I had a wonderful weekend. Both of my daughters won their soccer games and both of them played well. Sunday we had two wonderful services at Shelbyville Mills and El Bethel had two great services as well. The trip to the pumpkin patch went without a hitch and the basketball games went OK.

To say the least it was a full weekend but I would not have it any other way.

The Alabama game did not go as well as I anticipated and we lost. However I could not believe how well I took it. Ten years ago if Alabama would have lost I would have thrown Bear Bryant pictures in the yard and cussed and screamed at anyone who tried to talk to me. But now I just blow real hard and get over it. However let me say this we might loose 3 or 4 games this year but next year we are in the hunt for the National title. Roll Tide!!!!!!!!




Have a great week and Go Corker!!!!!!!!!

It is Friday night and my family and I are getting ready for the always big weekend. On Saturday both my girls have soccer games (complete with pictures this week) Haley plays at 9:00 and Lacey has her game at 1:00. We usually would have two basketball games as well tomorrow but both of their games are scheduled for Sunday afternoon this week. That creates all kinds of problems since our church is taking all the children to the "punkin patch" right after church. I am not sure but I think both my girls are going to pick punkins (BTW i know that it is pumpkins) over b-ball and that is fine by me. Another problem is that this Sunday I will not be preaching at El Bethel but I am going to be preaching at my home church at Shelbyville Mills Baptist Church and my fellow Southern Baptist Kevin Twisdale is coming in to speak at El Bethel for me so I will need to be around to entertain him while he is in. My wife will have to make the journey with the children and I will have to coach a basketball game and entertain a visiting preacher. That leads me to this point. No one will ever know how rough it is to be a pastors wife until you have walked in their shoes and especially if you are a full-time pastor. My wife has to hear all about it every day and then usually watch children 24 hours a day while I am gone visiting or filling appointments. For these very reasons I am so thankful that my wife is able to stay home. I could not imagine her having to do all she does and have a full-time job as well.

With my plate as full as it can get with a 5 day revival the first of October and a Youth Revival the second week of October I just want to thank the Lord for my wife and all she does. People often ask me why my wife does not travel with me when I go to visit or preach revivals and I always answer this way. Would you drag three kids in here to listen to their daddy who they hear all week?

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Alabama takes on Arkansas tommorow in Fayetville at 2:30 on CBS. I think this is a game we should win but will we overlook them because next week we go to Florida? I do not think so I say Tide 20 Arkansas 14.
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Well that is all I got for know but I hope you a good weekend and ROLL TIDE!!!!!!

I have been gone a while and the first thing I want to do is tell you how God is blessing our church. The church has now doubled in attendance in the last year! We have been over 100 in Sunday School for the last three weeks! We had two to get saved this week and one baptized the week before! We have had to use the overflow rooms in our sanctuary for the last two Sundays with an average worship attendance of about 145! The Lord is blessing El Bethel Baptist Church.

In other news......

I am coaching three teams at the present time and attending Alabama's home games as well. I coach a 1st and 2nd grade basketball team. A third and fourth grade basketball team and a 10 and under soccer team. Plus pastoring a church. We have been so busy that wife has now decided to stay at home full time and keep our 3 year old son.

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I have not decided or not weather I am going to keep cool and nice on this blog this time or just let it go. If I were you I would bet on the second option.

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I just hope www.nashvilleistalking.com does not find me again.

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Mike Reed is still a liberal and I do not know how he sleeps at night.

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Scott does not sleep at night. (could you please tell us again how many hours you worked) (that is for calling me adopted!)

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Go Corker!!!!!!!!!!

Dan Reed

By Popular demand I have made a return. It is going to take me a while to get the page looking swell again but I will. However I just want to go ahead and get the pot stirred quickly.

I voted for Corker!!!!!!!!!!!!!