Honest folks there is a part two to the last full blog “Coming Home”. I really intended to have it posted by the end of the day…but a very busy pastoral week has prevented that. Please say a prayer and or send good thoughts for Teresa, a parishioner of the church who is having a VERY tough time.

Now I am in the process of getting ready to participate in my hobby and serve this weekend as an ASA Umpire.

In just a few hours I will leave to do my first National tournament for Girls’ 18-Under Slow Pitch in Columbus, GA – July 26-29, 2007.

I started doing this as a way to stay active, have some fun away from the office and participate in the community from a different point of view.

This is my 3rd full year of calling both slow pitch and fast pitch softball, so I am really just a rookie going to this “national tournament. So is was an honor to be picked to calls games this weekend…hence I am just a tad nervous.

But I digress…when I return I will offer my thoughts as to who the older brother is in the story told by Jesus in Luke 15:11-32 in our 21st century world…so stay tuned Sunday evening.