Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.20.07 in Personal, Travel
A few updates . . .1) We finally made it the conference at Rocky Mountain Renewal at 11:30 PM Monday night.2) That was the first time I have ever missed a speaking engagement because of travel problems.3) The conference center is actually a ranch called Rancho Mira Sol in the mountains outside Durango, Colorado. It is a pla …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.3.07 in Personal
Happy Labor Day!This morning Marlene and I celebrated Labor Day by painting one wall in our living room. When we bought our home in June, we discovered that the previous owner had hung a very heavy picture on one of the walls using anchor bolts that left two big holes. So this morning we borrowed Linda Hale’s pickup t …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.1.07 in Personal
After months of waiting, college football kicks off later today. There were a few games on Thursday and a few more yesterday, but this is the real beginning. Later today we’re heading to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis to watch Ole Miss take on the Memphis Tigers. Nick came over from Birmingham so he could go to the game …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.29.07 in Personal, Tupelo
Last night we had dinner with Mark and Vanessa and Parker, their nine-month-old Maltese they brought with them from California. After the meal Mark pointed out that this was their one-month anniversary. Since getting married on July 28, they have been to Puerto Vallarta for their honeymoon, back to California for a few days …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.22.07 in Personal
Years ago, during a Thanksgiving service, I heard a man stand up and give thanks for the “wife of my youth.” With tears in his eyes, he gave thanks to God for the wife he had married as a young man. Now he was middle-aged, and he was still thankful for her. And he prayed that God would allow them to grow old together.This i …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.16.07 in Personal, Tupelo
It would be just plain wrong of me to let this day go by without noting that this is the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and lived here until he turned 13 when his family moved to Memphis. Most people who know Elvis think about Graceland, his home in Memphis, which by the …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.9.07 in Personal, Uncategorized
After an all-too-brief stay in Tupelo, we are on the road again. This time we’re driving to Chicago, but not the usual route through Memphis and up I-57. We’re taking the Natchez Trace to Nashville where we will catch I-65 to Louisville and on to Indianapolis. Tonight we’ll be in South Bend, Indiana becaus …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.4.07 in Personal
Mark and Vanessa—the day before the wedding Practicing in the Gazebo Marlene and Maria (Vanessa’s mother) being seated.Sarah (Vanessa’s sister) and Nick entering the gazeboPanoramic view of the wedding Mark and Vanessa at the receptionThese are not the official wedding pictures. Those won’t be available …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.2.07 in Personal, Travel
We are still in California. After leaving Merced on Monday afternoon, Marlene and I plus Josh and Leah and Nick traveled east, passing through Yosemite National Park for a three-day stay at Mammoth Lakes, a renowned ski area in the winter and a biking, hiking, mountain climbing, skateboarding vacation spot during the summer …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.30.07 in Personal
Things are winding down in California. Most of the people who flew in for the wedding have left already. We’re hitting the road ourselves in another hour or two. Late last night as I crawled into bed, dead tired, I thought about how impossibly crammed the last four days have been. Our wedding trip has been an unqualif …
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