will mail them their gift card if they will email me with their address...jctrb6p@msn.com

Who is this Egg Celebrity????

2008-09-21T08:15:00.005-05:00

O.K. Welcome to the first Contest of the L.T.U.P.C.O.W.F.T.X.E.C.L.A.L. C. (Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church of Wichita Falls Texas Egg Celebrity Look A Like Contest). Remember, the first blogger to correctly identfies who the photo is about will win a $5 gift card to Starbucks. You must answer on the blog..you cannot tell me in person. If there is no winner, then the prize will be added to the next weeks prize...Good Luck

This Weeks Celebrity

EGG CELEBRITIES????

2008-09-14T15:19:00.000-05:00

This morning I was going to cook breakfast for my darling "little" wife Carmen. We have an Omellette pan that hinges in the middle and also has a place to make poached eggs..or better as friedless fried eggs. We eat a lot of eggs, cheap and great source of protien. Anyway, I was slicing up an apple to go with the eggs (which look like big white eyeballs with yellow pupils) when Carmen and I came up with an idea. We started arranging the apple slices and eggs to make faces. Well, we got sooo tickled at the faces that we thought we would created celebrity faces.

After making the faces then eating them, we thought of a great idea for fun. We have created the "Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church of Wichita Falls Texas Soft Boiled Egg Church Celebrity Look A Like", Or "L.T.U.P.C.O.W.F.T.S.B.E.C.C.L.A.L for short. Each week we will create a likeness of one of our great church friends.. the first blogger who correctly identifies the
L.T.U.P.C.O.W.F.T.S.B.E.C.C.L.A.L. will win a $5.00 gift card to Starbucks. We hope that each one of you will enjoy this and will not take offense to some clean fun...if so please hit the red X at the top right hand corner of your computer...this is a sample of the pictures for this week..

Angelina Jolie

What to blog about today...hhhuuummm

2008-09-13T19:11:00.000-05:00

Having a very rare day off to day, I had so much to catch up on. Had the idea of going to play golf, but , my golf buddy could not make it...something about a knife in his back or was it being down in his back. Nevertheless, after mowing the rainforest of a yard today and the mower transmission completely going out, not to mention that my lawn mowing crew was out of town with his girlfriend, I wondered what I could blog about. So after talking with the Rev. Kyle Cain about his survival skills during the hurricane (since he has no survival skills) and thanking God that he was o.k., I wondered what I could blog about. Carmen and I went into town for a quick bite to eat and bought a new mail box (I wanted one that would send our bills saying "Paid In Full" to us). After getting home and taking a short nap in the easy chair..I wondered what I could blog about. Since Carmen is Still Asleep, I Thought I would Blog..So again I began to wonder what I could blog about. So here it is...I emailed Governer Sarah Palin and talked about pro life and Her baby. Letting her know that that Bible stated that "children were a Heritage of the Lord" and the Bible did not state that "perfectly healthy children were a Heritage of the Lord....Just Children...I asked her to stay true to the common sense values and Godly values on which this nation was founded. Staying commited to this road that God has started us on when he gave us the Holy Ghost. Even threw in a few Scriptures. I asked her to be committed to the values of God, Family and Country, and never never never compromise on her comitment to the same. Oh and I Let her know that our church prays for all of our nations leaders. Then I invited her and her family to stop by Life Tabernacle. You can email her at the Governers office in Alaska...she may never get to read it, but. then again she might. That is about all that I could think of to blog about...

2008-09-09T22:24:00.000-05:00

OK for all you bloggers that have never been on a cruise...let me show you just how big a medium sized cruise ship is inside...this was taken just 5 floors up and there were 13 floors...mind boggling how this city on water can even float. It is the most economical way to travel. Where can you go and eat all day, have you stateroom cleaned 3 times aday and really want for nothing for about what you can stay in a hotel for a week per person...we will be going to the Bahamas in February. No kids allowed

It was also full of amazing shows and incredible talent...but ...the place went wild when Stevie Wonder stepped on stage...one of my most favorite performers in the world

FOUND THE CRAZY GLUE REMOVER

2008-09-08T19:50:00.000-05:00

OK who was the wise guy that poured crazy glue all over the rocks at the Wichita Mountains? We were finally able to get down just in time for our cruise.....see you in a year

2007-09-08T09:38:00.000-05:00

WELL...Hello everyone. just thought I would take a trip to blogsville. Carmen and I took Mischa to the Wichita Mountains on Labor Day. Jeremy and Kyle were in Porter with Meemaw Cain. The buffalo where everywhere and so were the prairie dogs. Mishca was going crazy trying to get to them. Mount Scott was beautiful and the weather was balmy. Made for a great picnic. We even found the place where the young married folks went and had a picnic about 20 years ago. So, Carmen and I ate our Turkey sandwich and fruit there. Hope you like the pics. This morning we heard something wimpering out side. Carmen found the cutest little butterscotch colored female lab. I went around the neighborhood but no one seems to know who it belongs to. It is very clean and smells like it had just had and bath. I think it was put in our yard by someone that did not want it. Our neighbor down the street may take it if the owner cannot be found. Mischa though we had gotten her a new toy....

PEDULLA TIME

2007-07-23T22:28:00.001-05:00

OK,,,, CAMERON, THIS IS JUST FOR U....DROOL TIME

2007-05-14T21:41:00.000-05:00

KYLE MADE IT!!!! HE IS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AT TBC AS "THE EVANGELIST KYLE CAIN..JOHNATHAN GREEN'S COUSIN. HE WILL BE HOME AFTER ABOUT 30 MORE DAYS, TRYING TO SATISFY HIS JOB REQUIREMENTS SO HE CAN GET BACK SOME OF HIS TUITION. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE ROCK YOU WIDGET THING DOWN SO YOU CAN SEE THE PICS. THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE THAT CAME TO TBC TO THE GRADUATION. BRO AND SIS ELMS WE LOVE YA'LL. MORE TO COME

2007-04-17T19:54:00.000-05:00

Having worked all day as so many of us do year in and year out, I was reminded of why....Taxes!! Just kidding. I am always glad as grim as it may sound for this time of year because it means that I am able to work and want to work. My father, who was helping me at his home right after the Katrina disaster, put it into perspective once more. I was using a chainsaw to cut up the trees that had fallen around their home. There was dad in his eighty's and with all the complications from Parkinsons to stroke and congestive heart failure picking up the logs and limbs and putting them in a brush pile to be burned. As we stopped to get a drink that mom had brought to us, my father said "I enjoy hard work, it makes me feel good and gives me a sense of purpose every day that God has granted to me." Dad worked one job all of his life. dedicated to it's purpose. To provide for his family, friends, even strangers and his God. He is gone now and I miss him ever so, and he would not come back for anything. What caught my simple thinking was just part of that phrase "Sense of purpose ...That God has granted". When God gave us this wonderful gift of the Holy Ghost, Our sense of purpose Should have changed. Who are we to try to change it back. Every service should be solely purposed to equip us for hard work in the kingdom of God, through Praise and worship, giving and Ministering to those in the sanctuary walls and even more inportantly those outside our walls. O. K., It's like going to the gym and just sitting around talking and not getting into the workout and expecting results of physical change and strenght. I look forward at every service, to exercise my right to give it all I have. Creating a sense of purpose that will equip me for the more excellent rewards and challenges on this earth...Seeing souls continually added to the church daily. It ain't money...we will have it and spend it and want more...same for cars and clothing and .... It's still about what God has divined in us to do when he granted us pardon. Let's all come together every service and give it all we have and Watch God grant our petitions. My God is still a rewarder of those that (still)dilligently seek him.

2007-04-13T07:29:00.000-05:00

INVITE!!! INVITE!!! INVITE!!! Word of mouth is still the best avertising tool in the world. Do no expect people to read our minds....open yer mouths and invite. Basic and fundamental elements, be friendly, set an example of Godliness, be consistent, oh, and be friendly again....smile always. INVITE!!!! When your guest comes to church, Intorduce them to everyone from young to elderly. Pay close attention to how kind the elderly treats them...and learn to adapt to it. Everyone wants to feel acceptance even among strangers....

2007-04-12T21:23:00.000-05:00

Today was a pretty slow day at work. The band UIL concert and sight reading contests kept most of the staff out of the store. So after work Carmen and I went to Waurika to Bills Catfish and snagged some large fried shrimp. It is always worth the drive and we are always stuffed. Learned a very unique thing about humming birds that I might share with you, If Sis Elms has a notion to let me share it with you. Anyway, we are finishing up on our income tax (yuck). Anyone willing to donate to the Cain Income Tax Relief fund?

Mischa is losing her winter coat by the handfuls. I told Carmen that I was going outside to pluck the dog. Mischa loves when I pull the globs of hair off of her. Our back yard looks like a cottonwood tree exploded in it. For those that don't know, Mischa is our almost 2year old absolute white Siberian Huskie.

Just a great picture for the Pentecostal GQ magazine....Easter 2004 Isn't God Great??!!!!!!

2007-04-11T08:02:00.000-05:00

GOOD MORNING FOLKS. Just heading off to work and had a few minutes to blog. Had my doctor follow up for my knee yesterday. It was so cool. He showed me the pictures that he took while in my knee. You could see the knee cap and the acl and the minicus ( which is where the tear was). He showed me the tear and how he shaved it back and used a burning tool to smooth out the frayed edges on the minucus. He said the knee was in perfect working condition and in about 1 month I could go back to doing what ever. You won't even be able to tell where he made the incisions. Wish I could post the pictures for those who like that sort of thing. Anyway, for a guy like me who refuses to become inactive in the things I like to do, this was great news. Might have to lighten up abit on the squats, but thats ok. Not being able to work out in the mornings, makes me very tired during the day. Enjoy this beautiful spring day, learn one thing new and invite someone new to church. love ya'll

2007-04-10T20:22:00.000-05:00

Well, since we have not been bloggin much, I thought I would post some of the pictures from a few things. Here are some from Jeremy's 24th birthday party at the Japaleno Tree.

We got the biggest kick out of Amy's renditions of a Gansta Rap Artist just filled with the Big H. G. , and trying to testify.

Then Jessica, Amy and Felicia started huffing the helium from the balloons.

Good thing I work in a music store, I pretty much know what Jeremy wants for his bithday. This year he wanted a set of Sabian Paragon Neil Peart Signature Series Cymbals. Wow 24 and growing. When I walk down the hall of our home and see all the pictures, it once again reminds me of the shortness of our lives and how fast time flies. Take a lot of pictures and tell your kids you love them everyday, no matter how old they are. With Jeremy, when I say "I love you Jeremy" , he always say's "You Too Daddy". With Kyle it's "mumble mumble too dad". This is what I as a dad Love to here from my boys.

2007-04-07T21:05:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, thought I would let ya'll see some of the pictures from my knee surgery. Just kidding. However here are some picutres of the recovery on lake St. Augustine in Broaddus Tx. where my sister and Brother in law pastor. (Diane and Mark Green). We fished for two days and the weather was just incredible. Many bass and crappie were caught and then released back into Mark and Diane's pond at their house.

Even Carmen caught her share. Mark is a professional fishing guide so fishing with him is always a blast.

The highlight of the day was the Male Bald Eagle that kept flying over us at sunset. Man he was huge. At least an 7 ftwing span. Just riding the air currents (and the air was perfectly still as you can see by the water. Yet this Eagle just found the wind currents and glided all over the place without flapping it's wings....

Coming soon...Paintballing at the Cains, Kyle preaching the house down, more pictures from church in a day

2007-03-28T17:37:00.000-05:00

Hey all of you bloggers. thought i would drop a line since I lasted posted on Feb 12th. There is not a whole lot going on except going to work and coming home. Carmen and I did enjoy the Church in a Day project. It is so cool to see 400 people come together and build a church in 16 to 18 hours completely stocked with hot and cold running towels. Thanks to Bro Todd for helping me get the sound system in, since I have this bum knee. I am in Broaddus Tx. at my bro. in laws house recovering from knee surgery for a few days. This will allow Sis Carmen to get to go to Ladies Conference while I recoup. Surgery went very well and the pain in the knee is so much better than before surgery and will totally dissappear in a few days. So I will just sit around and eat Bon-Bons and junk food and try to fish a little. gotta go ...time for another Hydrocodon yiiippeee

2007-02-12T21:35:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, well I better keep the blog police off my trail, so lets see whats been happening around here. Today is Jeremy's 24th birthday. Carmen fixed his favorie meal for Sunday... Chicken Enchiladas and a big German chocolate cake. Rebecca's parents (Mr. and Mrs. Warren) came over for dinner and so did Grandma and Grandpa Gilbert. Then we watched the new Yanni Live Concert Event (Thanks Johnathan) wow what a concert. The Cains sang, again, at church last night. People began to bring money to the platform (well for Save the Children) not us. Today I installed new choir mics at the West Foundation Elementary. Took Jeremy to Hunans for his birthday lunch. Tomorrow I will be very busy installing a new sound system for the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church here in town. Wednesday I will be doing a top secret sound study at Shepperd AFB in the new F22 Raptor Fighter Jet Training Facilities. Thats all I can say, Mums the word, nope , won't hear it from me. If I really wanted you to know, I would Telephone, Telegraph, or tell a woman.
Tonight before prayer meeting, I got so tickled at Alayna, she came up and hugged me. I said "Alayna you sure smell good". She replied " I know, I just took a bath".
So anyway this week I will be swamped, which is a good thing. It keeps a little jingle in the pockets for awhile.. love ya'll
OOhh by the way...Happy Aniversary Bro Gene and Sis Karla...18 years already.

2007-01-19T23:40:00.000-06:00

Howdy, Everyone. Not much happening today that you might want to hear about. We did get a call from Kyle tonight. He was in Arkansas preaching a rally with his team from TBC. He preached the main service. He said that two people received the Holy Ghost or the "Big H G" as he puts it. Could not hear everything he was saying since he was in a crowd at the church he was at. The Holy Ghost, that is what it is all about. Without the Big HG, well nothing else even comes close to mattering in this life.

People always ask us what Kyle wants to do when he gets out of Bible College. We always say, "The same thing that he is doing in Bible College...Ministering to people and being used by the Holy Ghost to fulfill and carry out the will of God in his life. If you have the time, give him a call and let him know that you are praying for him. He loves his church family.

Oh, I forgot to tag someone the other day with the five things bit. I don't know who has or has not been tagged. So I will tag Christopher Prince and Rebecca. Five things that we do not know about you.

2007-01-17T18:34:00.000-06:00

Well, Carmen and I went to a chocolate tasting party last night. This is a multi level thing with XOCAI Corp. (Pronounced Sho- Sigh). This is concerning all the benefits of pure chocolate to the human body as the best anti-oxidents. Very interesting especially in the weight control and dibetes area's. Anyone heard of this. I do know that all the womans day magazines and fitness mags have promoted dark pure chocolates to lose weight and cleanse the bodybetter than anything. Any input?

Oh! It tasted great too.

2007-01-15T20:21:00.000-06:00

Well today was pretty slow at work. Took Carmen to work since my car was iced over. This evening one of the toys outside was in the pool, which is icing over. I told Carmen I had to get it out before the pool froze. So she watched me from inside the house in case I were to slip and fall into the pool. I got the toy out and was walking around the pool and waving to her that I had gotten it out when I slipped on the icy pool deck and threw the toy back into the pool that I had just spent 15 minutes in the freezing cold trying to get out. Was very James!

2007-01-14T21:15:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone. I hope your today was safe and peaceful. We sat home and played a few games. Carmen has a nice fire in the fireplace and the hot chocolate sure hits the spot. Mischa has been so funny and hyper today. Huskies like a lot of attention and she sure gets more than her share. Her head is resting on my leg while I am at this computer. A good pet is such a joy to have. We love our dog and she sure has grown since we first got her at camp a year and a half ago. Carmen thinks that I should put some pictures on this blog of Mischa at Christmas. So Here you go.

Carmen thought it funny to put my 3D deer target behind the Christmas tree. This is about as close as I will get to hunt a deer this year. I did get to shoot this one before she put it behind the tree. If you use some Tony C's, and cook it in a cast iron skillet, I promise you that it will be the best tasting piece of foam deer you can get.

Well, we will be putting our house up for sell shortly. If you want to make me an offer before the realtor gets here, call me. lots of property custom built with a pool and spa and shop.

2007-01-09T21:53:00.000-06:00

Wow I thought you guys knew evrthing about me. Lets find out
1) I am not a Cowboys fan...I know that is blaspheme to at least one person who reads these blogs (from Pflugerville) Ya'll guess who she is (Karla)I not going to tell you. I am a Greenbay fan. I always liked Vince Lombardy..
2) I have a cassette tape that I taped off of t.v. of Hank Aaron hitting the 715th homerun.
3) In high school, I had a 93 average in english and was just bored with high school. I asked my teacher how much the term paper counted towards the final english grade. She said 20%. I never did the term paper and was so proud with a "C"
4) O. K. don't any of you school kids try this one..When I was a senior in high school, I only had two classes, and Skateboarding was at its peak. The first class was government and the second class was DE (this was when you went to work after the class and this counted as your grade. Soooo since I only had two classes before going to work, I just slept in at the house until it was time for me to get to work. To the tune of 53 skipped days of school that year. Yes, you can be an under-achiever tooo.
5) When I was nine years old, the bass player did not show up for sunday service. So I don't know why but I picked up his big ole bass and played 1.4.5. bass. Then right before the reading of the word, my dad stood up and said " Tat is my son Playing the bass guitar. He's never played one before. God just gave him the talent."bro davidwas the church bass player and he was so patient to show me the lastest 1970's gospel licks and let me play his Gibson es335 style bass guitar. I never had a bass until after Carmen and I were married.
So there you have it. Five things that you may not know about me. I will have to tag someone Let me think.

2007-01-09T21:08:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone. Been really busy at work doing Yuuuuccccccccccckkkky inventory. By the time I get home I don't even want to see a computer screen. Well,,,, Lets see whats happening at the Cain Casa. Jeremy ordered his new bass from Mike Pedulla. It will be here in June 07. I think that I am more excited about it than he is. I have had soo much fun talking with Christine at Pedulla about Jeremy and his awesome bass playing. Just need him to make a great Christian CD for bass players. I really would like to do a bass trio or even Quartet with Jeremy, Cameron, Johnathan, and myself. Since I think that we all have influenced one another. Never have heard of anyone doing it even in the secular world. Kyle came and went. Hardly saw him over the hollidays. I did show him that the registration on his car was in his name when I bought the tags for him......and a new windshield... and a new tire... and food and clothes... and ..and... and...hope Carmen and I get to see him a little longer when he come home in February.

o.k now everyone one ... Lets all stop eating out save our money and go skiing next year.

2006-12-19T21:46:00.000-06:00

Well last week Carmen, Jeremy ,Rebecca, and myself went to Chickasha, OK to see the lights and eat at that wonderful rib place. Jakes Ribs are the best( but only get one order of fries which will feed about 6 people.... It was soooo cold that the batteries in my camera went dead after about 10 minutes. We did manage to get a few pictures though. The lights were so beautiful to look at (even if it was only 17 degrees). After which we went to get so hot chocolate. If you get the chance, take your family there before the lights go out. It was well worth the trip.

See if you can find ^the grinch is this picture

2006-12-17T23:36:00.000-06:00

HAD AN AWESOME SERVICE TONIGHT. SIS FREEMAN TAUGHT ON THE POWER DIMENSION..THEN SHE PERSONALLY LAID HANDS ON NEARLY EVERONE THAT WAS IN SERVICE. IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE THE REALLY YOUNG PEOPLE WEEP AND PRAY UNDER THE HANDS OF THIS AMAZING LADY...SIS ELMS WILL PROBABLY POST SOME PICS OF SIS FREEMAN ON HER SIGHT. HERE IS ONE THAT YOU CAN JUST SENSE THE AWESOME POWER OF HER MESSAGE.

2006-12-17T15:32:00.000-06:00

WELL THOUGHT WE WOULD TRY THIS BLOG THING OUT. HI YA'LL. FOR STARTERS I GUESS THAT WE'LL SHOW YOU PICTURES OF JEREMYS COLLEGE GRADUATION. GLAD HE IS OUT. CHA-CHING!!

THANKS TO ALL WHO GAVE TO HIS MONEY TREE. HE IS HAVING A PEDULLA MVP6 STRING BASS CUSTOM BUILT FOR HIM BY MIKE PEDULLA WITH HIS NAME IN THE HEADSTOCK. WILL TAKE ABOUT 6 MONTHS TO GET IT BUT IT WILL BE WORTH THE WAIT. THAT WHAT HE HAS WANTED FOR GRADUATION FOR A LOOOONG TIME...HE DESERVES IT TOO..

FIND HIM A GOOD JOB...HE'S EATING US OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME..(JUST KIDDING)

KYLE IS HOME FOR A FEW WEEKS FOR TEXAS BIBLE COLLEGE. HE GRADUATES IN 5 SHORT MONTHS. ANYBODY NEED A FIRED UP EVANGELIST....PUT HIM ON YOUR BOOKS.

HE IS VERY INSPIRING TO HEAR AND HIS STYLE IS UNIQUE AND OF GOD

WELL, CARMEN AND JEREMY AND I SANG LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. WE HOPE IT WAS A BLESSING TO ALL WHO HEARD IT. HOPE TO DO IT AGAIN AND ADD KYLE..(HE HAS A GREAT VOICE). HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT CHRISTMAS. WRITE US.. SEND PRAYERS..MONEY AND MONEY...JAMES