Joel JohnsAround the Corners

Topic: family

Tubing

Today we tube! In a few hours the family will wake up and we will go down to the river to tube. If you've never tubed down a river, it is a whole lot like sitting on a tire for two…

6 Years Ago

6 years ago this week God rocked our world. Today is Andrew's birthday and his birth marks a monumental shift for our family. I guess the birth of any child can rock your world, Ab…

Just for Fun

Ever imagined me as a 5 year old, not just acting like one? My sister emailed me this old photo today that I will share. That is me in the groovy pants.…

What kind of Ice Cream is this?

It is summer time and the kids are out of school. Amy had them at the pool for 3 hours today and they had a blast. tonight after dinner she got them a cone of ice cream. After a fe…

Vitamins and Minerals

As many of you know I am a health nut.... okay, but I will be soon. I am presently building up to my next diet/exercise season. Yesterday afternoon we went to Wal-mart together and…

Meet the Robinsons

I took the kids to see the movie "Meet the Robinsons" last night. Amy had a school function and so the kids and I headed for Pleasure Island AMC to see the latest Disney offering. …

And thank You for Sundays...

Tonight Andrew prayed before dinner. Among other things he thanked God for Sundays. That does my heart good in several ways. One, as a pastor, my son thinks church is great. I am s…

Bass Photo

Here is a picture of two of our fish. It took some time but Andrew got pretty good at casting his little zebco reel. Mike and I were able to fish on a 15' boat with a 5 year old wi…

Gone Fishin'

Today Andrew and I will be going fishin with his Uncle Mike. Uncle Mike has a bass boat and a friend with a private lake and one of those sonar thingamabobs. Last time we went, I w…

Speaking at Sonshine

Today, I am heading to Port Charlotte to speak to the Sonshine Baptist Church about the importance of church planting. My goal is to challenge them to view thebarrenness among chur…

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